The Best Cartoons For Kids in Urdu
Me and my relationship with screen time for children has always been a bit… difficult. I spent a lot of time really avoiding screen time when it was just me and my daughter because it had been drilled into my head the screen time is nothing short of the devil’s work. And to be fair, I still do believe that screen time is definitely not the best, most educational and most stimulating thing your child can be doing. Especially when learning a language, screen time certainly comes way after speaking, reading and observing.
Having said that, I was totally knocked off my feet during the first COVID lockdown when I was a University student, pregnant with my second and suddenly without childcare for my eldest. Begrudgingly, screen time entered our lives. And then my son was born. Screen time became a good, reliable friend I found myself leaning on more and more.
Within reasonable limits, I have changed my mind about screen time – it isn’t the devil’s work. I know this because the devil would never teach my daughter Urdu nursery rhymes and the alphabet. Lol.
Here, I’ve compiled a short list of what I’ve found to be the best cartoons for kids in Urdu. to help you narrow down the vast search.
In my experience, I found I had to sift through A LOT of Urdu cartoons and content that just wasn’t of satisfactory quality due to a number of reasons – sometimes the audio wasn’t great, sometimes I found the weird accents and voices they put on made it really difficult for both me and my daughter to actually understand what they were saying – I want someone to actually sound like a real human and not like an annoying nasal-y camel?! Additionally, when the quality of the graphics were a bit old fashioned, it put my daughter off and she was less likely to be interested in the story.
This list contains the Urdu cartoons that I found of pretty good quality in terms of audio, graphics and in the message they are trying to put across.
I hope you find this useful!
Urdu Sesame Street? Say no more. This is my most FAVOURITE out of this list - although not strictly a cartoon, but it definitely deserves a place on this list. At times, I do find the Urdu a bit too advanced for my 5 year old daughter (purely because she isn't tremendously fluent at the moment) so that is something to keep in mind. I think this is the perfect show for an older or more fluent Urdu-understanding child My daughter has always loved Omar and Hana since she was a wee little one... so can you imagine my excitement when I realised the creators of Omar and Hana have started to release Urdu versions of their songs and cartoons! Their collection is growing at the moment, but what they already have available at the moment is plenty to keep your child entertained and engaged. These short, well made and impactful stories about Zaynab, a little girl living in Pakistan dealing with common problems in the society she lives in such as pollution and littering, are an excellent watch. The stories are short and captivating, therefore good for capturing the attention of young children. I must add, though - some of the words and phrases are a bit too advanced when considering the age group this cartoon is targeted at - I've had to search some of the words up myself as I didn't know what they mean! Although the title suggests story, Gluco Kahani are actually a collection of songs which tell a tale or teach a lesson. They're short, very high quality audio and graphics and my 1.5 year old son loves them! Burka Avenger was one of the first high quality Urdu cartoon I remember coming across many years ago and I was intrigued by the concept. I think this is a great cartoon for children who are more confident understanding Urdu or older children. Jan was something of an obsession for my nieces and nephews in Pakistan when I went a few years ago -(I've known the entire theme song off by heart since before I even had my kids LOL) and I see the appeal! My kids enjoy this cartoon series too and I also find the sound and graphic quality to be great! Best Cartoons For Kids in Urdu
Sim Sim Hamara
Omar and Hana (Urdu)
Quaid Say Baatein
Gluco Kahani
Burka Avenger
Jan
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