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Kindness to animals

Kindness to animals starts small: noticing that a creature is alive, has needs, and can feel. For young children, animals are often their first encounter with something outside themselves that deserves care. A calm, well-made series can show what gentle hands, patience and quiet attention look like, long before a child can put those ideas into words.

For 2-year-olds

At two, animals are mostly a sensory discovery: soft fur, a wagging tail, a sound to imitate. A toddler is only just learning that a cat is not a toy and that touching too hard makes it run away. Look for slow, close-up moments where someone strokes an animal gently, feeds it, or gives it space. Simple words, familiar animals and a quiet pace matter more here than any story about caring.

Bing
S01 E07

Bing

Frog

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Bing and his friend Sula find a frog in the garden while helping Flop water the plants, and decide to make it a home in a bucket. They bring the frog grapes, lettuce, milk, a bed and a blanket, but it will not settle and hops away. With Flop's help, Bing works out that the frog has gone back to its own dark, wet, slimy pipe because frogs like different things than he does. The episode ends with Bing recapping what he learned and the familiar 'it's a Bing thing' tag.

Guess How Much I Love You
S01 E27

Guess How Much I Love You

Follow Me

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Little Nutbrown Hare sets out one spring morning and finds a small yellow creature following him everywhere. He visits Field Mouse, Grey Squirrel, Redwood Fox, and White Owl, ruling out each animal until he realises the creature is a lost duckling. By the river the duckling is reunited with its mother, and the hare returns home at sunset to tell his father about the day and share a loving goodnight exchange.

Guess How Much I Love You
S01 E22

Guess How Much I Love You

Field of Flowers

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Little Nutbrown Hare sets out one spring morning to pick purple flowers to share with his father and friends in the meadow. He gathers so many that the butterflies who feed on their nectar are left with none, so with help from Little Field Mouse and Bluebird he leads the butterflies to a large field of flowers far away. Along the way he learns that the flowers are there for everyone to share. The story ends back home, where father and child exchange their 'Guess how much I love you'.

Miffy and Friends
S01 E03

Miffy and Friends

Miffy Meets Snuffy

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Miffy hears a strange scratching at her front door and finds a friendly brown dog waiting outside. She names him Snuffy, gives him cold water in the kitchen and takes him out into the garden, where he shows that he can sit, beg and roll over. Snuffy then runs to the kitchen window and barks until Miffy realises she has forgotten to turn off the tap and quickly closes it. The episode ends with Miffy thanking Snuffy with a biscuit and inviting him to come back any time, followed by an end card with subscribe and next-video prompts.

Guess How Much I Love You
S01 E30

Guess How Much I Love You

Feather Your Nest

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Little Nutbrown Hare receives a special feather from his father and shows it off to his meadow friends, until it drifts away and is carried off by a bird. The field mouse, otter, squirrel and fox each help him try to get it back. They discover a bird has used it to line her nest and keep her eggs warm. Little Nutbrown Hare decides to let her keep it, and the episode ends with a loving exchange between him and his father.

Guess How Much I Love You
S01 E31

Guess How Much I Love You

Fly Away Home

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Little Nutbrown Hare spends a spring day in the meadow wondering whether he is special after a ladybug lands on him. He tries to attract a butterfly, keeps the ladybug overnight with a leaf and a drop of rainwater, then follows it home and finds its whole family. He decides to leave the ladybugs where they belong, and his friends and father remind him he was always special. The episode ends at bedtime with the familiar 'Guess how much I love you' exchange.

Tractor Ted
S01 E04

Tractor Ted

Hello Ewe

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Tractor Ted, an animated green tractor, and Midge the dog join Farmer Tom for a day on a sheep farm. The barn is cleaned out, the ewes are milked, and a vet checks a sheep's sore foot before fresh straw is laid down for a clean bed. Children then visit a pen of newborn lambs, petting them and helping to feed them. The day ends with Farmer Tom back at the farmhouse and Tractor Ted saying goodbye.

Barney's World
S01 E11

Barney's World

Save the Garden

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

In a sunny town park, Vivi and her friends discover that Nona's garden has become tired and overgrown and decide to bring it back to life. When the job feels too big, the purple dinosaur Barney leads them through an imaginative adventure as butterflies and ladybugs, where they learn to move acorns one at a time to guide some squirrels away. They carry that lesson back to the garden, getting others to help with small steps until the whole space is restored. Nona returns to find it transformed and gathers the children into a grateful hug.

