Sweet TV shows and movies that can inspire curiosity about nature instead of just promoting consumerism.
This gentle, nature-oriented show encourages children to explore their surroundings while teaching life lessons in a calm, warm format. It’s loved for its soothing tone by older children too.
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Season 1
Tumbleleaf is a whimsical stop-motion show that encourages exploration and teaches children about the world around them through playful adventures.
Tumble Leaf - Season 1
This show is great for children who need more fictional motivation to teach children about different animals and ecosystems. My youngest loved this show but some of the messages were not my favorite.
Wild Kratts Season 1
Zaboomafoo is like an educational, fun show featuring the Kratt brothers. You don’t have to worry about this show teaching non-sense.
Zoboomafoo Season 1
Octonauts follows underwater explorers who rescue sea creatures, helping viewers learn about ocean life.
Watch Octonauts | Netflix
This series features beautiful outdoor scenes in the woods and countryside, introducing children to Beatrix Potter’s lessons on consequences.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Shaun the Sheep is just an entertaining, not educational show. Shaun is the sheep leader of the flock at a farm where he plays jokes and causes trouble for The Farmer and his grumpy dog.
Shaun the Sheep - Season 1
Nature Cat is intended for children ages 3-8. The show’s goal is to reconnect children with nature and encourage them to get outside and experience it.
Nature Cat | Videos | PBS KIDS
This classic show explores everything from ecosystems to weather patterns.
The Magic School Bus Volume 1
Planet Earth II is a visually stunning documentary series that brings children up close to wildlife in their natural habitats.
Planet Earth II
David Attenborough narrates this series showing our planet’s natural beauty.
Watch Our Planet
Wild Babies shows cute animal babies as they learn to navigate the highs and lows of life in the wild.
Watch Wild Babies
The Blue Planet is a breathtaking exploration of the world’s oceans and marine life.
The Blue Planet - Season 1
From their extraordinary intelligence, ability to shapeshift and complex social lives, explore the secrets of octopus – aliens on earth.
Secrets of the Octopus
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Watch My Octopus Teacher
Alone follows survivalist who must endure the harsh conditions of the wilderness. The last one standing wins.
Watch Alone | Netflix
Six couples compete to prove they’ve got the survival skills to win the deed to an extraordinary home deep in the vast, rugged wilderness of Alaska.
Watch Win the Wilderness
Creature Comforts is a claymation series using ‘man on the street’ interviews with people from all walks of life, Aardman pair the voices with animals who appear to be talking about their own situations.
Creature Comforts
Documentary about Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking chimpanzee research.
Jane
The true story of an ill-fated young man’s quest for meaning and freedom in the wilderness of Alaska.
Into the Wild
Youtube links to some shows can be found on the blog.
