Sprout Stretches

"I'm a Little Sprout now, but just watch me grow, up, up, up I go! I stand on my tiptoes and reach high in the air, and now I've got a Sprout stretch I'd like to share."

―Nina

Sprout Stretches was a segment on The Good Night Show. Melanie or Nina would teach the Sproutlets in the audience a yoga stretch or pose. In 2007, Nina's Sproutlet friends were added to the segments, marking the first time they have been on the set. Originally, the girls wore purple pajamas with stars and the boys wore blue pajamas with moons, but then they wore blue and pink pajamas with either Star on the moon or white and yellow sparks. In the second season, most Stretches were themed after a different Sprout show.

The segment aired during the block's third link, right before Dragon Tales (later Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies and Driver Dan's Story Train, eventually Thomas & Friends, and finally Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave).

Segments

Season 1 (2005 - 2006)

Image	Episode	Description
	Episode 105: Bath and Bubble Time	Melanie teaches the Sproutlets a stretch where they pretend to fly like butterflies, making up a poem about it in the process.
		Melanie teaches the Sproutlets a stretch where they pretend to make pizza.

Season 1 (2006 - 2007)

Image	Episode	Description
	Episode 101: Sharing	Nina teaches a sitting pose.
	Episode 102: Sports & Games	Nina teaches a ball pose.
	Episode 103: Homes	Nina teaches a home pose.
	Episode 104: Nature	Nina teaches a tree pose.
	Episode 105: Holidays	Nina teaches the Sproutlets a pose where they pretend to make a pie.
	Episode 106: Art	Nina teaches a painter pose.
	Episode 107: Feelings	Nina teaches a cheer pose.
	Episode 108: Animals	Nina teaches a lion pose.
	Episode 109: Exercise	Nina teaches a bird pose.
	Episode 110: Reading & Storytelling	Nina teaches a salutation pose.
	Episode 111: Shapes	Nina teaches a triangle pose.
	Episode 112: Numbers	Nina teaches a numbers stretch.
	Episode 113: Hats	Nina teaches a leaf pose.
	Episode 114: Safety	Nina teaches a warrior pose.
	Episode 115: Imagination & Make Believe	Nina teaches a cat and dog pose.
	Episode 116: Food	Nina teaches an apple tree stretch.
	Episode 117: Travel	Nina teaches an airplane stretch.
	Episode 118: Around the World	Nina teaches a spinning globe stretch.
	Episode 119: Family	Nina teaches a heart pose.
	Episode 120: Music	Nina teaches a cricket pose.
	Episode 121: Babies	Nina teaches a happy baby pose.
	Episode 123: Colors	Nina teaches a cobra pose.
	Episode 124: Letters	Nina teaches the Sproutlets to make letters.
	Episode 125: Jobs	Nina teaches a wiping the board stretch.
	Episode 126: Weather	Nina teaches a wind pose.
	Episode 127: Opposites	Nina teaches an opposite stretch.
	Episode 128: Pets	Nina teaches a downward dog pose.
	Episode 129: Growing	Nina teaches a growing move.
	Episode 130: Moon	Nina teaches a moon stretch.

Season 2 (2007)

Image	Episode	Description
	Episode 201: Dreams	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Angelina's ballerina bow stretch
	Episode 202: Life Underwater	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Hush's swim stretch.
	Episode 203: School	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Max and Emmy's school stretch.
	Episode 204: Nocturnal Animals	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a flying Fu-Fu stretch.
	Episode 205: Time & Clocks	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Thomas' clock stretch.
	Episode 206: Snuggley Favorites	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Sister Bear hug stretch.
	Episode 207: People Who Work at Night	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Thomas' end of the night stretch.
	Episode 208: Babysitters	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Sarah's Ready for Sleep stretch (referred to as "Sarah's Sleep Stretch" on its page on the "Activities" section of SproutOnline.com), themed after a character from Caillou.
	Episode 209: Rainy Days	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Zak and Wheezie [sic]'s Umbrella stretch.
	Episode 212: Bodies	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Sagwa's cat stretch.
	Episode 214: Where We Live	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Raloo Farm stretch, themed after Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.
	Episode 215: Penguins	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Pingu's belly stretch, in which they pretend to slide through the ice on their bellies like penguins, shaking their "flippers" afterwards.
	Episode 216: Construction	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Bob the Builder's Scoop stretch.
	Episode 218: Dinosaurs	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Barney's Pretend Flying stretch.
	Episode 219: Seasons	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Noddy's Apple Picking stretch.
	Episode 220: Bedtime Routines	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do Arnold's Clean Up stretch.
	Episode 222: Bugs & Insects	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Lucy stretch.
	Episode 224: Dress Up	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Super Grover stretch.

