Yarn’s Tales

I go behind the stories on these three Christmas stories. 

Todays episode I go into 3 things! 1. Helping my son not feel sad about his disease and the fact he will be in a wheelchair later on. We talk about Stephen Hawking and his incredible mind and his groundbreaking discoveries with science and space and he did that all in a wheelchair! 2. I talk about why I love Star Wars.... I played it with my cousin and we would pretend to be Jedis! 3. I talk about the power of stories and storytelling. Happy May the 4th Be With You! 

In a basket of fruit, one fruit is not accepted among the main fruit in the basket. The prickly pear didn't like the feelings or thoughts  she had  when she was in the basket and by the other fruits. Follow along her to see how she finally was able to fight those prickly feelings and bring in her sweet feelings. This story is all about the power of our thoughts and how we can find and feel the feelings we want instead of the feelings others try to place on us. Connecting Conversations: 1. Why do you think the other Fruit didn't Accept Her? 2. Have you ever felt like you weren't accepted?3. What did Prickly Pear do to fix this? 4. How can you bring the sweet feelings when you feel prickly ones?5. What does it mean when this is said, " The mean things people say, has everything to do about them and nothing about you?" 

The Holiday greats, Santa Clause, Little Leprechaun and The Tooth-Fairy decided that Spring needed a holiday mascot. Spring is such a beautiful time. A time for peace. A time for new beginnings, A time where the cold and darkness melt into warmth and light. Spring needed a Holiday. Spring needed Easter, a Joyful end and an even more promising beginning and they needed a holiday mascot that would be in charge of Easter and the Magic of Spring. So the Holiday Greats put on a race for all the springtime animals to tryout...as the race begins so does choas! Within this chaos will a winner be found? Will Easter find a Mascot? Listen and find out.  The Connecting  Conversations for this story is: 1. What is a New Beginning you are excited for?2. How can you be steady in your life?3. When do you feel safe most?4. Who do you feel safe with most?5. Why do you think Santa, Little Leprechaun and The Tooth-Fairy picked Cottontail Rabbit?6. Which animal would you have picked? 

Today's episode is to celebrate the beginning of the month of April. The 1st of April is meant for fun, meant for jokes! And today's story is about the most epic joke ever played! Two friends Jayme and Jon loved to have fun with each other and play jokes on each other that would make them laugh and be creative. One day they found a crown to give to either Jayme or Jon for being the best at playing jokes! Which friend will win the crown? What joke will be played! Listen and find out! After this story, you have ask your little about the story and then pursue these connecting conversations. 1. What is the funnest most creative joke you have played on someone?2. Who played the funnest and most creative joke on you? 3. How does laughing help you? 4. How can we laugh more? 5. Why is it important not to laugh at others?6. When have you been laughed at? How did that make you feel? 7. What can you do when others are laughing at you? 

I have been playing catch up and making sure we are taking care of the things that have come up! I will be posting more as the new week comes closer! My Son and I  had a little conversation about Meditation, it was too cute not to share. I asked my son questions and his answers were so cute! Mediation has been extremely helpful for my son and me! 

I take you  behind the stories from our winter collection. We focus on Santo Clauzen and the story called Spinning Snow. Both stories were inspired by my son and his love for skiing and his family connections with skiing. I talk about trying to find the beauty within the storm something that I am working on changing the thoughts I have. 

Today's episode is dedicated to Valentine's Day. We are introduced to Candy, who is a cupid without wings.... because she didn't have wings she didn't know how to send her love to the humans on earth. Until she had an idea! An idea that involved the sun and his rays and her arrows! She figures out how to turn her arrows into love powder and asks Mr. Sun to infuse her powder into his rays....Will he agree? Will she finally be able to send her love to the humans? After this story, you have ask your little about the story and then pursue these connecting conversations. 1. What is your unique gift of love? 2. Who do you love?3. How can you share your love to others?4. Where do you feel love the most?Also the coloring page for this story is located here: https://linktr.ee/yarns.tales

I dive into this story, the first story of Christmas was inspired by two questions that my son asked me while we were driving to school. Also, the reason why laughter sharers came about is the favorite part of this story for me! Go Listen! Its fun to think of Christmas!  

