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  • - Hi everyone.

  • My name is Alyssa.

  • Welcome to Kidskind.

  • Together, each week, we are going to meet amazing kids

  • who are changing the world.

  • Follow along with me as we hear their stories,

  • learn new things, and then, we're gonna hit the streets

  • and meet the kind kids of New York City.

  • First up, our friend, 11 year old, Jonah.

  • Whoa, do you see that?

  • He can crochet so fast.

  • Jonah uses the money he makes from his crochet designs

  • to help families across the world.

  • And while you guys say hi to Jonah,

  • I'll try my hand at crocheting.

  • Jonah is an 11 year old genius

  • when it comes to a needle and yarn.

  • - Hi fellow crocheters.

  • Today, in this tutorial, I'm gonna show you

  • how to make these adorable baby shoes.

  • - When he was five years old,

  • Jonah was going through an old bag of crafts

  • in his basement when something long and shiny

  • caught his eye.

  • It was a crochet hook.

  • He had no idea what it was for.

  • - He found all sorts of fun things,

  • but he was really fascinated with that shiny hook,

  • so he asked me what it was.

  • I told him, and then we went together on YouTube

  • to find a video, just so he knew what it was used for.

  • - A crochet hook is a skinny tool

  • used to make loops with yarn.

  • Those loops are then connected in two crochet stitches.

  • When you do this over and over again

  • using different patterns and colors,

  • you can make incredible things.

  • The first day Jonah picked up those old crochet hooks,

  • he crocheted an entire dish cloth.

  • Ever since then, he's been crocheting away.

  • - He never put that hook down.

  • - Got me hooked.

  • (cymbal crashing)

  • - I have socks and--

  • - I made you an afghan

  • - slippers, and afghans, and pillows.

  • Yeah, pretty much anything.

  • - Jonah loves crocheting so much

  • that his mom has to take his crochet materials

  • away at dinnertime.

  • - Yeah, it is kind of hard because it's so relaxing,

  • and when you start it, you just don't wanna stop.

  • You just wanna keep going.

  • - Jonah's mom was so proud of his new hobby,

  • but she was worried that Jonah would be bullied

  • at school for crocheting.

  • It's not every day you see kid crocheting things

  • like blankets, hats, and mittens at such a high speed.

  • - He took his crocheting to school in fifth grade.

  • That helped him settle down

  • after his assignments were complete,

  • and again, he helped other people, other kids crochet,

  • and they were fascinated at the speed of crochet.

  • - Jonah also excels in school and on the field.

  • - Basketball, football, baseball, track, cross country.

  • All you need is balance on a scale.

  • - Crocheting makes Jonah happy,

  • and it makes other people happy too.

  • - It makes me happy because it relaxes me,

  • and I find it a very productive way to spend my time.

  • And I didn't even notice at first,

  • but it also makes other people happy to see my work,

  • and that's a win win.

  • I donated couple items to the,

  • our same area in the orphanage where I was adopted from,

  • and I raised them $400.

  • That felt really nice

  • to be able to do that because that's where I came from,

  • and it felt like, I just felt like

  • I should give back to them.

  • - Jonah's crocheting skills have become so well known

  • around the world that people as far away

  • as New Zealand and companies like Amazon

  • are sending him boxes and boxes of different color yarn.

  • Not everyone will be a genius at crocheting

  • on the first try, but everyone can be awesome at something.

  • You just have to go out and find it.

  • - Well, I just think of it as it's never to late in life

  • to try something unusual.

  • I march to the beat of my own drum.

  • - Wow, Jonah is so fast.

  • I think I got the hang of it here.

  • What do you guys think?

  • But listen, everyone really can be good at something,

  • and it doesn't have to be crocheting.

  • You may be super talented at arts and crafts,

  • reading, sports, or maybe recycling.

  • Recycling is so important to keep our planet

  • clean and happy.

  • Right?

  • (bell rings)

  • (laughing)

  • Right now, we are going to introduce you to Sammie.

  • Sammie takes something as simple as little bottle caps

  • and completely transforms them.

  • She created what she called, the Buddy Bench.

