Think! Create! & Grow!

Hey, Besties! We are a bestie duo of two Texas teachers and moms, Carlotta (Ms. Bright) and Mandy (Ms. Bubbles).

We are here to provide exciting, creative, musical, & fun learning shows along with our original puppets, for communities locally and worldwide!

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Who we are: Mandy & Carlotta – best friends, Texas certified teachers, pro performers, and moms who create quality edutainment with original songs, stories, and puppets kids can relate to

What we do: High-energy musical shows with original music, puppets, and stories that teach early literacy, creativity, empathy, and problem-solving.

Perfect for: Libraries, schools, museums, zoos, aquariums, festivals & family events – curriculum-aligned and social-emotional learning focused.

Catch Bestie Wonderland at BookPeople (Austin) on 2/11/2026 and 3/11/2026, and at Pflugerville Public Library on 4/20/2026—plus upcoming appearances in Kyle, Brenham, Temple, Greenville, and more (including Summer Kick-off, Spicewood, Pleasant Hill, Walworth Harrison, Ruiz, Southwest, Loyola Branch, and Windsor Park). And get excited—our Zoo & Aquarium Tour locations and dates will be announced soon, with even more big, fun celebration stops being added for Summer 2026!

Free resources for families + educators

“Think! Create! & Grow!” podcast

Free educational YouTube series for Kids with interactive missions!

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✨🎶 IT’S HAPPENING! Bestie Wonderland is hitting the road for our Musical Learning Tour 2026 — and these shows are FREE for families + kids! 🩷💜

📍 Catch us next:
📚 BookPeople (Austin) — 2/11/2026 + 3/11/2026 at 10:30am
📖 Pflugerville Public Library — 4/20/2026
(more dates dropping soon!) 🎉
Upcoming interactive musical learning shows and summer reading events at the following amazing libraries: Kyle, Brenham, Temple, Greenville, Spicewood, Pleasant Hill, Walworth Harrison, Ruiz, Southwest, Loyola Branch, and Windsor Park!
🦁🐠 Zoo + Aquarium tour locations (and museum dates!) COMING SOON 👀✨

💌 Want to bring Bestie Wonderland to your venue? DM us or email bestiewonderland@gmail.com
🌟 Tag a bestie who needs to come with you & hit SAVE so you don’t miss the dates!

#BestieWonderland #FamilyEventsAustin #AustinKids #TexasKidsEvents #Storytime LibraryEvents KidsMusic EducationalFun FamilyFun ATXKids Pflugerville BookPeopleAustin Tour2026

🐾✨ TEXAS… we’re coming for you (and beyond)! ✨🐾

Bestie Wonderland: CONSERVATION CELEBRATION is officially hitting the road for our 2026 Zoo Show Tour — bringing high-energy songs, bigger-than-life puppets, bubbles, kid participation, and mission-based conservation fun to zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks across Texas + beyond! 🌎🫧🦘🐆

Families can expect:
🎶 Original music + movement
🧠 “Think • Create • Grow” interactive moments
🫧 Bubbles + cheering + call-and-response
🧤 Puppets + animal “hero” missions
💛 A feel-good conservation message kids actually remember

ZOOS / AQUARIUMS / WILDLIFE PARKS: Want us on your calendar?
We offer turnkey programming built for high-traffic days:
✅ Loop-friendly show blocks (great for come-and-go crowds)
✅ Multiple sets per day (or a feature event)
✅ Optional add-ons: meet & greet, photo moment, merch table, themed craft/activation, custom conservation focus for your species/initiatives
✅ Professional duo team (licensed educators + performers) with full sound setup

📩 Booking + rate sheet + tech rider: DM us “ZOO TOUR 2026” and we’ll send details, availability, and a quick one-sheet.
🌟 Early booking = best date options!

