Stories to Bring Motion to Emotion
Sometimes it seems easiest to just ignore emotions that you don’t want to feel. If you don’t acknowledge them, they’ll just go away, right? Not usually. In reality, the best way to work through your feelings is to, well, feel them. Recognize they are there and let them move through. When big emotions come to the body, it can be very helpful to move just to help the body process the feels. When you or your child are feeling down or scared or anxious, getting going can be the hardest part.
This playlist is intended to help get kids moving, both fast (as in a race) and slow (like a snail). It doesn’t matter how quickly you go, it’s all about moving to move, moving to process those emotions, moving even when you don’t want to. Take an easy first step and listen in as a cast of Sparkle characters gets moving, all in their own fun ways.
Listening Time: 1 hour and 49 minutes
A Time for Play
The Junkyard friends enjoy playing in the hail from a recent storm — can they get Sergeant to join the fun?
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Dustin the Sand Crab
Dustin the crab learns that it’s better to create change than to complain about what you don’t like, and this leads to fun…
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Tracking
When an autumn snow doesn’t stick, Martin and Sylvia’s friends Jonathan and Sasha come up with an idea that melts all disappointment.
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Dancing on a Bridge
It is a very hot day at the Junkyard, and the animals are out of sorts. The Rowland raccoon family can help!
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Camouflage
Sylvia learns a trick at Nature School that helps her improve her camouflage skills.
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The Race
Piper is worried about competing with her friend Elise in a race, but meets a roadrunner and jackrabbit who tech her that friends…
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About the authors
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Suzanne Loring
Creative ContributorA New England girl at heart, Suzanne hails from the Green Mountains of Vermont where she rides boards and bikes, climbs rocks, and runs trails with her two boys, husband, and pup, Jango. She can usually be found reading a book or writing (and rewriting) her first novel.
