There’s just so much science, nature, music, art, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven’t seen. It’s most likely not stuff that was made for them… But we don’t underestimate kids around here.

Not-made-for-kids videos for kids. Watched & collected by me, Rion Nakaya, with my 2 & 5 year olds. Follow @thekidshouldsee on Twitter, Flipboard, and Facebook.

Doesn’t matter if you have kids or not… The Kid Should See This has great little videos showing how things are made, how they work, tons of animated shorts and heaps more snippets that’ll entertain for hours. The kids will like them too :) — Kitchen Gardens SA

Amazing blog for introducing your (or any) child to science!  Kidnap children, make them watch the videos then return them, smarter. — Magnified World.

What I love about this blog is that it’s not kid-ified. Children are not a separate species; they are humans who are curious and want to see the real stuff, just like we are… I love that this blog respects children—and parents—enough to share this wonderful world with them in this way. — SaraJean

TKSST has also been mentioned on Kottke, GeekDad, SwissMiss, Daddy Types, FlipBoard, DailyTekk, and TinyBop! And be sure to read about how we got started at Design for Minikind:

I love the idea of raising children in a realistic setting, rather than surrounding them with technicolor toys or unattainable role models. I’m also a big proponent of forever learning – the concept that just because we’re all grown up and no longer in school doesn’t mean we should close the books on a great history, science or art lesson. Recently, “The Kid Should See This” caught my eye as a smart way to combine these two passions while throwing in a bit of entertainment along the way. Read more…

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These are three of our favorites to get started with… 

Okay, that last one was made for kids, but we like it too much to be sticklers. Discover more kid-friendly videos via the nav at the top of the page, or watch a random video from our archives!