Education
Millions of children have already joined Poppi on adventures filled with movement, imagination, mindfulness, and discovery.
Through a rapidly growing YouTube presence, engaging digital content, live performances, and educational experiences, Poppi’s Planet has become a beloved destination for children and families across the country. What children see as fun and engaging adventures are carefully designed experiences that help them build confidence, understand emotions, develop empathy, and navigate the world around them.
Behind Poppi’s Planet is Erin Shea, a former educator, performer, and Creative Director whose work has impacted children in schools, hospitals, libraries, and communities nationwide.
Drawing on years of experience teaching theater and dance, Erin witnessed firsthand how creativity, movement, storytelling, and play could help children better understand themselves and connect with others. Inspired by the core principles of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), she created Poppi’s Planet to help children identify emotions, gain self-awareness, and discover joy through movement, mindfulness, storytelling, and imaginative play.
What began as an educator’s vision has grown into a nationally recognized children’s brand that continues to reach children and families across the country while staying true to its original mission: helping children feel seen, supported, and empowered.
From a Beloved Character to a Classroom Solution
As Poppi’s Planet continued to grow, Erin recognized an opportunity to bring the same engaging experiences children loved into classrooms, afterschool programs, libraries, and other learning environments.
Educators everywhere were facing similar challenges with:
- Helping students understand and manage emotions
- Encouraging kindness, empathy, and positive relationships
- Building confidence and self-awareness
- Supporting student wellness and emotional development
- Keeping children engaged through meaningful, active learning experiences
They needed resources that were purposeful, easy to implement, and engaging enough to capture children’s attention.
The result is the Poppi’s Planet Create, Feel, Think Kit, a ready-to-use program designed to help educators support children’s social, emotional, physical, and creative development through movement, storytelling, mindfulness, and hands-on activities.
The Create, Feel, Think Framework
At the heart of the program is a simple but powerful approach that encourages children to engage their minds, bodies, and emotions.
Create
Children learn through imagination, storytelling, movement, and creative expression. Activities encourage curiosity, participation, confidence, and self-expression while helping children explore new ideas in ways that feel playful and engaging.
Feel
Students build emotional awareness by learning to recognize feelings, understand emotions, practice empathy, and develop healthy ways to express themselves. Through guided experiences, children gain tools that help them navigate everyday challenges and build stronger relationships.
Think
Mindfulness, reflection, and problem-solving activities help children develop self-awareness, resilience, and confidence. Students learn strategies they can use to make thoughtful choices, regulate emotions, and respond positively to challenges.
Together, these three pillars create meaningful learning experiences that help children grow socially, emotionally, physically, and creatively.
Skills and Themes That Matter
Throughout the Create, Feel, Think Kit, students explore six key themes that support whole-child development:
Individuality & Community
Children learn to celebrate what makes them unique while building a sense of belonging, teamwork, and connection with others.
Responsibility & Care
Activities encourage patience, responsibility, and compassion while helping students understand the importance of caring for themselves, others, and the world around them.
Empathy & Kindness
Students practice recognizing emotions, understanding different perspectives, and building positive communication skills that strengthen relationships.
Appreciation & Gratitude
Children discover how gratitude, appreciation, and small acts of kindness can positively impact both themselves and those around them.
Self-Awareness & Emotional Regulation
Students develop strategies for identifying feelings, understanding emotions, and practicing calming techniques that support self-regulation and confidence.
Movement & Physical Confidence
Movement-based activities help children develop body awareness, confidence, participation, and a positive connection between physical and emotional well-being.
These themes are intentionally woven throughout the program, allowing children to build important life skills through experiences that feel joyful, memorable, and meaningful.
What’s Included in the Create, Feel, Think Kit?
Designed with educators in mind, the Poppi’s Planet Create, Feel, Think Kit provides a structured yet flexible way to introduce meaningful social and emotional learning experiences.
The kit combines:
- Guided video experiences featuring Poppi
- Educator-friendly lesson plans
- Movement and mindfulness activities
- Discussion prompts and reflection opportunities
- Creative extension activities
- Hands-on learning experiences
Together, these resources make it easy to bring engaging, purposeful learning into K-2 classrooms, afterschool programs, summer camps, libraries, and other youth-serving environments.
Learning That Feels Like Play
One of the things that makes Poppi’s Planet so unique is that children don’t feel like they’re participating in a lesson; they feel like they’re joining an adventure.
Whether they’re exploring emotions through a story, moving alongside Poppi, practicing mindfulness, engaging in creative activities, or connecting with puppet friends, students remain actively engaged while building skills that support success in school and life.
What feels like play becomes an opportunity to develop confidence, empathy, resilience, emotional awareness, and meaningful connections with others.
A Shared Mission
At its core, Poppi’s Planet is about helping children better understand themselves and the world around them; emotionally, socially, physically, and creatively.
It’s a mission that aligns closely with what we value at S&S Worldwide.
For decades, S&S Worldwide has helped educators support the whole child through hands-on learning, active engagement, and meaningful experiences. The Poppi’s Planet Create, Feel, Think Kit offers another powerful way to bring those experiences into classrooms, afterschool programs, libraries, and learning environments everywhere.
Together, we’re helping educators create spaces where students feel comfortable exploring, expressing themselves, building confidence, practicing kindness, and developing the skills they need to thrive.
We’re proud to welcome Poppi’s Planet to the S&S community and excited to help more children learn, feel, think, create, and grow.
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