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A co-watch show full of laughs, little lessons and big heart for kids and parents alike. Mari's House follows the Vietellis, a blended, multicultural family, and finds the beauty hiding in the simple moments of everyday family life.
To the rest of the family, Mari is a well-loved teal octopus plush. To Sebbi, Mari is completely real: a silent best friend who plays, explores and gets him through big moments. It is a secret world only the two of them share.
Every episode has a simple kid story on top and a quiet parent story underneath. Co-parenting, rebuilding, love after loss. It is never spelled out, but grown-ups will feel it.
Carter the blue jay narrates from his perch in the park, keeping an eye on the whole family.
In every episode Sebbi sees the day his own exaggerated way. A trip to the grocery store becomes an ocean voyage. A bath becomes a storm at sea.
Mid-30s, half Vietnamese and half Italian. Works in music and trains before sunrise. Strict, but always gentle.
Mid-30s, Jamaican and Lebanese. Runs a wellness clinic, loves yoga and Pilates, and there is usually something in the oven.
Bold, curious and always asking why. Questions every rule and never goes anywhere without her skateboard.
Jin's son. A thinker with big questions and even bigger theories about how everything works.
Little body, enormous imagination. Where Sebbi goes, an adventure follows.
A teal octopus who never says a word, and somehow always says exactly the right thing.
A loud, confident and dramatic blue jay from Trinity Bellwoods with a front-row seat to family life.
A snack-loving, slow-moving raccoon and a warm, excitable albino squirrel from the park. Only Sebbi can see who they really are.
Mari's House is more than a show. It is a whole little world, rolling out one step at a time.
Songs come first, so families can fall in love with the sound of the house.
Bite-sized moments from family life, made for quick, happy watching.
Complete episodes, streaming free on YouTube.
Plushies, books and goodies, starting with Mari herself.
Each family member has their own social account, so fans can follow Jin, Amina, Mari and the rest of the crew in between episodes.
We make Mari's House the way we want our own kids to watch: calm, warm and gentle on growing brains.
Many kids' shows cut every second or two. We slow it down, with average shot lengths tuned to each age group:
Mari's House uses a soft, muted, warm colour palette on purpose. Young children's eyes, brains and nervous systems are still developing, and very bright, high-contrast, fast-changing visuals tend to grab their attention automatically and rev them up. That can tip into overstimulation, making it harder to settle down, focus or manage big feelings. Gentler, warmer tones are easier to take in, so little ones can tune in to faces, feelings and the story itself. It also makes for calmer watching together, especially before bed.
Our stories follow the child, not the clock.
Unhurried scenes that let kids notice, wonder and lead the way.
We ask "what do you think?" instead of handing over answers.
No empty "good job". Instead, "you kept trying, even when it was hard."
Skills are learned the way they really are. Skating means rolling off a curb first, then an ollie, then a kickflip.
Lessons arrive through consequences, a metaphor or another child. Said at most once, at eye level, never preached to camera.
When someone gets gently corrected, it is the parent, not the child. And flaws are understood, not fixed.