Podcasts for 5-Year-Olds
Five is the age this show fits best. These five episodes are the place to start, and two of them are the ones to play before a first day at school or camp.
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.
Why five is the sweet spot
At five, a child can follow a whole story for fifteen minutes and still wants a talking peanut in it, which is exactly what this show is. It’s also the age when the social stuff gets real: sharing, taking turns, the first day somewhere new, a bigger kid taking the good spot at recess.
That’s what these episodes are about.
Starting school, starting camp
If a first day is coming up, play The Big Bayou Boogie first. Nathan is nervous about his first day of summer camp and worried he won’t know anybody. The Mushroom Jelly Jam is about bigger kids taking over the handball court. Neither story pretends it will be easy, which is what makes them useful.
The monsters are safe
Five is often the age when monsters show up at bedtime. 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. That does more good than being told there’s nothing under the bed.