#BestieWonderland #ConservationCelebration #ZooShow #TexasEvents #FamilyEntertainment ZooProgramming AquariumEvents EducationalEntertainment KidsShow PuppetShow TexasZoos FieldTripFun STEMforKids SELforKids LibraryAndZooShows AustinCreators

Besties, we had a BLAST this morning!! 🎉
Ms. Bright + Ms. Bubbles at BookPeople Kids Austin for The Search for Mr. B musical storytime—singing, solving, and cheering on the cutest little problem solvers. 🦋🔎🎶
Thank you BookPeople for being the BEST hosts! We tailor our shows by age group 💛 #BookPeople #BookPeopleKids #AustinKids #AustinEvents #KidsStorytime

TV friends + new besties… 🎶👏 Welcome to Bestie Wonderland!
If you found us from today’s spot, hit follow + come watch our first full episode on YouTube! 🧡💛 (link in bio!)
#BestieWonderland #TeacherBesties #KidsSTEM #FamilyFun

Sneak peek of Day 1 🎬✨
We hit downtown Austin today to film the very first Bestie Wonderland intro + theme song moments — walking shots, Austin vibes, and a few secret surprises we can’t wait to show you. 👀📚✨✨✨

This is just the beginning… 🗝️📖
Follow @bestiewonderland so you don’t miss the first episode!

Saige, our birdie buddy, and Sunny are so excited because we’re going on a fun filming tour tomorrow morning… super early! 😄🎬🌅
Good thing they’re all happily sawing twigs tonight 🪵😴🐥✨
Follow @bestiewonderland for the behind-the-scenes!

Okay Besties… we want to hear from you! 🎧💛
Episode 3 of our podcast is out now on Apple Podcasts + Spotify (and bestiewonderland.com → Podcast)

✅ Follow @bestiewonderland for more episodes + free family tools
💬 Then follow our podcast “Think! Create! & Grow,” & please like and comment on the PODCAST: Your favorite part was ________! Your support means so much, thank you!😊❤️💛👏 Have you heard our podcast yet?

New Bestie alert! 🚨⚽️🧵
We’re stitching up a sporty, spunky, super-smart little guy for Bestie Wonderland… and he’s got BIG energy. 👀✨
Name guesses below!

Austin area friends — if you’re looking for a sweet, wholesome morning outing with your littles, come join us! 💛🎶📚
We’re so excited to return to Book People and bring our Bestie Wonderland: Musical Storytime!

Expect:
✨ original songs you’ll be humming on the way home
📖 storytime + playful “read-aloud” moments
🕺 movement + participation (yes, your kids can wiggle!)
😊 lots of encouragement, kindness, and big smiles
💛For ages 0 and up!

🗓 Wednesday, January 21
⏰ 10:30 AM
📍 BookPeople (Austin, TX)

✨Meet Ms. Mandy Bubbles!✨

She’s our music-making, story-spinning co-creator and co-owner of Bestie Wonderland™ – an elementary school educator, pro pianist & singer of 20+ years, lyricist, composer & author, wife and homeschooling mom of 3, website designer and social-media creator… plus a puppet maker and puppeteer who brings our fuzzy friends to life on stage. 🎹🫧🧸

Mandy loves inspiring children to see the best in themselves and the amazing potential inside them. She believes that positivity and a caring, nurturing environment help kids flourish and learn joyfully. 🌈💛

Tell us in the comments: Which children’s show would you have loved to be a guest on growing up? 🎶📺✨

✨Meet Ms. Carlotta Bright!✨

She’s our sunshine storyteller here at Bestie Wonderland™ – a poet & author, singer & performer, special education educator, fluent in ASL & Braille, and an amazing dancer with a laugh that lights up the whole room. 💛✏️💃

Carlotta is also the co-creator and co-owner of Bestie Wonderland™, helping us design shows that are inclusive, sensory-friendly, and full of heart so every kid feels seen, valued, and ready to shine. She’s also a puppet-maker & puppeteer and has a background in business. 🌈

Tell us your favorite children’s TV show or music group growing up in the comments! 🎶📺

Just a tiny squirrel living its BESTIE life at our kids’ show 🐿🎶
If your tail isn’t wiggling, are you even at Bestie Wonderland?!

