Do you remember a time when kids played until dinner, invented worlds out of thin air, and came home scraped, tired, and happy?
A time when imagination was in charge.
Today, many kids feel overwhelmed, anxious, and disconnected. Not because parents don’t care—but because screens quietly took over the role imagination and play used to have in childhood.
The data tells the same story:
- Creative playtime has dropped by over 70% in one generation (UNICEF)
- Increased screen time is linked to 52% higher anxiety & 78% more attention issues (APA)
- Kids now average 6+ hours a day on screens (CDC, 2023)
- 1 in 3 kids say they “rarely feel calm” (Common Sense Media)
That’s what today’s featured audio story GRUMPY TOWN is really about.
It’s a hilarious, slightly absurd tale about what happens when screens do the parenting…
and what happens when they don’t.
This story gently (and playfully) reminds kids and grown-ups like you what childhood is actually for.
At Majik Kids, we’re not anti-technology. We’re pro-imagination.
We create Movies for the Ears™—cinematic audio stories, music, meditations, and creative learning activities that give kids something better than passive, consumption-based screen time:
• space to imagine
• permission to play
• confidence to create
• connection to themselves and the world
What alternatives have helped your kids feel more independent, playful, and regulated? We’d love to hear them. We’re building this village together.