For 3-year-olds

Three-year-olds begin to grasp that animals have their own wishes: they get hungry, tired, or frightened. This is the age of naming feelings and repeating small routines, so daily care (filling a bowl, checking on a nest, saying goodnight to a pet) lands well. Series that pause on an animal's reaction help a child connect their own behaviour to what the animal does next. Gentle curiosity about where animals live also starts here.

Phoebe & Jay
S01 E04

Phoebe & Jay

The Green Pepper

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Grandma trusts Phoebe and Jay to look after the community garden's first bell pepper until it ripens from green to orange. Using a moisture meter, a watering can and plenty of patience, the children keep the soil just right through sun and rain while shooing a hungry squirrel named Harold. When they realize Harold only wants the pepper because his own food got soaked, they build him a dry home for his acorns. The pepper ripens, they pick it, and share a salad with a neighbor.

Jessica's Big Little World
S01 E08

Jessica's Big Little World

Spike the Hedgehog

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Jessica agrees to look after Spike the hedgehog while her friend Stanley and Lulu fly to the Philippines to visit family. With help from her mom and Small Uncle, she learns to feed him, clean his cage, and handle him gently, discovering that banana slices coax the shy pet out. When Spike escapes and hides under the bed, Jessica recalls Stanley's advice and lures him back safely. Stanley returns to a happy, settled hedgehog and thanks Jessica for the great job.

Curious George
S01 E09

Curious George

Curious George's Home for Pigeons

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

On a city balcony, the curious monkey George draws birds when a tagged homing pigeon named Compass drops in. Told the balcony isn't a good home for a pigeon, George sets out to build the bird a tree, working through pipe cleaners, clay and a pile of found materials while making a big mess indoors. In the end the doorman arrives to take his pigeon back to its real home, and George is given a real tree for birds to visit. The pigeon leaves happy and George stays as curious as ever.

Pocoyo
S01 E48

Pocoyo

What's in the Box?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Pocoyo finds a plain cardboard box and imagines it as a car, while his friends Elly and Pato picture it as a table and a step to reach an apple. The box keeps mysteriously running away, and the narrator invites the viewer to guess why. It turns out the puppy Lula has been hiding inside the whole time. The friends cheer, and the narrator suggests making the box a cosy spot so Lula can enjoy it.

Curious George
S13 E02

Curious George

Hoop Dupe

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

George wants to join the big hoop-a-thon at Luke and Ada's, but he cannot get the hang of hooping and his hoop rolls away across the countryside. He chases it past a pond and a farm, meeting a squirrel, a duck, Leslie the cow and Bo the sheepdog along the way. Each stop leads George to a new way to use the hoop, from reaching with a broom to riding waves to making music. He finally reaches the hoop-a-thon and shows that there is more than one way to hoop.

Curious George
S02 E04

Curious George

Cat Mother

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

George is left in charge of Professor Wiseman's young kitten, Lucky, while the Man with the Yellow Hat goes to rescue dinosaur bones. Lucky falls for Hundley the dachshund, but Hundley is allergic, so George builds a pretend dog that matches how Hundley feels, sounds, and smells. When Lucky slips into the building's walls, George uses Hundley's sneezes to track him down. Lucky is freed safely and the adults return home with pizza and bones.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E01

Izzy's Koala World

Rosie's Rescue

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Izzy lives on Magnetic Island in Australia with her family, who rescue and care for koalas. When a neighbour brings in a lost, dehydrated koala, Izzy and her wildlife doctor mum check her over, name her Rosie, and let her share resident koala Leia's enclosure for the night. Izzy then scouts three places on the island and tests leaf samples to find where Rosie will thrive. Rosie picks the leaf from near Izzy's school, so the family releases her there, and the episode closes with a goodbye and a safety message about hurt animals.