✨All aboard the Chugga You Did It! train!✨
Sparkles, scarves, and SO many little victories achieved together! 🥹🚂💛

Chugga chugga… YOU DID IT!
Finished a book? Tried something new? Got through a tough moment?
Wave those “I did it!” scarves with us! 💫

Drop a 🎉 in the comments for something your kid (or you!) did today that deserves a celebration. 💕

#BestieWonderland #ChuggaYouDidIt #KidsMusic #ConfidenceKids #YouDidItTrain #EarlyLearningFun

Just two bestie teachers living in a puppet world 🎶💛
Here’s a peek at our Bestie Wonderland™ theme song—sung live at our shows for kids!

Follow along if your little ones love music, giggles, and big feelings handled with care. ✨

#bestiewonderland #kidsmusic #libraryprogram #teachersofinstagram #earlyliteracy #socialemotionallearning #austinkids

Sunny + Ms. Bright = ART TIME! 🎨✨

Today we’re getting creative with paint, big feelings, and big imaginations at the art table. 💛

What’s one creative thing you want to help your child do today?
🖍 Draw a picture
📚 Make up a story
🎵 Sinc a song
🏗 Build a fort
☀️Something else’
Tell us in the comments so we can cheer you on! 👇

#bestiewonderland #arttime #creativetoddlers #kidsartideas #sunnyandmsbright #homeschoolfun #teacherinspiration

🧠🖐️ New problem-solving moves unlocked!

In this reel we’re teaching our “Stop, Think & Figure It Out” gestures from our original Problem Solving Song:
🛑 STOP – hand out like a traffic signal
🤔 THINK – finger to your temple
🧩 FIGURE IT OUT – hands showing “I’m working on a solution!”

We practice these when everyone is calm so they’re ready for real-life tricky moments. Meltdowns are still totally normal 💛 but after big feelings settle, these moves can help kids (and grownups!) talk, think, and problem-solve together.

#bestiewonderland #problemsolvingforkids #bigfeelings #emotionalregulation #kidsmentalhealth #parentingtips #kidsmusic #selforkids

🌟 Welcome, besties — we’re so glad you’re here! 💛❤️🎶😍
We’re Ms. Bubbles & Ms. Bright, two Texas teachers and moms who love making childhood imaginative, musical, and meaningful.

We create:
💛 Puppet-powered story & music shows for kids
💛 Resources to support calm, connected homes
💛 The Think! Create! & Grow!™ Podcast for parents & educators who want more joy and imagination in everyday life

If you’re passionate about early literacy, positive screen time routines, big feelings support, and PLAY — you’re in the right place. 💫

👇 Say hi in the comments and tell us your city — we love meeting new besties!

#BestieWonderland #ThinkCreateGrowPodcast #KidsMusic #PuppetShow #EarlyLiteracy #JoyfulParenting #TeachersOfInstagram

✨ We had SO much fun at the Library Showcase last week!
It was incredible meeting so many amazing children’s entertainers and educators — all passionate about bringing high-quality, joyful programs to kids across Texas and beyond. 💕📚🎶 @amberbluemusic @tiototomusic @hottoastmusicco @goodhearted_entertainment @sillysparkles We LOVED meeting you all and admire your work!

Everyone was so welcoming, fun, and full of heart. 🥹
Be sure to give them a follow and support their work — this community is doing something really special for families.

Bestie Wonderland™ hit the library showcase stage on Friday! 🌈
We shared songs, puppets, and stories with 80+ librarians and museum reps—and had so much fun connecting with others who love inspiring kids to think, create, and grow. 💫

🎙️ NEW EPISODE is here!
Here’s a little snippet from Episode 2 of the Think! Create! & Grow! podcast! 💛
Click the link in bio to listen, and tell us your favorite part + any tips you’d add!
We LOVE learning from fellow parents & educators. 💕

Does your little one love to play independently, or is this a skill to continue working on? Reply below and we will send you the new guide freebie! Be sure to listen to its companion podcast, episode 2 of “Think! Create! & Grow!” premiering today!

We 💛ADORE❤️ Theresa! 📚💛
Her excellence at the Round Rock Public Library brings reading to life for the whole community — and we’re so thankful for her support of Bestie Wonderland™ as we inspire kids to think, create & grow. 📚🫧🫧✨💫✨

🎧 Step one starts here!
We’re so excited to share this excerpt from our very first episode of Think! Create! & Grow! 🌈

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Substack, Amazon Podcasts, or Spotify — then tell us your favorite takeaways you want to try, or suggestions we didn’t cover yet! 💕

✨ Don’t forget — we’ve got a freebie guide to go with this episode! You can find it in the Freebie section of our website BestieWonderland.com or by clicking the link in our bio to access it through Substack.

