The Kid Should See This What is this mysterious planet and what can we learn by studying it up close? Could we learn more about exoplanets, the planets that orbit around stars other than our own? Could we learn more […]
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The Kid Should See This Consider the claw. Frequently found on animals around the world, it’s one of nature’s most versatile tools. Bears use claws for digging as well as defense. An eagle’s needle-like talons can pierce the […]
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The Kid Should See This Celebrate the periodic table’s 150th anniversary with this episode of Animated Science, a series produced by the Universitat de Barcelona and animator Luis Pérez. Follow the main character as he struggles to understand […]
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The Kid Should See This Spiders are famous for their strong and elastic webs, but there’s more to learn about the variety of ways that spiders use these strands of protein and the different kinds they produce. In […]
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Cool Mom Picks If it’s not clear by now, we loooove Halloween around here! And if you need some ideas for party activities on Halloween night, or fun printables and craft ideas to keep the kids out of the candy […]
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The Kid Should See This At 125 decibels, the male white bellbird (Procnias albus) has been named the “World’s Loudest Bird,” or more accurately the loudest bird ever recorded, in a 2019 study . Found in the mountain forests of […]
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The Kid Should See This Watch as divers explore “a secret world” below the Antarctic ice sheet, entering the dark waters via a small hole within a shed that helps protect them from the elements. A crew from the BBC’s […]
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The Kid Should See This Debuting on Sesame Street on November 20, 1972, The Alligator King is an animated story in song about a king who’s “feelin’ mighty down.” In an attempt to fix it, the alligator king […]
Read more →Cool Mom Picks This post was written in partnership with Summer Discovery This past summer, my 12-year old son mentioned to me that he was finally ready for sleepaway camp, but knowing him, I wasn’t sure the traditional sleep-in-a-cabin type […]
Read more →Cool Mom Picks We love finding cool, creative advent calendars each year, and this year we’re geeking out over the new Infinity Harry Potter Advent Calendar Liz found over at Merchoid. Potterheads, don’t let this one disappear (through the forces of […]
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