Curated lists of the best things to watch, play and read for every situation.
Every list is curated by a Screenwise parent, with personalized reviews that adapt to your own family's goals and values.
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The Zelda Starter Pack
by Maya Chen · 5 picks
Where to begin if your kid just watched someone play Zelda and now it's all they talk about.
Bedtime Books We've Read 100 Times
by The Okafor Family · 6 picks
The board books that survived two kids and are still in rotation.
Open-Ended Toys That Never Get Old
by Devon R. · 6 picks
No batteries, no instructions, played with for years. The good stuff.
Toddler TV That Won't Make You Crazy
by Priya & Sam · 6 picks
Shows a two-year-old loves that you can stand to hear from the next room.
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Gateway Games for Non-Gamers
by Theo M. · 6 picks
Hand these to the friend who says "I don't really do board games."
Reluctant-Reader Rescue
by Nadia K. · 5 picks
The books I hand to kids who say they hate reading. They come back for more.
Pixar, Ranked by a Dad Who's Cried at All of Them
by Marcus B. · 6 picks
No shame. Here they are, best first.
Cozy Games for a Rainy Saturday
by Maya Chen · 6 picks
No timers, no losing, no stress. The kind of game you sink into with a blanket.
Elephant & Piggie: Where to Start
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
Mo Willems' best friends, and the order that got the biggest laughs at our house.
Learn to Code Without a Screen (Mostly)
by Devon R. · 6 picks
The gateway drugs to real programming, most of them tactile.
Bluey, All of It
by Priya & Sam · 6 picks
Every way to get more Bluey into your house — screen, page, and shelf.
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Co-op Games: Win or Lose Together
by Theo M. · 5 picks
Nobody at the table is your enemy. The game is.
Nonfiction That Reads Like a Story
by Nadia K. · 5 picks
Facts, but with a narrative pull that keeps pages turning.
Studio Ghibli Night
by Marcus B. · 5 picks
Start here, and clear the whole weekend after.
Puzzle Games That Make Kids Feel Smart
by Maya Chen · 6 picks
The satisfying click of a solved level, over and over.
Chapter Books That Hooked My 8-Year-Old
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
The ones that got read under the covers with a flashlight.
The LEGO Build List
by Devon R. · 6 picks
The sets my coaches and I actually reach for — display-worthy and buildable.
Preschool Shows That Sneak In Learning
by Priya & Sam · 5 picks
They think it's cartoons. It's counting and phonics.
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Heavy Games for a Long Night
by Theo M. · 6 picks
Clear the calendar. These earn the whole evening.
Podcasts for Curious Kids
by Nadia K. · 6 picks
The ones that answer the questions you can't, on the drive to school.
Nature Docs That Feel Like a Vacation
by Marcus B. · 6 picks
Big screen, big sound, and suddenly you're on a reef.
Best Couch Co-op for the Whole Family
by Maya Chen · 5 picks
Games where nobody storms off — you win or lose the pizza together.
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Classics Worth the Hype
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
The books your parents read to you, that still land.
Apps That Actually Teach Something
by Devon R. · 6 picks
No dark patterns, no coins to buy. Just kids getting smarter.
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Screen-Free Wind-Down
by Priya & Sam · 5 picks
The audio players and quiet listens that get us to lights-out.
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Beautiful Games You'll Want on the Shelf
by Theo M. · 6 picks
Great to play, better to look at. The ones guests pick up first.
Bedtime Podcasts
by Nadia K. · 5 picks
Calm voices and slow stories for the last twenty minutes of the day.
Feel-Good Family Movies for Friday Night
by Marcus B. · 6 picks
Everyone on the couch, nobody bored, nobody scared.
Mario Night: A Ranked Ballot
by Maya Chen · 5 picks
Every Mario platformer worth owning, in the order I keep coming back to them.
Harry Potter: The Family Read-Aloud
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
We did one chapter a night for a year. Here's how we'd do it again.
Creative Apps for Little Artists
by Devon R. · 5 picks
For the kid who fills every margin with drawings.
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First Board Games (Ages 4–6)
by Priya & Sam · 5 picks
Games a preschooler can actually win, that a grown-up can actually enjoy.
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Two-Player Date Night Games
by Theo M. · 5 picks
Just the two of you and something worth arguing over.
Middle-Grade Fantasy Series
by Nadia K. · 5 picks
For the kid who finished Harry Potter and needs the next world to live in.
Shows for the 7–12 Set
by Marcus B. · 5 picks
Past the preschool stuff, not yet teen. The tricky-to-fill middle.
Games That Are Basically Art
by Maya Chen · 6 picks
Put these on a big screen with the lights low. They hold up next to a museum.
Books That Teach Big Feelings
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
For the hard days, and the conversations that come after.
Websites That Beat a Worksheet
by Devon R. · 6 picks
Free, open-ended, and better than anything a workbook can do.
Baby's First Books (0–2)
by Priya & Sam · 6 picks
Chew-proof, rip-proof, and read a thousand times.
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Party Games That Actually Work
by Theo M. · 5 picks
Loud, fast, and funny — for the eight people crammed around your table.
Our Rainy-Saturday Co-op Picks
by Dan · 5 picks· 1
Games and shows the whole family plays and watches together when it pours.
Poetry & Wonder
by Nadia K. · 5 picks
Books that slow a kid down and make them look twice.
Get Them Into the Kitchen
by Marcus B. · 5 picks
The shows and listens that turn a rainy afternoon into a baking project.
Minecraft, But Make It Learning
by Maya Chen · 5 picks
The versions and mods that turn the block obsession into something you can point to at a parent-teacher conference.
Bilingual Bookshelf: Spanish
by The Okafor Family · 5 picks
The books we read in both languages, on purpose.
Best Airplanes Shows for 9 and 7 Year Old Boys
by Dan · 3 picks
For the Kid Who Loves Space
by Devon R. · 6 picks
Apps, books, and podcasts for the child who asks how far away the sun is.
Gentle Movies for Sensitive Kids
by Priya & Sam · 6 picks
No jump scares, no villains, no stakes. Just beautiful little films.