  • Sammie is on a mission to end loneliness at recess.

  • She's doing it one Buddy Bench at a time.

  • - A Buddy Bench is a place where if someone is lonely

  • or they are new to the school, they can sit

  • on the Buddy Bench, and another person can come up to them,

  • and ask them to play.

  • They could play together.

  • You can meet new friends that way.

  • - Sammie's benches help kids and the planet

  • at the same time.

  • Believe it or not, these benches are actually made

  • out of bottle caps.

  • Many, many bottle caps.

  • Each bench is made up of hundreds of pounds

  • of recycled caps.

  • - This is Sammie's Buddy Bench.

  • - A local manufacturing company turns the caps into benches.

  • - What do you think?

  • - Sammie collected enough caps for three Buddy Benches

  • to be made at her school

  • Lots of kids use them to make new friends, including Sammie.

  • - I'm really excited because it's my first day of school,

  • and I'm really, I'm also really excited

  • that now we have Buddy Benches on the playground

  • for the whole year.

  • (upbeat music)

  • If I see somebody sitting on the Buddy Bench,

  • I ask them to play.

  • So, (murmurs) and Samantha made this

  • which is called the Buddy Bench,

  • and when someone's lonely, they sit on the bench

  • and someone asks them to play,

  • but I did today,

  • and her name was Emma.

  • - Dani, my little sister, she's in kindergarten.

  • On the first day of school, she, or after school,

  • she came up to mom and was like,

  • "I asked somebody to play on the Buddy Bench.

  • I have a new friend."

  • - For Sammie, the hard work isn't over

  • until every playground has one.

  • She's still collecting caps to help

  • other schools get started.

  • - This is what your caps are gonna turn into.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - Thanks, Sammie, for inspiring me to do the Buddy Bench.

  • - And by now, all the classrooms are participating

  • and we have a lot of caps.

  • - Hey Sammie, this is the

  • Pender Kindness Council, guess what?

  • We met our goal for our first bench.

  • - How many pounds do we have?

  • - 235.

  • - Thank you Sammie for the Buddy Bench!

  • (cheering)

  • - Thanks to Sammie, kindness is catching on.

  • - Always be kind to people.

  • You don't just have to be an adult

  • to make a difference.

  • You could be a kid too.

  • - You can get a Buddy Bench at your school too.

  • To learn how to get started, ask your parents

  • to help you go to Sammie's website.

  • Sammie's Buddy Bench invention was awesome.

  • An invention is an idea that can help

  • make the world a better place.

  • Have you ever thought about inventing something?

  • 13 year old, Ella, has.

  • She created something

  • that makes hospitals a little more fun.

  • - My name is Ella Casano, and I invented the Medi Teddy.

  • - Ella is a kid inventor.

  • She came up with Medi Teddy

  • to make the hospital less scary.

  • - When a patient gets their Medi Teddy,

  • this is what they will receive.

  • Then the doctor or nurse will take their IV bag,

  • and slip it into the pouch in the back.

  • From the front, the patient sees a friendly stuffed animal,

  • rather than a bag of medicine.

  • While through the mesh back, the doctor or nurse

  • can check to see how much medicine is left.

  • - Some kids have to get medicine or blood from a bag

  • to be healthy.

  • - I have a platelet disorder called ITP

  • which means that without the medication,

  • I have a high of bleeding or bruising.

  • I've had to get IVs ever six to eight weeks

  • since I was seven.

  • The most intimidating part of the experience

  • has been the big bag of medicine that hangs

  • in the IV pole.

  • And there's nothing really that has been invented

  • to conceal that or make that part

  • of a patient's experience more bearable.

  • - Uh, huh.

  • (laughing)

  • - An invention starts with an idea

  • that someone comes up with for the very fist time.

  • Like when inventors created the light bulb.

  • - The original one, the very first one I made

  • in fifth grade, I actually used a stuffed penguin,

  • but then, we decided to change it to a teddy bear

  • to match the name.

  • - The next step was coming up

  • with what she wanted her invention to look like.

  • - I told my mom what I wanted it to look like,

  • and she drew it.

