Learn NZSL Through Song
Farm Signs and Basic Signs are now live on YouTube and Spotify — perfect for learning NZSL together through music.
You can watch, listen, and grab the free downloads too.
Create an About Me Book
A playful, personal book where every child can celebrate their world, family, and signs — all about them!
Let’s make Aotearoa more inclusive, one sign at a time.
Learn NZSL through our free WebApp designed for kids, parents, caregivers and classrooms.
Upgrade any children’s book with free downloadable stickers that teach NZSL through storytelling.
Introducing Our Beta WebApp
Try out our new WebApp!
You can save it to your phone’s home screen by tapping the Share icon on iOS and selecting Add to Home Screen.
Android users can use Add to Home Screen from their browser menu too!
Add Sign Language to Your Favourite Children’s Books
Bring your books to life with ⭑Magic Stickers⭑ — free printable sticker sheets that teach New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) using Augmented Reality. Just download, print, and upgrade storytime.
Upgrade Noisy Farm with NZSL
Old McDonald Had a Farm
Our first free downloadable Old MacDonald poster. Perfect for ECE centres, early primary classrooms, and at home.
Unlocking Communication for Every Child
One in fourteen children experiences communication delays — but with the right support, they can thrive. In smaller markets like New Zealand, access to services can take time, but there are powerful tools that can help. Sign language offers a fun and empowering way for children to express their thoughts, emotions, and needs. It builds confidence, supports cognitive development, and fosters connection and inclusion.
It’s a life-changing skill for every young learner.
Why it’s Free
We believe every child is entitled to communication tools without barriers to entry, waitlists, or undesirable costs. So, we are sharing our knowledge and digital art freely, knowing it will help unlock children’s potential today. We also stock a range of physical products that you can purchase to support us and make starting learning Sign Language easy-peasy.
If you want to contribute your knowledge or skills to the Chatter Hands, please get in touch.
We are looking for beta testers: Families, SLTs Early Childhood Education Centers.
Use our free resources
You can download Magic Stickers and Magic Posters that come to life with AR, by scanning the QR code with your phone’s camera.
Kindy Activity Lanyard
Helps kids point to what they need and learn NZSL through daily activities.
My Why
As a parent of a minimally speaking child, I recognise the importance of accessible communication resources for all children. Chatter Hands was created to provide engaging tools that empower every child to express themselves and connect with others.
Our resources are designed to help all children, regardless of their communication abilities, express themselves and connect with their friends, families, and communities.
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Although you can download and print everything from our Magic Library we have physical products to make getting started easier.
Celebrate communication with this colourful 4-pack of NZSL posters, perfect for homes, classrooms, and early learning centres! Also available as a free download.
Each A3 poster features clear illustrations and labels in New Zealand Sign Language, English, and Te Reo Māori, helping kids and whānau learn everyday signs together.
Included in this pack:
🦊 Two Animals – Learn signs for favourite animals like cat, dog, bird, fish, and more
🏡 Signs for in the Home – Everyday signs for family, bath, toilet, sleep, play, and more
🍽 Mealtime Signs – Help, eat, drink, more, finished, thank you, and more
Perfect for:
✔ Homes with signing or minimally speaking tamariki
✔ Early childhood centres, schools, and therapists
✔ Supporting language development through visual learning
Designed with love in Aotearoa by Chatter Hands 💛
(This resources design has been updated and will look different to the photos)
A joyful, teacher-friendly pack bringing the classic nursery rhyme Old MacDonald Had a Farm to life in both New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and Te Reo Māori.
This laminated resource set includes 14 A4 pages, and one A3 laminated poster clearly numbered for easy use in group settings. Each page is durable and wipeable, perfect for busy classrooms and repeat use.
Designed to empower tamariki of all abilities, the pack includes a scannable QR code linking to video demonstrations of each sign in the WebApp, or scan Augemented Reality QR code (may not work on some school WIFI without requesting from the IT department).
Ideal for classrooms, ECE centres, and speech and language sessions, this pack supports inclusive learning and celebrates Aotearoa’s three offical languages.
Or you can download and print yourself here.
Upgrade Noisy Farm with NZSL stickers and Augmented Reality. Book included.
Free digital download here.
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