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Educational and entertaining YouTube Channels your kids will love

3 / 16 / 203 / 16 / 20

Here’s a list of YouTube Channels you can feel good about letting your kids watch. Buy yourself some guilt-free time and sanity, parents!

Because guess what? It took me all of three hours this morning to discover we could not possibly follow that neatly-organized, color-coded Covid-19 daily schedule that has been making its way around the interwebs. It’s inhuman to think that a person can educate two kids (one of whom who is in preschool and can only identify three letters of the alphabet, and the other who is in first-grade going on 27 and thinks he knows everything (and he pretty much does…), as well as “work at home,” keep up on laundry and feeding and not let the house go to complete hell in a handbasket.

  • Mark Rober – a former NASA engineer does all kinds of fun experiments and builds, and in my humble opinion, he’s easy on the eyes 😉 (I submit for your consideration the photo above)
  • Cosmic Kids Yoga – yoga and mindfulness videos, in a fun way that makes kids not realize what they’re doing
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium – they have lots of cute and informative videos about animals and sea life, as well as live-streaming jellyfish and shark tanks, and penguin habitats
  • Nick Zammeti – a woodturner/carpenter with a huge personality, this guy makes a lot of cool things out of legos, colored pencils, orbeez and other things that will capture kids’ attentions
  • Josh Builds – he conducts fun backyard experiments and he does build some cool, doable stuff like a little insect robot out of a clothespin, a portable speaker, and a simple robot out of an aluminum can. But be warned, he also builds some stuff you might not want your kids to know how to build, like a flaming slingshot…

  • Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden – apparently, like everything else, the zoo is closed until furtner notice, and in the meantime they are offering a Facebook Live event every day at 3 p.m., featuring an animal and an activity kids can do at home.
  • Art for Kids Hub – this family shares art and drawing lessons and posts a new video almost every day. The lessons are simple and you only need a few supplies (like markers and paper) you probably already have at home.
  • Homeschool Pop – tons of videos on all kinds of educational topics, like holidays, animals, astronomy, grammar, history, poetry, weather, languages, and more. The videos range from short five-minute lessons, to longer an hour-plus.
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Sweet, comic Valentines (to make you smile with your heart!)

1 / 15 / 20

Valentine’s Day is about a month away, but 2/14 falls on a Friday this year, which happens to be President’s Day weekend. Most schools are closed Monday in observance of President’s Day, and many, including ours, are also closed on Friday for in-service days. That means Valentine’s Day parties are probably going to be held earlier in the week.

Get a jump start on finding the cutest, most uncommon Valentines for your kids (and have them in hand before the prices start to creep up as we get closer to the holiday). I’ve got some sweet buys on cool Valentines for you:

The first couple sets are from Peaceable Kingdom. Peaceable Kingdom is an awesome company. My kids have a board game from them, and not only is it a cooperative game design (as opposed to board-clearing, , but it also has a note that says to contact them for free replacements in case parts get lost or broken. “We’re parents, too,” they say. Plus, they have really cool, unique stuff.

Everyone wants to be a superhero, and everyone loves snap bracelets, so this Kid Power Bracelet Valentine  set (cards included) is sure to please. It’s also candy-free, so you can feel good about sending it to school. 28 Valentines for $12.95

For the STEM lovers, get a box of Shark Tooth Necklace Valentines in “sign-and-give boxes.” There are three different card styles with shark design, and each has a real shark-tooth necklace! This is what I ordered for my older son, who loves hunting for shark teeth on the beach. He has a small first-grade class, so I should have some left over for next year! Another great non-candy Valentine option. 28 Valentines for $14.95
(Note: If the shark tooth valentines are unavailable when you click the link, check back later. It keeps selling out but it usually gets restocked soon after.)

If you want something a little more whimsical and colorful, check out these mythical creatures valentines with rainbow pencils. Four fun Valentine designs feature “unicornified” animals, and you just slip the rainbow colored pencil through as the horn. 24 for $10.99 (currently has an extra 10% off coupon, applies at checkout).

For the crafty kid, these Keychain Craft Kit Valentines are double the fun to receive and then assemble. Each kit is individually boxed, great for class parties or to take and make at home. 24 for $13.09

Do you choose the Valentines for your kids, or let them weigh in on the decision?

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