Hello friends! In today’s volume of Friday Finds, I’m going to talk about 4 great podcasts for kids, I’ve got a round up of affordable and stylish desk essentials from Etsy, plus interior inspiration galore via the perforated prettiness of cane. Let’s dive in!
1. 4 Great Podcasts My Kids Love!
For clarity’s sake, my kids are 5.5 and nearly 9. Both of them enjoy these podcasts although the 5 year old has a shorter listening span, understandably, and I’ll point out the one she really loves to listen to further down this list. We started listening to these about a year ago and they are still often requested on the way home from school. We use the Apple Podcasts app to listen to them but you can use any podcast service you subscribe too. These are listed in no particular order.
First on the list of great podcasts for kids is Smash Boom Best. This is a fact-based debate podcast that features a rotating cast of adult debators with a new young adult judge in every episode. It is smart, fast-paced, funny, and snappy! Each episode is 38 minutes long and features lively debate, a brief lyrical intermission, and of course, lots of cool facts presented in fun ways. My husband and I enjoy this as much as the kids do, and my son is always thinking of ideas for the next round of debates!
Our favourite episodes: Pizza vs. Tacos followed by Superspeed vs Super Strength.
Second on the list is Forever Ago, another podcast by the makers of Smash Boom Best. This time it’s history and it’s a lot of fun! Hosted by the delightful Joy Dolo, sadly there is only one season so far, but it is so good that the kids have listened to each episode multiple times by now.Our favourite episodes: The kids especially enjoyed the podcast on Video Games and I really loved the story of how Umbrellas were invented!
Next we have the Molly of Denali podcast from PBS Kids. The show is about the “daily adventures of 10-year-old Alaska native Molly Mabray, her family, her dog Suki and her friends Tooey and Trini”. My 5.5 year old loves Molly! The 9 podcast episodes are engaging even without the accompanying visuals from the 22-episode TV series of the same name (which I also recommend!). Like most kids who rewatch their favourite shows ad nauseum, my daughter loves to listen to this podcast. The difference is I can plug in her headphones and sneak a few moments of quiet- I call that a Mom win!
From the folks at NPR, the last show on my list of great podcasts for kids is whimsical, entertaining and features folk tales from all around the world. Circle Round episodes feature characters who are brave, persistent, honest and there are lessons on being kind, courageous, and quick witted. Each episode is about 20-24 minutes long which is a great length for a children’s podcast, in my opinion. Both my kids enjoy listening to these and we often end with a chat about what we just heard and their impressions of the story.
Our favourite episode: Stella and the Dragon
I hope you find this list of great podcasts for kids helpful while you navigate this new normal. At the very least, I think they could count as homeschooling too!
2. Best of Etsy: Stylish, Affordable & Minimalist Desk Accessories
As most of us are working from home these days, I wanted to do a big round up of the many affordable, stylish, and useful desk accessories that Etsy has to offer!
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Pen and Pencil Holders
Mouse Pads
Calendars and Planners
Bullet Journals and Note Books
Tech Stands and Chargers
Letterpress and Gold Foil
Plants, Candles, and Decorative Accents
Small Desk Accessories
Desk Lighting
I hope you find these helpful and inspirational in organizing your work space these days whether it is the kitchen table, or like my husband, a desk in the corner of your bedroom!
3. The Perforated Prettiness of Cane
If you’ve been on Instagram or Pinterest at all, in the last six months, you will surely have noticed the resurgence in rattan and cane furniture and accessories. The neutral hues and perforated patterns in cane hark back to simpler times and simply ooze style when paired with contemporary modern and clean interiors. A quiet but distinctive style statement, it is seemingly everywhere, and I’m not mad about it one bit! Here are some beautiful interiors featuring cane details.
But first: Did you know the difference between Wicker, Rattan and Cane? According to Hunker, “Wicker refers to the method, while rattan alludes to the material. Cane also refers to rattan, as it is the thinner material that results from the process of stripping the rattan palm.“
Woven rattan lighting x 2! Via The Design Files
I love this room so much! From the statement lighting to the herringbone hardwood floors plus those beautiful bentwood chairs with cane seating. It’s basically perfect. Via Tim Labenda
More cane dining chairs, this time framed in black and paired with a stunning olive green leather banquette. Via Homes to Love
This bedroom! The colour, the Gucci Heron wallpaper, the rounded corners on that beautiful cane headboard. Via Tim Labenda
This is one of the rooms at the Hotel Panache in Pars. Isn’t that headboard gorgeous? Via Chzon. Photo by Romain Ricard.
Gorgeous kitchen design by Blau Interiors with a beautiful rattan and ash sliding door. Via Remodelista. Design by Minna Jones. Photograph by Mikael Pettersson
This is an Ikea dresser hack! Amazing. Via House on Longwood Lane. P.S.: Have you seen my Ikea Tarva dresser hack?
Can you believe this is an Ikea Billy bookcase hack? Via House of Hawkes
Another fab Ikea hack, this time the Flisat wall shelves. Via Outdoor Christmas. Designed by Christina Healy.
And lastly, it is impossible to do a post on cane accents without acknowledging the iconic Cesca chair. Here it is, looking glorious as usual, in two different spaces.
Via Est Living
Via Behance
Until next Friday,
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