Happy Pants
Happy Pants is a weekly radio program and podcast distributed nationally for children aged under 10 who are blind, have low vision or a print disability, and their families. The overall aim for this program is to engage and entertain children who have vision loss to support their lifelong literacy and learning through storytelling, activities and more. It’s produced and presented by Geraldine, Rebecca, Kate and Jo at the Vision Australia Radio studios in Perth. You too can put on your Happy Pants and listen live every Saturday at 10am on your local Vision Australia Radio service or online at www.varadio.org. With massive thanks to Callum who first wore the happy pants and presented many fantastic episodes. Happy Pants is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Please get in touch with us and let us know what you’d like to hear on the program plus find out how you can appear on the show! Email radio@visionaustralia.org.
Episodes
Welcome back to the Happy Pants Headquarters! Today, Geraldine, Maddie and a special third host try to figure out what their Happy Pants pockets have in store for them. A hand on a stick, a mosquito net and itching cream... what could these mean.
If you guessed insects and bites you'd be simply WRONG! That, my friend, is called 'jumping to a conclusion.'
Other than bamboozling our dear listeners, the crew do some tricky maths quest...
On Happy Pants this week, Geraldine and Kate talk all things sleep. From why we call them pajamas to why old time-y folks used to wear those little floppy hats to bed. Some people find it easy to get to sleep and others can toss and turn for hours.
We get to hear a story about Luna, who just couldn't get to sleep. As well as listening to a lot of fun music and learning two new big words.
So get comfy, put on your pajamas and ...
This week join Geraldine, Rebecca and special guest Maddie at Happy Pants HQ as they decode what the episode is about. In their pockets they find clues: a comb, gold buckles and an ornate box. What could they possibly mean?
We also get to listen to some fun music, hear a classic children's story and learn two BIG WORDS. Maddie joins to talk about the TV Show "Maddie and Triggs" (no relation) which is an animated kid's show about Ma...
On this spooooky episode of Happy Pants, Geraldine and Rebecca find spiders, snakes, monsters and more in their pockets. Happy Pants is doing its' best to scare them! Get ready to be amongst all the creepy crawlies and learn that although something might look scary, it might be even more scared of you.
We get to listen to a book about Andi (who is never scared), hear some spooooky songs and learn lots of fun facts about terri...
Hello and welcome back to Happy Pants. Before I start this description can you keep an eye on my robot friend Hal for a minute, thanks!
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Okay I'm back, thanks for keeping Hal company.
In this episode Geraldine and Rebecca talk all things robots! Like my friend Hal, robots can be useful for helping with everyday tasks, like a robot vacuum or a car that drives itself. Toda...
YeeHaw!
Howdy pardner and welcome to the ol' West where the fierce jillaroos Geraldine and Jo round up stories, boot stomping songs and cowboy jokes... a lot of cowboy jokes. The Happy Pants crew are donning their best spurs and cowboy boots for today's episode wherein they talk about the differences between cowboys in America and Australia and what they have to do in their job.
Listen along for a wild ride of an episode!
If ...
This week Geraldine and Jo find some cryptic clues in their Happy Pants pockets that lead them on a treasure hunt all around the headquarters. Along the way they listen to some energising music, learn lots of BIG words and hear a story from the perspective of an invisible friend named Kevin.
Do you have an invisible friend? What's their name? What do they look like? Invisible friends are special because only you can see them ...
Welcome back to another episode of Happy Pants! This week Geraldine and Rebecca are joined by... this can't be right... a Yeti? No no no, Yetis are mythical animals you can't just find them walking about town. There must be a misunderstanding.
Anyways, where was I...
The Happy Pants team are talking about mythical animals such as dragons or unicorns. They cover their myths and why people believe in them. We also hear some fun...
Welcome back to another episode of Happy Pants! This week, listen along as Kate and Geraldine talk about lots of different shapes. There are so many types of shapes: how many can you name off the top of your head?
They also play lots of fun songs to dance around to and hear a story about a Sky Stone read by Maddie.
Make sure you're wearing your Happiest Pants, now its time to listen along!