Today's  episode is a small meditation dedicated to finding happiness, growing happiness and creating happiness. The meditation guides our littles to imagine that they are a tree, and bubbles of happiness land on their branches, they explore what bring them happiness and then they are guided to breathe in happiness. The music for this episode is from  https://www.zapsplat.com

With Groundhog's Day fast approaching this story is about another Groundhog named Penny who struggled to love her for herself. She runs into the most famous Groundhog and realizes so many things about life and her self.  What will she learn from Punxsutawney Phil? Will Penny ever be able to see how she is the best at being her? For the coloring page for this story go here: https://linktr.ee/yarns.tales For Connecting Conversations use these questions: Have you ever felt like Penny? Ifv so when?How do you know you are needed?What are things that make you the best at being you?Why do you love you?

Today's  episode is a small meditation dedicated to thinking and reflecting how incredible our bodies are just they way they are. The meditation guides our littles to discover what a body scan is  and to allow our littles to thank our body and relax our body.   The music for this episode is from  https://www.zapsplat.com

Today episode is a small meditation you can do with your little to practice breathe and to practice looking inward. The meditation guides our littles to discover a beautiful place, a beautiful place where worry and fear don't reside.  A beautiful place just for them.  The music for this episode is from  https://www.zapsplat.com

I take you behind the the stories with Toby the Turkey. The story I released in November. I talk about 3 things. How I got Toby's name, How I found the fact that I included with the Turkey and Lastly the line that meant so much to me in the story. 

A family of birds lived in a nest on top of the Washington Monument. One day they saw a crowd gather like they had never seen. Curious to find the cause of all this excitement Poppa Bird flies down. After3 hours Poppa Bird comes back with a message, a message to invoke change, a message to invoke passion. For the Coloring Page for this story please go here: https://linktr.ee/yarns.tales

We go behind the stories for the story written in November called Cye's Wish. I open about implementing a gratitude practice in my life to help me feel happiness in one of my rougher years. 

On New Years Eve,  Geo a light chaser falls from the New York Times Square Ball. A young boy sees the light chaser fall and tries to save him. Follow the young boy and the light chaser as they try to get back to the ball and find the passion that resides in both of them.  For the Coloring page attached to this story follow this link or go to my instagram page @yarns.tales to access them here: https://linktr.ee/yarns.talesFor the Connection Conversations Ask your little these questions: What does joy feel like to you?Which activities bring you Joy? Is there something that you long to do? What joy do you want to chase? 

The last and Final 12th Story of Christmas! As simple as it sounds, I just share my Christmas Wish to all of you! Thank you so much for being here and listening. Your support means the world. MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

The 11th Story of Christmas is.... a Behind the Stories Special. DON'T SKIP IT! This story is a gift from my heart. Its a personal, powerful story. It's a must listen! I open up the deepest I ever have and it in a way of a beautiful Christmas story. This Story is the story that powers me in my motherhood and powers this podcast.  LISTEN you won't regret it! 

The 10th Story of Christmas is here!!!!!! Todays story follows Santa back the magical land of the north and tells you exactly why Santa and the elves decided to give year after year to their laughter sharers, to the children of the world. 

The 9th Story of Christmas is here! Today's story follows now "Santa" back to his sleigh and we listen to an almost agrument  with all of the 9 reindeers. Santa soon learns how his team can be in the same situation but feel very different feelings toward the situation. Listen to find out who feels what and if they ever resolve this argument to continue flying and delivering their gifts to the laughter sharers. 

The 8th Story of Christmas. Today's story is following Santo and his flight around the world delivering presents to the children of the world.  Things are running smoothly and then something horrifying happens! Will this event stop the delivery? Or will this event change Santo's name? Listen to find out! 

The 7th Story of Christmas! Santo, the Reindeer and all the Elves are all ready for the flight around the world to deliver the gifts to their Laughter Sharers.  Santo being from the south doesn't have a good enough coat but he continues on with the plan, right before the take off, Poppa elf stops to give Santo something... Is it a New Coat? Is it more Magic? Or Is it a magical suit that will help Santo! Listen to find out! 

The 6th Story of Christmas is here! The story continues on with Santo and the Elves of the magical land of the north. Santo and Poppa Elf can't come to agreement with when they should deliver the presents. Will they ever come to an agreement? Or will the presents for their laughter sharers stay in the magical land of the north forever.  Listen to find out! 

