Today’s #PerksOfPinas is Tala’s Philippine Adventure, the most darling Philippine inspired portable board game around! I am constantly in awe of Filipina entrepreneurs and today we get to learn from two moms and founders of, My Little Smarts, and get some insight on where the inspiration for Tala’s Philippine Adventure came from.

Tala’s Philippine Adventure|

Let’s Meet The Makers

Leni is an educator at heart with more than twenty years of experience and proud to hail from Los Banos. She wanted to make interesting things for her son Lucas and other children to discover what it really means to have fun in the Philippines. Bea works for their family business Ilustrado restaurant in Intramuros and love its history and old world charm. Likewise she endeavors to entice her son Appa to move and play outdoors despite the lure of the screen.

The Story Of How Tala’s Adventure Came To Be

We (Bea and Leni) conceived Little Smarts to fill the need for fun, interactive, educational activities about the Philippines because we found limited choices available in the market for our children. We have a kindred penchant for our beautiful culture and country and showcased it in our first activity kit.

Our first activity kit titled Tala’s Philippine Adventure is designed to explore the Philippines and its’ many beautiful destinations and cultural icons. The game comprises of dice, adventure and challenge cards and four players and is a non-linear (board game inspired) game. Our studies have shown that the game is enjoyable for the whole family. We recommend parent led play for kids between four to six years old.

We started our passion project, Little Smarts, because as moms to now almost four year olds, we are constantly trying to divide our time between work and family. In particular, getting our kids stimulated, do outdoor activities, and basically tear them away from the screen and indoors. Secondly, we found the lack of activities / toys / products in the market that showcase our beautiful country and its exciting culture. As moms we put on many hats and find that pursuing passions (in the form of business) has allowed us to continue to discover and challenge ourselves to constantly try to be better. This is something we would also like to instill in our children – to allow continuing growth for themselves in all things.

The Inspiration For Tala’s Adventure

Our inspiration comes from our homes where we have young children just waiting to experience life. Combining our interests and experiences, being inspired by our beautiful Philippine islands rich in culture, heritage and natural wonders and wanting to making our mark in the world.

Hopes And Dream’s For My Little Smart’s

Our mission is simple – to foster a learning environment focused on enhancing skills and development for the global Filipino kid through quality and sustainable Philippine made activity kits.

Maraming maraming salamat po to Leni and Bea for sharing their passions with the world and creating such a delightful family friendly activity that highlights the beauty of uniqueness of our island. My youngest, Wells, loves spending time with ‘the whole family’ and board games are a way we do most of our family bonding. Tala’s Adventure is such a simple and delightful way to spend some focused time with Wells. He loves the accessibility of the game for young children with it’s bright colors and easy to understand structure. Wells and I give Tala’s Adventure two thumbs way up!