{"podcast":{"title":"Story Spectacular - Playful Pets Collection","slug":"story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555","podcast_index_feed_id":952555,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/78eb8b85-b23a-4343-a012-bcda45c03eca","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/story-spectacular","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/7/8/13/b140578c-9964-47d8-94c0-1571fd8dd831_playful_pets_collection_final.jpg","author":"Angela Ferrari","episode_count":159,"summary":"Join children's book author/illustrator Angela Ferrari for a Spectacular weekly children's podcast with original stories and classic retellings. Stories come alive through colorful music, lively sound, and fun characters. Listeners will recognize familiar faces like Humpty Dumpty and discover new friends like Digger the Dog. These spectacular stories are sure to delight listeners of all ages and ignite the imagination within.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T12:21:52.883595+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555"},"episode":{"title":"BONUS: Ocean & Beach Activities!!!","slug":"bonus-ocean-beach-activities","published_at":"2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555/bonus-ocean-beach-activities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555","url":"https://storyspectacular.libsyn.com/bonus-ocean-beach-activities","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/84c21439-01f4-4ee4-9e2d-adbf535786e7/stream.mp3","summary":"CLICK HERE for promotions and discounts from today’s sponsor: http://storyspectacular.com/partners Welcome to the Bonus Activity Episode!!! Today’s show celebrates all things Ocean and Beach. Here are all the directions for today’s SPECTACULAR activities. Activity #1- Bubble Fun First, grab some bubble solution or make your own bubble solution by mixing 4 cups of warm water with a half cup of sugar then mix in a half cup of dish soap. The longer you let your homemade bubble solution rest the better anywhere from 4 hours to overnight for optimal bubble-making. Next, I want you to gather some objects to make your bubbles with, you can use a funnel, a disposable cup with a hole punched in the bottom, you can use a drinking straw or even form your own bubble wand with a wire hanger or pipe cleaner. Gather as many bubble-making tools as you can and go outside to test your skills. Which of your bubble-making tools makes the biggest bubble. How many little bubbles can you make with one blow? Which tool makes your bubbles float the highest? Write down or sketch all of your findings to decide which tool is the ultimate bubble maker!!! Activity #2- The Lighthouse Game This game is best to be played with a group of 5 or more friends. Here’s how it works: 1 player is the lighthouse, at least 3 players are the rocks and all of the remaining players are ships. The ships need to start at the back of the room and turn around with their eyes shut or wear a blindfold. Then the lighthouse and rocks will get into place. Now we are ready to start the game one two three go!!! The lighthouse says “Beep Beep Beep” and the rocks say “Swish Swish Swish.” The boats turn around but keep their eyes shut tight. And listen for the lighthouse. Try to navigate your way around the swishing rocks withou…","meta_description":"CLICK HERE for promotions and discounts from today’s sponsor: http://storyspectacular.com/partners Welcome to the Bonus Activity Episode!!! Today’s show c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":778,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555/episodes/bonus-ocean-beach-activities/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-spectacular-amazing-animal-collection-952555/bonus-ocean-beach-activities.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}