Parents Across India Want Children to Spend Holiday Time Learning New Skills: HP Happy Holidays Study

Parents Across India Want Children to Spend Holiday Time Learning New Skills: HP Happy Holidays Study PR Newswire NEW DELHI, August 22, 2012 NEW DELHI, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Learning New Sport, Art and Craft, and Travel High on Holiday Activity Wish List - New HP India FunzoneApp on Facebook Offers Activity Kits That Combine Fun With Learning Close to the heels of the recently concluded school holiday season, urban Indian parents are near unanimous in agreeing that their school-going children should spend their holiday time learning new things and acquiring knowledge, says a research study commissioned by HP and conducted by Ipsos. In addition to the study's findings, HP India today also announced the launch of a new set of ready-to-print activity kits for children. These activity kits promise hours of fun, learning and creativity at home and can be downloaded and printed via a specially designed application called 'HP Fun Zone' available on HP India's Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/HPindia. Nitin Hiranandani, Director, Printing Systems, PPS, HP India said, "Holidays and weekend breaks are times when parents and children are always on the lookout for activities to do at home that combine fun with creativity and learning. With HP's Fun Zone, we are bringing them ready-to-print activity kits that will transform a simple blank page into a creative play zone, keeping the child engaged for hours with family and friends.