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…
Claws vs. Nails
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…
Animated Science: The Periodic Table
The Kid Should See This Celebrate the periodic table’s 150th anniversary with this episode of Animated Science, a series produced by the Universitat…
Stretching strands of spider silk for science
The Kid Should See This Spiders are famous for their strong and elastic webs, but there’s more to learn about the variety of…
Last-minute Halloween crafts, printables, pumpkin decorating, and party activities to keep the whole week fun.
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…
The surprising alarm-like call of the world’s loudest bird
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…
The “secret world” below the Antarctic ice sheet
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…
The Alligator King (1972)
The Kid Should See This Debuting on Sesame Street on November 20, 1972, The Alligator King is an animated story in song about…
Summer Discovery: A summer enrichment program for middle schoolers that’s tween approved
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…
This magical Harry Potter Advent calendar is so cool! Grab one now or good luck finding one.
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…