Max & Lumi: Calming Bedtime Stories for Kids & Parents
By: Storylight Kids
Language: en
Categories: Kids, Family, Stories, Education, Parenting
🌙 Max & Lumi — The Storylight JarA bedtime podcast for parents who want calmer nights, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.Created for families with children aged 4–7, Max & Lumi blends soothing storytelling, gentle mindfulness, and sleep science into a 7–12 minute nightly ritual that helps young minds slow down and feel safe before bed.Pediatric sleep studies show that predictable, calming bedtime routines can help children fall asleep up to 30% faster and reduce night wakings by nearly half.¹ Max & Lumi is built entirely around that science — offering a consistent, screen-free way to end each day with connection, learning, and calm.Every Magic...
Episodes
The Child Who Spoke True – The Living Glow
Jan 09, 2026👑 A calming Emperor’s New Clothes bedtime story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen — a gentle children’s sleep episode about truth, letting go, and finally resting.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Child Who Spoke True (The Living Glow)
Magic Word: Truth • Glow Three of Three
Inspired by The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children drift into sleep through c...
Duration: 00:18:40The Child Who Spoke True – The Learning Glow
Jan 07, 2026👑 A calming Emperor’s New Clothes bedtime story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen — a gentle children’s sleep episode about truth, support, and learning how to rest.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Child Who Spoke True (The Learning Glow)
Magic Word: Truth • Glow Two of Three
Inspired by The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast that helps children and parents unwind t...
Duration: 00:17:20The Child Who Spoke True – The Listening Glow
Jan 05, 2026👑 A calming Emperor’s New Clothes bedtime story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen — a gentle children’s sleep episode about truth, courage, and feeling safe to speak honestly.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Child Who Spoke True (The Listening Glow)
Magic Word: Truth • Glow One of Three
Inspired by The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children and parents...
Duration: 00:21:24The Wooden Heart – The Living Glow
Jan 02, 2026🪵 A calming Pinocchio bedtime story inspired by Carlo Collodi — a gentle children’s sleep episode about honesty, listening to your body, and feeling safe enough to rest.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Wooden Heart (The Living Glow)
Magic Word: Honesty • Glow Three of Three
Inspired by Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children drift into sleep through calm storytelling, slow breathing, and a...
Duration: 00:15:39The Wooden Heart – The Learning Glow
Dec 31, 2025🤥 A calming Pinocchio bedtime story inspired by Carlo Collodi — a gentle children’s sleep episode about honesty, truth, and feeling light inside.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Wooden Heart (The Learning Glow)
Magic Word: Honesty • Glow Two of Three
Inspired by Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast designed to help children unwind through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and comforting bedtime rhythms.
Tonight, t...
Duration: 00:15:24The Wooden Heart – The Listening Glow
Dec 29, 2025🤥 A calming Pinocchio bedtime story inspired by Carlo Collodi — a gentle children’s sleep episode about honesty, truth, and feeling light inside.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Wooden Heart (The Listening Glow)
Magic Word: Honesty • Glow One of Three
Inspired by Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children and parents unwind together through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and sleep-ready imagination.
Tonight, a...
Duration: 00:19:10The Frog and the Golden Promise - The Living Glow
Dec 26, 2025🐸 A calming Frog Prince bedtime story inspired by the Brothers Grimm — a gentle children’s sleep episode about promises, trust, waiting, and feeling safe.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Frog and the Golden Promise (The Living Glow)
Magic Word: Promise • Glow Three of Three
Inspired by The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast that helps children unwind through gentle storytelling, slow breathing...
Duration: 00:13:48The Frog and the Golden Promise - The Learning Glow
Dec 24, 2025🐸 A calming Frog Prince bedtime story inspired by the Brothers Grimm — a gentle children’s sleep episode about keeping promises, courage, and inner calm.
🌙 Episode Description
Max & Lumi — The Frog and the Golden Promise (The Learning Glow)
Magic Word: Promise • Glow Two of Three
Inspired by The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast designed to help children and parents unwind together through...
Duration: 00:14:00The Frog and the Golden Promise - The Listening Glow
Dec 22, 2025A gentle Frog Prince bedtime story inspired by the Brothers Grimm — a calming kids’ sleep episode about keeping promises and finding peace.
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children and parents wind down together through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and sleep-ready imagination.
Tonight begins a new three-part story journey inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm tale The Frog Prince. The Storylight glows warm amber, signalling The Listening Glow — the first stage of the bedtime rhythm, where bodies grow heavy, breathing slows, and young listeners prepare to liste...
Duration: 00:16:15Jack and the Sky Ladder - The Living Glow
Dec 19, 2025Max & Lumi — Jack and the Sky Ladder (The Living Glow)
Magic Word: Brave • Glow Three of Three
Inspired by the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children drift toward sleep through soft storytelling, mindful breathing, and predictable calming rhythms. Tonight, the Storylight turns lavender-blue — the colour of The Living Glow, where children learn to use this week’s Magic Word: Brave.
🌌 What This Episode Is About
In this peaceful finale to our Jack and...
