The Kids Table

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The Kids Table is a family-friendly and kid-led actual-play Dungeons & Dragons series for the whole family! Our short episodes are designed to hold kids' attention while telling a long-form story over the length of the season. Whether you're new to DnD or a veteran player, The Kids Table is a great way to share your interest with your kids, spark a love of roleplaying games, and even create great memories by telling your own stories together. Because when kids are at the table, everyone wins.

  1. 4 FEB · BONUS

    Area of Effect | 34: What does D&D have to do with Minnesota?

    Allison and Ryan share tips for helping kids navigate difficult topics. Being a parent caught between hearing terrible things in the news while daily life and caretaking duties carry on can feel like emotional whiplash. Believe it or not, playing Dungeons & Dragons together can be one tool in your parenting toolbox that helps to support kids as they process and cope - and we'll share exactly how. Links to Great Things: Kids' Book Recommendations from Allison: "Fair Shares" by Pippa Goodhart, "Brick By Brick" by Giuliano Ferri, "All Are Welcome" by Alexandra Penfold Books to Raise Inclusive Leaders by @MaiStoryBook: book list "Mystery Snacks" by TTRPG Kids: BackerKit, TTRPGkids.com "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" by Lone Colossus Games: https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! Our Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads #dungeonsanddragons #parenting #copingstrategies #minnesota

    58 min

  2. 23 JAN

    Area of Effect | 33: Stranger Things and Inclusion in D&D

    Allison and Becca Bix of Women Play D&D chat about the history of inclusion (and, sadly, exclusion) in Dungeons & Dragons and how the pop culture phenomenon Stranger Things has prompted forward progress! You can find Becca and her fabulous work at https://www.womenplaydnd.co or on Instagram and Threads @womenplaydnd "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" can be found at https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!  About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! Our Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads #dungeonsanddragons #inclusion #strangerthings

    49 min
  3. The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 3

    17/12/2025

    The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 3

    In this conclusion of our Obojima adventure, our Dungeons & Dragons heroes search the witch's workshop for the misdelivered letter. All the while, the pixies Teena and Mina are up to no good; attempting to misdirect our heroes in their search and setting a Venus Fly Rat free from its cage, which promptly attacked the pint-sized adventuring party. How will our heroes get out of this one? Join The Kids Table cast as we play through "The Curious World Within"; the first adventure from "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass". Obojima is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli & The Legend of Zelda. Posted with permission of 1985 Games.  "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass" can be found at https://obojima.com or added to your DnD Beyond collection at https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/DBRVOJLXV. About The Kids Table: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! More From The Kids Table:  Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook   Background music by Monument Studios (30% off: KIDSTABLE)   Story Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Recap of Parts 1 & 2 1:05 Venus Fly Rat Attack! 12:58 Potion Puzzle 15:31 Retrieving the Letter 17:43 Reuniting with Lomi 20:22 Bonus Scene!   #dndactualplay #studioghibli #obojima #familygames #kidsplayinggames

    22 min

  4. 10/12/2025 · BONUS

    Area of Effect | 32: Writing TTRPGs for Kids (feat. Ken of D12 Adventures)

    Allison and Ken of D12 Adventures chat about writing, refining, and balancing TTRPGs for kids. D12 Adventures is a kid-friendly, old-school solo gamebook series in the choose-you-own-adventure style. You can find the playtest demo and feedback form at https://lethiandunadan.itch.io/d12-adventures-the-trials-of-the-mad-mage-playtest-v01 Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!  About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! Our Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook #actualplay #dungeonsanddragons #familyshow

    44 min
  5. The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 2

    03/12/2025

    The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 2

    Last time, our Dungeons & Dragons heroes agreed to help a young courier knight retrieve a misdelivered letter and save his honor by sneaking into a witch's cottage. However, upon entering, a hidden enchantment was triggered and our heroes shrank to the size of mice! Facing a set of now giant stairs to access the witch's workshop, Nature cast Bubble Wand to float the party up the stairs, but a misjudged push from Glugwort sent the bubble spinning right into the sharp horns of a trio of angry Bora Bora Bugs! What will happen next? Join The Kids Table cast as we play through "The Curious World Within"; the first adventure from "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass". Obojima is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli & The Legend of Zelda. Posted with permission of 1985 Games.  "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass" can be found at https://obojima.com or added to your DnD Beyond collection at https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/DBRVOJLXV. About The Kids Table: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! More From The Kids Table:  Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook   Background music by Monument Studios (30% off: KIDSTABLE)   Story Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Recap of Part 1 1:14 Battle with Bora Bora Bugs 13:13 The Witch's Workshop 24:11 Tina & Meena 17:24 Puzzling Potions 22:09 To Be Continued in the Final Episode...   #dndactualplay #studioghibli #obojima #familygames #kidsplayinggames

