Kids

Michel Gondry is known for his playful use of in-camera effects in films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and videos like Let Forever Be. His short film about a lost tricycle features the same sensibility, while doubling as a promo for the iPhone 7 Plus’ moviemaking capabilities.

A while back we spotted some custom Cozy Coupes that Ian Pfaff modded into Mad Max-style rides for his little ones. Now, he’s released an amazing parody trailer starring the cars and his kids, Junior and Benji, with the help of filmmakers Aaron Ulrich and Markus Rutledge.

Sony’s KOOV robot construction system is designed to teach kids basic robotic concepts. The colorful blocks snap together, and can be programmed using a graphical interface which runs on tablets and PCs. Modules include buzzers, sensors, and actuators.

14 students from Japan’s Fuji Municipal Harada elementary school worked together to set a new record for the most skips by a team over a single jump rope in 60 seconds, getting their feet over the spinning rope 225 times without a miss – or about one jump every 1/4 second.

At the beginning of her school year for the past 12 years, YouTuber Kevin Scruggs has been interviewing his daughter on video. He recently shared a heartwarming edit of their talks to celebrate her high school graduation. Congrats guys!

Kids get bored so easily. Here’s a fun activity to keep them occupied. While we prefer the demonic red piping on Wicked Clothes‘ ringer shirts, they’re also available in a wide variety of colors over at illustrator Steven Rhodes’ shop for 3 bucks less. The notebook is great too.

“Here’s what we’re gonna do… so that the operation isn’t gross.” A group of kids literally play doctor in Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate’s charming short film, which wonderfully presents the sorts of things kids would actually say. We wonder how much of it was improvised.

A little kid riding his bike on the sidewalk in Sweden gets distracted by a traveling billboard for an adult’s only club, and hilarity ensues. Sure, it probably was a setup, but we laughed at the kid in Bad Grandpa too.

The only thing wrong with Urban Avenue’s Italian scooter-inspired rocker is that it’s designed for little kids, and us adults can’t fit on one. Someone needs to start building larger ones at adult scale, or maybe we need to head into the workshop this weekend.

YouTuber marxj1 shared this cute video of a little girl mistaking a broken water heater for a robot. We’re not sure what’s more fascinating: that her belief makes us believe as well, or that she’s familiar with the concept of a robot.

While in the middle of a very serious interview on BBC World News, a commentator’s kids busted into into the room, turning a normally cold and dull newscast into something much more entertaining. The part where his wife tries to retrieve them is priceless. Mirror here.

(PG-13: Language) It’s an experience many of us share – fighting with our siblings in the back seat of Mom’s minivan. Only this time, the younger kid has learned to swear like a truck driver, and her bigger brother is the best parent in the car.

A group of youngsters dropped by the The Tonight Show to demonstrate their inventions, each of which combine the sort of free thinking and whimsy that only kids could come up with. Jimmy Fallon’s products, on the other hand are a bit less practical.

“It’s bad and good at the same time.” While we’re good with yams and cranberries, some of the turkey day side dishes of the past seem a little bizarre, like oyster shooters and pickled walnuts. Bon Appétit asked kids to try some sides from the past 100 years.

A robotic play set that teaches preschoolers the basics of programming without text or complex rules. Cubetto is a cubic robot that is controlled by placing direction blocks on a control panel. It comes with maps and story books to make play time more fun.

The perfect gift for Star Wars fans of all ages, this new collection includes the charming Vader as good dad books, Goodnight Darth Vader and Darth Vader and Friends, along with two frameable art prints, all wonderfully illustrated by author Jeffrey Brown.

A kick-ass promotional spot for a kick-ass organization, this spot for the SickKids Foundation at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children features kids and hospital staff doing battle against whatever comes their way, unwilling to give in to disease, illness, or injury.

The word “baby” frequently turns up in song lyrics to refer to one’s girlfriend or significant other. Israel-based comedy group Tachles imagines what these songs would have been about if they were speaking of actual infants.

Qixels are tiny plastic blocks which fuse together permanently when you wet their sides. The new Qixels 3D kit now lets you create 3D voxel models one layer at a time, giving you a sort of Minecraft IRL 3D printer. Includes 600 blocks. 1200 additional blocks go for $18.

Unless they’re soaked in huge amounts of sugar, cranberries can be ridiculously sour. And even then, they’re still pretty tart. Despite the look on this toddler’s face, he keeps going back for more. It’s like our love/hate relationship with hot wings.

The latest short clip from Action Movie Kid sees 4-year-old James Hashimoto living out a popular fantasy, after doodling a chalk spaceship on the ground. Naturally, he had the help of his dad, VFX artist Daniel Hashimoto.

Toon Welling and David Menting designed this plaything which encourages face-to-face interaction, with one person controlling an analog synthesizer, and the other controlling a sequencer on the other side. Its simple enough for kids, but awesome enough for all ages.

The students of Quebec’s École de l’Harmonie St Édouard and École secondaire de La Seigneurie turned in this performance back when The Force Awakens opened. If their musical abilities weren’t enough, their lightsaber bows pushed them over the top.

This dad in Hong Kong gave his kid a thrill ride his rudimentary virtual reality mountain bike simulator. All it took was a big screen TV, a toddler’s push bike, and some upper body strength. Seriously, parents, if you’re looking for a way to squeeze a workout in, this could be it.

Forgive the “shot with a potato” quality video, but this clip is all about the audio anyhow. Listen as Zac and his daughter show off their talents with a brief beatbox improv. We’re sure that someday she’ll show her dad who’s boss. (Thanks Carlos-David!)