Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma Mia podcast.
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Speaker 2: little builders and their grown ups. Welcome to how to
Speaker 2: Build a Universe where stories build worlds. I'm Jen Muir,
Speaker 2: I'm a parent educator, mum to four, and my co
Speaker 2: host is Tomline, creative producer at Mama Maya, or as
Speaker 2: we like to call him, Chief of Fuck.
Speaker 3: Hello.
Speaker 1: Can anybody hear me? Captain Tom requesting permission to land? Huh,
Speaker 1: I've found the studio.
Speaker 3: Hello, Chen, You wouldn't believe how many exciting destinations I've
Speaker 3: just had to search through to get back here. Today's
Speaker 3: story has trains, planes, cranes, and did.
Speaker 1: I say trains? Yeah?
Speaker 2: You did?
Speaker 3: Anyway, I've been everywhere man, all over the world, and
Speaker 3: it's lucky our little builders listening have the biggest imaginations.
Speaker 1: Yes, I'm talking about you. For what it is worth.
Speaker 2: Permission to land granted, adventure.
Speaker 1: Captain Top. Thank you.
Speaker 2: I can't wait for today's adventure, and I think it's
Speaker 2: a perfect theme to help our kids start to develop
Speaker 2: some skills in independent play. While we are now having
Speaker 2: a ball playing with the kids is really good for
Speaker 2: kids to start to play independently as well. Good for
Speaker 2: kids and good for parents. Let's be honest, as parents,
Speaker 2: we also have stuff to do. It's unrealistic for parents
Speaker 2: to be able to play twenty four to seven. And
Speaker 2: the good news is there are huge benefits to independent play.
Speaker 2: It's when kids play independently that the get really into
Speaker 2: that beautiful flow state, child led and really creative. This
Speaker 2: play is vital for development. In today's play, we are
Speaker 2: going to play with the kids, but when the audio
Speaker 2: wraps up, we will be encouraging the kids to head
Speaker 2: off with their very own adventure. It is going to
Speaker 2: be awesome.
Speaker 3: Yes, O, yes, now adventure pants on Imagination activated.
Speaker 1: Let's go. I'll see you after this. Hello, my little friend.
Speaker 3: Today I'll be using a map to get us started
Speaker 3: for the adventure. It's quite dusty, so I'm just going
Speaker 3: to blow.
Speaker 1: Off some of the dust. I've swallowed the map. I've
Speaker 1: swallowed the bapo M.
Speaker 3: We clearly can't use that map now, but not to worry,
Speaker 3: because all we need today is your imagination.
Speaker 1: Adventurer waits. Today we're going to collect a shimmering pearl
Speaker 1: from Broom.
Speaker 3: Some magic sand from Fiji and a lava rock from.
Speaker 1: The middle of the Earth, which is.
Speaker 3: About eight thousand degrees down there. But don't worry, I've
Speaker 3: packed a fan. We will try in three different ways.
Speaker 3: Each treasure we pick up will give your imaginary playworld
Speaker 3: a special power.
Speaker 1: So let's go.
Speaker 3: Firstly, we need to think of a mode of transport
Speaker 3: that floats up into the air. H What goes into
Speaker 3: the sky?
Speaker 1: A kite?
Speaker 3: Yes, they fly, But we need something that floats into
Speaker 3: the air that people can ride on too. What about
Speaker 3: a balloon? You know those helium balloons that you see
Speaker 3: at birthday parties. The helium makes them float up into
Speaker 3: the sky. But would that be strong enough to carry
Speaker 3: humans as well? Maybe you, but I'd.
Speaker 1: Be a bit too heavy. Oh.
Speaker 3: I know a hot air balloon, which is like a
Speaker 3: party balloon, but a lot bigger.
Speaker 1: They use burners to make the hot air, which helps
Speaker 1: the balloon float up. Oh, and the.
Speaker 3: Passengers are carried in a basket under the balloon. And
Speaker 3: guess what, there's one right in front of us now,
Speaker 3: So let's hop in.
Speaker 1: Take a big step forwards.
Speaker 3: That's it, right, We're in the basket ready to go,
Speaker 3: and we are floating up and away. This hot air
Speaker 3: balloon is moving nice and cruisy. We are heading to Broom,
Speaker 3: where the warm ocean sparkles.
Speaker 1: Fun fact.
Speaker 3: Broom is near the top of Australia in Western Australia.
Speaker 3: Look down, the forests of trees on the ground look
Speaker 3: like little pieces of broccoli.
Speaker 1: Oh hello, Broom.
Speaker 3: We've arrived and our first item to pick up is
Speaker 3: a shimmering pearl hiding in a shell. Broom is famous
Speaker 3: for her pearls, and they're very pretty. Indeed, some people
Speaker 3: like to wear them as jewelry. But this one has
Speaker 3: a special power just for you in your magical world.