  • It needed to have a long back

  • because there are different types of IV bags,

  • and some of them are really long.

  • - As I was drawing, she would say things like,

  • no, make the ears lower, or no, it should have a smile.

  • You definitely kind of had a vision,

  • and I was just drawing.

  • I was like the sketcher of it.

  • - Then, builders helped bring Ella's vision to life.

  • Medi Teddy is already helping other kids.

  • - The doctor or nurse will then spike the bag as usual

  • to the ports in the bottom,

  • and I'm actually gonna do it.

  • And then they will hang up their Medi Teddy on the IV pole.

  • Yeah, this is the front.

  • This is the back.

  • - Doctors love Ella's invention too.

  • She's raising money so that other kids

  • can get them for free.

  • - My goal is that every child who wants a Medi Teddy

  • is able to have one.

  • - Inventions can help make the world a better place.

  • The possibilities are endless.

  • - If you have an idea, you should do something about it

  • because if I had just kept Medi Teddy to myself,

  • it never would have become so, so impactful.

  • - We can't wait to see what you come up with.

  • I think I have a few ideas for an invention.

  • Let's see, okay, how about an everlasting fidget spinner?

  • Or invisible homework?

  • I'm sure your teachers would love that.

  • There are unlimited possibilities.

  • We could also invent caterpillars out of paper towel rolls.

  • Here is a great project you can do right at home.

  • And what's even better about making something yourself

  • is that you can give it away to a friend.

  • All you need is a paper towel roll,

  • a glue stick,

  • a pair of scissors,

  • tissue paper, the more the better,

  • different colored pipe cleaners, and a marker.

  • First, you wanna cut up the tissue paper

  • in different pieces.

  • After you get a good amount,

  • it's time to glue them to your paper towel roll.

  • We made ours super colorful.

  • Then, you can simply wrap the pipe cleaners

  • around the bottom like this to make legs.

  • (upbeat music)

  • Now it's time to give your caterpillar a face.

  • All you do is draw a face on a piece of paper.

  • Then, glue it on.

  • And, bam!

  • Look at that.

  • We just made the cutest little caterpillar.

  • I think I'm gonna give mine to my best friend.

  • Who would you wanna give yours to?

  • I don't know about you but all this talk about inventing

  • makes me ready for bed.

  • I think it's time for a bedtime story.

  • Do you like to read?

  • I know two sisters named Zaria and Hailey who love to read,

  • and right now, we're gonna meet them and see how they're

  • reading to kids all over the country.

  • The only thing sisters, Zaria and Hailey, love more

  • than reading is spreading kindness

  • by reading to other kids.

  • - Here's what could've happened

  • if you were born way down south in New Orleans

  • in the land of dreams a long, long time ago.

  • - Every night Zaria and Hailey read a book

  • live on Facebook and Instagram.

  • They read to kids who may not be able to read a book

  • with their family at night.

  • - We really get the opportunity to read all the time,

  • and other kids don't, so we wanna make sure

  • that other kids can too,

  • so we're starting off with them.

  • - Hailey says her favorite part is getting

  • to show her personality.

  • - I love my white shirt.

  • - Every week they pick out new, interesting books to read.

  • - We go to our public library,

  • - And sometimes we just get a book from a little library

  • that we've got right behind us.

  • - When we go to the library, we usually pick books

  • with kids in there and try to use, do all types of topics

  • that kids would be interested in.

  • And we like to show diversity when we read.

  • So we like to look for those type of books.

  • We like going to the library because it's peaceful there

  • and there's a bunch of books they, like, have in there.

  • - The sisters are sharing their love of reading

  • around the world.

  • They're collecting hundreds of books for kids in Ghana.

  • - We're raising five thousand dollars

  • - to help build libraries for the kids,

  • and at a school--

  • - The school we adopted, and we're also raising 500 books.

  • - Yeah.

  • - So we can build their library.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - These great readers are becoming authors now too.

  • They're writing a book about what it's like

  • to be part of a military family.

  • Zaria and Hailey's dad is in the Navy,

  • so they know sometimes military parents

  • have to leave home for a while.

  • They want other kids to know they're not alone.

  • - We want to let them know that it's okay

  • and that other kids go through

  • what you're going through too,

  • when your parent leaves or they don't come back for a while.

  • - We write letters to him or email him either way.

  • - Or he'll just FaceTime.

  • - They also try to stay busy by reading

  • as many books as possible.

  • - Oh no!

  • Pete stepped in a large pile of strawberries.

  • What color did his shoes turn?

  • - Reading is fun because we can learn about new people,

  • places, and things.

  • These sisters make it even more fun

  • by sharing their love of reading with everyone.

  • - Thank you.

  • (kissing noise)

  • - Okay, you guys.

  • Right now, my friend Jilian and I are standing

  • in front of a library.

  • You could probably find one of these right

  • in your own home town.

  • Inside, there are hundreds of books,

  • just like what Zaria and Hailey had,

  • but before you can take out a book and take one home,

  • you're gonna need a library card.

  • So come on, let's go.

  • (soft music)

  • Okay, this is Ms. Heather.

  • She's a librarian here.

  • Ms. Heather, what's your favorite part

  • about being a librarian?

  • - I love to read, so being around all the books

  • is really fun and seeing all the cool books

  • that come in our library.

  • - How many books would you say are in your library?

  • - Our system as a whole has a very big collection,

  • but here at Dunwoody, we have 83,000 items.

  • - That's so cool.

  • Well, Jilian and I, we love to read,

  • and we wanna get a library card.

  • So what do we need in order to do that?

  • - Fill out a form.

  • It doesn't take too long, and we would need your photo ID

  • and proof of current address.

  • - So, if Jilian wanted to get one, what does she need?

  • - You would need your grown-up here

  • who would have to sign the form for you,

  • and they would need to bring in their ID

  • and proof of address.

  • - Okay, well thank you so much Ms. Heather.

  • We can't wait to get reading.

  • Guys, I want you to meet Clark.

  • What do you think of his bow tie?

  • Our next friend, Darius, makes bow ties just like this one

  • for dogs and cats living in animal shelters.

  • Darius believes that all cats and dogs

  • deserve a loving home.

  • He figured out a way to help with that.

  • - Hi everyone.

  • It's Sir Darius Brown here,

  • and where am I?

  • At the, I am here

  • at the Detroit Animal Care and Control Center,

  • here in Detroit, Michigan.

  • And I'm here to donate some of my bow ties to the animals

  • to help the dogs get adopted faster.

  • - Darius is a sharp dressed young man

  • who loves animals.

  • - I'm using my bow ties to help animals

  • because in the animal shelters,

  • I thought that if the dogs wear my bow tie,

  • it will help them look cute and adorable and professional,

  • so that the adopters will want to adopt them faster.

  • - He makes bow ties and brings them to animal shelters.

  • He puts them on cats and dogs to make them look

  • even more adorable than they already are.

  • - I love making bow ties,

  • and bow ties help you look dapper, classy, and professional.

  • - Darius buys fabric of all different colors and patterns.

  • Then, he uses a sewing machine to form a bow tie.

  • After the bow ties are made, he heads to a local shelter

  • to drop them off.

  • - So what I do when I put a bow tie on a dog,

  • I get to see what they look like, their personality,

  • and how they act.

  • - He's already helped so many dogs and cats get adopted.

  • Darius says he doesn't like when a dog or a cat

  • is in a shelter for a long time.

  • - I just got very upset,

  • and it made it my mission to help as many dogs

  • as I possibly can.

  • - He decided that giving them a little pop of color

  • or print will make them more appealing to humans.

  • He has a lot of fun along the way.

  • Darius is making a positive change in the world

  • by helping dogs and cats find their forever homes.

  • - We couldn't be more proud of Darius.

  • From overcoming everything that he's faced as a little child

  • to now, being the young man that he is.

  • He's such a positive person,

  • and he's spreading that love and joy

  • to the people around him and now to the world.

  • - Okay, you guys.

  • Right now, we are in Times Square, New York City.

  • There are thousands of people all around us,

  • and we're about to ask some kids, just like you,

  • what kindness means to them.

