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Social-emotional learning that feels like recess!The Brain Playground is a co-listening podcast for kids ages 4–8 and their grown-ups to enjoy together. Sensory-friendly and interactive, each episode sparks emotional growth through playful games, creative movement, imaginative adventures, and meaningful reflection.Guided by your brain bud, Izby, the show follows a consistent rhythm that meets kids where they are and makes space for connection. It's a joyful reminder that every brain is awesome, exactly how it is, and every time we play, it grows a little more.
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- Dec 25, 202512 min
S1:E10 - Play It Forward!
In this gentle season finale, kids explore how small moments of kindness—giving, helping, encouraging, and listening—can make a big difference. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Use their imagination to design playful toys and warm up their creative thinkingSlow down with calming breaths and gratitude taps that help them notice what’s good around themHelp fill Toyland’s Kindness Meter by supporting toys that need a little boostShare simple ways they can show kindness and “play it for...
- Nov 20, 202512 min
S1:E9 - Sharing Space!
In this cosmic adventure, kids discover how giving others room, taking turns, and slowing down helps everyone work together. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Answer out-of-this-world questions from their robot friend, Cosmo, to warm up their thinking musclesPractice a calming space pause — a moment to slow down, look around, and notice othersHop into a spaceship and help re-sync the solar system using stop-and-go signals for taking turns, guiding-light stretches for making room, and...
- Sep 25, 202512 min
S1:E8 - Feelings Forecast!
In this playful episode, kids discover how feelings shift—just like the weather—and how their Brainbow Toolkit prepares them with tools for focus, balance, and calm. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Solve sky riddles to collect special tools like a Sunbeam Spark, Thunder Beat, and Cloud PuffPractice calming breaths and choose a Feelings Badge—a color that shows how they feel insideSwing into the Weathering Realm, where fog, storms, and rainbows show them how to work through emotiona...
- Aug 28, 202512 min
S1:E7 - Happy Habitats!
In this calmer-paced adventure (great for bedtime or quiet moments), kids discover how animals—and people—adapt to new spaces, and learn to name what makes them feel just right. Guided by their brain bud, Izby, kids will: Play a listening game, guessing animal sounds and learning fun habitat facts (snake, monkey, seal)Slow down to notice what makes them feel comfortable and calm, and practice tools to adaptAct out or imagine the moves of meerkats, bats, puffins, and crabsShare a special momen...
- Aug 7, 202513 min
S1:E6 - My Try!
In this rhyming episode, kids learn that every try—big or small—helps their brain grow stronger. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Play a game of “Would You Rather” to stretch their imagination (would you rather paint with your eyes closed or draw with your toes?) Tap their invisible "reset button" and learn how to handle tricky moments with care and calm Climb through a playful obstacle course in the Imagination Tower (watch out for slippery floors, wiggly noodles, and a g...
- Jun 26, 202514 min
S1:E5 - The Royal Rule!
In this episode, kids learn how tuning into feelings and practicing kindness can make everyone feel like royalty. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Play a royal round of true-or-false to flex their thinking (did the queen ride a motorcycle through the palace?) Pause in the Treehouse to explore different kinds of kindness (golden, platinum… and a brand new royal rule!) Embark on a playful castle quest through voice and movement (nervous knights, sneezing hedgehog...
- Jun 19, 202512 min
S1:E4 - Uniquely You!
This episode gives kids a sparkle lens to spot what makes them unique and celebrate it with joy and imagination. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Practice identifying the “standout” word through interactive thinking games (mountain, helicopter—what makes them different?)Explore breath and body awareness to feel calm and confident (bear paws, fluttery wings, and snail breaths!)Move through rhythmic pattern play (bubbles, woodpeckers, candy machines, and cloud bridges)Reflect wi...
- Jun 12, 202511 min
S1:E3 - Upside Down!
This episode helps kids explore how to pause, name a feeling, and see things from a new angle, especially when emotions feel big or confusing. Guided by your brain bud, Izby, kids will: Practice identifying opposites through interactive wordplay (loud and quiet, clean and dirty, soft and hard)Learn a simple strategy for calming their brain when big feelings show upMove through imaginative contrasts in Topsy-Turvy Town (hot and cold, fast and slow, high and low, & heavy and light)Ref...
About The Brain Playground
Social-emotional learning that feels like recess!The Brain Playground is a co-listening podcast for kids ages 4–8 and their grown-ups to enjoy together. Sensory-friendly and interactive, each episode sparks emotional growth through playful games, creative movement, imaginative adventures, and meaningful reflection.Guided by your brain bud, Izby, the show follows a consistent rhythm that meets kids where they are and makes space for connection. It's a joyful reminder that every brain is awesome, exactly how it is, and every time we play, it grows a little more.
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