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Episode 70 | Ahimsa: The Superpower of Choosing Kindness
Explore ahimsa for kids with Faithfully Explore! Discover the power of kindness, practice calming pauses, and try fun missions to help instead of hurt. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 15 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date October 8, 2026
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Books and Games About Fairness for Kids: Keep Exploring with Nasreddin
Can someone charge you for smelling their soup? And how would you respond if they tried? In Nasreddin’s Clever Solution: A Story About Fairness, we meet a hungry traveler, an insistent innkeeper, and a clever problem-solver who knows how to make people stop and think. It’s a funny story with plenty to talk about afterward:…
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Episode 69 | Nasreddin’s Clever Solution: A Story About Fairness
Explore Nasreddin’s Clever Solution: A Story About Fairness, a fun folktale that helps kids learn to listen, think carefully, and speak up for what’s fair. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 15 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date September 24, 2026
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Pele Hawaiian Goddess for Kids: Books and Volcano Activities to Keep Exploring
A story about Pele can spark a whole afternoon of questions. How does lava become land? Can Hawaiʻi really have snowy mountains? What other stories have Hawaiian families shared about Pele? And how can we appreciate a beautiful place without carrying a piece of it home? These books and activities invite children to follow that…
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Episode 68 | Pele, Hawaiian Goddess of Fire: A Journey Across the Islands
Explore Pele Hawaiian goddess for kids through a fiery journey across Hawaiʻi, the mystery of Pele’s curse, and lessons about respecting the land. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 20 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date September 17, 2026
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Sun and Moon Books and Activities for Kids: Explore Day, Night, and Lithuania
What happens when the Sun disappears at the end of the day? Does the Moon simply take its place? And why can we sometimes see the Moon while the Sun is still shining? In Episode 67 of Faithfully Explore!, “Why the Sun and Moon Take Turns: A Traditional Lithuanian Sky Story,” children travel to Northern…
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Episode 67 | Why the Sun and Moon Take Turns: A Traditional Lithuanian Sky Story
Discover a Lithuanian sun and moon myth for kids about Saulė, Mėnulis, and Žemė, and how taking turns makes room for different ways of caring. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 12 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date September 10, 2026
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Explore Guaraní Culture and Yerba Mate: Books, Activities, and Learning Tools for Kids
A small cup travels around a circle. One person sips, refills it, and passes it to the next person. What looks like a simple drink becomes a way to slow down, welcome others, and spend time together. In the Faithfully Explore! episode about the Guaraní story of the moon, the cloud, and the gift of…
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Episode 66 | Moonlight in a Cup: The Guaraní Legend of Yerba Mate
Discover the Guaraní legend of yerba mate—a moonlit story for kids about kindness, gratitude, friendship, and a beloved South American tradition. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 13 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date September 3, 2026
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Books, Games, and Hands-On Activities for Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
What would happen if Water knocked on your door and brought every fish, turtle, crab, and river creature along? In the Faithfully Explore! episode Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky, children travel to southeastern Nigeria for a traditional Efik story about Sun, Moon, and one extremely crowded visit. The story invites children…
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Episode 65 | When Water Came to Visit: Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Discover Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky, a playful Efik folktale from Nigeria that teaches children to listen carefully before saying yes. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 13 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date August 27, 2026 Guests Brooklyn and Maya
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Wish Upon a Star: Books, Gifts, and Stargazing Tools for Curious Kids
A shooting star flashes across the sky for only a moment, but it can spark questions that last much longer. What is a shooting star? Why do people make wishes when they see one? How have stars inspired stories, celebrations, art, navigation, and dreams around the world? And what can children do after making a…
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Episode 64 | Wish Upon a Star: Why Humans Make Wishes
Wish upon a star and discover why people make wishes, explore Japan’s Tanabata festival, learn about shooting stars, and turn hopes into action. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 23 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date August 20, 2026 Series Sky Stories: Wonder Written in the Stars
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Moon Phases for Kids: Books, STEM Activities, and Free Resources
One night, the Moon looks like a glowing circle. A few nights later, it resembles half a cookie. Then it becomes a narrow silver crescent—or seems to disappear completely. The Moon is not actually changing shape. Half of it is always illuminated by the Sun, but as the Moon travels around Earth, we see different…
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Episode 63 | Why the Moon Changes Shape: Every Phase Has Beauty
Discover why the Moon changes shape as kids explore lunar phases, moon science, and the ways cultures around the world follow its cycle. 🎧 Listen to the Episode Episode Overview Length 🕛 23 mins Host 🎙️ Laura Menousek Release Date August 13, 2026 Series Sky Stories: Wonder Written in the Stars