Heartland: The Brave Kids Heroic Life Toolkit Tales (Story Activity Tales: Multimedia Project):
Full of Fun Story Activities from Heartland
The unlimited series will run in 12-minute segments and will have 12 episodes per season (12x12) and will feature a member of the Brave Kids Crew along with various heartlanders. The books will be published in season volumes and will mirror the series content and there will also be songs which will form part of the Heartland Song Collection.
Example Character Story Activities:
- The Sleepless & Dreamless Night & Facing Fear Monsters: Fear Chaser Heartpuff's Monster Hunt Jig to Chase Fears Away (Fear Chaser Heartpuff, Dreams Heartpuff & Sleepy Slothheart)
- The Worry Swarm: Making & Chasing Away Worries with Your Worry SWOT Swotter (Worries Heartpuff, Timid Heartpuff & Tangle Inksquirt Octopusheart)
- The Broken Nest: Oink Pigleheart's Muddy Craft Make Session to Cool Down Hot Feelings & Tempers (Oink Pigleheart, Rockin Robinheart & Bin Raider Raccoonheart)
- The Hidden Store Thieves & the Wild Family Feud: Bamboo Chomper Pandaheart's Singing the Song of Peace to Find Peaceful Resolution to Disputes (Bamboo Chomper Pandaheart, Whistle Squirrelheart & Hissy Snakeheart)
- Lost in Wild Messiness: Wild Dancer Weaselheart's Messy Burrow & Purry Catheart’s Purrfect Grooming & Tidy Up Mission (Purry Catheart & Wild Dancer Weaselheart)
- After the Storm & Finding Chunks of Happiness in Sadness: Happy Heartpuff's Happy Treasure Hunt, Happy Compass & Happiness Treasure Map (Happy Heartpuff, Baableat Woolly Lambheart, Braybray Donkeyheart & Squeaky Mouseheart)
- Taming Your Wild Feelings in the Fearful Forest (the black roaring lion of anger, the grey worry nervous deer of fear, the red alarm monkey of panic and the other wild emotions that live inside of you) (emotional management) (Feelchanges Chameleonpuff & Woof Dogheart)
- The Winter Meanness Storm & the Creature Comforts Reunion List Quest: Finding Lost Family Tribe Members (Clucky Chickenheart & Munchy Bunnyheart)
- So Many Ways to Blow an Extra Long Nose & Finding Your Natural Instruments: The Wild Wonders of You/What Makes You Wonderful You? (Trumphet Elephantheart & Chirpy Rhythms Cricketheart)
- A Short Path to Nowhere & Making Your Own Trail: Making Your Own Pawprint, Paths, Trails & Waterholes or Following the Herd (Purry Catheart, Braybray Donkeyheart & Brainy Beaverheart)
- The Stormy Day & Rebuilding Your Nest: Feathers Ostrichheart
- A Bickering Herd & the Lost Dinner: Braybray Donkeyheart & Squeaky Mouseheart
- The Emotions Maze & Tricky Feelings Hunt: Understanding & Expressing Your Wild Feelings (Purry Catheart & Feelchanges Chameleon Heart)
- Climbing The Tree of Wisdom & the Stormy Day (Wise Treeheart & Chitter Chatter Monkeyheart)
- The Broken Bird: Discovering Natural Healing Trails (Doey Deerheart & Princess Swanheart)
- Stormy Signs of Danger: Learning How to Zigzag in Time (Zebra Zigzagheart)
- When Oink Pigleheart Gets Stuck in a Muddy Ditch: Building a Friendship Bridge (Friendship Warmheart, Friendly Toolbox Heartpuff & Trumpet Elephantheart Come to the Rescue)
- Small Heroic Deeds Make Big Heroes: Growing the Hero Inside of You: (Heroic Heartpuff & Squeaky Mouseheart)
- The Very Bad No-Good Day, the Calm Counting List & the Tricky Feelings Dance: (Feelchanges Chameleonheart & Bark Foxheart)
- The Scary Big Shadow, the Brave Count List & Being Brave Dance (Feelchanges Chameleonheart & Squeaky Mouseheart)
- The Brave Caterpillar & Finding Your Bravery (Crawly Caterpillarheart)