Paprika
S01 E16

Paprika

The Seagulls

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Twin siblings Stan and Olivia want to calm down with their favourite picture book, 'The Seagull with the Bugle', in their seaside playhouse. When Olivia invites a real seagull inside, more and more birds arrive and the noise makes reading impossible. After several failed attempts to send them away, the twins decide to work together and finally quiet the flock by reading the soothing story aloud. The episode ends with the birds calm and the game of chase from the opening picked up again.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E04

Izzy's Koala World

Muffin Moves In

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

A little koala injured by green ants arrives at the island koala hospital run by Izzy and her family. They name her Muffin, treat her sore eyes, and set out to find her a compatible roommate among the resident koalas. After ruling out several, they choose Cinderella, who recovered from the same kind of injury, and a mainland x-ray confirms Muffin has no broken bones. The episode ends with Muffin and Cinderella meeting in a freshly decorated enclosure and a reminder to tell an adult if you find a hurt animal.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E07

Izzy's Koala World

Leia's Ready for Release

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

In a sunny Australian koala sanctuary, a girl named Izzy and her mum, a vet, weigh their koalas to see how they are growing. The focus falls on Leia, a koala Izzy has raised for over a year, who has now reached the weight to be released. Izzy sets two tests, choosing the juiciest leaf and climbing ropes to prove her strength, and uses night trail cameras to confirm Leia can climb. Leia passes, and Izzy, though sad to say goodbye, decides her best friend is ready to go home.

For 4-year-olds

By four, children can imagine how another creature feels and want to help. They enjoy stories with a small problem to solve: an animal that is lost, hurt, or does not want to be picked up. Look for content where the child character asks what the animal needs instead of deciding for it, and where the answer is sometimes to step back. Four-year-olds also start noticing that wild animals are not pets.

Puffin Rock
S02 E09

Puffin Rock

Bernie and the Bee

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

On a hot summer day on Puffin Rock, a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba discover that a bee is trapped in Bernie's seaside grotto. Guided by Bernie, they set off across the meadow to gather the most colourful, sweet-smelling flowers so the weak, hungry bee can feed on nectar. Along the way they meet Mossy the pygmy shrew and work through a few flower mix-ups. They bring back the right bloom, the bee drinks, regains its energy and flies free.

Bluey
S01 E38

Bluey

Copycat

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

In this episode of Bluey, Bluey spends the morning copying everything her dad Bandit says and does. On his walk the family finds a hurt budgie, boxes it up with a tea towel and drives it to the vet, but the bird dies. Back home, Bluey stages a pretend replay of the whole event with Bingo and her mum, trying to make it end differently before accepting that some things cannot be changed. The episode closes with the copycat game quietly forgotten.

Puffin Rock
S02 E28

Puffin Rock

Lamb Chase

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

On a calm Irish coastal island, the puffling Oona and her baby brother Baba meet a lamb that seems to have wandered away from its mother. Guided by a warm narrator, Oona decides to walk the lamb back to the meadow, but the lamb keeps leading Baba on playful detours around the island. In the end they discover the mother sheep was hidden in the tall grass the whole time, so the lamb was never truly lost. The lamb reunites with its mum while Oona and Baba look on.

Puffin Rock
S02 E01

Puffin Rock

Back to the Pond

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

On Puffin Rock at night, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba wake their parents to investigate a noise and find a lost frog trying to reach the pond. The family walks the frog across the dark island, singing a song and pointing out stars along the way, with a warm narrator adding facts about frogs and the night sky. They reach the pond to find many frogs gathered for spring, and the frog is finally home. The parents then guide the sleepy pufflings back to their burrow for the night.

Doug Unplugs
S01 E04 Story B

Doug Unplugs

A Bot in His Natural Habitat

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Doug, a robot boy, and his friend Emma set out as nature photographers and find a baby duckling that is far from where it belongs. After learning what a habitat is, they try to build the duck a home in a craft room, then a robot factory, then a homemade pond, each attempt failing. Following a sound Doug picks up, they finally reach a real pond where the duckling reunites with its family. Doug returns home and tells his mom he is happiest where he belongs, just like the duck.

