Top How-To Books & Videos for Kids on Epic

Through vibrant, colorful photos, this book shares the stories of three children learning how to manage stressful situations. Covering themes like talking about, dealing with and finding ways to cope with stress, this EQ how-to is a great example of how reading books can promote emotional development in early readers. We highly recommend this for read-alouds with little ones.  

Dedicated to “children—of all ages—who appreciate small things,” this book-slash-workshop gives kids everything they need (heads and thoraxes, anyone?) to build a bug of their very own. 

This awesome picture book on insect anatomy will not only teach kids how to make an insect, it’ll get ’em curious about these amazing creepy crawlies and eager to learn more.

This guide is filled with fun challenges that let kids “dream up” their own survival bags for hauling gear.  

With colorful images, informative text, hints and advice, it sparks imagination while promoting collaboration and problem-solving skills that’ll set ‘em up to solve the real-world problems of today and tomorrow.

Also part of the “Make a… Your Way” series, this is one of the best books to deliver some serious DIY fun while also preparing 5-10 year olds for the real-world problems of tomorrow! 

Your aspiring survivalist will love learning how to build their own gadget for seeing in the dark.

Many of us are familiar with the myriad of ways that LEGO blocks have been helping kids learn and grow for decades: with everything from promoting problem solving and aiding in mathematical thinking, to building creativity and confidence. This engaging video is a fun way to help older kids build on skills that’ll have long-term positive effects.

From acclaimed book author Nick Bruel comes this cheeky tutorial on how to draw the hilarious grandma-biting (she did apologize), curtain-clawing baddest kitty of them all. Fans of the picture books, chapter books and board books will get a kick out of recreating one of their favorite characters.

Is your kid into comics and graphic novels? Now they can make their own with another tutorial from Nick Bruel in partnership with the Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning KidLitTV.  

For middle-grade kids, mistakes big or small can feel like the end of the world, and the “ache” that follows is one of the toughest parts about growing up. Using humor and fun illustrations, this book helps kids learn about mistakes and offers practical advice and how-tos for coping and recovering from them. 

If your kid enjoys this book in the acclaimed Laugh and Learn® series, check out other Laugh & Learn titles on Epic, including “Dude, That’s Rude (Get Some Manners,” “How to Take the Grrr Out of Anger” and more.

Time to get crafty! This DIY video will walk your older kids through the steps for making their very own windchimes. If they’re able to get their hands on an abalone shell, they’ll love this creative way of transforming it into something decorative. 

Does your little Minecraft fan like Origami? Whether they do or not, they’ll love flexing their creativity making a paper version of these pesky little guys from their favorite game.

Shark attacks? Lightning bolts? Embarrassing moments at school? This handbook for older children will give ’em advice on how to conquer anything, from school and social pressures and best friend drama, to facing off with grizzlies! 

Well, maybe not “facing off,” but you get the picture. This super fun read combines the funnest kind of learning with edge, humor and a wealth of expertise.