Wild and Kind Kids Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In the deserts of Chile, a shy, pink-haired tarantula feels an itch she just can’t ignore. Meet Rosie the Rose Hair Tarantula!

In this episode, Mom, Lincoln, and Eliza dig into the world of these gentle, fuzzy arachnids to discover how they sense the world with their hairs, hunt without webs, and bravely face one of nature’s coolest makeovers: molting!

When Rosie tries everything to avoid shedding her exoskeleton, her desert friends help her see that change isn’t so scary after all.

Learn, laugh, and wiggle along as we find out why tarantulas are calm, kind, and part of nature’s Glow Up Gang. 

• Download this week's tarantula coloring sheet 
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com 
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore the resources we consulted: 

• Chilean Rose Tarantula Fact Sheet at the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 
• Tarantulas at the San Diego Zoo 
• Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula at the Utica Zoo

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

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Deep in the Amazon rainforest, a golden-furred creature wakes when the moon comes out. ... Meet Tink the Kinkajou!

In this episode, Mom, Lincoln, and Eliza explore how these “honey bears” use their long tongues, twisty feet, and grabby tails to climb and snack their way through the treetops.

When Tink worries she isn’t helping the rainforest like her friends, she learns something amazing: by eating fruit, she’s planting trees!

Learn, laugh, and wiggle along as we discover why Kinkajous are super seed spreaders and true heroes of the rainforest.

• Download this week's kinkajou coloring sheet. 
• Follow us on Instagram: @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com 
• Sign up for email updates

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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In the snowy mountains of Norway, a young reindeer named Aurora loves to race the winter wind. But when a swirling storm rolls in and Aurora wanders too far from her herd, she must learn to listen closely—to the wind, to her clicking hooves, and to the quiet clues that guide her safely home.

Just in time for the holidays, join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they stomp, click, and wiggle into the winter world of reindeer, the hoof-clicking, herd-loving travelers of the Arctic.  

Kids will discover:

• Why reindeer ankles really do click as they walk
• How hollow fur works like tiny built-in thermos bottles
• Why both boys and girls grow antlers
• And how herds help reindeer survive blizzards, long migrations, and the deep Arctic night

Keep exploring:

• Download a reindeer coloring sheet
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• Reindeer (San Diego Zoo)
• 10 brrrr-illiant reindeer facts (National Geographic Kids) 
• Cool reindeer facts you didn't know (Orlando Science Center)
• Reindeer and their arctic adaptations (Glasgow Science Centre) 

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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In the swampy wetlands of Montana, two tiger salamander friends are training for the biggest event of the year: The Salamander Games! But when Finn’s perfect, shiny tail suddenly snaps off, he’s sure his dreams of winning are over ... until nature shows him something unexpected.

Join Mom, Lincoln, and Eliza as they wiggle into the wonderful world of tiger salamanders, one of North America’s biggest, silliest, and most superpowered amphibians. 

Kids will discover how these “wiggly sausages with legs” start life underwater with frilly gills; why their skin helps them breathe; and how salamanders can regrow tails, legs, and even parts of their jaw!

• Download a tiger salamander coloring sheet
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com 
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted: 

• Tiger Salamander (National Geographic)
• Salamanders can regrow their limbs. Can humans one day? (The Harvard Gazette) 
• Are salamanders poisonous or dangerous? (A-Z Animals) 
• Tiger Salamander (San Francisco Zoo & Gardens)

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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Way, WAY up north lives one of the ocean’s most fantastical creatures: the narwhal! (Sometimes called the unicorn of the sea.)  

In this episode, Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza dive into the icy Arctic Ocean to explore how narwhals survive in one of the coldest, darkest places on Earth. Along the way, they uncover incredible real-life narwhal facts: like how their famous “horn” is actually a tooth, how long they can hold their breath, and why they’re such expert deep-sea divers.

This episode features an original story about Tuk, a curious narwhal who swims a little differently from the rest of his pod. When Tuk flips upside down, his pod gets confused. But they all soon discover that being different is often exactly what the moment needs. 

Learn, laugh, and float along as we discover how curiosity, kindness, and real science come together beneath the Arctic ice.

• Download this week's narwhal coloring sheet 
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com 
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore the resources we consulted: 

• Narwhal Facts and Pictures (National Geographic Kids) 
• Unicorn of the Sea: Narwhal Facts (World Wildlife Fund) 
• Narwhals: The Unicorns of the Sea! (Video)

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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On the sunlit savanna near Arusha, Tanzania, a troop of baboons is on the move … headed straight for a breakfast of juicy mangoes. But when they arrive, something is wrong. The mangoes are gone! 

All eyes turn to Bunky, the troop’s most mischievous member. But did he really take them? Or is there more to the story? With the help of an unlikely detective, Bunky sets out to clear his name and the entire troop learns an important lesson about teamwork, trust, and paying attention before jumping to conclusions.

Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they explore the social, chatty world of baboons, where communication, cooperation, and community are everything.

Kids will discover:

• How baboons communicate using sounds, faces, and body language
• Why baboons live in large groups called troops
• How baboons are built for survival, from super big cheek pouches to bottoms that help them sit and patrol for hours 

Keep exploring:

• Download a baboon coloring sheet 
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• These animals have the biggest, weirdest cheek pouches (National Geographic) 
• Baboons (National Geographic) 
• Baboon (African Wildlife Foundation)

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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Among the waving eelgrass and shifting waters of Elkhorn Slough in California floats one very happy sea otter named Mixy.

Mixy has the perfect collection of treasures tucked into her pocket: a just-right rock, a smiling shell, even an extra snack. But when another otter swims close and asks to borrow something, Mixy isn’t so sure. After all, it’s her perfect tool. 

Soon, she discovers that the perfect tool isn’t just for helping yourself; it might be even more powerful when it’s shared.

Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they dive into the playful, splashy world of sea otters, where tools, teamwork, and tiny pockets make a big difference.

Kids will discover:

• How sea otters use tools (yes—real tools!)
• What makes sea otter fur the thickest in the animal kingdom
• How sea otters are made for a life in the water
• Why sea otters are a keystone species in their ecosystem

Keep exploring:

• Download a sea otter coloring sheet 
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• The Sea Otter (National Geographic Kids) 
• Sea Otter (Monterey Bay Aquarium) 
• 10 facts you otter know about sea otters (WWF) 
• Watch: Sea otters have pockets (Oceana)

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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Every February, Walter the Magnificent takes center stage on Groundhog Day to predict the seasons, soaking up the cheers, the cameras, and the spotlight. But when it’s time for him to retire, his shy son Archie suddenly finds himself pushed toward a future he’s not sure he really wants. With some gentle encouragement, he learns that sometimes you have to follow your own path and not just what feels like destiny. 

Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they dig, design, and discover the surprising world of groundhogs in this week’s episode.

Kids will discover:

• Why groundhogs build underground homes called burrows
• How scientists excavate burrows to learn about animal behavior
• If groundhogs really predict the weather 
• Why respecting animal homes helps keep wildlife safe

Keep exploring:

• Download a groundhog coloring sheet
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• Groundhog Photos and Facts (National Geographic Kids) 
• Grading the Groundhogs (NOAA) 
• Fun Facts About Groundhogs (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) 

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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As icy winds sweep across Antarctica, a curious young emperor penguin named Pip can’t stop asking one very important question: why?

When Pip joins a cozy group of penguin kids called a crèche, everything feels warm and safe. But when the group slowly shifts and Pip suddenly finds themself on the chilly outside, Pip feels confused, surprised, and just a little unsure. Why would penguins take turns standing in the cold? And how does this swirling penguin pile actually keep everyone safe?

Through giggles, wonder, and a big “aha” moment, Pip discovers the powerful magic of teamwork, bravery, and looking out for one another.

Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they waddle, wonder, and bundle up with the incredible world of emperor penguins. 

Kids will discover:

• How emperor penguins stay warm in one of the coldest places on Earth
• What a penguin crèche and huddle really are
• How penguins use teamwork and sharing to survive
• How small actions can help protect ocean animals and their habitats

Keep exploring:

• Download an emperor penguin coloring sheet
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates
  
  

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• 10 Facts About Emperor Penguins (National Geographic Kids) 
• Top 10 Facts About Emperor Penguins (World Wildlife Foundation) 
• How Emperor Penguins Survive Subzero Temperatures (Smithsonian Magazine) 

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

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As winter creeps into the forest, two garter snake brothers named Zip and Zap are busy pulling off the silliest pranks around. But when the air turns cold and it’s time to slow down, Zip isn’t so sure that resting is the right move.

Determined to keep going, Zip sets off on his own, trying (and failing) to copy how other forest animals survive the winter. Along the way, he learns something surprising: slowing down isn’t a problem at all. It’s a smart way to stay safe, warm, and strong.

Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they slither, wonder, and cozy up to the surprising world of garter snakes. Kids will discover:

• Why reptiles slow down in winter
• Where garter snakes live and what they eat
• Why sharing space and resting together can be a powerful survival strategy

Keep exploring:

• Download a garter snake coloring sheet
• Follow us on Instagram @wildandkindkidspod
• Show us your coloring sheet or request an animal: wildandkindkidspod@gmail.com
• Sign up for email updates

Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:

• Garter Snake Fast Facts (National Park Service) 
• The Garter Snake Ssscoop (National Park Service) 

This summer, we're inviting you to join the FREE Wild and Kind Kids Club!

For six special episodes, we'll explore amazing animals and their habitats. Each week, your grown-ups will receive ideas for fun crafts, games, and activities that help extend the learning. 

At summer’s end, you can send us a Wild and Kind Mission Report to earn a real Wild and Kind patch!

Sign up at wildandkindkids.com