Popcorn legs. Buzzy tummies. Big exciting feelings!
Hat Business: Fun Stories for Kids
Ruby Kay
5.0 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Today, Ruby wakes up with a body full of excitement that just won’t sit still. Her legs feel like popcorn, her thoughts are racing, and everything feels a bit… too much. With the gentle help of Ollie (and Hat, of course), she learns that excitement isn’t something to get rid of — it’s something you can hold gently so your body can keep up.
This cosy, playful story helps kids learn how to:
✨ Notice when their body feels too buzzy
✨ Understand what excitement feels like inside
✨ Use a simple calming technique to slow things down
✨ Regulate big feelings without squashing the good ones
Perfect for:
- Morning routines before school
- Car rides
- Kids who feel everything BIG
- And little bodies that sometimes go faster than their feelings can handle
🧠 Social-Emotional Learning focus:
Excitement, emotional regulation, body awareness
🧢 Hat Business is a fun, gentle kids podcast helping children understand their feelings, build emotional skills, and feel safe with big emotions.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | How? I feel like I got popcorn in my legs. Pop, pop, pop, pop. A strong sign of excitement. I hear some bouncy feelings down here. |
| 0:12.7 | Hat business. Hat business. |
| 0:23.6 | It's me, Ruby Ruby and welcome to hat business |
| 0:25.6 | The broadcast were hats |
| 0:27.6 | You more than just sit on your noggin |
| 0:30.6 | And I'm hat |
| 0:32.6 | Excited because Ruby has started school |
| 0:36.6 | That buzzy, jumpy, wiggly feeling, that's excitement Excited because Ruby has started school. |
| 0:41.3 | That buzzy, jumpy, wiggly feeling, that's excitement. |
| 0:43.4 | It feels big. |
| 0:45.0 | Excitement is big. |
| 0:49.2 | It rushes around your body saying something good is coming. |
| 0:51.8 | Sometimes it says it very loudly. |
| 0:56.0 | I want to run and talk and jump all I want! That happens when excitement gets faster than your body can handle. |
| 1:01.0 | Excitement isn't a problem. |
| 1:03.0 | We just need to help it slow down a tiny bit. |
| 1:06.0 | Let's try something together. |
| 1:08.0 | Put your hand on your tummy. |
| 1:10.0 | Now imagine your excitement is a little bird. It's |
| 1:13.3 | flapping very fast. It's very flappy. Let's help it land. Breathe in and breathe out slowly like |
| 1:25.7 | you're fogging a mirror. From popcorn to warm toast. |
| 1:29.9 | It's still exciting, just quieter. |
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