Name: StampyCat and Wonder Quest; The Bonus Points is his newest channel

Ages 2-5: Wonder Quest is more STEM edu-tainment; StampyCat is fine for under 5 but they might not know what’s happening if they don’t play Minecraft. 

Ages 6-10: Great for them!

Ages 11-13: StampyCat and The Bonus Points are more at their age level. Wonder Quest is too young for this age range.

Ages 14+: The Bonus Points is geared more toward this age group. They might appreciate his older videos on StampyLonghead, but he isn’t uploading as many Playthroughs. He uploads a new Minecraft video every Wednesday.

Categories

• Gamers/Gaming
• Playthroughs
• Roleplaying
• Narrative based

Origin Story: Stampy Longhead, AKA StampyCat, AKA Stampy, AKA Joseph Mark Garrett, is a British YouTuber who rose to prominence on YouTube thanks to his Minecraft playthroughs, where he created Stampy’s Lovely World and pushed the boundaries of the game in family-friendly, fans-first, ways.

Channels

Stampylonghead ✪✪✪✪✪

• His character of StampyCat weaved an incredible world inside of Minecraft, building beautiful structures alongside his fans, who were often featured in his “Love Garden.” 
• He’s a great influence on beginner gamers, teaching them the mechanics and possibilities of the game while always keeping a positive attitude.
• If you start near the beginning of his Minecraft life, it’s fun to follow the long-form story he created inside of “Stampy’s Lovely World.”
• He has published StampyCat novels and has been working on other interests, so he only uploads one video a week now. But you can show these to your kids with no potential side effects except they’ll likely develop a British accent.

Wonder Quest/I Wonder ✪✪✪✪✪

• Stampy created this series along with Maker Studios; it’s edutainment filmed entirely inside of a Minecraft game. 
• Stampy plays his alter ego, StampyCat, who teams up with a wizard to go on “an extra special quest.” 
• The evil wizard Heinous steals the wonder gem that sits in the center of Wonderberg and is said to give its citizens their sense of wonder.
• I watched this long before I had kids if that tells you anything. It’s really fun.
• “I Wonder” is the companion piece where they teach scientific concepts like solids, liquids, and gases; literal versus figurative language, and more. My kids still tie some of their science knowledge back to watching this show. 

The Bonus Points ✪✪✪✪

• This is a pretty silly channel where Stampy and his friend Oli try different video game challenges, create different rankings related to video games (such as the best soundtracks), and generally have fun together while they record it.
• They’re very silly, low key, and knowledgeable about video games. I wouldn’t say they ever veer into mature content, but it’s not quite right for littles.

Summary

• Truly family-friendly
• Educational, from how to play Minecraft to scientific concepts
• Good influence on gamers
• Even his pranks are harmless and everyone involved has fun

Can these channels be watched unsupervised?

• Yes, without a doubt. 

Algorithm Check

• Just because he is child-friendly doesn’t mean the videos that YouTube suggests will be. Keep an eye on the suggestions.

Conversations

• StampyLonghead: If they’ve seen gamers who play a lot of pranks, Stampy is a welcome break. He developed relationships with his fans who joined him in the game, and even their pranks are all good natured. He’s a great example of how pranks are only fun if both sides are in on it.
• WonderQuest/I Wonder: There are loads of preschool – third grade lessons in here, from the states of matter to peaceful resolutions with bullies.
• The Bonus Points: These feel very old school YouTube in the good ways: two friends having a good time exploring their favorite games, without jump cuts and mean natures. Again, it’s a good way to compare styles and can serve as a nice alternative to some others.

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