#ThinkCreateGrow #BestieWonderlandPodcast #ParentingTips #MindfulMoms #ScreenTimeBalance #RealMomsRealTeachers

We’re so excited to share the very first episode of Think! Create! & Grow! — The Bestie Wonderland™ Podcast! 🌈

In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest parenting topics today — screen time — and how to make it more balanced, meaningful, and guilt-free. 💛 We talk about what the science says, the real-life struggles every parent faces, and our simple 3-Part Screen Time Routine that helps families turn tech time into connection time.

It’s real moms, real teachers, and real talk — honest, encouraging, and full of practical tools to help your family think, create, and grow!

🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify and Substack — tune in and let us know what you think!

✨ Our very first Think! Create! & Grow! Podcast is officially live! 🎉
We’re so excited to share real talk from real moms and teachers about screen time—without the guilt. 💕

It means so much to have you here with us. We hope you’ll love it and walk away with something you can use right away to help lessen meltdowns and feel more empowered! 💪

🎧 Comment below if you’d like us to send you the link to listen! 💬

🎙 Sneak peek! Our very first Think! Create! & Grow! podcast episode drops this week — it’s part one in 4 podcast episodes all about screen time without the guilt! 💡✨
Follow @bestiewonderland for inspiring convos, laughter, and real tips for families everywhere! 💕

FREEBIE TIME 🎉 Practicing the Letter B? We’ve got you! Coloring page + Letter Practice sheet + Craft 👇🫧 Comment below and we’ll send them to you!

Every show with our Besties fills our hearts 💛✨
Their giggles. Their curiosity. Their BIG imaginations.
This is why we do what we do — to inspire kids to think, create & grow into a brighter, kinder tomorrow. 🌟
Follow along & don’t miss our learning freebies + our very first podcast! 🎧🎉 www.bestiewonderland.com
#BestieWonderland

Proof that Bestie Wonderland isn’t just for the kiddos 😎🎶
Parents + puppets + dance moves = ❤️
Follow us at @bestiewonderland and come play with us next time! @jimmyfallon you have the best dance moves ever!

🚂✨ BESTIE CELEBRATION TRAIN! ✨🚂
Last night at Round Rock Public Library was a total celebration! 💛 @roundrocklibrary
Thanks so much for having us! We sang our original Problem-Solving Celebration Train song 🚂💡…
and the whole room of besties were waving scarves, grooving, and helping us solve BIG feelings together! 🙌🎶

Thank you to every tiny hero and grown-up who joined the fun — YOU made the show unforgettable! 💛🌟

🎥✨ Want more songs, bubbles, SFX surprises, and empowering young learner fun??
👉 Follow us @BestieWonderland for the next adventure! 🌈🧡

#BestieWonderland #StoryTimeShow #KidsMusic #PreschoolFun #RoundRockLibrary #ProblemSolvingSongs #InteractiveShow #OriginalMusic #SingAndDance #EducationalEntertainment #ScarfDancing #LittleLearners #AustinKidsEvents #RoundRockTX #FamilyFunATX #BookishKids #LibraryLove #SmallAndMightyHeroes 🚂✨

Tonight at 6:30pm! ⭐️ FREE Superhero Bestie Wonderland™ show at Round Rock Public Library! @roundrocklibrary
Bring the kiddos for 25 minutes of music, puppets, interactive movement, and BIG smiles. Capes & PJs welcome! 🦸‍♀️🫧
We start shortly after doors open—come say hi!

👧 Ages: perfect for 3–8 (all ages welcome)
📍 Round Rock Public Library (downtown)
💵 Free admission
🎉 Interactive, silly, and sweet

See you tonight, Besties! 💖

#BestieWonderland #RoundRock #RoundRockTX #FamilyFun #FreeKidsEvent #Puppets #StoryTime #KidsInAustin #AustinMoms #RoundRockMoms #ThingsToDoWithKids

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