Slumberland: Snowfall City

(crickets chirping) Hello again, dream travelers. Welcome back to our magical hot air balloon. Are you ready for another nighttime ride? I'm Astrid, the aeronaut. I'll be your pilot as we drift up, up, up towards Slumberland. I hope you're bundled nice and warm because I can feel a tiny chill in the air. On nights like these, I like to imagine myself tucked inside a snow globe, cozy in bed while soft snowflakes swirl and sparkle all around. If you'd like, you can close your eyes and imagine it too. Isn't that a lovely feeling? Tonight, I've picked the most magical place for us to visit. It's a wintry wonderland where snow twinkles as it falls, where ice skating and sledding never end, and where friendly snowmen smile and wave as you pass by. Best of all, you can play for hours outside without ever feeling too cold. Before we go, our balloon is asking for a little help lifting into the air. With a gentle boost from you, we'll be ready to drift into our snowy adventure. First, to help fill the balloon with air, we need to take some deep breaths. Taking slow, gentle breaths, we'll calm our minds and clear our heads and help the balloon lift properly into the sky. Let's place our hands on our tummies and take a big breath in. Try it with me. Breathe in for four, one, two, three, four, and now let it all out with a big huff. (air rushing) Ooh. That's it. You're doing it. Let's go again. Big breath in, one, two, three, four, and out. Wow. We're starting to lift off. I can feel the hot air balloon rising. Another. In for one, two, three, four, and out. Another. In for one, two, three, four, and out. The balloon is almost full. Let's give it one last big breath. One, two, three, four, and phew, we're off. Amazing job. Now that we're climbing up, do you see the silver tree tops and grassy hills below? Wave to the sweet flowers on earth, blooming beneath us in the moonlight. Now we're floating nice and easy above the clouds. Can you see them drifting past us? Can you see shapes in the clouds? What else do you see around us? You did it. Here we are in Slumberland. There are so many places to discover here by using our imagination. (air gently blowing) Snowflakes start to fall, and in the distance, beautiful castles carved out of ice rise into the clouds. The air here is a little cool, refreshing. Luckily, there's a trunk full of blankets in our hot air balloon. (basket creaking) (air gently blowing) Time to bundle up in our blankets as we drift towards Snowfall City. (air gently blowing) It's so cozy with the snow falling all around us. (air gently blowing) Do you see those big ships in the harbor and the pretty blue water all around? (air gently blowing) A friendly snowman...