About the show
Join Caitie and her piano-playing pal Zach on an imagination audio adventure filled with play, music, and social-emotional learning moments.
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Close your eyes and take a deep breath... it’s Imagination Time! Imagination is an important part of child development driving creativity, problem-solving, and joy! Join Caitie and her piano-playing pal Zach on an imagination audio adventure filled with play, music, and social-emotional learning moments. Each episode is inspired by a Super Simple Song and begins with a mindfulness activity before we dive into our imaginations to explore and learn together.
Fast Facts
- Audience
- Ages 2–7
- Network
- Super Simple Songs
- Format
- Listen in any order
- Typical length
- 21 min
- Episodes
- 46
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Topics
- Education For Kids, Stories For Kids
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Episodes
46 episodes
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Everybody Celebrate
25 min 4 September 2026We're celebrating 20 years of Super Simple with an imagination adventure through our favorite songs! Caitie and Zach use their imagination to go all the way back to the beginning, and then bring Super Simple Songs throughout the years to life.
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Let's Blow A Bubble
21 min 7 August 2026Popping bubbles is so much fun, even imaginary bubbles. But blowing them can sometimes be a bit tricky. Caitie shows us some breathing techniques to help blow bubbles and help us calm our minds. We can even imagine blowing a magical bubble big enough to fly in!
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Brush Your Teeth
20 min 3 July 2026Do you ever wonder what it looks like inside your mouth? Join Caitie on an imagination adventure inside your mouth and help her get ready for her dentist appointment! Watch out germs, here we come!
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Stomp!
26 min 5 June 2026Imagine what it would be like to stomp your big elephant feet, to use your trunk to spray water, and to roll around in the mud! Sing along and have fun pretending to be an elephant with Caitie and Zach!
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Pizza Party
25 min 1 May 2026The orders are coming in fast at the pizza shop in our imaginations - Caitie and Zach need your help to make and deliver all the pizzas! Join us for a tasty musical treat and we'll learn explore new flavors along the way.
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Here Is The Beehive
20 min 3 April 2026Buzz buzz! Caitie and Zach imagine what it’s like to be a buzzing bee! In this imagination adventure we learn all about the amazing things bees do, like gathering nectar from colorful flowers and making sweet honey for their hive.
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The Ice Cream Song
24 min 1 July 2025Visit the ice cream shop of your dreams with Caitie and Zach! But be careful if your cone gets too high... ice cream can be a messy treat!
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Five Little Ducks
21 min 3 June 2025Ever wonder what the five little ducks are doing over the hill and far away? Caitie and Zach are using their imaginations to find out! Just be sure to listen for when Mama Duck says "quack, quack, quack!" It's important to stay safe and come back when we're called.
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I'm a Dinosaur
23 min 3 February 2026Each dinosaur is unique - just like us! In this prehistoric imagination adventure, Caitie and Zach discover how dinosaurs (and us!) can use their special skills to work together and save the day!
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The Great Christmas Tree Hunt
20 min 2 December 2025Caitie and Zach are using their imaginations to look for the perfect Christmas tree... in their minds! Along the way they learn that perfection can be hard to find, but sometimes what you end up with is even better.
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This Is The Way We Go To Bed
24 min 4 November 2025The Imagination Time bedtime episode is here! Caitie and Zach lead young listeners through a relaxing imagination adventure to get you ready for bed. And if you're not feeling sleepy just yet, Caitie has some tips for that too. Get snug in your bed and get ready for some zzz's.
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8 Little Planets
26 min 7 October 2025Get ready to blast off on an imagination adventure through outer space with Caitie! In this episode, we learn incredible things about the 8 planets circling the sun, and we discover just how special and precious our planet Earth is.
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Toodly Doodly Boo
20 min 16 September 2025Let's go trick or treating in our imaginations! Caitie and Zach have filled this bonus episode with Halloween tricks and treats that just keep coming! It is based on one of Super Simple's most popular cumulative songs, after all. Happy Halloween!
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Super Spooky Halloween Storm
21 min 2 September 2025Our imaginations are powerful - we can imagine wind, rain, even thunder and lightening! But if it all becomes too much, Caitie and Zach know how we can calm our minds and relax our bodies, even if it feel like a spooky storm is brewing.
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This Is The Way We Go To School
17 min 19 August 2025Are you going to school for the first time? A great way to help us prepare for something new is to use our imaginations! In this special episode, Caitie takes listeners through a visualization exercise to help them feel confident for their first day of school!
