1KHO 850: The Imagination Advantage | Daisy Day and Calvin Day

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Some kids wait for permission to create. Others just start. In this joyful conversation, Ginny sits down with young authors Daisy Day and Calvin Day to talk about writing books, building worlds, starting a kids' writing club, making cardboard pirate ships, turning backyard adventures into stories, and discovering that imagination grows when childhood is full of play. Their excitement is contagious, and their advice is refreshingly simple: sit down, start writing, and don't wait until you're grown up to make something that matters. If you've ever wondered how to raise creative kids or how to protect the kind of childhood that naturally produces them this episode will leave you wanting to hand your child a notebook instead of another screen. Find Daisy and Calvin's books at https://madebyday.co/plazaproductions You can also find The Raid of The Dragons by Calvin Day here A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them out below: BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit ⁠www.quince.com/outside⁠ and get free shipping and 365 day returns IXL Learning - Head to ⁠www.ixl.com/1000hours⁠ to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop ⁠www.whisker.com/1000HOURS⁠ woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to ⁠MuzzleSleep.com⁠ and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ⁠ethos.com/1000hours⁠ Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ⁠ActiveSkinRepair.com⁠ and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:05.0	Ain't nothing on a screen that's ever gonna beat this view.
0:10.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:16.0	And I just wanna share it with with I just want to share with you
0:21.5	this beautiful world
0:24.5	Such a beautiful world
0:27.3	Welcome to the 850th episode of the 1 Hours Outside podcast, 850 conversations later,
0:40.1	and I am still so grateful that people are showing up to learn alongside me.
0:44.0	Thank you for being here.
0:45.2	Whether this is your very first episode or you've been with me for years, I'm really glad you're listening.
0:49.4	Today's guests are two of the youngest authors I've ever interviewed,
0:52.8	and I have a feeling you're going to finish
0:54.3	this conversation, wanting to hand your child a notebook instead of another scream. Daisy Day and
0:59.3	Calvin Day reminded me that imagination isn't something we teach nearly as much as we protect. Give kids
1:04.8	time, space, friends, and a little freedom, and incredible things begin to happen. Before we jump in,
1:09.6	I have one small favorite to ask.
1:11.1	If these conversations have encouraged you or your family, would you take just a moment to follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you're listening? If you have a minute more, leaving a rating or review is one of the biggest gifts. You can give the show because it helps other families discover it too. And if an episode ever makes you think, someone I know needs to hear this, send it to them. Most people find you podcasts because a friend shared one.
1:30.6	We've got some incredible conversations coming up, including Jungle Keepers founder Paul Rosalie and Brain Expert Dr. Robert Mlello. And I'd love for you to be here for all of it. All right, let's jump in to today's conversation. Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is
1:45.1	Ginny Arrich, I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside, and it is truly an honor to have two authors,
1:51.7	two authors here today. They are both kids. They are brother and sister, Daisy Day and Calvin Day.
1:59.7	Welcome to the both of you.
2:01.8	Hello.
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