Octonauts
S01 E05

Octonauts

The Flying Fish

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Professor Inkling shares an unsolved mystery from his great-grandfather's travel book with the Octonauts crew, who set off in the Gup-B to investigate. A school of flying fish accidentally snatches the book, and one of them is left behind with an injured tail fin. The team brings him back to the Octopod, Peso treats him, and Tweak uses what he teaches them about pectoral fins and tail fins to modify the Gup-B so it can leap and glide. The crew finds the school again, recovers the book, and Professor Inkling adds the ending to his great-grandfather's story.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E06

Izzy's Koala World

Twinkle's Rescue

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Izzy and her mum, a vet, rescue a young koala that has been separated from her mother and stung around the eyes by green ants. They bring her home, treat her with eye cream, and coax her to eat leaves and drink milk, then name her Twinkle. Izzy decorates an enclosure with bark and eucalyptus and introduces Twinkle to another rescued koala, Chompy, who welcomes her. The episode closes with Izzy reminding viewers to tell an adult if they find a sick or injured animal.

Peppa Pig
S01 E15

Peppa Pig

Picnic

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Peppa, George and their parents pack a basket and drive to a field for a picnic on a sunny day. They eat together, feed leftover bread to a family of ducks, and Daddy Pig ends up running across the field to escape a wasp. Peppa reminds everyone to save the promised cake for the ducks before they head home. The episode closes with the family waving goodbye to the ducks.

Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show
S01 E02

Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show

Jack and the Fur-Ever Home Finders

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Host Jack and his friend Sonia run a pet adoption fair in the town of Clover Grove, aiming to find forever homes for every animal there. Working as the self-named Forever Home Finders, they move the pets to a busy cafe, cook treats, and make signs so neighbours will come to adopt. One by one a fish, hamster, bunny, cat and dogs go home with townsfolk. The episode ends with Jack adopting the last puppy himself and naming him Happy, followed by a closing kindness song.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
S01 E11

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

The Lost Egg

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Ben the elf and Holly the fairy princess find a stray egg while playing and set out to return it to its mother. With Nanny Plum's guidance they learn it is a blackbird's egg, build a nest, and have King Thistle keep it warm until it hatches. The chick imprints on Nanny and grows hungry, so the group tries to charm worms and call the mother bird. The mummy blackbird finally arrives and takes her chick home.

For 5-year-olds

Five-year-olds can hold a rule and a reason together: we do not chase the ducks because it frightens them. Their interest widens from the animals around them to animals they will never meet, and they begin to enjoy real facts about how creatures live. Series that explain an animal's habits, habitat and needs give kindness something solid to rest on. Watch for stories where care means learning first, then acting.

Stillwater
S01 E02 Story A

Stillwater

Gift of Compassion

Calming
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Addy is frustrated that her younger brother Carl will not share a new marble-maze game, so she calms herself with deep breathing and visits her neighbour Stillwater, a giant panda. He plays a Chinese flute, scoops leaves from his pond, and tells her the story of Master Chu, who keeps saving a scorpion from the river even after it stings her. Addy realises she should try a different approach with Carl, and instead of taking the game she offers to play it together with him. The two cooperate, steering the maze ball side by side, while Stillwater is heard trying something new of his own.

Stillwater
S01 E04 Story A

Stillwater

Downward Dog

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Michael spends the weekend pet-sitting the neighbour's dog, Yuko, with big plans to become her best friend. When Yuko prefers playing with his younger brother Carl, Michael feels left out, until the panda neighbour Stillwater shares a story about Dario, a mouse who learns the joy of giving. Michael realises that keeping Yuko safe and happy, and sharing the fun with Carl, is what good pet-sitting is about. The episode closes with the whole group heading out for a walk together.

SciShow Kids

SciShow Kids

Amazing Cave Animals

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Host Jessi, a male co-host and Squeaks the robot rat get ready to visit their friend Sam the bat in his cave. Along the way they explain that a cave is a habitat, show real footage of an olm, a Mexican tetra and a cave spider, and point out that these animals have no eyes. They walk the viewer through why deep cave animals rely on smell and touch instead of sight, and invite the child to close their eyes and notice their own senses. The episode ends back in the studio as the hosts finish packing for the trip.

SciShow Kids

SciShow Kids

Blobfish: The World's Ugliest Animal

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Live-action host Jessi and her robot puppet Squeaks introduce the blobfish, a deep-sea animal once labeled the world's ugliest. They explain that it lives near the ocean floor off Australia, where it is dark, cold, and under heavy pressure, and that its soft, jelly-like body lets it float and feed with little effort. Jessi adds that the fish only looks blobby once nets pull it up from that pressure, and looks more ordinary at depth. The episode ends with the two practicing silly faces together.