Duration: 00:17:05Jack and the Sky Ladder - The Learning Glow
Dec 17, 2025Max & Lumi — Jack and the Sky Ladder (The Learning Glow)
Magic Word: Brave • Glow Two of Three
Inspired by the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children unwind through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and predictable sleep-friendly rhythms. Tonight, the amber glow melts into a shimmering rose-gold, signalling The Learning Glow — the moment children explore what the Magic Word Brave actually feels like inside their bodies.
🌱 What This Episode Is About
In this peaceful re-entry in...
Duration: 00:12:32Jack and the Sky Ladder - The Listening Glow
Dec 15, 2025Max & Lumi — Jack and the Sky Ladder (The Listening Glow)
Magic Word: Brave • Glow One of Three
Inspired by the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast that helps children settle through gentle storytelling, slow breathing, and soft, sleep-ready rhythms. Tonight, the Storylight turns warm amber, signalling The Listening Glow — when children quiet their bodies and focus their minds. This week’s Magic Word is Brave: the quiet kind of courage children use when their tummy wobbles and they try anyway.
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Duration: 00:16:37The Garden That Listened - The Living Glow
Dec 12, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the soothing bedtime podcast that helps children unwind through calm storytelling, gentle breathing, and peaceful imagination. Tonight, the Storylight glows lavender-blue — the colour of The Living Glow, where children learn how to use the Magic Word Growing in a soft, real-world way before drifting to sleep.
🌌 What This Episode Is About
In this serene, dreamlike finale inspired by The Secret Garden, Max, Lumi, and Gramps follow the lavender-blue Storylight through the Dreamgate and arrive in Nocternia’s Orchard of Whispering Buds — a glowing, moonlit place where fuzzy peach...
Duration: 00:19:30The Garden That Listened - The Learning Glow
Dec 10, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children settle through calm storytelling, soft breathing, and soothing imagination. Tonight, the Storylight turns rose-gold, signalling The Learning Glow — where children step inside the story to understand what this week’s Magic Word Growing feels like.
🌱 What This Episode Is About
In this warm, sleep-friendly retelling inspired by The Secret Garden, Max, Lumi, and the listener follow the rose-gold Storylight into the garden itself. The air smells of damp earth and new leaves. Mary Lennox is tending the soil, and nearby si...
Duration: 00:11:58The Garden That Listened - The Listening Glow
Dec 08, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children relax through calm storytelling, soft breathing, and sleep-friendly imagination. Tonight we begin a new three-part journey with the Magic Word Growing, and the Storylight glows warm amber — the sign of The Listening Glow, where little dreamers settle their bodies and open their minds to the story.
🌱 What This Episode Is About
In this peaceful retelling inspired by The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the amber Storylight drifts into Gramps’ beard and opens the gate to a gentle story about cha...
Duration: 00:14:46Just Right - The Living Glow
Dec 05, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming kids’ bedtime podcast helping families create peaceful nighttime routines through gentle storytelling, mindful breathing, and sleep-ready imagination. Tonight, the Storylight turns lavender-blue, signalling The Living Glow — the final step in understanding the Magic Word Balance.
In this final chapter of our Goldilocks arc, Max and Lumi take the idea of Balance out of the story and into the dream world of Nocternia — where someone very special needs their help.
🐻 What This Episode Is About
In this soothing, sleep-friendly episode inspired by Robert Sout...
Duration: 00:21:06Just Right - The Learning Glow
Dec 03, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the bedtime podcast that helps children settle through calming storytelling, mindful breathing, and sleep-friendly imagination. Tonight, the amber Listening Glow deepens into a soft rose-gold — signalling The Learning Glow, where children step inside the story to understand the week’s Magic Word: Balance.
In this gentle, sleep-ready episode, Max, Lumi, and the listener return to the world of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, based on Robert Southey’s classic tale. But this time, instead of simply hearing the story, we visit the Bears’ cottage itself… right as Goldilocks needs a litt...
Duration: 00:12:39Just Right - The Listening Glow
Dec 01, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children relax through calm storytelling, slow breathing, and sleep-friendly imagination. Tonight’s amber glow marks the beginning of a new three-part journey — and the first step is The Listening Glow, where children learn to settle their bodies and minds in preparation for sleep.
Our new Magic Word is Balance — the child-friendly feeling of being “just right.” Not too fast, not too slow. Not too loud, not too quiet. Balance helps little listeners find the steady middle that makes bedtime peaceful.
🐻 What Thi...
Duration: 00:15:02Peter’s Patch of Peace - The Living Glow
Nov 28, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast that helps children relax through gentle storytelling, mindfulness, and sleep-ready imagination. Tonight’s glow turns lavender-blue, marking the final chapter of our Beatrix Potter–inspired Peter Rabbit journey. This is The Living Glow — where children learn how to apply the Magic Word Wisdom at bedtime.
🐦 What This Episode Is About
In this peaceful finale to Peter’s Patch of Peace, the lavender-blue Storylight leads Max and Lumi into Nocternia’s River of Hush — a moonlit stream watched over by the Silver-Leaf Willow. Perched on its lo...
