Imagine you’re a pilot, thousands of feet above the earth on an airplane. You look down from your cockpit at the patchwork of fields and tiny, Lego-sized houses below you. You’re planning your route, but you’re not trying to get from point A to point B. Instead of...
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Bedtime HistoryThe History of Walt Disney for Kids
So as a family one of our favorite activities is watching movies together. Often because they are so many of us we skip the theater and just pop popcorn and cuddle up together on the couch and watch our favorite movies from home. Movies are sort of like going on a...
The History of Steve Irwin “Crocodile Hunter” for Kids
Close your eyes and imagine you are riding down a river in a boat. The river is surrounded by swamp land. You hear bugs chirping in the trees and fish darting through the water below you. You are driving slowly, cautiously, watching the surface of the water for one of...
The History of Hedy Lamarr for Kids
Have you ever wanted to invent something? What if you were someone who enjoyed playing with technology, but everyone expected you to do something else very different? That is what happened to Hedy Lamarr, one of the most famous actresses during the “Golden Age...
The History of Bruce Lee for Kids
The year is 1955 and you live in Hong Kong. You are a teenage boy and everyday, you study hard in school and then go to the Kung Fu training centre and practice Kung Fu for hours and hours. Your dream is to become the best Kung Fu master in the world and...
The History of Michael Jordan for Kids
Close your eyes and imagine you are a basketball player racing down the court with your team. From the stands, a huge crowd is watching and cheering and millions more are watching you on TV. You’ve played hard all night. You’re sweating and breathing heavily. Your...
History of Irving Berlin for Kids
Have you ever thought about how music is made? Some of the classic hits that we all hear regularly were once ideas in someone’s head. How do these turn into the songs we hear on the radio today? Tonight we are going to learn about an immigrant named Irving...
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Making of Hamilton
Learn about Lin-Manuel Miranda, the talented rapper and songwriter, who produced the Tony award-winning musical Hamilton and In the Heights.
The Shirley Temple Story for Kids
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a movie star? Many people around the world dream of being famous and acting in blockbuster movies. Lots of actors work hard to build their careers and spend years trying to get even small parts on movies....
History of Buffalo Bill Cody for Kids
Close your eyes and imagine you live in America in the 1800s, a time before cars, the Internet and TV. You are riding in a wagon pulled by your family’s best two horses. Your mom and dad are up front and you and your siblings are in the back. You look around and see...