MARCH 7, 2026 — I can always tell when Beijing has a sandstorm, because Jingkids International replays the very first short video I made for them. That’s when WeChat premiered video on their platform so our editorial team wanted to experiment, and I couldn’t get to work that day (see: sandstorm) so voila! How to talk to kids about sandstorms:

Talk to kids about sandstorms was originally published at Jingkids Intl. Shortly after this video, we added Mandarin and English subtitles to the videos.

Bonus: you get to see outside where I lived, right in the Central Business District of Beijing. Not coincidentally, an air filter was mandatory in our apartment building.

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What are good videos to teach kids about our climate and weather?

Ages 0-5

“What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate?” Climate Kids created by NASA

Ages 6-12

“Weather vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1,” hosted by Sabrina Cruz. She has another channel that’s great to foster curiosity in learning called Answer in Progress.