    23 min

  6. 26/11/2025 · BONUS

    Area of Effect | 31: Season 2 Wrap Celebration (feat. The Kids Table Season 2 Cast)

    That's a wrap on The Kids Table Season 2! This celebration episode is split into two halves. First, Allison & Ryan reflect on Season 2 of the campaign, Allison's surprise cameo, the vision behind the show, and decisions regarding where TKT is headed. Then, the cast of Season 2 is reunited to answer your questions all about their experience being a part of The Kids Table and what they're looking forward to in Season 3! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!  About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! Our Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook #actualplay #dungeonsanddragons #familyshow

    46 min
  7. The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 1

    19/11/2025 · BONUS

    The Kids Table Presents: Obojima: The Curious World Within | Part 1

    Our Dungeons & Dragons heroes are enjoying a leisurely trek across the island of Obojima when they meet a distraught young member of the Royal Courrier Brigade. It seems he has misdelivered a letter and now faces expulsion from the RCB! Will our heroes come to this boy's aid? To what lengths will they go to restore his good name and fortune? And what curiosities might they discover along the way? Join The Kids Table cast as we play through "The Curious World Within"; the first adventure from "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass". Obojima is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli & The Legend of Zelda. Posted with permission of 1985 Games.  "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass" can be found at https://obojima.com or added to your DnD Beyond collection at https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/DBRVOJLXV. About The Kids Table: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! More From The Kids Table:  Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook   Background music by Monument Studios (30% off: KIDSTABLE)   Story Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Lomi's Plight 4:19 Miss Lindley's Workshop 11:39 Enchanted! 13:55 Meeting Emerson 17:48 Giant Stairs 21:14 Pop Goes the Bubble! 21:33 To Be Continued in Part 2...   #dndactualplay #studioghibli #obojima #familygames #kidsplayinggames

    22 min

  8. 05/11/2025

    A Remarkable Revelation | S2E20: Kids Playing Dungeons & Dragons

    On the season finale of our kid-focused D&D actual play, the god of power's formidable soldiers still pour through the portals opened by Arugon. Is this the end of all hope for the god of wisdom and her followers, or will our heroes be able to stop Mall'ous from changing the world forever? We need YOU to help us improve our content into Season 3 of The Kids Table! Oh, and there's a little surprise at the end of this 3-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JX63HNJ About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home! Our Kids' Adventures:  Our Website Support Our Work:  Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shoutout to our incredible partners: Emberglow Gaming - GM Shield (affiliate, 10% off: TheKidsTable) Roll & Play Press - D&D Ideas (10% off affiliate link) The Shop of Many Things - Puzzle Box (30% off affiliate link) 1985 Games - Maps (10% off: KIDSTABLE) DnD Adventure Club - Kids' Adventures (10% off: KIDSTABLE10) Monument Studios - Music (30% off: KIDSTABLE) Mordenkatie's Magnificent Minis - PC Minis (10% off: KIDSTABLE) Trillium Rose Acres - Monster Minis (15% off: THEKIDSTABLE) Daily Hero Forge - PC Mini Design Ember Rest - Game Host   0:00 Season 2 Recap 0:57 Skip Intro: Season 2 Finale 27:27 Epilogue 28:51 Credits #dungeonsanddragons #actualplay #familyfriendly

    30 min
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The Kids Table is a family-friendly and kid-led actual-play Dungeons & Dragons series for the whole family! Our short episodes are designed to hold kids' attention while telling a long-form story over the length of the season. Whether you're new to DnD or a veteran player, The Kids Table is a great way to share your interest with your kids, spark a love of roleplaying games, and even create great memories by telling your own stories together. Because when kids are at the table, everyone wins.

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  • Creator
    Fantastic Productions
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    The Kids Table