Every family with kids needs some downtime on the weekend, during a car ride, or before bedtime. Need some help getting your kids to willingly participate in your family’s downtime plan? Here are the seven kid’s podcasts to satisfy a variety of age groups and interests.
1. Kid’s Podcast: CoComelon Story Time
Best for Younger Listeners. Ages 2-5. Weekly content.
Spotify launched its brand-new podcast, CoComelon Story Time in January 2022 and described it as:
CoComelon Story Time is an interactive storytelling show for families, full of classic fairy tales, global folktales, and expanded nursery rhymes — all told by the hugely popular and beloved CoComelon characters, JJ and Cody.
Keep in mind that this kid’s podcast is relatively new and you might just find yourself listening to all the episodes in one sitting…
2.Kid’s Podcast: Thomas & Friends Story Time
For lovers of the Thomas & Friends franchise and all things train. All ages. New content is added periodically.
Thomas and & Friends Story time is just what you’d expect from its creators:
Join Thomas and his friends on a new adventure …featuring stories from the magical island of Sodor! With new episodes, Thomas & Friends Storytime will feature special origin stories of your favorite engines, magical fairy tales, and so much more.
While these stories don’t come out as often as parents might like, they are well worth the wait.
3. Kid’s Podcast: HEY MRJIM Family of Content – Kids Short Stories
For most creative listener-inspired content. All ages. Daily Content.
Mr. Jim, the creator and narrator of this podcast is an all-time favorite kid’s podcast. His ten-minute-long episodes are original, creative, and entertaining and include return characters such as Dr. Stinky Breath and the Purple Ninjas. Better yet, his stories are based on ideas submitted by kids around the world!
Looking for more? Check out additional podcasts available from the HEYMRJIM family of content, including Kids Animal Stories and Spyology Squad.
4. Kid’s Podcast: Circle Round
For Highest Quality Content. All ages. Weekly Episodes.
WBUR’s webpage says it all:
Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR’s Circle Round podcast adapts folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3 to 10. Each episode explores universal themes like friendship, persistence, creativity and generosity, and ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Add to that a high production level, a soothing narration, and story lengths averaging around twenty minutes and you’ve just found hours of high-quality listening for the entire family.
5. Kid’s Podcast: Sparkle Stories
Largest library of Gentle Parenting Compatible, Developmentally Appropriate Content. Ages 3-9. Content regularly added.
Sparkle stories, a paid subscription-based platform made the list due to its kind and gentle content that is tailored by age. Episodes are 15-20 minutes long and include both long-running series and specific episodes for dealing with almost any topic you can think of.
Want to enjoy some content before deciding on a paid membership? Try their free trial or listen to some sample stories here.
6. Kid’s Podcast: GoKidGo – Lucy Wow
For Diverse, Inclusive, and Action Filled Content. Ages 5-11. Ten seasons.
GoKidGo is a treasure trove of fun, engaging, and creative content that promotes child-led exploration and inclusivity. The diversity of gender and race of the various protagonists makes this platform a welcome addition to your podcast list.
If action, tinkering, curiosity, and general silliness are what your kids enjoy, Lucy Wow is a fun podcast to start with.
Ready for more? Check out a Whale of a Tale, Bobby Wonder, and the newest podcast The Holidays.
7. Kid’s Podcast: Bottle Ship Adventures
For Eco-friendly and Conservation-Minded Families. Ages 12+. Bi-monthly content.
Here’s how the creators of the show describe it:
Bottle Ship Adventures is a series set in the magical land of Dilstonia where little creatures called The Jifflings live on their little Jiffling ship. All the things we humans lose or throw away end up in Dilstonia, and The Jifflings find these lost objects and fish them out of their sea so they can work together to find a new use for them….The show is about recycling and re-using things and has lots of humour and friendship at its heart.
This content is both educational and entertaining and my preschooler has been known to listen in as well…
By taking advantage of all the creative and high-quality kid’s podcasts the internet has to offer you can open new worlds for your kids and enjoy your much-deserved downtime while you’re at it.
If you enjoyed these podcasts or have a favorite one of your own to share, please add them to the comments!