Five Awesome Creativity Boosters from PBS Kids

Friday, April 24, 2020


Looking for some fun, creative games for kids to play? PBS Kids offers tons of fun games, many with an educational twist, to help inspire kids to use their imagination. Here are a few of our favorites, but be sure to check out all the games they offer to help little learners bust boredom and stay creative!


For young storytellers, PBS offers a loosely-guided Story Maker based on the popular Pinkalicious book and TV series. Kids can choose their own characters and settings, select props and set pieces, and follow loosely-guided prompts to create a story of their own right on screen. The frame-by-frame format allows for a well-rounded storyboard and lots of opportunities for kids to exercise their imagination. Find it here.



Build a home for lost animals! Kids are prompted to follow the blue prints, select materials, even "use" some hefty tools to craft virtual homes for lost dogs, cats, and more. They're guided by the characters (and an art style) they love from Arthur. Check it out here.




Based on the wonderful Ordinary People Change the World book series by Brad Meltzer, the Hero Maker is like Bitmoji for kids--with the added benefit of inspiring kids to consider what makes a hero to them. Users can scroll through customization options, create their characters, and pair them with real-life heroes from history. Find it here.



This little art studio game, based on Let's Go, Luna, featuress simple, easy online coloring for kids. It even explores different art forms from different cultures, including painting, quilting, dollmaking, and more. It's quick to get through, but kids will love seeing their artwork hung all over Andy's studio! Find it here.


Make music with Sesame Street's best monster band! Kids can play Oscar's drum set, strum along with Abby, sing with Cookie Monster's veggie chorus, and more! This is just one of PBS's music-maker games, but we always love anything featuring Sesame Street. You can find this one here


PBS Kids also offers tons of other word games, adventure games, and games based on all your favorite book and TV characters. Though of course, our favorites are the Story Games, many of which can be found here!

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