  • Let's go!

  • (upbeat music)

  • Nicholas, what does kindness mean to you?

  • - Kindness means being nice to other people,

  • and for example, like, holding open the door for someone.

  • - I can show kindness by helping people like when in school,

  • when they need help,

  • and I sit next to them.

  • I can help them when I'm supposed to.

  • - At lunch, if you see anybody lonely, you go sit with them

  • and talk to them.

  • - What do you think the word kindness means?

  • - The word, kindness, means that you treat others

  • the way you wanna be treated.

  • - What does the word kindness mean to you?

  • - Kindness means to share and care for somebody else.

  • - What are some ways that you are nice to other people?

  • - Like talking to them and hanging out with them.

  • - You could help somebody cross the street

  • if it's busy or you could help them pick up different items

  • that look heavy.

  • - Do you have any advice for other people on

  • how they can be nice?

  • - It's pretty simple.

  • Just be nice.

  • - Kidskind!

  • - Okay, you just met all of our kind kids for this week.

  • (cheering)

  • Each one taught us how to be kind,

  • how to use our talents for good,

  • and how to look out for one another.

  • Thanks for hanging out with me today.

  • I hope you enjoyed me.

  • Next time, we're gonna meet even more amazing kids

  • just like you who are making the world a better place.

  • See ya!

  • Do you have a story you wanna share with us?

  • Let us know!

  • Just ask an adult to send an email to the address

  • you see right here on your screen.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - Kidskind!

  • (guitar music)

- Hi everyone.

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Keywords

stuff

US /stʌf/

UK /stʌf/

  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force
awesome

US /ˈɔsəm/

UK /'ɔ:səm/

  • adjective
  • Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
adorable

US /əˈdɔrəbəl,əˈdor-/

UK /əˈdɔ:rəbl/

  • adjective
  • Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
spread

US /sprɛd/

UK /spred/

  • noun
  • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • The distance between two things
  • Soft food thinly applied, e.g. on bread
  • When a disease is passed to more people
  • Range or wide variety of something
  • verb
  • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
  • To apply something thinly, usually onto food
  • To give or be given to other people, as a disease
  • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
  • To move something apart, or to put space between
  • To become known by a greater number of people
military

US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

  • adjective
  • Concerning the army or navy
  • Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
  • noun
  • Army or armed forces
  • The armed forces of a nation.
personality

US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/

UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/

  • other
  • A famous or well-known person.
  • The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
  • The quality or state of being a person.
  • noun
  • Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
  • Person who is famous; celebrity
  • other
  • The branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
shelter

US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

  • noun
  • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • Structure that covers or protects things
  • State of being protected from danger, bad weather
  • verb
  • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
  • To find protection from danger/bad weather
draw

US /drɔ/

UK /drɔ:/

  • noun
  • Something that attracts people to visit a place
  • A lottery or prize
  • Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
  • verb
  • To attract attention to someone or something
  • To get closer to or approach something or someone
  • To influence a person's involvement in something
  • To move an object by pulling
  • To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
  • To take one thing out of a container, etc.
  • (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
address

US /əˈdrɛs/

UK /ə'dres/

  • noun
  • A location in a computer's memory
  • A formal speech delivered to an audience.
  • The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.
  • Exact street location of a place
  • A formal speech to a group of people
  • other
  • Think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem)
  • To speak to someone using a formal title or form of address.
  • Write the name and address of someone on an envelope or package
  • Speak to (a person or an audience), typically in a formal way
  • To deal with or start to discuss a problem.
  • To speak to someone.
  • To write an address on an envelope or package.
  • verb
  • To write the place someone lives on a letter
  • To refer to someone or something formally
  • To make a formal speech to a group of people
  • To try to find a solution to; think about
adopt

US /əˈdɑ:pt/

UK /əˈdɒpt/

  • other
  • To accept or start using something new.
  • To choose to take up, follow, or use.
  • To legally take a child into one's family and raise them as one's own.
  • To take up or start to use or follow (an idea, method, or course of action).
  • verb
  • To legally take a child into your family
  • To take on responsibility for something