Armchair Adventures: A Join-In Story Podcast for Kids

People. People are what make a house a home. On realising this, in this final episode, Connie and the gang set about putting on a welcome party for the family when they arrive. They think of everything: tables, chairs, welcome flags, and even an exploding barbecue. 😯 Uncle Chris’s Community Theatre Company point out that a welcome party is all very well and good, but it's everyday kindness that makes people feel at home. Connie learns local communities can play a massive part in making others feel welcome, safe, and loved. 💛 “Homes are so special." 🏡 Credits Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals Actor - Hannah Donelon Sound design - Blueprint Studios This was a Made By Mortals production funded by The Arts Council of England. Special thanks to homelessness charity Groundswell and Shared Health, and to the families living in temporary accommodation who helped make and record this episode.Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventuresSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two, we continue our adventure to learn how to make a house a home. We meet John-Paul, an artist and visionary with a keen creative eye. He helps Connie and the gang find the inspiration to decorate the house using a ‘special things’ box the family sent. 🎨🖌️ “Special things’ boxes are very special and can also be magical. They are packed with inspiration. Connie, take the first object out of the family’s special things box and see where the inspiration takes us...”  By the end of the episode, the decoration in the family’s new house matches the family’s interests, passions, and energy. But it is still missing one final ingredient to make a house a home. What could it be? 🤔 Read the transcript for this episode here. Credits Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals Actor - Hannah Donelon Sound design - Blueprint Studios This was a Made By Mortals production funded by The Arts Council of England. Special thanks to homelessness charity Groundswell and Shared Health, and to the families living in temporary accommodation who helped make and record this episode.Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventuresSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Connie’s family are super good friends with a family that come from a country that isn't safe for them to live anymore. Connie is on a mission to make their house a home before they arrive, but she needs help...   “I need to know how to make a house a home and fast. Family friends are fleeing from a war-torn country and they need our help to settle in here. They sent their stuff by boat a week ago. And they are coming by plane today!” 🛬   The adventure takes Connie and the gang to an area near the home that is packed with ice cream parlours, community gardens, and a mini market. It’s perfect! But when they race around the corner to where the house is supposed to be, it's an empty plot with nothing there!!! Everybody joins in building, but when it's finished, Connie realises it's more than bricks and mortar and windows and doors and floors and roof that make a house a home.   What more could they need? Listen to find out...🏠 Read the transcript here. Credits Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals Actor - Hannah Donelon Sound design - Blueprint Studios This was a Made By Mortals production funded by The Arts Council of England. Special thanks to homelessness charity Groundswell and Shared Health, and to the families living in temporary accommodation who helped make and record this episode.Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventuresSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time to get and put your tech-know-how to the test, with a brand-new episode of UNPACKED! The join in quiz show spin-off from Armchair Adventures! Our host, Connie's Uncle Chris 🧔🏻‍♂️ and his cheeky soundboard Ziggy 🤖 will challenge adventurers at home and in the studio to ‘Unpack’ our ‘A Journey into the Unknown Adventure’, through a series of silly games like ‘human sound effects’ and digital themed 'adventure quiz' questions!   ‘When was the smartphone invented?’   But will the red or blue team be crowned digital royalty?  Which team’s super sound effects will secure them victory! Make sure you’re clued up and ready to get quizzical as you join us to Unpack ‘A Journey into the Unknown’ adventure! Are you up for the challenge? Let's Unpack this together! Be sure to follow us for more Unpacked episodes, and if you love this one why not check out our other Unpacked Quiz episodes!   Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals, a not-for profit arts organisation based in Greater Manchester, UK.Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventuresSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now they are friends again, Connie works with Teresa and her lovely customers to learn how to use apps before the phone battery runs out! 📱 “I learnt that I needed to slow down and take my time when I'm explaining things, because learning new things isn’t easy!” After the customers say singing things helps them to remember, Teresa transports the gang into a music-making app! 🎵Once inside, they play cool instruments to create a song together...🎸🥁 There is just one problem…the battery has almost died on the smartphone…🪫😬 Will Connie and the gang get out of the phone in time?! Join us for a fun-packed episode to find out! Credits Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals Actor - Hannah Donelon Sound design - Blueprint StudiosSupport: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventuresSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.