Podcasts for 5-Year-Olds
A free story podcast for five-year-olds — imaginative 10–20 minute adventures with original songs, built around the exact things a five-year-old is currently working out.
Why five is the sweet spot
Five is the age where a child can hold a whole story in their head for fifteen minutes and still wants a talking jar of peanut butter in it. That is precisely what this show is. It is also the age where the social stuff gets real — sharing, taking turns, the first day somewhere new, someone bigger taking the good spot at recess — and those are the plots, not the background.
Starting school, starting camp
If there is a first day coming up, The Big Bayou Boogie is the one: Nathan is nervous about the first day of summer camp and worried he will not know anybody. The Mushroom Jelly Jam covers bigger kids taking over the handball court. Both do the useful thing of not pretending it will be easy.
The monsters are safe
Five is often when monsters arrive. The Grumpus of Monster Valley starts with Nathan worried about monsters after a spooky cartoon and ends at a dance where every monster is invited — which is a more useful shape than being told there is nothing under the bed.
Where a five-year-old should start
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🎵👾 The Grumpus of Monster Valley 👾🎵
After a spooky cartoon leaves Nathan worried about monsters, Peanut Butter Jim takes him to Monster Valley just as the Annual All-Monster Dance is falling apart.
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🏴☠️🦜 The Pirates of the Wooden Parrot 🌊⚓
After falling off his new bike, Nathan feels unsure if he’s brave enough to try bigger tricks.
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🐊🎶 The Big Bayou Boogie 🐢🌿
Nathan is feeling nervous about his first day of summer camp and worries that he will not know anyone.
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🌈🧌 The Fantastical Troll Feast 🧌🌈
After Nathan’s class project falls apart, Peanut Butter Jim transports him to a bustling Troll Village preparing for its famous Enchanted Feast — only to discover everything is falling into chaos.
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🍄🍓 The Mushroom Jelly Jam 🧌🫙
Nathan feels frustrated when two bigger kids keep hogging the handball court at recess, making it seem like there is no room left for anyone else to play.