Duration: 00:13:48Peter’s Patch of Peace - The Learning Glow
Nov 26, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children settle through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and imagination designed for peaceful sleep.
Tonight, the warm amber glow from Part One deepens into rose-gold, signalling the arrival of The Learning Glow — the stage where children step into the story to understand what the Magic Word really feels like. This week’s word is Wisdom, and in the Learning Glow, Max, Lumi, and the listener travel into Peter Rabbit’s cosy burrow to discover how Wisdom feels inside the body.
🐰 What This E...
Duration: 00:11:02Peter’s Patch of Peace - The Listening Glow
Nov 24, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children and parents build calmer evenings through soft storytelling, slow rhythms, and imagination crafted especially for peaceful sleep.
Tonight begins a brand new three-part adventure with the Magic Word Wisdom. When the Storylight Jar flickers warm amber, it signals The Listening Glow — the first stage where children settle their bodies, quiet their thoughts, and prepare to hear a story with calm attention.
🍃 What This Episode Is About
In Peter’s Patch of Peace — The Listening Glow, the Storylight...
Duration: 00:13:02The Rabbit Hole Of Wonder – The Living Glow
Nov 21, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast that helps children and parents unwind together with gentle storytelling, mindful breathing, and imagination designed for better sleep.
Tonight’s story reaches the final stage of this week’s Magic Word: Curiosity.
The Storylight Jar glows lavender-blue — the colour of The Living Glow, when children learn to use their new word in a kind, real-world way that brings comfort, confidence, and calm.
🐱 What This Episode Is About
In this soothing conclusion to The Rabbit Hole of Wonder, Max and Lum...
Duration: 00:13:16The Rabbit Hole Of Wonder – The Learning Glow
Nov 19, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast that helps children and parents unwind together through gentle storytelling, soft mindfulness, and sleep-ready imagination.
🐇 In this second part of The Rabbit Hole of Wonder, the Storylight Jar glows rose-gold — the colour of The Learning Glow, where children step inside the storylight itself to understand the Magic Word Curiosity more deeply.
✨ What This Episode Is About
Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, this soothing Learning Glow takes Max and Lumi into Wonderland, where they meet Alice and the White Rabbit in a peac...
Duration: 00:09:30The Rabbit Hole Of Wonder – The Listening Glow
Nov 12, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calm bedtime podcast that helps children and parents unwind together through gentle storytelling, mindfulness, and imagination.
🐇 In this week’s dreamy adventure, The Rabbit Hole of Wonder, Lumi opens the Storylight Jar to release a soft amber glow — the Listening Glow, first of the Three Glows. The Magic Word of the Week is Curiosity, meaning a kind and gentle desire to know or learn something.
✨ What This Episode Is About
Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, this soothing reimagining follows Alice as she drifts down...
Duration: 00:11:10The Sun Who Smiled First – The Living Glow
Nov 05, 2025Welcome to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast that helps parents and children build peaceful, consistent sleep routines.
In this final chapter of the Serenity cycle, The Living Glow, Lumi releases the last golden light from the Storylight Jar. It rises slowly, ready to return to the Dreamtree. Tonight, Max and Lumi travel through Nocternia one last time — not to listen, but to live what they’ve learned.
🌞 What This Episode Is About
Guided by Lumi’s wings, Max follows a trail of warm sunlight through the Dreamgate and finds the...
Duration: 00:08:31The Sun Who Smiled First – The Learning Glow
Nov 05, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast for families who want gentler evenings, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
In The Learning Glow, the storylight rises again, carrying Max and Lumi across the Dreamgate into the heart of Nocternia. This is the second chapter of the Dreamtree’s first word, Serenity, and the moment when the listeners truly enter the tale first told by Gramps in The Sun Who Smiled First.
🌞 What This Episode Is About
Guided by Lumi’s shimmering wings, Max finds hims...
Duration: 00:09:13The Sun Who Smiled First – The Listening Glow
Nov 05, 2025Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast that helps parents and children unwind together and build peaceful sleep routines.
In this first story of the season, The Sun Who Smiled First, Lumi introduces the week’s Magic Word: Serenity — a beautiful word meaning calm that feels warm, safe, and steady inside. It begins the Dreamtree’s first journey through the Three Glows, starting with The Listening Glow.
🌞 What This Episode Is About
Inspired by Aesop’s fable “The Wind and the Sun,” this gentle reimagining follows a bright young su...
Duration: 00:08:51Introduction – The Night the Storylight Awoke
Nov 05, 2025Welcome to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the calming bedtime podcast for parents who want gentler evenings, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
This first episode, The Night the Storylight Awoke, is where it all begins — when Max meets Lumi, the Storylight Fairy, and the first glow shines from Gramps’ silver beard.
🌙 What This Episode Is About
In this ten-minute introduction, families are invited into the safe, glowing world of Nocternia. It’s the night Max first sees the Storylight Jar shimmer awake — the moment that turns bedtime into somethin...
Duration: 00:10:01