Ep 522. Shiny Treasures: a story and meditation for your bedtime routine

Saira Sand Crab meets a new friend, Sandy Seagull, who shares her interest in treasure hunting! Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed our new stories this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Shiny Treasures,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 3:31 Shiny Treasures Excerpt: Saira the Sand Crab was a little crab who loved to dig on her big beach for treasures. The other sand crabs would stay near the water, but Saira was brave and adventurous. She loved to dig for shiny things, things that she couldn’t ever find in the ocean. Saira loved the things she found – they made her wonder about other creatures and parts of the world that she hadn’t experienced herself yet. Every time she found something, it was like finding a treasure just hiding in the sand for Saira to dig out! Saira collected all kinds of treasures. From shiny bottle caps to beautiful shells to pretty white feathers, Saira would bring her treasures to the big banana leaf that she called home. The leaf covered a shallow hole she had dug, up on the beach far enough away from the water that tides would never flood it. At night, Saira would snuggle up under the big banana leaf with her treasures. She would wake up when the sun shone through her leaf and then start her day by digging for breakfast…and for new treasures, of course! Today’s Meditation: Imagine drawing gentle shapes in the soothing sand as you relax before today’s story. Looking for ways to help your child learn emotional regulation and how to self soothe? You’ll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like “ Happy Dragon, ” paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our Episodes page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team , please visit our About page, or check out our FAQs . Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon . If you’re not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 2 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved “Shiny Treasures.” We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles ( Facebook , Twitter, Instagram ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners! Be Calm on Ahway Island is on Kinzoo Messenger! Be Calm on Ahway Island is now part of the Kinzoo Messenger app as a special experience called a Path! In Kinzoo, Paths are unique interactive stories and engaging activities you can explore on your device. We’ve reimagined some of your favorite Be Calm on Ahway Island episodes as Paths on Kinzoo, providing a whole new way to experience our calming stories. It’s like having a journey through Ahway Island right at your fingertips! Click here to find out more! In the press: Digital Trends warns listeners that “you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious.” Yay! We’re honored that the website of Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems includes us on their list of Technology to Boost Mental Health. Jooki recommends us as an outstanding podcast for preschoolers. We’re reaching listeners internationally! Sassy Mama Hong Kong included us in their article on transitioning into the new year, Sassy Mama Singapore recommends us for limiting screen-time while sheltering at home , and Haven Magazine Australia included us in their tips for getting through the school holidays. Thank you to Anne Bensfield and Pamela Rogers of School Library Journal for listing us as one of “8 Podcasts To Encourage Mindfulness!” Thanks for sharing your time with us. We can’t wait to see you again!