Riley's Colorful Adventure

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A Story About Believing in Yourself

Riley's Colorful Adventure

Riley the Penguin loves visiting the arts and crafts corner at school. Riley feels so happy and excited there!

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Every day, Riley dreams of making the most colorful and beautiful art. Riley thinks about art all the time.

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But one day, Riley finds a magical pompom forest. The pompoms are soft and colorful!

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Riley wants to make art like the pompom forest. It feels like a big and exciting challenge.

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The paints don't mix like Riley hoped, and for the first time, Riley feels a little sad. Art is hard work.

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Then Riley takes a deep breath and remembers making other great art before! Riley knows that with effort, it can be done.

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A colorful spinning wheel of watercolors inspires Riley with a sparkling idea: the art needs some glitter!

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Riley adds glitter from the rainbow jars, transforming the artwork into something beautiful. Riley feels proud.

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Feeling happy again, Riley shows the art to friends. Sharing art feels so good!

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Riley's friends love the art and clap with excitement. They all say Riley is very creative!

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Riley feels joy because trying hard and believing in oneself proved important.

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And ever since then, Riley looks forward to making more art and feels good about creating new colorful things.

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Bedtime Story Summary

Riley the Penguin loves making art at school. One day, Riley finds a magical pompom forest and wants to create beautiful art like it. Even though it's hard at first, Riley remembers that trying hard and believing in oneself is important. Riley adds glitter to the painting and feels very proud when friends love the art. Riley learns that creating art makes everyone so happy!

Bedtime Story Educational Takeaways

  • Believe in yourself, just like Riley, and you can create beautiful things.
  • Trying something new might be hard, but remember things you did well before!
  • Sharing your creations with friends can make you and them very happy.
  • Adding little extra touches, like glitter, can make your art shine.
  • Feeling proud of your work is important and makes you want to try more fun things!