Matchstick

Category: Video

  • StoryBots

    What is it Storybots is a series of 100+ educational music videos featuring animated and/or puppet robots. They cover subjects such as the planets, dinosaurs, the alphabet, and more. The production quality is very high and the videos are very entertaining. Who is it for Kids of all ages can get something from the StoryBots […]

  • The Fixies

    What is it The Fixies is a Russian cartoon series about a family of tiny (1cm tall) fairy-like creatures who repair everyday items, and in the process teach about physics, electronics, and other useful DiY knowledge. Who is it for The show is a big hit with our 4-year-old but a lot of the content […]

  • The Little Penguin: Pororo’s Racing Adventure

    [amazon_link asins=’B00IEMRIAG’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’16021301-427d-11e8-9286-d51a2aec847a’] IMDB and other review sites don’t seem to like this movie much, but the kids and adults in our family thought it was great, exciting, well-paced, and very entertaining. It was made by a Korean company, and has a slightly different feel to it compared with Japanese animations, and […]

  • Boss Baby

    [amazon_link asins=’B074W81P3D’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’fa5b8d7b-23ca-11e8-a49f-ddb9bd6f11d7′] Technically the movie is titled, “THE Boss Baby” but we don’t call it that. This is not a movie I would have picked as a likely candidate for movies that get re-watched in our household, but the kids love it. In the past few weeks we’ve seen other kid-friendly […]

  • Kubo and the Two Strings

    [amazon_link asins=’B01K5BSWX0′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’06c34dc5-222f-11e8-83ec-33b1390ae0eb’] This is a movie that flew under the radar (at least my radar) and I hadn’t heard of it until we stumbled upon it on Netflix while searching in vain for a Miyazaki movie. Of course, since having kids my culture and media radar is essentially non-operational and I […]

  • Peppa Pig

    [amazon_link asins=’054584231X’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’d8fa9132-1cb8-11e8-adde-cdf44a72e31c’] Peppa Pig is a British animated show for younger kids. The owners of the trademark have been liberal with licensing the image and there are Peppa Pig playsets, dishes, even bicycles, as well as books and DVDs. Based on the licensed products, it seems the show is aimed exclusively […]

  • Geronimo Stilton

    [amazon_link asins=’0307206912,0307206394,0307245217′ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’39a4c3ca-3fd6-11e7-89d3-bb94155392fa’] I had never heard of Geronimo Stilton before having kids, and just randomly stumbled across these CDs at the library when planning a road trip. These were a big hit and we started playing them in the evening at bedtime. The concept is that Geronimo Stilton is a mouse […]

  • Steam Powered Giraffe

    [amazon_link asins=’B0086JZPNO’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’2bb5338a-10e9-11e8-b7e0-d3656075f555′] It has been fascinating to watch this band evolve over the past ten years. From busking at Balboa park in San Diego to a huge theatrical production on a constant nationwide tour. From their website: Steam Powered Giraffe is a musical project from San Diego, California. It was formed […]

  • Battle of the Planets

    [amazon_link asins=’B00005OOPW’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’02d5664d-0c40-11e8-b7a8-8de5a9e57dc2′] Imagine a Star Trek plot with Power Rangers characters, scored by a hodge-podge of John Williams sound-alikes and late ’60s sounds influenced by bands such as Procol Harum, and voiced by Casey Kasem? The answer is Battle of the Planets My son asked me what were my favorite shows […]

  • Kratts’ Creatures – Zoboomafoo – Wild Kratts

    [amazon_link asins=’B01MSPIFGJ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’986895df-06b8-11e8-a879-0b54524d6904′] It all started when brothers Martin and Chris Kratt grew up in New Jersey, went camping, and took some pictures of local wildlife. This blossomed into lifelong love of nature and specifically of documenting it and sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm. Their first show together was Kratts’ Creatures in […]