Kids' shows by activity

Animal rescue Animal rescue stories put a child at the moment an animal needs help: a bird with a hurt wing, a pet lost far from home, a creatur... Babysitting Babysitting is one of the first times a child is cared for by someone who is not a parent. It touches on trust, separation, and le... Baking Baking is one of the first ways children see cause and effect play out in something they can eat. Mixing, waiting, and watching do... Bathing Bathing is one of the first routines a young child knows by heart: warm water, familiar hands, the same steps in the same order ev... Beach play Beach play is one of the first places where a child meets the world with their whole body: sand that shifts underfoot, water that... Bedtime Bedtime is one of the first daily rhythms a young child learns to trust: the same steps, in the same order, ending in the same saf... Birthday party Birthdays are one of the first big days a child can look forward to, count down to, and recognise as their own. Stories about part... Boating Boating brings children onto the water: boats that float, harbours, waves, and the people who work and play on them. For young chi... Breathing exercise Breathing exercises teach a child to slow down and notice what their body is doing. For young children this is not meditation, it... Brushing teeth Brushing teeth is one of the first daily routines a child is asked to do every single day, whether they feel like it or not. It as... Bug hunting Bug hunting is the everyday science of turning over a stone, watching an ant carry a crumb, or following a beetle across a path. F... Building Building is one of the first ways a child changes the world on purpose: stack something up, watch it hold, watch it fall, try agai... Building blocks Building blocks are one of the first things a young child truly controls: pick one up, put it down, watch what happens. Stacking,... Cake baking Baking a cake is one of the first grown-up jobs a small child gets to join in on. There is mixing, waiting, a warm smell from the... Camping Camping is one of the first big changes a young child meets: sleeping somewhere that is not home, eating outside, and falling asle... Chasing Chasing is one of the first games children invent for themselves. Running after someone, being run after, and the burst of laughte... Classroom lesson A classroom lesson on screen shows a child what happens when a group of children sits down together and a grown-up leads the way.... Cleaning Cleaning is one of the first jobs young children see grown-ups doing every day, and one of the first they want to join in on. Wipi... Climbing Climbing is one of the first big physical adventures a young child takes on. Pulling up onto a step, scrambling over a log or work... Collecting Collecting is one of the first ways children organise the world: stones in a pocket, stickers in a book, cards in a tin. Sorting,... Cooking Cooking is one of the first ways a child takes part in the real work of a household. Stirring, pouring, waiting for something to r... Counting Counting is one of the first ways children make sense of quantity: how many steps to the door, how many blocks are left, who has m... Crafting Crafting is what happens when a child turns paper, glue, string or leftover boxes into something that did not exist before. It bui... Dancing Dancing is one of the first ways children use their whole body to answer music. Long before they can explain a feeling, they can s... Decorating Decorating is what happens when a child sets out to make a space look different on purpose: streamers taped to a doorway, a table... Delivery Delivery is one of the first jobs young children notice in the world around them. Something is picked up, carried across town and... Digging Digging is one of the first ways children act on the world and see it change. A scoop of sand, a hole in the garden, a spoon in th... Drawing Drawing starts long before a child can make a picture anyone else recognises. It is one of the first ways a young child leaves a m... Dress up Dress up is one of the first ways children try on a different self. A hat, a cape, a pair of oversized boots, and suddenly they ar... Driving For a young child, driving is one of the first ways the world starts to make sense. Wheels turn, engines rumble, and someone decid... Eating Eating is one of the first things a young child has real opinions about. What lands on the plate, who cooks it, whether it is trie... Eating breakfast Breakfast is one of the first routines a child learns to recognise. The same bowl, the same seat, the same people at the table. A... Eating dinner Dinner is one of the most repeated moments in a young child's day, and it carries a lot: hunger and fullness, new tastes, sitting... Experimenting Experimenting is how young children find out what happens when they change something: pour water from one cup to another, roll a b... Exploring Exploring is what happens when a child follows their own curiosity: turning over a rock, opening a cupboard, asking where the path... Family meal A family meal is one of the first places a young child learns how people are together: passing a bowl, waiting for everyone to sit... Farming Farming is where food comes from, and for young children it is one of the most concrete worlds there is: animals to name, machines... Feeding animals Feeding animals is one of the first ways a small child gets to care for another living thing. Scooping food, holding out a handful... Filmmaking Filmmaking is the idea that the pictures children watch are made by someone: a person points a camera, decides what happens, and p... Fishing Fishing brings together water, waiting, and a