We create playful, interactive, mindfulness stories to nourish little hearts.
Cookie: “You are just the biggest Pterodactyl!”Dandy: “Why is that?”Cookie: “Because you’re the meanest dinosaur!” When kids get upset, their emotions can feel as big as a dinosaur stomping through the room. But what if we could help them to swap their ROAR for a giggle? Humor is a powerful tool to help children express…
Cookie: “Dandy, are your hugs filled with kiss flowers?”Dandy: “Yes! How did you know?”Cookie: “Because I see it in my eyes!”Dandy: “How does it look?”Cookie: “It looks like tiny stars.”Dandy: “What color are the stars?”Cookie: “Rainbow.” In a single moment, Cookie’s boundless imagination transformed a simple hug into something so special: a gentle reminder that…
Cookie: “Dandy, look! I found a lot of flying ants!”Dandy: “What color are they?”Cookie: “White. Where do they go?”Dandy: “Wherever the wind carries them.”Cookie: “Where did they come from?”Dandy: “Your bed. Give it a few taps.”Cookie taps. Dust bursts forth like confetti in the sunlight.Cookie: “WOW! I did magic! Look, there was nothing. And now…
Dandy: “I am going to have a tantrum one day too. Everyone in this house has one.”Cookie: “You can have it tomorrow. Do it in the morning.”Dandy: “Why?”Cookie: “Because I will be in school!” Genius. Absolute genius! What if we took that at face value—schedule your meltdown. Think about it. We don’t take out the…
Dandy: “Cookie, if you break your tent, I’m going to take your building blocks away.”Cookie: “If you take my toys, I’m going to take all your petals (aka pants) AND leaves (read shirts) away. For real!” Well, that escalated quickly. Kids have an incredible sense of fairness—raw, honest, and straight from the heart. Unlike adults,…
Cookie: “Dandy, wouldn’t it be funny if your armpits could fart? Ha ha ha!”Dandy: “Silly Cookie, they don’t.”Cookie: “How about your nose?”Dandy: “No.”Cookie: “Then what’s that noise when you blow your nose?”Dandy:”Noise from your nose is called a SNORT. And I do not have a better word for armpit farts… “ A kid’s curiosity is…
Cookie: “Do you know a lot of things?”Dandy: “Maybe.”Cookie: “Can you tell me, why is an orange orange?”Dandy did what any modern parent would do— turned to Google!Google: “Orange as a color adjective dates from the early 16th century; therefore, we can say that the orange is called orange because it is orange, and orange…
Cookie: “Tell me a story.”Dandy: “I’m tired, Cookie. Go to sleep.”Cookie: “I’m going to do nothing for you. I will not find a special rock, use the hose, clean it, and make it a present. Nothing for you.”Dandy: “Hey, I give you treats too. How about that?”Cookie: “It’s not the same. Those are from the…
Cookie: “Dandy, do boys wear hairclips?”Dandy: “No, but you can wear one if you like.”Cookie: “Which one is a boy one?”Dandy: “I like the one on the left.”Cookie: “I would like the one with the BALL on it!”Now, every time Dandy looked at the hairclip on the left, Dandy couldn’t help but think, “I picked…
