Happy Pants

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!

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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.

Support this Vision Au...

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...

On this week's food-themed episode, Jo and Geraldine find pots and pans in their pockets, along with some meat, herbs and vegetables. All the makings of a good casserole or stew!

There are songs, some big words (and what they mean), a little game - lots to entertain you.

Plus, you'll hear a story from Vision Australia's Feelix Library, Wombat Stew by Marcia Vaughn. Can the animals find a way to stop the hungry dingo from devou...

Halloween is coming up on 31 October! Are you dressing up this year? Here are some jokes to get you in a spooky mood...

Why did the skeleton show up to the party by himself?
He had no body to go with.

What do witches put on their bagels?
Scream cheese.

How do you make a skeleton laugh?
Tickle his funny bone.

This week both Geraldine and Maddie's happy pants are orange, the kind of orange that m...

Ahh finally, a Happy Pants episode all about my favourite sport: Australian Rules Football! 

Wait... not that kind of goal?

More like, dreams, aspirations and achieving-your-goals kinda goals. Well, it isn't footy but it is a very inspiring topic. Join Kate and Geraldine this week as they search their green Happy Pants for clues. They find all sorts of funny things in their pockets!

We also hear some fun songs, true inspiratio...

Before you read this, take a deep breath in through the nose. Hold it for three seconds, then breathe deeply out through the mouth feeling your stomach deflate. Maybe do a couple more, in and out. Do you feel nice and calm now? 

This week Jo and Geraldine talk about buckets. Yep, that's right.

Not just literal buckets you carry milk or water in, but metaphorical ones filled with love, happiness or kindness. They discuss how yo...

A super-special guest is joining Gemma at Happy Pants Headquarters this week - it's children's book author Deb Fitzpatrick! 

This week, Gemma's happy pants are a waxy green that remind her of eucalyptus leaves, the sort of leaves you can crush between your fingers to get that fresh, eucalyptus smell. Deb's happy pants are a light blue denim, which make her think of the beach: sea breezes, the salty smell of the water, the sand...