212. Ideas Galore: a calming bedtime and nap time story with a positive message

Rogelio, Helen and Brianna are excited to share their own ideas. It can be difficult to wait and listen. What will they do? Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Ideas Galore” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Final Dragon Breath: 8:19 Ideas Galore Show Excerpt: Helen, eager to share her ideas for their play, waited for her friends under the great oak tree at the park.  She looked up at the crisp blue sky through the branches, and noticed she could see a lot more blue.  The oak had changed quite a bit since their last get together.  Brown leaves drifted down as Helen looked up into the crown of the tree.   “Hi Helen!”  It was Rogelio and Brianna!  Now they could get started.   “Hi!” Helen replied.  All three were grinning ear to ear.  “I’m so glad you’re here!” Helen said.  “I have so many ideas that I want to…”   Before she had a chance to finish Rogelio excitedly said, “Me too! I’ve been thinking about the music for the play and the sets.  Wait till you see!”   “What ideas did you have Helen? I have some to share too!” Brianna added.   Helen started to speak again.  “Well I was thinking that maybe our story should have some other characters, not just the dragon.  My idea was that we could have…” Today’s Meditation: Feel your muscles relax as you check in with your body from head to toe. Looking for a way to help your child learn emotional regulation and how to self soothe? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Happy Dragon," paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon. If you're not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 3 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved “Ideas Galore" We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners! In the press: Digital Trends warns listeners that "you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious." Yay! We’re honored that the website of Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems...