Plus, it’s a great way to keep a child entertained while keeping visual stress to a minimum.
You might even get a kick out of one or two of them yourself.
Episodes are self-contained, meaning kids can pick and choose their favorites to watch over and over again.
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Episodes are under 10 minutes long.
The official Sesame Street podcast is a video series of 20 stand-alone mini-episodes of the popular children’s program.
Competitive concept may not be ideal for some kids.
Sesame Workshop
Children under six might not find it as engaging as other podcasts.
Information is dropped at a relatively high speed and with a lot of scientific terminologies.
The child hosts have a habit of answering questions for the listener, thereby decreasing engagement somewhat.
Brains On
Cool Facts About Animals is a podcast about, well, cool facts about animals.
Celebrity guest stars and interviews with authors.
Book Club for Kids is a podcast by radio journalist Kitty Felde and several children.
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Tumble Science Podcast for Kids: Safe Education for the Whole Family
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Lots of well-researched information.
Each episode runs for around 20 minutes.
But Why?
Book Club for Kids
Interest in each episode will vary depending on which topics are covered.
Parents need to be wary of the advertising on the podcast’s website and within the episodes themselves.
The child host’s dialog appears to have been written by an adult.
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The Dream Big Podcast is a series that inspires children to be ambitious and reach for the stars.
The interviews are surprisingly dense and would be best appreciated by those over 10.
This may come as a surprise to some, as the podcast seems to be marketed towards kindergarteners.
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All three hosts are engaging and genuinely funny.
A lot of the topics will go over the heads of really young viewers.
Short & Curly is best listened to by kids aged eight and up.
Dream Big Podcast
Encourages a lot of active listening.
Short episodes won’t keep kids busy for long.
The creators then edit these together to create one impressive track sung by all participants.
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Equally informative for kids and parents.
A few episodes cover topics parents may not want their children exposed to, depending on their age.
However, children around 10 years old will benefit the most.
Noodle Loaf
Parents will also enjoy listening to this.
His father does clarify what he says afterward, though.
With some episodes reaching two hours in length, this kids podcast is fantastic for long car trips.
TEDTalks
The majority of the songs are rock music, which may not be to everyone’s taste.
New episodes are around an hour long and are released weekly.
A great source of video game news for adults and kids.
Dad & Me Love History
Special educational segments that delve into the making of video games and the games industry.
Reviews of video games usually happen a week or so after a video game is released.
Requires a user account.
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