If you have any questions about the ...
Welcome to the Happy Pants circus! Don your biggest shoes and your reddest nose as we enter the big stripey tent with Geraldine and Rebecca. Today they talk about the circus and why it exists...
Have you ever been to the circus? What was your favourite part?
Listen along to hear some funny clown jokes, learn some BIG words and hear a story about when jokes can go too far.
Here's a little joke to start:
Did you hear abou...
Welcome back to another episode of Happy Pants! This week, join Maddie and Geraldine as they discuss all things bicycles and birthdays. It's bound to be a brilliant episode with books, big words and birthday candles.
Thew crew also tell some silly jokes, explore the history of bikes and discover why we celebrate birthdays. So put on your party outfit and your bike helmet and let's get listening!
This week on Happy Pants we're all taking a well earned holiday. Holidays are fun because you can go to the beach, or the zoo or a theme park. Where is your favourite place to go?
Don your orange pants and join Geraldine and Jo as they chat about all the places you can go on vacation and the activities you can do. As well as reading a story, discovering why they're called 'holidays' and hearing some fun music.
Now if you don'...
It's your lucky day, as Geraldine and Kate have another Happy Pants episode for you! This time their pants are orange, the kind that reminds you of marmalade on toast or the flame of a candle. In their pockets are a series of clues they have to piece together. Today we have some weird items including a horseshoe, clover leaves and a bone... What could they possibly mean?
Today we get to hear a story read by the lovely Maddie about ...
This week Geraldine, Rebecca and Maddie are all wearing the same coloured happy pants - bright red, with a white stripe down each leg. Their tops are red with a white trim. They're dressed ready for Christmas!
How do you celebrate? This week the team speak about some of their Aussie family traditions, the origins of Christmas pudding and how Christmas ham became a 'thing'. And doesn't everything taste better when it's been barbecue...
This week join Geraldine and Bec
As they look in their pockets and have a check
what Happy Pants has put in there
and decode what it wants us to share.
It tells of howls, woofs, barks
and long walks in the park
of happy wagging tails
and stealing the morning mail.
The crew, even me, is stuck in rhyme
this doesn't happen all the time
come sing a song and hear a story
till everything is hunky-dory.
Geraldine and Kate's happy pants this week are dark blue, the kind of blue that makes them think of how it feels to jump into the pool for that first swim of summer.
Their happy pants pockets are full of all kinds of useful items this week - a piece of coiled wire, a rag, a spray bottle, a feather duster. It's time to give Happy Pants Headquarters a spring clean!
Along the way you'll hear music, a story about Lucy Lemon, learn some...
What do you want to be when you grow up?
There are many different jobs you can do, such as a bus driver, a farmer, a construction worker or an artist. This week in the Happy Pants Headquarters Geraldine, Kate and Maddie talk about different jobs you can have and how those jobs are important.
Of course we all know that the most important job in the world is writing descriptions for Happy Pants podcast episodes. In fact, withou...
This week the Happy Pants team's happy pants have labels all over them from different places, like London, Venice, Morocco... some are places they've been and others are places they might like to go. Where in the world would you like to visit? Where in the world do you call home? Let us know! Email radio@visionaustralia.org.
Tune in for some big words and their meanings, activities, songs, and a reading of 'When I Can Fly' by Katie...
It's finally starting to feel like summer! It's the best time of the year because you can go swimming in the pool, at the beach or at the river, with your friends or family. Swimming can be lots of fun but it also comes with risks that you need to know about. Geraldine and Rebecca tell some stories to remind you of how to be safe around water.
They also splash through some fun songs, do some Aussie maths and learn new big words (wh...
What do Winnie the Pooh, Paddington and Baloo all have in common? They're all bears!
This week you'll learn about book bears - the kinds of bears you find in a story book - and all the wonderful stories that go along with them. There'll also be music, and silliness, and movement, and a story! Albert's Tree, by Jennie Desmond. If you can stick around to the end of the episode you'll hear a SUPER, MEGA Big Word Alert - for a word tha...
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