FARAWAY WOODS
EVERYTHING A KID COULD WANT
AND A PARENT COULD NEED!
COMING SOON!
Ages 3-6
Children jump into a wallaby’s tummy pocket, hop
through trees with polka dot leaves, speed past flowers
that dance at night, and land in winsome adventures with
Pladdah, Whimple Snivel, and clever Sticky Wicky --
adventures that get kids moving, thinking creatively, and
actively building their social skills.
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FOR PARENTS
ENSURE EMPATHY
All Faraway Woods episodes model and teach empathy, but individual episodes also teach friendship skills, helpfulness, kindness, manners, and listening. These are the pro-social skills research shows children must have in order to do well in school and beyond. And Faraway Woods gives children the opportunity to exercise their creativity—another skill research shows is on the decline.
FOR TEACHERS
GET YOUR CLASSROOM MOVING!
Faraway Woods uses creative drama and physical movement to ensure enjoyment, involvement, and learning.
Childrens’ physical participation in Faraway Woods is controlled and possible because of the group management techniques incorporated into the scripts and performances by trained, experienced creative drama teachers Peggy Wetli, Jeannette Price, and Peg Endres.
Supplemental activities to extend imaginations follow each episode.
FOR KIDS
Funny characters!
Exciting stories!
Relateable situations!
Quality!
Movement!
AGES 3 - 6
Pegly opens each episode with a hint of what’s to come and a rhythmic activity kids do to become tiny enough to travel inside Mrs. Meriwinkle’s tummy pocket. Pegly closes episodes with suggestions of episode-related creative activities kids can do. She signs off with “Bye-bye precious ones.”
Pegly, Faraway Woods’ loving narrator, introduces herself as the series writer and creator.
FARAWAY WOODS EVERYTHING A KID COULD WANT
AND A PARENT COULD NEED!
ABOUT
TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
Peggy Wetli, Pegly, and scriptwriter is the founder of CLIMB Theatre, a non-profit that entertains and educates pre-K to 6th graders. Peggy was CLIMB’s artistic and executive director, and its principal playwright, for over 30 years. More than three million kids have seen her plays—six of which are award winners.
Jeanette Price, Mrs. Meriwinkle, has a BS Degree in Theatre Arts Education from the University of Minnesota. She received the University’s award for Best Actress and is recognized as a Master Teacher of Creative Dramatics.
Brent Adams, Pladdah Pellaphant, is Associate Professor of Theatre at Bethel University. Brent has a B.A. in theater from the University of Kentucky and an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Minnesota. Brent is a playwright and director with acting credentials that include The Guthrie Theatre, Old Log Theatre, Heritage Repertory, Maryland Shakespeare Festival, and Shakespeare in the Park-Lexington.
Peg Endres, Whimple Snivel, is an educator, actor, and trainer who has demonstrated these skills in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds.
Connie Gleason, Educational Advisor, is a retired elementary school teacher with a B.A. from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO, and a M.A. in Special Education/Learning Disabilities from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI. Since retiring from full-time teaching, she has been teaching English to adult immigrants from many different countries. She has taught in WI, MO, IN, CO, and MN.
EPISODES season 1
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WHERE IS BUN-BUN! Faraway Woods' child listeners take their first ride in Mrs. Meriwinkle's tummy pocket. Children meet Pladdah Pellaphant, Whimple Snivil, Faro Flyby, and Sticky Wicky and solve the missing stuffy mystery.
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LITTLE LEO’S HOME! At first, Whimple likes Little Leo, Mrs. M’s mischievous puppy, but later not so much.
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WHIMPLE’S BUMPY RIDE! Whimple is jealous of the friendship Pladdah is developing with LITTLE LEO.
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THE RAINBOW FRIEND! Whimple and Little Leo look for a pot of gold but find friendship instead.
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NO MORE MANNERS! Mrs. M., who's always been the picture of polite behavior, suddenly loses her manners.
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TO THE RESCUE! The creatures must work together in the deepest, darkest, scariest part of Faraway Woods to find a cure for Mrs. M.'s hiccups.
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THE BEST CONTEST! The creatures practice working together so they can win the Best of All contest.
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THE NEW NEIGHBORS! One skuttle bug bit Mrs. M. causing her loss of manners and her hiccups, and now 5,000 of them have moved in next door.
EPISODES season 2
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THE SECRET CAR! When the creatures go for a ride in Edward Farkwark's secret car, their constant arguing prompts them to learn three ways to settle disagreements.
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DON’T LAUGH, WHIMPLE! Whimple learns to look at faces before she laughs.
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HONEY’S MEAN THOUGHTS! Honey’s thoughts about herself aren’t as wonderful as she is. Can the creatures help?
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THE WORRYWART! Whimple worries so much she develops a worrywart; thankfully, Honey helps Whimple send it away.
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THE BIG CHOO! Plahdah and Whimple catch a cold and learn about germs and how to stay well.
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LITTLE STICKY SEYMOUR! Sticky Wicky’s nephew won’t practice his web-making, but maybe his visit with Sticky Wicky will change his mind.
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WHIMPLE’S LITTLE LIE! Whimple feigns a broken foot to get Pladdah to wash his windows.
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MRS. M’S SUBTLE SUPERSTITION! The Faraway friends discover Mrs. M.’s silly superstition isn’t so funny.
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BIGGER IS BETTER! Sticky Wicky becomes obsessed with building the biggest web ever made.
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