The Imagine Neighborhood

This week we're answering questions from our listener hotline! If you have a question you'd like answered, have your grown up go to ImagineNeighborhood.org, or ask them to call 206-438-6528 (206.4.FUN.LAVA). You can leave us a question, or message! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM

A PRINCESS DONNASAURUS™ episode. Princess Donnasaurus has a productive day planned... that is, until her Messenger Monkeys start drowning her in Royal Demands! With so many things to handle, she's anxious and overwhelmed and nothing's getting done at all. What's a stately Saurischian to do? Will she learn how to "shake her monkeys," and "pick one and get it done!" Buff your scales and get ready to...

Have you ever tried to do something new or difficult, and it felt like there was a mean little voice in your head telling you that you'd never succeed? Today Macho is trying something hard, and he's hearing that voice. But it's not in his head - it's for real! A strange Toucan’t bird is doing its best to make Macho give up, but with Scotty's help Macho will get his confidence back and learn to sti...

In this episode of The Imagine Neighborhood, our friendly emotion scientist, Dr. Sherri, P!H!D! drops by to discuss some back-to-school questions and concerns. With school districts still making decisions about the safest possible plan for students and teachers, there are a lot of unknowns. What can you do to help prepare your kids for more remote school this fall, and/or for going back to the cla...

The Imagine Neighborhood™ returns for Season Two! Today we're learning how to adjust to the unexpected - like all of us in the Neighborhood have to do whenever a Blurghsday rolls around! On Blurghsdays it might rain chickens, or everyone might rhyme when they talk, or gravity even might take an afternoon off. It's frustrating when things don't go the way we expect, but a little self-talk and slow...

Folks are getting ready for back to school, but it might look very different this year than you're used to. Maybe you'll be in a smaller classroom, or maybe you'll be doing online school again.  In this week's episode, Scotty and Macho discuss how it feels to be frustrated, and how we can acknowledge those feelings before we figure out alternative things to do.    Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD....

In our final summer short episode we hear from the entire Imagine Neighborhood gang about how they take slow breaths. Special Guest Host, Dr Sherri P! H! D!   If you want to share how you take a slow breath, call our audio postcard hotline at 206.4.FUN.LAVA Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM

Doc Apoc saved up enough in her summer job to get an awesome new instrument. Hear how it sounds in this week's Summer Audio postcard!   If you'd like to send us a postcard, have your grown up go to  ImagineNeighborhood.org , or ask them to call 206-438-6528. You can leave us a message there! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM

This week, Vac is SUPER excited to get a postcard from Princess Donnasaurus. She tells us what he's been up to this summer, and it sounds like a lot of hard work. If you'd like to send us a postcard, have your grown up go to  ImagineNeighborhood.org , or ask them to call 206-438-6528. You can leave us a message there! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK ,...

Everyone in the Imagine Neighborhood is on summer vacation. Count Vacula likes to stay in touch by getting audio postcards from his friends. This week, Macho Supreme tells us what he's been up to this summer. Generally he's been having a good time, until that interrupting cockatiel shows up.   If you'd like to send us a postcard, have your grown up go to HowWereYouKind. Today! Get more at: IMAGINE...

A MACHO SUPREME™ episode. When Scotty is feeling a little sad, Macho Supreme gets Count Vacula and the whole gang together to cheer Scotty up with exercise, music, and even Royal Happiness Decrees! But sometimes when you’re sad, you just need time to feel your feelings. And sometimes being a good friend means just being there for someone while they feel them! So, be philanthropic and join us for t...

Grown-ups! Today we have a different kind of episode. We’re talking to Dr. Jasmine, PhD. about how kids and their grown-ups can have some important conversations about what’s going on in the world right now. Because if we want to make all our neighborhoods more like the Imagine Neighborhood we have to have these conversations. And keep having them. We’re putting the episode online instead of here...