Speaker 3: You can use it to light up dark places to
Speaker 3: help you find your way through anywhere. This pearl is
Speaker 3: sitting right on the sand in front of you. So
Speaker 3: let's lean down and pick up our pearl. We're going
Speaker 3: to put it in your adventure bag. Leaning down, pick
Speaker 3: it up with your hand.
Speaker 1: That's it.
Speaker 3: Okay, that's our first treasure. We've got two more to go.
Speaker 3: We've been up high. Now we're going to go somewhere fast.
Speaker 3: We're off to Fiji on a super speedy jet plane.
Speaker 3: Right the plane's getting ready to take off. We're getting faster.
Speaker 3: On the right way, Here we go. Oh, we're going
Speaker 3: so far that my back is pinned to the chair.
Speaker 3: The ground is going by so fast our shadow can't
Speaker 3: keep up.
Speaker 1: Wave Hello to that eagle over there, Mad, we've landed wool.
Speaker 1: That was quick because we are in Fiji. Did you know?
Speaker 3: Fiji is a country in the South Pacific Ocean, just
Speaker 3: to the right of Australia and above New Zealand. Can
Speaker 3: you fill that squeaky sand between your toes? Now? This
Speaker 3: Fiji sand is very special, indeed, because the grains sparkle
Speaker 3: like tiny stars. Put your hands out like you're scooping
Speaker 3: up handfuls of sand from the sandpit, just like the
Speaker 3: sandpit at kindy or when you've gone to the beach.
Speaker 3: This magic sand gives you the power of speed. So
Speaker 3: whenever you need to zoom, zoom zoom, just sprinkle it
Speaker 3: on your shoes and you'll be up mountains and whizzing
Speaker 3: across the sea. We're nearly at the finish line, so
Speaker 3: we have our shimmering pearl, our magic sand. But what
Speaker 3: if we could go somewhere no one's ever been before.
Speaker 1: Well, our third.
Speaker 3: Stop is a train to the center of the Earth
Speaker 3: to collect some glowing lava rocks. We're going down, down, down,
Speaker 3: just like a drill. This train is going to whip
Speaker 3: through tunnels, twisting round and round and round as we
Speaker 3: go through each layer of planet Earth to get to
Speaker 3: the center. Climb aboard our twisty super bullet underground train.
Speaker 3: It's getting warmer and brighter as we get closer to
Speaker 3: the center of the Earth. In fact, the Earth's core
Speaker 3: is very hot and mainly made of metal. It's a sphere,
Speaker 3: which means a circle shape, and we are here.
Speaker 1: Don't bind the lava near the train. Let me just
Speaker 1: test it with my finger. It's hot. It's hot, it's hot.
Speaker 3: Didn't need that pinky finger anyway. Look at all the
Speaker 3: glowing lava rocks, red, orange, even purple.
Speaker 1: This glowing lava rock will.
Speaker 3: Give you the power to transform into anything you want,
Speaker 3: a unicorn or maybe a lion, or transform into a transformerrunk.
Speaker 3: Now it's time to head back. Shall we send this
Speaker 3: train in reverse? Look at everything we've collected. Each treasure
Speaker 3: adds something special to your magical world that you can
Speaker 3: visit any time you like, just by closing your eyes
Speaker 3: and imagining. And the best part, it's always growing because
Speaker 3: you can add new treasures or new adventures anytime you want.
Speaker 3: Where would you like to go next to the top
Speaker 3: of an ice cream mountain or a rainbow planet in
Speaker 3: space where everything bounces. If you can imagine it, you
Speaker 3: can play with it until next time.
Speaker 1: Would you look at that, Jen? You know what's amazing.
Speaker 3: We didn't need to pack any special equipment or get
Speaker 3: any fancy tickets. All these incredible adventures came straight from
Speaker 3: our explorer zone magnificent minds, because when kids get the
Speaker 3: chance to dream up their own adventures, that's really when
Speaker 3: the special stuff begins.
Speaker 2: And I think I know where I might go next.
Speaker 2: Maybe a pool side villa somewhere in the Mediterranean. I
Speaker 2: can picture it now. I'll have a double espresso martini.
Speaker 2: Thank you, On Carlos, I'll be over there on my laune.
Speaker 3: Joane.
Speaker 1: Sorry, let's get back on. We need to get back
Speaker 1: on track.
Speaker 2: Here, focus, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to wrap. Okay, I'm sorry. Tom.
Speaker 2: Wherever you're going, remember, stories build universes.
Speaker 3: And your imagination is always ready for an adventure.
Speaker 1: See you next time. Builders.
Speaker 3: The executive producer of How to Build a Universe is
Speaker 3: Courtney Umenhauser, with story writing and sound designed by me
Speaker 3: Tom Lyon. Thanks for listening to today's episode of How
Speaker 3: to Build a Universe.
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