Youtubers for Kids post written by the Ent on 5/22/20
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Youtube can be a great place to go for entertainment, but there is also a lot of garbage to trudge through. There are a ton of great channels out there, but we have put together a list of Youtubers for kids that we believe are family friendly. We hope that on some level if you watch these channels with your kids, you can also enjoy them as well and have some good conversations! PS- we also have a Youtube channel where we add to the reviews from the blog. We’d love for you to check it out and subscribe here!
Toddler Friendly Youtube Channels
LittleBabyBum
Age Suggestion: any
Warnings: Some of the song lyrics are questionable due to being classic nursery rhymes, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Quick Summary: This channel has lots of 1-4 minute nursery rhymes in an animated format (Usually in collections of 30 min videos). They also regularly have livestreams with a fun mix of older and newer material.
Mother Goose Club
Age Suggestion: Any
Warnings: Fictional characters doing unrealistic things
Quick Summary: A fun mix of classic nursery rhymes and original content. Goes between animated and live action children. Videos are about 20 minutes long and usually a collection of shorter songs
Laurie Berkner
Age Suggestion: Any (But more fun for kids who dance)
Warnings: None
Quick Summary: Fun music videos designed to get kids to get up, dance, and just generally be silly. Single music videos are about 3 minutes long, but she also has some longer videos (almost like a mini concert). PS- Her videos are fun and inclusive!
Bonus Info (Youtube Kids):
There is an app called Youtube Kids which is great for pretty much all youngsters. It gives the parent the ability to choose what videos/channels your child is allowed to visit and watch videos. This is a great way to monitor and add more parental controls to your kid’s Youtubing! For older kids, a discussion may need to be had to discuss the reasons for implementing this change.
Sport Youtube Channels for Kids
Age Suggestion: 2+
Warnings: This contain exercise for kids that may be strenuous or frustrating if they can’t do it.
Quick Summary: These videos feature a yoga instructor for kids. The most fun part is that many of the videos are based on popular children’s movies (Trolls, Frozen, Moana, etc.)
Sam Gordon
Age Suggestion: 5+
Warnings: Normal visuals from contact sports (tackling, etc)
Quick Summary: 14 year old Sam Gordon is determined to follow her dream to become a professional athlete. Join her as she tries to push through the man-centric world of sports.
Dude Perfect
Age Suggestion: 10+
Warnings: Sometimes stunts are performed that should not be emulated
Quick Summary: A group of five guys try to challenge each other in feats of strength, agility, and sometimes stupidity. No matter the challenge, it is at least entertaining!
Personal Recommendation:
The Body Coach TV: This channel contains lots of fun videos called PE with Joe that is really fun for kids to get up and moving! They are fun 5 min. videos.
Family Friendly Music Youtube Channels
Lindsey Sterling
Age Suggestion: 6+
Warnings: Sometimes odd, fantastical imagery that may be confusing for little children
Quick Summary: Lindsey Stirling performs choreographed dances while playing the violin. The combination is both beautiful and powerful at times. There are themed episodes every once in a while that may appeal to you or your family (Kingdom Hearts, Les Miserable, etc)
Peter Hollens
Age Suggestion: 8+
Warnings: Sometimes odd, fantastical imagery that may be confusing for little children
Quick Summary: Peter Hollens is a singer who specializes in Accapella. He most often creates beautiful symphonies using only his voice. He has a large variety on his channel from Disney montages to beautiful renditions of Lord of the Rings music!
Postmodern Jukebox
Age Suggestion: 12+
Warnings: some weirder imagery in some of the videos (i.e. Puddles the clown)
Quick Summary: This site usually covers relatively modern pop/rock music, but in the stylings of the 50s. The visual style is very alluring and inticing!
Personal Recommendation:
SamiXDawn: A friend of ours who has a fun mix of covers and original music. She also helped provide some suggestions for this list!
