Who says educational videos and semi-informative cartoons have to be ugly and boring? Yes, video art has come a long way since the crude animations of our elementary school years. In this second edition of our weekly video art showcase Thursday’s 3 Cool Videos, we offer these 3 Cute and Informative Animated Shorts as proof.

Week Without Pesticides (directed by Joris Clerte, Joyce Colson, Olivier Martin)

Supporting environmentalist causes with cuteness and surreal prettiness.

The Seed (directed by Johnny Kelly, music by Jape)

We remember there being a water cycle video not unlike this, except nowhere near as good.

Little Red Riding Hood (directed by Tomas Nilsson, music by Slagsmalsklubben)

You’ve likely seen it already, but this revision of Little Red Riding Hood as a digital encyclopedia is incredibly cool. We hope more fairy tales will be getting similar treatment soon.