Puffin Rock
S02 E06

Puffin Rock

The Great Gull

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

On Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba set out to play but keep being blocked by mischievous seagulls. When a large gull threatens a lone baby seagull, Oona decides to help by bringing the other seagulls back. The flock bands together to chase the big gull off, and the baby seagull is kept safe. Puffins and gulls, who usually keep their distance, end up thanking each other.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E03

Izzy's Koala World

Leia Has a Cold

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

A young girl named Izzy lives with her family on an Australian island, where her mum works as a koala-rescuing vet. When Izzy's koala Leia starts sneezing and sniffling, they take a boat to the clinic for a check-up and a blood test. The results show only allergies, and Leia returns home to rest and eat fresh eucalyptus leaves. The episode closes with Izzy reminding children not to approach sick animals but to tell an adult.

Curious George
S11 E02

Curious George

Curious George, Cat Sitter

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

George visits friends who run a dog-sitting service and learns their routine of a snack, a bath and a walk. He then takes on three cats, Gnocchi, Lucky and Elsie, and discovers that cats do not eat dog biscuits, enjoy baths or walk on leashes. After several failed attempts he watches what the cats actually respond to and gets them to behave like cats. The cats settle down, the pasta party goes ahead, and George is thanked for his help.

Lovely Little Farm
S01 E04

Lovely Little Farm

Egg

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

On a working farm, sisters Jill and Jackie discover that a special golden egg has rolled away from its nest. Farmer Jill organises the animals into a lookout team and reasons her way around the barn, yard and fields to track it down, while Jackie sets herself the job of collecting the hens' eggs and learns how to lift a chicken gently. The goats Biff and Bob eventually find the golden egg in an old bucket, and it is reunited with its carers. The episode closes with the family planting sweet-corn seeds just before the rain, then heading out to bring the last animals inside.

Shape Island
S01 E02 Story A

Shape Island

Square's Big Prank

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Square, a tidy square who likes everything in its place, is pranked every morning by his friend Triangle. Square decides to prank back and, with advice from Circle and a crystal-cave oracle to go bigger, huger, then enormous, he keeps escalating his attempts. His small tricks all fail, but the enormous one accidentally knocks down Triangle's whole house and a mountain. Instead of being upset, Triangle is thrilled and declares their prank war will never end.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E02

Izzy's Koala World

Baby Champy

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Izzy is a girl who helps care for koalas with her family at a koala hospital on an Australian island. When a new orphaned baby koala named Chompy arrives and refuses to drink the milk he needs to grow strong, Izzy goes into the bush to watch wild mother koalas and learn how to be a foster mum. She keeps Chompy close so he can hear her heartbeat, builds his trust, and he finally drinks his milk. The episode closes with Izzy reminding children not to approach a sick or injured animal but to tell an adult and ask them to call a trained professional.

For 6-year-olds

At six, kindness to animals becomes a matter of fairness and responsibility. Children can think about consequences beyond the moment: what happens to a bird's home when a place changes, why some animals need protecting. They can handle more detail and mild tension, as long as the outcome stays clear and hopeful. Look for content that respects their growing knowledge and invites them to notice and act, not just to feel sorry.

Wild Kratts
S01 E33

Wild Kratts

The Gecko Effect

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

Chris and Martin Kratt set out to discover how a gecko climbs on smooth surfaces. After a failed suction-cup experiment, they miniaturise themselves to study a Tokay gecko's toe pads up close and learn about microscopic electrostatic hairs. Meanwhile, the villain Zach Varmitech steals their miniaturiser and traps the team, who escape by using their new gecko powers to climb out. The episode ends with the inventions reclaimed and the brothers naming the gecko 'Okay'.

Izzy's Koala World
S01 E05

Izzy's Koala World

Juliet's Release

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Izzy, a young girl in Australia, and her family prepare a koala named Juliet to return to the wild after her injured eyes have healed. Izzy and her dad scout the bush for a tree with grippy bark because Juliet's claws are short, while her mum, a vet, runs a health check on breathing, weight and eyes. The family drives Juliet to the bush, releases her and watches her climb high into her new tree. Izzy says a fond goodbye and closes by telling viewers to tell an adult if they find a sick or injured animal.