- Expressing Your Wild Feelings (Purry Catheart, Woof Dogheart & Feelchanges Chameleon Heart)
- Finding Your Strengths (Fancy Dancer Flamingoheart, Positive Heartpuff & Leap Frogheart)
- Finding Your Happiness: The Happiness Compass & Treasure Map (Happy Heartpuff)
- Facing Your Fears: Fear Chaser Heartpuff Faces the Three Monsters (the Closet Monster, Toilet Monster & the Under the Bed Monster) (Fear Chaser Heartpuff)
- Following Clue Trails to Find Lost Munchy Bunnyheart (Woof Dogheart & Forgotten Heartpuff Save the Day)
- Making Happy Memories for Your Treasure Chest (Memories Heartpuff & Memory Treasures Heartpuff)
- Making & Tying a Good Friendship Knot (Friendly Toolbox Heartpuff)
- Creating a Reminder Sketch: Reminder Heartpuff, Forgotten Heartpuff & Trumpet Elephantheart
- Finding Your Positive Treasures Treasure Hunt (Positive Heartpuff, Gentle Giant Giraffeheart & Darty Geckoheart)
Positive toolkit story activities, story puzzles and story games for children and their parents to do together, giving children the tools to manage themselves, their feelings, their familial life, their mind and well-being, their social relationships as well as tricky situations.
Objectives:
- Encourage Logical Problem-Solving
- Develop Emotional Awareness, Learning & Expression
- Provision of Emotional Management Strategies & Resolution Mechanisms
- Support Social Interactions with Family, Friends & Community
- Encourage Positive Interactions & Relationships
- Support Self-Development
- Support Physical Well-Being
- Encourage Care & Human Citizenship towards Community, Nature, Wildlife & Pets
Contents:
- Activities from heartland characters
- Well-Being & Emotional Development Activities & Puzzles
- Well-Being & Emotional Exercises & Games to help manage emotions (like Oink Pigleheart's Mudbath Cool Down Sessions & Taming Your Wild Feelings class wildlife wild fun exercises with Feelchanges Chameleonheart)
- Craft Activities to Challenge Emotional & Logical Development
- Puzzles to Encourage Logical Thinking
- Heartlander Challenges to Encourage Positive Experiences with Others, Nature & the Environment
- Development of Social Skills & Social Emotional Skills Through Role Playing Action Activities
- Social Interactions & Navigation (family, friendship & community relationships)
- Healthy Dietary Activities & Puzzles
- Pet Care Puzzles
Some Example Life Toolkit Strategy & Activity Songs:
The Calm Counting List Activity, Song & Dance (when anger bubbles)
The Wriggle & Shake Activity, Song & Dance (when worries need to be shaken off)
The Fear Chaser Chase Activity, Song & Dance (with your fear swotter for when your fears appear and are near)
The Worries Swotter Chase Activity, Song & Dance (with your worries swotter for when your worries appear and are near)
The Brave Breaths Song & Dance (to help you take & find your brave breaths with lion's roars)
The Taming Your Wild Feelings Activity, Song & Dance (to help you tame your wild feelings)
The Muddy Cool Down Wiggle & Roll Activity, Song & Dance (when anger bubbles)
The Happy Treasures Hunt Activity, Song & Dance (when you need to find some happiness)
The Cool Down Crafts Activity, Song & Dance (transforming anger into positive energy)
Shaking of Negativity & with Happy/Positive Wriggles Activity, Song & Dance (transforming anger into positive energy)
Finding Positive Thought Seeds and Planting Your Positivity Tree Activity, Song & Dance
Climbing Happy Branches on Your Positivity Tree Activity, Song & Dance