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Solid Gold Story Time

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Introducing Solid Gold Story Time, a unique podcast platform to delight and soothe very young children, while stimulating their love of stories and literacy potential. Take your pick of their mood and time of day: story songs, African tales, nursery rhymes with a new age twist, lullabies and musical exercises for early childhood development. Appealing to ECD kiddies and their caregivers, you can develop their comprehension and literacy skills through the heard word.

For enquiries about including your favourite nursery rhyme or contributing a story of your own, contact storytime@SolidGold.co.za
Occasionally English South Africa Kids & Family · Performing Arts
15 Episodes

Gina The Lazy Giraffe

(African Tales) Gina is such a lazy giraffe, she never helps her friends on the ground. Until one day, a storm breaks out and she sees how helpful all the other animals are. And changes her tune. This story was written to embody the quality of hard-workingness and is part…
3 Jul 4 min

Cheeky and Chirpy Solve a Crime: A Tale of Problem-Solving

(African Tales) Cheeky and Chirpy are sent to market by their mother. They are accosted along the way by a Robber Duck who steals their seeds and flies away, The chicks are upset. The duck can fly and they cannot. They realise that the seed dropped by Robber Duck have…
26 Jun 3 min
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Once Upon a Podcast (An Introduction to the Value of Heard Word Stories)

This podcast gives an overview of the value of the heard word in stimulating literacy and love of literature in very young children. It is my experience and my conviction that the lifelong love of reading is presaged, stimulated, enhanced and vitalised by the act of hearing audio stories as…
11 Jun 18 min

(I Can Sing A) Rainbow

(Story Song) (Lullaby) Colour their dreams ... red and yellow and pink and green. Purple and orange and blue. You're probably singing it in your head right now. Play the song at bedtime as a soothing lullaby that will have your baby learning ... and soothed to a peaceful sleep…
28 May 4 min

Woza Mtwana: Groove with Baby

(Story Song) (ECD) From the time your little baby's born, their life is in your hands. You know you've got make them big and strong to meet all of life's demands. So here's a little song to sing when you're giving and caring Some time to dance and time to…
28 May 3 min

Lenny the Fraidy Cat: A Tale of Courage

(African Tales) A captivating children's story in rhythm, rhyme and song. Lenny is afraid of everything; from noises in the night to his shadow on the wall. Most scary for him is traffic, the cars and buses in the city. One day his mother sends him to visit his grandmother…
28 May 3 min

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

(Story Song) You all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. But we bet you've never heard it like this before. Taught to my mother by her mother, we've taught this song to our daughters and their daughters. A classic story song recalled for five generations ... and…
28 May 3 min

The Boop Boop Song

(Story Song) This charming song tells of a mother fish and her babies who are threatened by a wily fox and triumph to swim another day. This story song was taught to Lynn by her mother, who was taught by her mother, who was taught by hers. It's an evergreen…
28 May 2 min

The Tale of Stingray Charles

(African Tales) Alakazam! Alakazing! The power of your mind is a magical thing ... with these words, Pitterpat the Crazee Caterpillar takes us on an amazing, musical adventure under the sea. Thomas the Jazz Kat and Bliksem da Bone meet a washed-up crooner called Stingray Charles and help him find…
20 May 13 min

Ruby's A-Z of Electricity: Ruby and the Powerpals

(ECD) Created to teach young children about electricity, this rhythm and rhyme tale offers a new look and sound for the alphabet. Ruby teaches her baby brother how electricity savings work in a memorable and fun way.
8 May 5 min

Freddie the Fridge has a Meltdown: Ruby and the Powerpals

(ECD) Ruby sneaks downstairs for a midnight feast and leaves the fridge door wide upon while she makes her choices. Freddy Fridge is very upset about her careless electricity habits and has a complete meltdown. Created to demonstrate electricity savings to young children, this is one of several charming stories…
8 May 4 min

Ruby Gets Into Hot Water: Ruby and the Powerpals

(ECD) Sweet Little Ruby, she just loves to bath. But daydreaming of other watery places, she runs too much hot water ... and Hottie the Hot Tap has a lot to say about it. Created to teach small children about electricity savings, this episode demonstrates the need to save hot…
8 May 3 min

The Night Laaitie Called it a Day: Ruby and the Powerpals

(ECD) Created to teach young children about electricity savings, this charming episode finds Ruby preparing for bed and scared of the dark. She imagines all sorts of strange shapes and, terrified, doesn't want the light switched off. The light comes to life in the persona of Laaitie Lightswitch, who sings…
8 May 4 min

Animal Fair

(Story Song) (ECD) This old music hall song is given fresh life with a carnival barker narrator and a whole bunch of new verses. There's also a simple rhythmic chant at the end of each verse that small children will catch on to real quick. It's a singalong to remember.
9 Apr 2 min

The Chameleon Called McKoi

(African Tales) (ECD) Join the Chameleon Called McKoi on his episodic journey to self-discovery and storytelling fun. B.o.r.e.d of his humdrum life in Bunduland, McKoi meets the Magical Mantis who tell him, 'Sounds like you need a change.' With these words the Magical Mantis inducts McKoi into the power of…
1 Apr 20 min