Curious George
S02 E03

Curious George

Monkey Underground

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

George, a curious monkey living in the country, discovers gophers tunneling near the Rankins' grape farm. When farmer Rankin hires Mr. Calhoun to catch and relocate the gophers, George sets out to save them by digging a tunnel to lead them to his own yard, learning to use a compass and borrowing a digging rabbit along the way. He races against Calhoun's heavy machinery, and Calhoun ends up scooping George up by mistake. Mrs. Rankin decides the gophers are less trouble than Calhoun and lets them stay, leaving George to clean up the churned-up yard.

Dora and Friends: Into the City!
S01 E09

Dora and Friends: Into the City!

Mystery of the Magic Horses

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

Dora and her friends volunteer at Rancho Urbano, a city farm where children come to meet animals, and meet Dulce, the only horse on the farm. When Dulce's charm necklace starts glowing, Dora follows her onto a raft that drifts through an enchanted mist to an island where six horses have been hidden since horse bandits tried to steal them. Dora, Naya and Marco outrun the bandits, navigate a cave, free Dulce from seaweed and get every horse onto the raft. The horses are returned to Farmer Ana Maria, and now there are enough for all the children waiting to ride.

Dino Ranch
S01 E02

Dino Ranch

Min's Quest

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Min and her family of Dino Ranchers find a baby dinosaur whose mother is sick after eating the wrong plant. Min works out that the cure is moon lilies, and the children ride off to find them, facing a tar pit, a thieving compy, and nightfall along the way. After several failed tries, Min realises the flowers glow in moonlight and the kids gather enough to heal the mother dinosaur. Ma tells them she is proud that they never gave up.

Ada Twist Scientist
S02 E02

Ada Twist Scientist

Cat on a Hot Twist Roof

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

When the family cat Mushu carries Arthur's prized toy helicopter onto the roof, Ada, Rosie and Iggy set out to rescue them both without using the forbidden ladder. Each friend tries a different idea, from balloons to a kitty bed to a tuna fishing rod, and every attempt fails. They finally stop competing, combine their ideas and use helium balloons to float a basket up and bring Mushu down. Arthur thanks them and lets everyone take a turn flying the helicopter.

Lovely Little Farm
S01 E03

Lovely Little Farm

Babies

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

On their countryside farm, sisters Jill and Jackie welcome a newborn lamb and their new baby brother. Jackie sets out to prove she is a big sister by finding the perfect name, testing many silly ideas before she and Jill agree on Joshy. Along the way they feed the ewe Barbara, mind a duckling left to watch a golden egg and plan to plant sweetcorn. The episode closes with the golden egg rolling out of sight and the animals setting off to find it.

Goldie
S01 E05 Story A

Goldie

Li'l Cutie

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 3

Goldie, a giant girl in a colourful town, longs for a pet and adopts a ladybug she names Lil' Cutie. Determined to keep her safe, she builds a tiny bed and seals her in a jar, until the ladybug escapes and the friends search the whole town to find her. Goldie realises that keeping Lil' Cutie shut away made her unhappy and apologises. The episode ends with Goldie setting the ladybug free to join her own family living nearby.

Wild Kratts
S03 E10

Wild Kratts

Mystery on the Prairie

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 4

Brothers Chris and Martin Kratt explore the North American shortgrass prairie, where they investigate two animal mysteries: who is impaling insects and small prey on thornbushes, and why one egg in a nest looks different from the rest. With help from their crew aboard the Tortuga, they discover that loggerhead shrikes use thorns instead of talons, and that buffalo birds, also called cowbirds, secretly lay their eggs in other birds' nests. After mistakenly 'rescuing' a cowbird chick they name Moo, they realize the chick belonged where it was and decide to raise it themselves. Live-action segments with the real Kratt brothers and footage of actual prairie animals bookend the animated adventure.

The Magic School Bus
S01 E05

The Magic School Bus

Hops Home

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

Wanda brings her pet bullfrog Bella to the classroom, but Bella hops out an open window during class. Miss Frizzle turns the search into a field trip on the Magic School Bus, which shrinks and hops the students through a meadow, a tree, a fast stream and finally a beaver pond, testing each spot for the food, water, space and shelter a frog needs. Wanda finds Bella safe at the pond, where a heron and a new frog friend named Herman make it clear this is her real home. Wanda decides to leave Bella there and say goodbye, and the class returns to school.

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