What Is the Merge Cube? The Merge Cube is a small, lightweight foam cube printed with a special marker...
Learning & Education
PBS Kids’ Skillsville: Animated Game Worlds Teach Kids Executive Function and Career Skills
What is Skillsville? Premiered March 3, 2025 on PBS Kids, Skillsville is an educational animated series set...
Adaptive Learning Meets Edutainment: Personalized Play That Helps Kids Learn in 2025
Why It’s Trending Adaptive learning technology is reshaping early education by using algorithms to monitor...
OpenAI Study Mode: Why ChatGPT Just Became a Homework Mentor, Not a Shortcut
What Is Study Mode? Introduced in mid‑July 2025, Study Mode is a ChatGPT feature developed in collaboration...
BrickSmart: Turn Block Play into a Smart Space Language Lesson
In April 2025, researchers launched BrickSmart, an AI system that integrates with block play to promote...
Unschooling in 2025: Letting Kids Take the Lead in Learning With Parent Guidance
By mid‑2025, unschooling—an alternative to structured home or school education—is gaining traction. This...
PBS Kids Unveils Weather Hunters & Phoebe & Jay—Two New STEM Series for Curious Minds
PBS Kids expands its educational lineup in 2025 with two new animated series—Weather Hunters, hosted by Al...
PBS Funding Cuts Threaten Sesame Street—Why Families Need Nonprofit Kids Media
What’s Happening Recent federal budget decisions have removed approximately $9 billion in public...
BrickSmart: AI-Enhanced Block Building for Spatial & Language Growth
BrickSmart is an innovative family tool that merges hands-on block play with AI coaching. Designed to enrich...









