[1] Created by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor, the series uses computer animation mixed with live-action clips to follow five alien friends as they learn about life in their playroom.
[2] The show follows five young alien friends called "Kiddets" each with an area of interest and learning; Patches (health, wealth, and safety), Dapper (arts and culture), Bounce (mechanics), Stripes (leadership) and Luna (science).
[3] Kiddets was created and developed by children's author Martin Baynton in partnership with filmmaker Richard Taylor.
Kiddets is co-produced by Pukeko Pictures and Hengxin Shambala Kids Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd. (formerly Guangdong Huawen Century Animation Company) and is the first official children's television co-production between New Zealand and China.
[4] The Kiddets characters and their space station are animated with occasional clips from The WotWots over live-action footage by the Weta Workshop,[5] the visual effects company founded by Taylor and Rodger, known for its work on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.