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Yo Ho!
25 min 5 August 2025Pirate Caitie is on the hunt for buried treasure! But the map is torn - we'll have to use our imaginations to fill in the rest! In this imagination adventure we discover more than just treasure... we also learn the importance of trusting our instincts and listening to our inner voice!
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Sitting on the Potty
20 min 6 May 2025Potty training can be tricky, but Caitie is here to help! We're imagining the feelings related to potty time during a fun safari imagination adventure! This episode is filled with motivation for little ones starting potty training and lots of fun for those who have mastered the milestone!
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Down by the Bay
20 min 1 April 2025Did you ever see a bee drinking some tea? Anything is possible when we use our imaginations, especially when we use our imaginations to take a trip Down By The Bay! Caitie and Zach are excited to imagine some super silly stories with you and make some super silly rhymes along the way.
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Old MacDonald
25 min 20 February 2025We're going to use our imaginations to visit Old MacDonald and see all the animals on the farm! But it isn't all fun and games... there's lots of chores to do on the farm! In this imagination adventure, Caitie learns the importance of patience and that good things take time.
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Making A Card
22 min 4 February 2025Have you ever worked really hard to make a special craft...then UH-OH! You made a mistake! That can be really frustrating. In this imagination adventure, Caitie and Zach show us how we can learn from our mistakes, and how in the end, it's the thought that counts. Join us for this special Valentine's Day inspired episode!
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Happy Happy Happy
25 min 7 January 2025It's Imagination Time's 25th episode! We're kicking off season 3 with an episode inspired by the viral hit, My Happy Song! Plus Caitie is sharing some helpful tricks that can help little ones regulate their big feelings. She'll show us how a little imagination can turn an awful rainy day into a happy birthday party at the beach with cute puppies! Try it with us and see!
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Walking in the Jungle
22 min 17 December 2024Join Caitie for an imaginary walk in the jungle! There's so much to see and hear when we use our imaginations... who knows what kind of animals we might find, maybe even a tiger! We're always safe in our imaginations but we might need a bit of bravery for this one! ...I'm not afraid!
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Let's Decorate the Christmas Tree
20 min 19 November 2024Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fly in Santa’s sleigh? Imagine all the Christmas magic with Caitie as we soar through the night sky together. We’ll look out for beautiful Christmas decorations in our minds and lights from other holidays being celebrated, too!
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Say Cheese
22 min 5 November 2024Have you ever struggled to sit still for a photo? Caitie knows what that feels like... but she also knows how wonderful photos are for making and sharing memories. So she’ll show us how we can use our imagination to help our bodies and mind wait until it’s right time to say cheese!
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I Have A Pet
21 min 15 October 2024If you have a pet, you know that they have a lot of different needs... and if you don’t have a pet, you can always close your eyes and imagine. Sometimes the best way to know what someone needs is to put yourself in their shoes. Or in today’s episode, in their paws! Woof woof! Join Caitie and Zach on a musical imagination adventure as they pretend to be dogs, and learn about empathy and responsibility for all pets along the way.
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If I Were A Ghost
22 min 1 October 2024Let’s use our imaginations and pretend to be a ghost, a robot, and a witch with Caitie! Halloween is a fun time to pretend to be spooky things, but underneath the costume we are still us, and we know that being ourselves is the best thing we can be.
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How's the Weather?
21 min 3 September 2024Close your eyes: imagine you are the sky, and your feelings are the weather. We can’t always control our feelings, but we can try to make them easier to manage, just like using an umbrella in rainy weather! Join Caitie on an emotional rollercoaster through different kind of weather and learn some tools for coping with big feelings along the way.
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I Love the Mountains
24 min 6 August 2024Take a deep breath and get ready for a camping imagination adventure with Caitie! In this episode, Caitie teaches us about the golden rule of the outdoors, and encourages us to share gratitude for the beauty and bounty of nature.
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One Little Finger
25 min 2 July 2024A crawling caterpillar! A magic wand! There are so many things we can imagine our one little finger to be! Join Caitie and Zach in this special imagination time adventure where we really let our imaginations run wild! This episode is inspired by the popular Super Simple Song One Little Finger, but with a little imagination time, our one little finger will never be the same again!
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
18 min 4 June 2024It’s one, two, three strikes your out at the old ball game! Caitie and Zach are taking us out to the ball game...in our imagination! We’ll learn about persistence and sportsmanship as we imagine being a part of the big game! Will we hit the winning home run? Anything is possible in our imagination!