The 5th Story of Christmas is out! Todays story we are taking a pause from Santo and the Elves from the magical land of the north and we are focusing on getting to know the other 8 reindeer and learning how differences help us love deeper, give us opportunities to learn and accept everyone fore exactly who you are. ENJOY! 

The 4th Story of Christmas is here! This Story follows Santo Clauzen and his mission to deliver all the presents in the red present pouch. He tries to find a way to deliver the gifts. The Elves have a sleigh but the team that pulls the sleigh  is old and tired, will he find a new team? Or will a CRASH prevent everything from happening? Listen and find out! 

The 3rd Story of Christmas is a tale of how Santa got his red crimson bag.  The story continues on with Santo and the magical elves of the North. They are trying to find a way to carry all of the piles of presents to the children of the world. Will they? Listen to find out! 

The 2nd Story of the 12 Stories of Christmas series. This story is a tale about the how the elves first met Santa Clause. This story continues on with the Elves of the magical land of the North.  They make piles and piles of presents for the children of the world with no way to deliver them. We are introduced to a new character that is connected to the elves somehow. Will this character be the solution to their present pile problem? Listen and find out. 

The 1st story of the 12 stories of Christmas Series is a tale explaining  how the Elves get pointy ears. We are introduced to the magical land of the north where the Elves live a happy and good life, until they are met with a young girl and a snowball is thrown, listen and find out what happens next!

Todays episode I go into behind the stories with Why the Bats Hang Down. I talk about why we picked a Bat as the main character.  Then I go into why the plot was based on courage and why Barney the bat wanted to be friends with the village children. I talk about my past and how I was bullied and given wrong labels and how I had to develop courage to fight those labels that were not true. Then I announce a giveaway that I am doing on my instagram page, which ends on Dec. 1, 2021. 

A lonely Cypress Tree named Cye,  has one wish to change her circumstances.   She is lonely and miserable and learns from her friend Luna the power that gratitude can bring.  Remember: Gratitude can bring joy in any circumstance and gratitude is seeing what you have today that you didn't see yesterday. Happy Listening and Happy Bonding. 

* TRIGGER WARNING: I discuss our most recent miscarriage. I take you behind the scenes to why there is such a long gap from Theodores Color's to Thump, Thump, Thump. I experienced a miscarriage and had to take some time off to heal. I explain how Thump, Thump, Thump and Timmy and the Uniforms were easy stories for me to write because I wanted to continue my podcast for my children but also wanted the time to process my pain. At the end I tell you one of the greatest lessons I have learned while experiencing challenges.  Its a heavy one, but a powerful one! 

Toby the Turkey was born different then all the other turkeys in his flock. He constantly gets teased and jeered at when it gets closer to Thanksgiving. His face changes colors due to the emotions he is feeling, will he ever figure out his place in the flock and how to be confident with who he is? Listen to the story to find out. 

I take you behind the scenes to why our podcast is called Yarn's Tales and throughout the journey of writing our first two stories. Little Leprechaun was my attempt to help my son understand his emotions and Theadore's Colors was a story dedicated to Ohio and the people who helped me there. 

Barney, the bat is tired of the villagers being scared of him because of an old  Transylvania  legend. He decides to talk to Dracula himself to overturn this legend. Will he find a solution with Count Dracula? Will the villagers ever be his friend? Find out here at " Why the Bats Hang Down. " 

Timmy is in charge  of washing the Uniforms for the upcoming football game on Friday. While Timmy is in charge of the uniforms something goes terribly wrong.. all before the team has to play their biggest rival! 

This is a fun, scary story for all to listen, it is a Yarn's Tales original story about a young mother braving the most eire, frightening noises, protecting her son and finally facing the potential threat of the ominous THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! All during in the middle of the night while her husband is at work. 

We all enjoy coloring and decorating Easter eggs at Easter, this is the tale of how Eggs became Easter Eggs. You will meet an Egg, named Theodore and follow him on his hunt for color! Will he get his color in time to be picked up for the Easter Bunny? Listen to find out!

Follow little leprechauns emotions as he journeys down the rainbow arch to find his gold. Finding his gold comes hand in hand with recognizing his emotions. Will he do it in time to find the gold or not? Come and listen!