Today, Scotty and Count Vacula are going to need their wits about them when they encounter Tantrumus Maximus! He's an evil hamster who’s determined to cause as many tantrums as possible. And even though he throws every possible frustration, disappointment, and confusion their way, Scotty and Vac use all the tools they've learned so far this season, and their problem-solving skills prevail! Get mor...

Mister Music Man, Lindsay Jones, is back for another Music Day! This week, Scotty and Mister Music Man talk about how to put lots of ideas together to create something new. Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM

When Macho walks into Scotty's house, tears the oven out of the wall and leaves with it, Scotty has a lot of questions! Why does Macho need another oven? How is anyone strong enough to carry an oven down the street? And most importantly, why does Macho think it's okay to take other people's things without asking? They talk about getting permission, and how sometimes you might feel dissapointed if...

Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones is back on Wednesday to explore both music and social-emotional learning! He and Scotty have a great conversation and jam session to learn all about how to ask for what you want – through music! We’ll also get to hear some great ideas from our listeners! Each week on Music Man Jones, we put a question out to our listeners and read through some of the responses. Tune in...

We’re back with Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones to explore how music and social-emotional learning fit together. Music can be a great way to communicate things that are sometimes hard to say. We’ll find out how musicians communicate with each other—sometimes without saying a single word! We’ll also get to hear some great ideas from our listeners. Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow...

Doctor Apocalypso's village has been smashed up by an angry monster, and Doc wants to teach them a lesson! But when she meets the monster, it turns out he's not mad, he's just sad. His sister broke his toy and he had a temper tantrum. Doc and Scotty explain that it's not okay to smash things or be hurtful just because you're feeling big feelings. You need to understand what you're really feeling,...

A PRINCESS DONNASAURUS™ episode. It's the day of the Neighborhood's annual Sock Puppet Festival, but the socks are missing! Princess Donnasaurus was feeling left out because her little T-Rex arms are too short to make puppets, so she hid all the socks in her Royal Sock Vault. But when she and Scotty go to retrieve them, it turns out they've been stolen by a horrible horde of Sock Goblins! Will Pri...

Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones is back to talk about how important it is to try out different ideas until you find the one that’s right. This is true in problem-solving and in writing music! Each week on Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones, we put a question out to our listeners and read some responses on the show. This week, you can write your own lyrics to an if-then song and send it in to be read on next...

Mister Music Man, Lindsay Jones, is back for another Music Day episode! This week, Mister Music Man chats with Scotty about how music can help you take someone else’s point of view. And he’s brought some songs along to help! Plus, Lindsay and Scotty have a new challenge for the listeners. Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM

A DOCTOR APOCALYPSO™ episode. Doctor Apocalypso and The Dreadnaughts are playing a rock concert, and Scotty and Count Vacula have backstage passes! But Count Vacula's feeling uncertain. It's loud and there's flashing lights, and so many people! Doctor Apocalypso is super stoked for the show and doesn't understand why Count Vacula is nervous - until a lightning bolt switches their places and they g...

Wednesdays are for exploring feelings with music! In every episode of the Imagine Neighborhood, we use music to help us talk about how we’re feeling, but now every week we’ll be joined special guest Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones ! He's a sound designer and composer who has created music for movies, TV shows, and Broadway plays! Today Scotty and Lindsay learn more about how music tells stories and ca...

Captain Marion and her band of Fire Pirates have a big problem: Fieryous George the Lava Monster is keeping them from reaching their greatest treasure - cheeseburgers! With a little help from Scotty, the Fire Pirates and Fieryous George learn to stop fighting, calm down, name the problem, listen to each other, and find a solution that works for everyone! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend...

Princess Donnasaurus could barely wait for it to be her birthday, and when it finally comes she loves it so much that she decrees that EVERY day will be her birthday! Now the Neighborhood has to throw another party for her . . . and another . . . and another . . . and another! There's no more cards or cake or ice cream left in town, and everyone is exhausted from too much partying. Can Scotty help...