Discover how a tiny evergreen changed holiday history! Tess takes Mystery Kids back in time to explore the very first Christmas tree ever decorated in America—and how one quiet tradition grew into a nationwide celebration.Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramUse Code MKP for Harbor & SproutBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!Christmas Pig Book
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156: The Year of No Turkeys
What if I told you there was a time, a real time in American history, when people thought turkeys might disappear forever? A time when forests grew quiet, hunting grounds emptied, and people whispered that the famous North American turkey… might be gone.\People even called it…“The Year With No Turkeys.”Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramUse Code MKP for Harbor & SproutBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!
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155: The Mystery of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (Inspired the book “Island of the Blue Dolphins”)
Hi, mystery lovers! I’m Tess, and welcome back to The Mystery Kids Podcast! Today, we’re heading far out into the ocean—to a lonely island off the coast of California—to discover the mysterious true story of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island.If you’ve ever read the book Island of the Blue Dolphins, you might remember a brave girl named Karana. She lived all alone on an island, surviving through storms, wild dogs, and years of solitude. But did you know that story was inspired by a real person?Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramUse Code MKP for Harbor & SproutBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!The Island of the Blue Dolphin
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154: The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln
You probably know Lincoln as one of America’s most famous presidents, the tall man with the stovepipe hat, the kind eyes, and the deep voice who helped lead the country through the Civil War. But what if I told you… people say President Lincoln never truly left the White House?Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramUse Code MKP for Harbor & SproutBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!
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153: Werewolves
Welcome back, mystery lovers, to The Mystery Kids Podcast!I’m your host, Tess, and today, we’re heading deep into the forests of legend — where moonlight glows silver, shadows stretch tall, and old stories whisper of creatures that are not quite human… and not quite animal.Today, we’re talking about werewolves , the half-man, half-wolf creatures that have captured imaginations for hundreds of years.Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramUse Code MKP for Harbor & SproutBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!