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On Caribu video calls, families can draw, read bedtime stories, solve puzzles, play memory and learning games, make recipes, use digital sticker packs to create new stories, and even view famous artwork together in a real-time video call, no matter how far apart you are. \n\nFamilies across 200+ countries and territories connect on Caribu for immersive and activity-rich kids & family video calls, encouraging fun and educational screen-time. \n\nEach Caribu Unlimited plan is a Family Plan - when you subscribe to Caribu Unlimited, access to all of our features (video calls, stickers, coloring books, learning games, storybooks, etc...) will be shared with your contacts. \n\nKEY FEATURES\n• Video calling for kids & family\n• Read books and draw in coloring books with your kids or grandkids in an engaging video call\n• Thousands of great and award-winning children’s books and many more added weekly\n• Paint, color, and draw together without the mess\n• Use digital stickers to create new stories or dress up Barbie\n• Play learning games such as tic-tac-toe, word search, and learning puzzles\n• Cook together and enjoy child-friendly recipes\n• A wide variety of coloring sheets including everything from wild animals to learn the alphabet\n• Books available in multiple languages (in order of quantity): English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Creole, Chinese, Hebrew, and Hindi. \n• Search by Categories like Age Group, Grade Level, Fairy Tales, Animals, Art, Cooking, and many more \n\nTHOUSANDS OF STORIES TO READ TOGETHER\nHear giggles and share smiles when your little one sees their favorite characters, like:\n• Thomas & Friends\n• Daniel Tiger\n• Barbie\n• Wheels on the Bus\n• Goldilocks and the Three Bears\n• Highlights\n• Slumberkins\n• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star\n• Peter Rabbit\n• Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs\n• The Wizard of Oz\n• AND MANY MORE\n\nTURN VIDEO CALLS INTO FAMILY ACTIVITY TIME\nEnjoy Caribu’s constantly updated interactive activities section where you and the kids can color unicorns, dinosaurs, puppies, and draw on blank canvases to calm the kids and make memorable art together over video calls. Paint family masterpieces without the mess and cleanup.\n\nPLAY GAMES TOGETHER WITH THE KIDS\nCheck out the activities section for coloring sheets or to solve interactive word puzzles and compete in word searches and tic-tac-toe to strengthen memory and attention for kids, grandparents, and the whole family. Check out our digital sticker packs and use them to dress up Barbie or create new worlds and stories! \n\nCELEBRITY READ ALOUD VIDEOS ON-DEMAND\nWhen family and friends aren’t around for a virtual playdate, kids can watch celebrities read their favorite books in our Video section. The Read-Aloud videos are on-demand so kids can watch whenever they want. 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