Season 3 (2009 - 2012)

Image	Episode	Description
	Episode 301: First Steps	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do an arabesque dance stretch.
	Episode 302: Spanish	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a grasshopper stretch.
	Episode 303: Fall	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a tree stretch.
	Episode 304: Neighborhood	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a bicycle stretch.
	Episode 305: Our Earth	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a mountain stretch.
	Episode 307: Birthdays	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a child pose stretch.
	Episode 308: Love	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a hug stretch.
	Episode 309: Spring	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to be baby birds inside a nest, getting down on their knees and stretching their arms out.
	Episode 310: Helping Out	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a broom sweep stretch.
	Episode 311: Creativity	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a lion pose stretch.
	Episode 313: Wonder	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a frog stretch.
	Episode 314: Parents	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a sliding board stretch, in which they get down on the floor, stretch their feet out in front of them, putting their hands behind them, and lift their hips up in the air, trying to see if they can put their toes on the floor. Afterwards, they get back up and take deep breaths.
	Episode 315: Summer	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a sunshine stretch.
	Episode 316: Let's Get Silly	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do an elephant stretch.
	Episode 317: Gardens	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a butterfly stretch.
	Episode 318: Red, White, and Blue	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to spread their wings like eagles.
	Episode 319: Thankfulness	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a table stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a candle stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a cheer stretch.

Season 5

Image	Episode	Description
	Birthdays	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to be a candle on a birthday cake, with their hands as flames. They sway side to side, pretending the wind is blowing the candle out.
	Circus	Nina teaches her Sproutlet friends a tightrope stretch.
	Dinosaurs	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to be dinosaurs, seeing how tall they are by standing on their tiptoes.
	Dress Up	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a scarf stretch, in which they put scarves on their legs and reach them into the air and back down.
	Five Senses	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch called "Touch the Sky."
	Gift Giving	Nina and her Sproutlet friends partake in a gift circle, in which they hand a yellow sponge they pretend is a present to one another.
	Safety First	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch called "Look and Listen."
	Shadows	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a sunrise to sunset stretch.
	Tools	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch called "Scrub-a-Dub," in which they pretend to scrub the parts of their bodies.
	When I Grow Up	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a rockstar stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Flappy Fish stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do an Around the Globe stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch called "I'm a Boat," in which, hence the name, they pretend to be and row boats. This segment was taped on May 9, 2013.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Little Helpers stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Raincloud stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a rocket stretch, squatting down and, after a brief countdown, getting back up again, forming rockets by putting their hands together.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Sproutlet slugger stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a teapot stretch.

Season 6

Image	Episode	Description
	Pirates	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a pirate stretch.
	Episode 605: Space	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to be astronauts floating on the moon by putting one leg in front of them, which they try with both legs.
	Parents	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Growing Sproutlet stretch.
	Babies	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a Happy Baby stretch.
	Imagination	Nina teaches her Sproutlet friends a monkey stretch, in which they bend forward, let their arms dangle and sway, and imitate monkeys.
	Park	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a tree stretch, in which they put their feet on their legs, pretending those are their roots, and pretend their arms are branches. When they feel a gust of wind blowing, they sway.
	Differences	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a stretch in which they pretend to be big boxes, getting down on their knees and putting their heads down and their legs behind them.
	Shadows	Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a sunshine stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do an airplane stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a ball stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a bicycle stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a catcow stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do an ice skating stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a lion stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a scarecrow stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a sloth stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a transportation stretch, in which they pretend to be boats catching the wind, opening their "sails" on both sides, and airplanes, spreading out their arms and tilting their bodies.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a triangle stretch.
		Nina and her Sproutlet friends do a turtle stretch.

Notes

• Sprout stretch segments were consulted by Yoga Child.
• Michele Lepe, in character as Nina, led stretches during live appearances, including at the Philadelphia Convention Center.
• The Sproutlets' pajamas seen in these segments were designed by StyleWorks Creative.

Kids

• Javon Xavier VanBrakle and London Mitchell (Red, White, and Blue)
• Dylan
• Liam
• Bronx Murray (Dinosaurs)
• Chloe Collette
• Brielle
• Will D.
• Adryanna
• Liliana Ortiz (Tools)
• Scout Latshaw
• Isabella Wruble
• Alyx Cortni (Park)
• Jeremiah Jackson White
• Grace Kelly
• Deysha Nelson
• William Sum
• Rienna and Anthony (Putting on a SHow)
• Madison
• Paislee (Shadows)
• Sadie (Parents)
• George Loving

See also

Goodnight Games Sprout Stretches Crafts Goodnight Tales Shadow Play Real Kids Signs Stories Lucy Light the Way Sprout a Sandy Story Star Talks Best Day Ever Book