About Us

Welcome to Cackleberries. We are a children’s edutainment (entertainment and education) company offering a website, animation, toys, games, music and more. Most importantly we are introducing young children, three to seven, to the future of education. We are dedicated to keeping children safe. We protect them from the Internet with the latest technology. The content in all of our product is wholesome and innocent. We never market nor advertise to children and we do not encourage consumerism. The living virtual world of Oville is a place for children to learn and play in a guaranteed safe environment. Club C is a community for grownups to connect and share information covering an array of topics.

The World of Oville and Our English Language Program

Oville Virtual World (Free) -  This membership opens the door to a virtual world where children can interact with characters, read books, sight read, play games listen to music and much more. Oville is designed specifically for preschool and early school aged children (ages 3-7) and is 100% safe. children using the site through the desktop safety icon have no access to the outer internet and no one has access to the child user.

English Language Program in Master Hoobee’s Classroom  - This one to three year program with animated lessons teaching children ages 3-7 English.  This program includes an engaging virtual classroom with animation, music to learn with, interactive games to reinforce the lessons, clickables and much more. This program includes access to Oville to reinforce lessons and practice English.

Both include our Desktop Safety Icon guaranteeing 100% safety.

Club C (free)

Club C is for parents and educators - because learning isn’t just for kids!

At Cackleberries we are passionate about providing the safest online environment for your child to play, explore, and learn. We take early childhood education and online safety very seriously, and have some of the top experts in these fields on our team. We are building a growing resource centre with current information on parenting, early childhood education, the future of learning, online safety, arts, crafts, recipe ideas, and more.  As a community for parents, we welcome contributions and are always on the lookout for great guest bloggers.  Follow our blog for current articles. Sign up for our newsletter to receive special promotional offers. Friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Stay in touch for fun and interesting new ideas to help your child be the best that they can be.  

We believe learning is more than just child’s play. Join the fun … and learn together … with Cackleberries.

What are Cackleberries and the World of Oville?

Cackleberries are characters in an online fantasy world where pre-school and early school aged children (ages 3-7) are welcome to play, create and learn.

Cackleberries reside in the World of Oville, part of an intriguing fable that is continually growing. In Oville, the creators imagined a world for children where everyone is accepted, where differences are never feared and where innocence still exists. The world of Oville was created to be a place of learning and adventure which also teaches acceptance, understanding and caring.

Oville has uniquely been created with young children and safety in mind. Children gain confidence as they are able to navigate the child-friendly world on their own. The proprietary desk-top icon precludes access to the outer internet and no one has access to the child playing. 
Yet a social element still exists. Cackleberries and other characters interact with young learners in a safe virtual world. Children are able to explore the growing world, interact with living cartoons and become part of the never ending story. As they play, children learn life skills, develop thinking skills, practice reading, and advance computer skills. Oville is a growing virtual world that will continue to add new fascination for years to come.

Engaging curiosity, enhancing creativity and learning through play is what Cackleberries is all about.

Cackleberries brings us the future of online learning for young children through a new fable that returns children to a more innocent time.

What is a Virtual World?

A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for users to inhabit and interact via avatars. Avatars are usually depicted as textual two or three dimensional graphical representations. Some virtual worlds allow multiple players. The computer accesses a computer-simulated world and presents perceptual stimuli to the user who, in turn, can manipulate elements of the modelled world and thus experiences tele-presence to a certain degree. Such modelled worlds may appear similar to the real world or instead depict fantasy worlds.

Virtual Worlds offer skills and capabilities that are invaluable. The 21st century digital era requires that learning styles evolve and the collaboration and problem solving of a virtual world are exactly the strategies that are required. Virtual worlds are playful, engaging, interactive alternatives to more passive media. Virtual worlds help creating mental maps, exploring and understanding for the new real world. Virtual worlds provide tools for self-expression and enhance computer literacy. They raise motivation, self-esteem and help developing social skills. They also remove barriers to learning for children who have difficulty learning in traditional classroom contexts.

Our virtual world is a living cartoon where most actions are intuitive and exploration is part of the game. When a child goes to a playground, there is no pop-up menu or instructions.  The child explores and tries various toys or rides until all are mastered.  The adventure is not just in the use but in the discovery as well. This makes it considerably different than a website. Oville is a safe online world where children to explore, discover and learn. They are able to interact with characters in the stories and be entertained while learning subtly as they play.

The Future

At the turn of the last century the company that would dominate children’s entertainment for our lives began its amazing journey into 20th century new media. Disney set the standards for every type of media and product for kids. One hundred years later there are many new players on the scene and the industry is in a state of change that will recreate these standards. This century’s new media is no longer just Disney’s domain. The doors are open for new competition yet very few companies are up to the task of creating quality multi-genre children’s entertainment rooted in solid intellectual properties. Cackleberries is. Cackleberries has been dedicated to children since inception. The creators imagined a world for children where everyone is accepted, where differences are never feared and where innocence still exists. The world of Oville was created to be a place of learning and adventure. All the ancillary products from music to toys and games are about fun and education. But as Disney learned over 100 years ago, the way to reach peoples hearts, especially children, is through animation. Cackleberries is creating animation in new and exiting ways and our message will reach children’s hearts through our story telling. 

Our virtual world is growing all the time. New educational programs are being researched and built. Cackleberries is excited to be part of the future of online learning.

Our Mission  

Mission Statement Cackleberries is an ethical, socially responsible company that provides the highest quality children’s entertainment and products. Everything we are and do reflects our commitment to children. Violence, sexuality, conspicuous consumerism and other adult content permeates today’s media. Children are constantly exposed to inappropriate images and messages. This loss of innocence has deprived them of some of the fantasy and magic of childhood. The appropriate redirections of future media will help create a better world for generations to come. As borders open between nations, ethnic diversity has become part of the mosaic of life. Cackleberries teaches acceptance, understanding and caring, and shows our young audience how to celebrate, not fear differences. At Cackleberries children will always come first. Through animation, music and storytelling Cackleberries aims to make the world a better place for children and adults alike, one Cackpal at a time. Childhood should be a time of fantasy and unlimited imagination. In a safe, nurturing environment Cackleberries helps children find their Hero Inside.