Bedtime Story: The Painting Place 🌰

Sleep Tight Relax - Calming Bedtime Stories and Meditations

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.3 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In this bedtime story, we meet Max, a thoughtful and creative squirrel who sets out to paint a single acorn—just for fun. But when his forest friends arrive with their own painting requests, Max’s quiet morning becomes a swirl of colour and chaos. With patience, reflection, and support from his community, Max creates The Painting Place—a shared space where creativity and calm can live side by side. This story encourages children to explore self-expression, recognize personal limits, and understand the importance of creating together with kindness and care. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 -- ✨ Want more bedtime stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠. -- Themes in this episode: ✔️ Setting healthy boundaries ✔️ Community and cooperation ✔️ Sharing and taking turns ✔️ Mindful problem-solving ✔️ Turning mistakes into new ideas -- 💖 Support Sleep Tight Relax 👉 Join ⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 ⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. ❤️ Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠@SleepTightRelax⁠⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠@sleeptightrelax⁠⁠ -- About Sleep Tight Relax Prepare to drift calmly off to sleep by listening to our weekly podcast, which mixes relaxation and meditation techniques with rich bedtime stories, calming sounds of nature, and soothing music. Created for kids but safe for all ages, Sleep Tight Relax can make bedtime, quality time by helping busy minds become calm and relaxed. Please do not operate heavy machinery while consuming this podcast. Recommended for ages 5 and up. PJs and stuffies sold separately 😉 -- Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. Made in Canada 🇨🇦 -- Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠here

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. There's a new podcast from the award-winning Go-Kid-Go team that every sleep-tight listener should know about.
0:10.4	Teddy Talks, the kid-friendly, S-CEL-based version of TED Talks.
0:16.5	Featuring renowned school psychologist Rebecca Brandstetter and her two teddy bear roommates,
0:22.8	Teddy Talks tackles difficult subjects in a very imaginative way.
0:28.7	With Teddy Talk guests from a wide range of backgrounds joining the fun,
0:33.4	like actor Marcia Gaye Hard, journalist, Brooks Yaros,
0:38.7	and non-profit founder Kevin Adler.
0:42.0	Don't miss out on a roaring good time.
0:45.5	Listen to Teddy Talks today, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:49.7	Music Hello, I'm Cheryl, and welcome to sleep-tight relax, a cozy bedtime podcast made especially for kids, but perfect for dreamers of all ages.
1:19.6	In tonight's story, we meet Max, a very creative squirrel with a simple plan to paint a single acorn just for fun.
1:33.0	But when word spreads through the forest, Max's quiet morning turns into a colorful whirlwind of requests from his animal friends.
1:46.0	With a little help, Max finds a new way to share his love of painting
1:51.1	while keeping things peaceful, leading to the creation of a special spot called the
1:58.2	painting place. So why don't you get cozy in bed, close your eyes, and take a few great big belly breaths,
2:09.1	in through your nose, and out through your mouth.
2:16.9	As we begin tonight's story, the painting place.
2:27.2	Max was a particularly creative squirrel, as far as squirrels go, and he lived in a cozy little nook nestled high in the arms
2:37.6	of a very old oak tree. The nook had a perfect round window made from a knot in the trunk,
2:46.9	through which the morning sunlight spilled in like honey on toast.
2:51.6	And speaking of toast, that's exactly what Max was nibbling,
2:57.6	as he sat cross-legged on his mossy cushion.
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