Would you rather your kids eat chocolate or play with a pet this Easter?

SYDNEY - March 27, 2013 - PRLog -- Many parents will be taking their children to the Easter Show this long weekend and stock piling them with showbags filled with chocolate, jelly flavoured lollies and fizzy drinks.

If parents are after a healthier option and something which will be of a long term benefit to their children, ‘The Krabooz’ showbag is the perfect alternative.

The Krabooz is the only live showbag at the Easter Show and rather than take home confectionary, children take home a Hermit Crab, complete with food designed by an animal nutritionist and an adoption certificate, giving them ownership of their first pet.

“Owning a pet provides an opportunity for learning and brings out their natural caring and nurturing skills. Owning a Hermit Crab is incredibly low maintenance, but even something as small as this teaches children invaluable lessons about looking after something else”, said India Bent, Founder The Krabooz.

The Krabooz is the only complete Hermit Crab kit worldwide and many schools now have a Hermit Crab in their classroom to help with education and developing responsibility among their students.

“Sugar might be a fun and temporary fix for many children but if parents are after a showbag which will last a lot longer than just the car ride home, a Hermit Crab will offer this”, Bent concluded.

Studies have shown that sharing the love and care of a family pet can create additional bonds between siblings and they have also found to reduce stress (State university of New York at Buffalo), loneliness and anxiety.

The RSPCA even acknowledges that owning a small pet can help reduce the number of days a child will miss at school.

Take home your child’s first pet this year from the Easter Show and watch them grow and mature in the way they look after it.

Taking care of a Hermit Crab won’t rot their teeth either.

To interview India Bent, Founder The Krabooz, for high resolution images or any further questions, please contact Joe Hughes from N O W! Communications on joe@nowcommunications.net or      0423 491 808.

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