small hope that something will happen. For young children it is one of the first act... Flying Flying is one of the first big ideas a child meets: birds lifting off a branch, a plane crossing the sky, a made-up creature carry... Foraging Foraging is the simple act of going out and gathering what nature offers: berries, nuts, herbs, seeds, mushrooms, or just a pocket... Gardening Gardening is one of the first ways children see cause and effect play out slowly: a seed goes in the soil, water comes, and weeks... Going to school Starting school or preschool is one of the biggest changes in a young child's life. It means a new building, new grown-ups, and a... Guessing Guessing is one of the first ways children practise thinking ahead. A hidden shape, a sound behind a door, a clue in a picture: ea... Hairstyling Hairstyling covers everything from the morning brush to braids, clips, and a first trip to the salon. For young children it sits r... Hide and seek Hide and seek is one of the first games children play with each other, and it carries more than it looks. Finding someone who was... Hiking Hiking is simply walking outdoors together, and for a young child it is one of the first ways the wider world becomes something yo... Household chores Household chores are the small, repeated jobs that keep a home running: tidying up, sweeping, washing dishes, folding laundry, fee... Interviewing Interviewing is the skill of asking someone a question and then actually listening to the answer. For young children it starts as... Inventing Inventing is what happens when a child sees a problem and starts wondering how to fix it. For young children it rarely involves ma... Investigating Investigating is what children do when they notice something odd and want to know why. A question, a clue, a thing that does not a... Jumping Jumping is one of the first big physical things a young child chooses to do with their own body. It takes balance, courage and a l... Knitting Knitting is one of those quiet crafts that turns a single strand of yarn into something a child can hold: a scarf, a hat, a small... Learning about animals Animals are one of the first things children notice about the world outside themselves: the birds in the garden, the dog next door... Learning letters Letters are the building blocks children spot everywhere: on cereal boxes, street signs, and the front of their own name tag. Long... Magic trick Magic tricks are about wonder and surprise: something disappears, something changes, and a child's world tilts for a second. For y... Making drinks Making drinks is one of the first kinds of real kitchen work a young child can do: squeezing fruit, stirring in honey, pouring lem... Measuring Measuring is how children start to compare the world: which stick is longer, which cup holds more, how heavy a rock feels in the h... Medical care Doctors, nurses and check-ups are part of every child's life, and often one of the first places a child meets something unfamiliar... Music Music is one of the first things a young child joins in with. Long before they can explain a story, they can clap along, hum a tun... Nature observation Nature observation is the simple habit of looking closely at the living world: a snail on a wet path, birds landing on a branch, a... Nature walk A nature walk is one of the simplest things a small child can do: step outside, look closely, and notice what is there. Series bui... Navigating Navigating is about finding your way: knowing which turn leads home, following a path, working out where you are. For young childr... Outdoor play Outdoor play is where young children meet the world with their whole body: running, digging, splashing, climbing, and noticing wha... Packing Packing is one of the first times a small child gets to think ahead. A bag has to be filled before the trip starts, and every choi... Painting Painting is one of the first ways a young child leaves a mark on the world. Long before a picture looks like anything, there is th... Paper airplanes Paper airplane making brings together folding, throwing and watching what happens next. For a young child it is one of the first c... Party planning Party planning is one of the first big projects a young child ever takes on. A birthday, a surprise or a small celebration for a f... Pet care Pet care is one of the first ways a child learns that another living being depends on them. Filling a water bowl, brushing a coat,... Phone call A phone call is one of the first ways a child talks to someone they cannot see. It asks a lot of a young child: waiting for a turn... Photography Photography is one of the first ways children learn that a moment can be kept. Long before they hold a camera, they study pictures... Picnic A picnic is a small, portable adventure: food packed in a basket, a blanket spread somewhere that is not the kitchen table, and a... Planning Planning is how children learn to hold an idea in mind and work out the steps to get there. For young children it starts small, wi... Playing Play is how young children make sense of the world. In play they try out roles, test ideas, sort out feelings and practise getting... Playing football Football is often a child's first taste of a game with rules: a ball, a goal, and other people who want the same thing you do. For... Playing games Playing games is how young children practise almost everything at once: taking turns, following a rule, coping when things do not... Playing in snow Snow changes everything a child already knows about being outside. The ground is soft and loud underfoot, hands get cold, and thin... Playing with pets Pets are often a child's first close relationship with a living creature