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Buttons & Figs
Buttons & Figs inspires kids to think critically and express creatively through wordplay.
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Created by: CalicoCast
Started: September 8th, 2016
Status: Active, 178 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
extra! extra! – Improv Play
00:11:20 | May 7th, 2019
extra! extra! we have a bit of improv play for you today! on this episode, these Buttons & Figs kids share and play two improv games. we hope you’ll play along. be sure to share your way to play at 623-282-4080. we say, play is the way! www.buttonsandfigs.com
#37 – Repetition Play Play Play
00:19:57 | April 16th, 2019
On this episode we set sail to the cave of repetition, repetition, repetition. You’ll hear many, many, many ways to play with this literary device with original stories from our Buttons & Figs kids. We were inspired by Julian Sheer’s book, Rain Makes Applesauce, and several of Dr. Seuss’s books too. We hope you’ll listen, listen, listen and play, play, play. Visit ButtonsandFigs.com for more wordplay fun.
#36 – War of the Fools
00:31:46 | April 1st, 2019
Nonsense appeared to be on a collision course with reason…presenting Buttons & Figs and the Oyster Actors on the Air in The War of the Fools. It was on this day, April 1st, in which weird happenings began to happen. Reporters began to report reportable events, reportable strange happenings, reportable odd sightings – a meat shower, a weird alphabet song, odd creatures sailing in a sieve making demands…what if it were all true?! Featuring voices from the pod-o-sphere, including The Past & The Curious, Composer Dad, and What If World. Tune in to Buttons & Figs to find out what the reporters are reporting this April Fool’s day. btw…does anyone have any stilton cheese?!
extra! extra! – Carnation Celebration! a one-sided phone conversation
00:08:56 | March 20th, 2019
extra! extra! They say we have an astronomical, astrological double header here, March 20th, to be clear – a Super Moon and Equinox! Only one thing is certain on this day, when the tilt is tilted in just the right way, we can hear a telephone conversation, but just one side, of a gentleman with a great deal of pride, who happens to like carnations….listen in….
extra! – Librarian Library Lounge – Alliteration Play at the Library
00:10:10 | March 16th, 2019
extra! Welcome to the Librarian Library Lounge featuring the fabulous book recommends of Erin Meadows, librarian at the Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek, Arizona, and the fabulous voices of kids playing with alliteration at the library. Join us here and there, or at a library near you. You can find the free downloadable activity sheet we used on Read Across America day to play with alliteration, alright? www.buttonsandfigs.com
Nonsensilicious – Alliteration Play
00:06:45 | March 1st, 2019
Alliterate-ate-ate-ate-ate! On this Nonsensilicious episode we share a great way to remember how to play with alliteration…with our very own Buttons & Figs song! Hear the debut of "What a Word!" as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. Find a Read Across America event near you and play with nerds…I mean words! Play-play-play-play-play-play-play
#35 – Palindrome Play with Jon Agee
00:24:30 | February 27th, 2019
Wow, wow, wow! On this episode we’re sailing our sieve to the land of palindromes where we get to meet the master of wordplay himself -Jon Agee. Our Buttons & Figs kids, Elle, Sophie, Samuel, Asher, Claire and Jayleigh, will define and play with palindromes and they’ll share how they used Jon Agee’s palindrome books to inspire their play AND Jon Agee will be answering their questions….like – how did you make a job out of palindromes?! Visit www.buttonsandfigs.com for more word play fun.
extra! – Happy Thesaurus Day!
00:08:40 | February 5th, 2019
extra! extra! We’ve got a little extra! nonsense to celebrate Thesaurus Day! On this extra! episode we celebrate words by sharing a Thesaurus Day game YOU can play here or there and you also get to meet a few peculiar Buttons & Figs kids! AND…Be sure to call in and share YOUR list of synonyms that best describe YOU 623-282-4080. Wishing you and your family a Happy, Delightful, Cheerful, Joyous, Peaceful, Pleasant, Jubilant (Belated) Thesaurus Day from Buttons & Figs!!!
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Created by: CalicoCast
Started:
September 8th, 2016
Status: Active, 178 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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