Magical training gym with colorful obstacle courses and the title "Polish and Grind"

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Polish & Grind

Name: Polish & Grind
Availability: InStock
Author: Wanderly

Time for training at the Lux University Gym! You'll discover a brand new move, team up with a partner, and face a tricky obstacle course. But when things get tough, you might just learn that some challenges need teamwork to overcome. Fill in the blanks to create your own silly training adventure!

PlayfulnessConfidenceResilienceSocial AwarenessSelf-ManagementLuxterra

About This Story

What your child will experience

Your child creates a playful training adventure using fill-in-the-blank prompts (colors, silly sounds, action words) that get woven into the story. They'll choose a training partner, name a signature move, and guide their character through an obstacle course that turns out to be too tricky to handle alone. The story gently moves from solo attempts to discovering that teamwork unlocks success.

Why this approach helps

This fill-in-the-blank format makes collaboration feel fun and affirms your child's choices. By embedding the teamwork lesson in a playful gym setting, children experience asking for help as a strength, not a weakness. The structure mirrors real social problem-solving: try, adjust, ask, combine efforts.

What to notice as a parent

Notice which themes come up for your child as they choose words for their stories. It might be an insight into their interests or what makes them laugh. More than anything, this story is meant to affirm their answers and imagination, giving you an opportunity to co-regulate with them and also affirm their silly decisions.

Personalize This Story

Make this story truly special by adding these details:

✓Who do you want to play with today?
✓What would you shout when something good happens?
✓Something you'd shout when doing something powerful
✓Pick a wacky adjective.
✓Name a color.
✓Pick an adjective.
✓A funny word for friends
✓Pick a number greater than 1.

Story Questions

Questions your child may be asked while creating this story:

Who should the main character partner with today?
Pick a verb ending in -ing (like 'spinning' or 'bouncing').
How should the main character try again?
Pick a silly sound.
How should the main character and their partner combine their powers?

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