How to Find Games and Videos on pbskids.org

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On pbskids.org, games and videos are reached through the Site Menu at the top of the page. The menu is the main navigation entry point for the site's content sections, and the homepage also surfaces videos directly through a Video Picks of the Week section. You can browse the site without creating an account; the available page evidence does not mention registration or login requirements for viewing content.

Start With the Site Menu

The homepage includes a Site Menu heading, which is the primary way to move between content types such as games and videos. Open the menu and choose the section you want rather than scrolling the homepage looking for a specific title.

What the homepage shows

The homepage highlights a rotating set of videos under Video Picks of the Week. Each entry lists a show name, an episode title, and a runtime, for example:

Show Episode listing Runtime
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures Things that go OO in the Night! / Tricks and Treats! / Costume Catastrophe! 23 minutes
Rosie's Rules The Legend of Captain Spooky Beard / Crystal's Haunted House 26 minutes
Odd Squad Oddumentary / I Love It When a Plan Barely Comes Together 26 minutes

These are labeled as Full Episode entries, so the homepage is a reasonable place to start if you want to watch something immediately without picking a show first.

Find Content by Show Name

If a child already has a favorite show, the most direct route is to look for that show by name — Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Wild Kratts are among the shows the site describes as sources of its games and videos. Show-based navigation keeps games and videos for the same series together, which is useful when you want a game that matches a video the child just watched.

A Practical Browsing Routine

  1. Decide the goal first: watching (video) or playing (game). This determines which menu section to open.
  2. Open the Site Menu and select the matching section.
  3. Narrow by show if the child has a preference; otherwise use the homepage video picks as a starting point.
  4. Check the runtime shown next to each video before starting, so you can fit an episode into the time available — the listed picks run roughly 22–26 minutes.

Common Sticking Points

  • Looking for a specific episode on the homepage: the homepage only features a small rotating selection. Use the menu and the show's own page instead.
  • Expecting a search-first experience: the evidence points to menu- and show-based browsing as the primary structure, so navigating by section and show name is more reliable than hunting for a single title.
  • Assuming an account is needed: nothing in the available site information indicates that registration is required to browse games and videos.

For parents deciding how to use the site with young children, the menu structure supports a simple rule: pick the content type together, then let the child choose a show within it.