that has its own moods, needs and limits. Playing with an... Playing with toys Playing with toys is how young children practise the world. A block tower, a doll, a toy car: each one lets a child test ideas, wo... Pretend play Pretend play is how young children try out the world before they can live in it: feeding a doll, steering an imaginary bus, becomi... Problem solving Problem solving is what happens when a child meets something that does not work yet: a tower that keeps falling, a lost toy, a fri... Puppet show A puppet show puts a story in the hands of something a child can see being made: a figure of cloth, felt or wood that moves, talks... Puzzling Puzzling is what a child does when something does not fit yet: a shape that will not go in the hole, a plan that falls apart, a qu... Racing Racing is one of the first things children love about movement: going fast, chasing, and crossing a finish line. Long before they... Reading Reading starts long before a child can read a word. For young children it begins with sitting close to a grown-up, turning pages,... Repairing Repairing is about noticing something is broken and believing it can be made whole again. For young children this covers a torn pa... Rescue Rescue stories are about noticing when something has gone wrong and choosing to help. For young children, that idea is bigger than... Riding Riding covers everything a child climbs onto and moves with: a pony, a bike, a scooter, a train, a truck. For young children it is... Running Running is one of the first big things a child's body learns to do on purpose. It shows up in play, in chasing a friend, in hurryi... Sailing Sailing is about moving across water using wind, sails, ropes and a bit of teamwork. For young children it holds a lot at once: wa... School day A school day is one of the first big rhythms a child steps into: leaving home, joining a group, and coming back with stories. Stor... Science Science for young children starts long before facts and diagrams. It is the pull to touch, tip, mix and ask why, and the slow disc... Searching Searching is one of the first ways children make sense of the world. A lost toy, a hidden friend, a question with no answer yet: e... Sharing food Sharing food is one of the first places a young child meets fairness, generosity and self-control at the same time. Handing over h... Shopkeeping Shopkeeping is one of the first grown-up jobs a young child can actually picture: someone stands behind a counter, someone else as... Shopping Shopping is one of the first places a child sees grown-up life up close: choosing, waiting, paying, carrying things home. A calm s... Singing Singing turns feelings and words into something a child can hold onto. When a series sings, children hear language slowed down, st... Singing and dancing Singing and dancing is how many young children first meet music, with their whole body rather than their ears alone. Clapping, sta... Snacking Snacking is one of the first parts of the day a small child can have opinions about. It touches hunger and fullness, waiting, shar... Sorting Sorting is how young children bring order to a busy world: putting the red blocks together, lining up the big spoons, deciding wha... Sports Sports, for young children, starts long before rules and teams. It is running, throwing, climbing, riding and the plain pleasure o... Stargazing Stargazing is one of the first times a young child looks up and realises the world keeps going far past the rooftops. Night skies,... Storytelling Storytelling is how a child learns that events connect: something happens, someone responds, and it leads somewhere. Long before t... Superhero action Superhero stories give young children a first taste of courage: someone notices a problem, steps forward, and helps. For small chi... Swimming Swimming is one of the first big physical skills a child works toward, and it carries a lot of feeling with it: the shock of cold... Taking photos Taking photos is one of the first ways children learn to notice things on purpose. Pointing a camera means choosing what matters,... Train travel Trains are one of the first big machines a young child can really grasp: they run on tracks, they stop at stations, and they carry... Traveling Traveling is one of the first ways children learn that the world is bigger than home. A show about journeys can turn packing a bag... Using computer Computers, tablets and phones are part of the world young children grow up in, long before they use one themselves. Watching a cha... Using tools Tools are how a child starts acting on the world instead of just watching it. A spoon, a paintbrush, a hammer, a magnifying glass:... Vehicle repair Vehicle repair is where something breaks and someone puts it right again. For young children, that idea is close to home: a wheel... Visiting a friend Going to someone else's house is one of a young child's first steps into a world with different rules, different toys and a grown-... Walking Walking is one of the first big things a young child masters, and it shapes almost everything else: exploring a room, keeping up o... Watching animals Animals are often a child's first doorway into the wider world. Long before they can read, children recognise a dog, a bird or a b... Watching tv Watching tv is one of the first shared rituals many families build together, and young children take it seriously. A screen story... Woodworking Woodworking is one of the first crafts children can actually understand: something solid gets cut, joined and shaped into an objec... Writing Writing starts long before letters do. For young children it begins with scribbling, watching a grown-up make a shopping list, and...