Pop Paper City

Channel 5 Milkshake! UK

LoveLove Films, Milkshake!

Series Synopsis

Pop Paper City is an innovative children’s series that skilfully blends animation with live-action crafting segments to create a unique, interactive experience. Set in a vibrant world, the show follows a group of paper characters as they go on adventures and solve challenges, inspiring young viewers to engage their imagination and creativity.

Each episode is designed not only to entertain but also to encourage hands-on learning through crafting activities that complement the narrative, helping children develop important STEM and motor skills.

What truly sets Pop Paper City apart is its seamless transition between storytelling and ‘doing’. Along with the endlessly exciting adventures, viewers are also guided through live action crafting tutorials, encouraging them to recreate elements from the episode at home. This approach bridges the gap between passive viewing and active participation, making Pop Paper City a truly innovative mixed media series that extends beyond the screen.

Why Pop Paper City Deserves the Kidscreen Award for Best Mixed Media Series

Pop Paper City encourages children to learn, create, and engage actively with the world around them. By combining beautifully animated stories with hands-on crafting tutorials, the show helps children develop important STEM skills and fosters creativity in a way that few other series do. Its innovative approach to mixed media, which encourages both viewing and doing, makes Pop Paper City a standout contender for the Kidscreen Award for Best Mixed Media Series.


Focus on STEM Skills and Hands-On Learning

Pop Paper City excels at encouraging children to go beyond passive viewing and engage with the content in a hands-on, educational way. Each crafting segment is designed to enhance fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and problem-solving abilities, all of which are key components of STEM learning. By recreating elements from the show, like the waterpark floaty in ‘Zip’s Big Splash’, children learn to follow instructions, use basic engineering principles, and explore creative solutions—all while having fun! The series is also deeply rooted in the concept of on- and off-screen doing.

The crafting activities not only serve to extend the engagement beyond the episode but also provide a tangible outcome that children can take pride in, boosting their confidence and sense of achievement.



Episode Synopsis
On this poptastic adventure, the friends are going to a waterpark! Zip and Plom are splash buddies and promise to ride all the water slides together. But when Zip gets nervous, will he tell Plom how he feels?

While the episode lightly touches on important themes like emotional vulnerability and teamwork, the key takeaway for young viewers is that it’s okay to be scared, and that overcoming fears often involves taking small steps. The episode features a standout mixed-media crafting segment in which the child viewer at home is encouraged to build a water floaty along with the characters. Many children sent in full builds of the entire water park after this episode, complete with slides and pools, all made from simple recyclable materials.