Family Friendly Video Game Youtube Channels
PrestonPlayz
Age Suggestion: 8+
Warnings: Some intense animated gameplay
Quick Summary: If your kid has any interest in Minecraft, there is a decent chance that they already know about PrestonPlayz. Despite the oversaturation of these types of videos, this channel has lots of fun, interesting content that you won’t hate if you decide to watch it with them.
Snoman Gaming
Age Suggestion: 10+
Warnings: Nothing inappropriate
Quick Summary: Snoman Gaming makes videos that discuss popular games of the present as well as some classic video games. These videos are fun but a little bit on the boring side for younger viewers
ShadyPenguinn
Age Suggestion: 13+
Warnings: Mild violence from video games, slightly risqué anime characters in some episodes (nothing too bad)
Quick Summary: ShadyPenguinn has lots of Let’s plays (which is just someone playing video games. He does humorous voices, is family friendly, and mostly plays anime and pokemon games.
Family Friendly Vlogging Youtube Channels
Dani and Dannah
Age Suggestion: 4+
Warnings: None
Quick Summary: 9 year old Dani and 8 year old Dannah walk you through their fun, faith-filled life. Most known for their Call Jesus video, these sisters just like enjoying life and talking about Jesus with their family
Brooklyn and Bailey
Age Suggestion: 10+
Warnings: none
Quick Summary: Twins Brooklyn and Bailey have fun in head to head challenges and discuss what it is like to be high schoolers (and college students in later videos)
Jess and Gabriel
Age Suggestion: 13+
Warnings: Discussion of feminine products and adult (but appropriate) topics
Quick Summary: Married couple Jess and Gabriel discuss the differences between men and women, Americans and Australians, and just talk through modern day married life. (Bonus: they are native Texans in the city we live in!)
Personal Recommendation:
Alison Kate and PaigeHopeB: Friends with entertaining channels that helped with some suggestions for this list!
Entertaining Youtube Channels that are Family Friendly
Ryan’s World
Age Suggestion: 4+
Warnings: None
Quick Summary: Eight year old Ryan reviews toys, plays games, and performs experiments with his family.
Jaiden Animations
Age Suggestion: 10+
Warnings: Some adult topics are mentioned occasionally (not inappropriate stuff, just potentially boring topics for the younger audience)
Quick Summary: This is a channel filled with fun, animated videos that walk through the funny scenes and scenarios from Jaiden’s life.
How It Should Have Ended
Age Suggestion: 12+
Warnings: Covers a variety of movies which includes horror movies. This lends itself to some intense scenes, although all done through animated styles.
Quick Summary: Have you ever watched a movie and thought: This movie should have ended like this? That is what this channel shoots to do, but 1) in an animated format and 2) usually in the most ridiculous, but reasonable, way possible.
Educational Youtube for Kids
Sesame Street
Age Suggestion: Any
Warnings: None
Quick Summary: As they have been doing for over 50 years, Sesame Street’s Youtube channel provides fun, educational videos that your little ones will enjoy.
Mark Rober
Age Suggestion: 10+
Warnings: Although this is based in science, there are still lots of things you would not want your child to try (he does state this often)
Quick Summary: Science takes on fun, interesting topics such as “What if everyone flushed their toilet at once” or “How to survive a grenade blast.” This channel is very fun, but also backs up their experiments with formulas.
Crash Course
Age Suggestion: 13+ (can be lower for certain topics)
Warnings: Nothing inappropriate outside of a few jokes, but this channel covers a large variety of topics ranging from history to nuclear physics.
Quick Summary: This is a great channel for when someone asks you something you do not understand at all. There is so much information for you and your family to soak in!
Check these posts out next!:
–Our Youtube Channel where we review movies, shows and books!
–50+ Family Friendly Streaming Suggestions
–25 Board Games for Family Game Night
–25 Engaging Art Activities with Only 5 Supplies
–Audiobooks for the Whole Family
What are your favorite Youtube Channels?!
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