Elephant Get Squiggling

# My name is Squiglet

# I love to draw

# A dog...a cat...a mouse

# And a whole lot more

# So grab your Squiggle Pads

# And Squiggle Sticks

# And draw along with me

# It's fun when you Get Squiggling

# Squiggling! #

Hello, everyone! Squiglet here.

Can you guess what I'm doing?

CYMBALS CRASH

I'm playing the cymbals.

And what about now?

GUITAR STRUMS

I was playing the guitar.

And here's one more.

DRUM BEATS

That's a really big drum.

I'm feeling musical today.

What about you?

TRUMPETING

What was that?

TRUMPETING

It doesn't sound like a instrument.

It's more like an elephant!

Shall we squiggle our own elephant?

What sort of line could we use?

Let's have a look.

It's a curved line!

Have you got your Squiggle Pads

and Squiggle Sticks ready?

Now it's time to Get Squiggling!

We can all squiggle the shape of an elephant's trunk.

We'll need a curved line.

Curved lines are great!

Squiggle one with me.

Put your Squiggle Stick on your Squiggle Pad.

Let's draw a big curve.

Down...curve round...and up.

What's yours like?

Down...curve round...and up.

Then a small line.

Then go down...curve round... and up again.

Great! That's the shape of an elephant's trunk.

Now we need a round line for her head.

And two great big curved lines for the elephant's ears.

One...

two!

A small curved line for her smiley mouth.

And two eyes.

One...two.

We need another curved line for the body,

straight lines for the legs,

and a little curved tail.

I think she's ready for us to meet her.

Say the magic words with me.

One, two, three, four, five,

Let's make our squiggles come alive!

Hello, I'm Ellie. Ellie the elephant!

Pleased to meet you, Ellie. I'm Squiglet.

TRUMPET!

Wow, that really is a loud noise!

Yes! But it's so loud that I've upset all the other animals where I live,

in Africa.

Oh, dear! Why don't we see where Ellie lives?

Then maybe we can help her.

Got your Squiggle Pads and Squiggle Sticks ready?

Let's Get Squiggling!

It's very hot in Africa,

so let's all squiggle a big sun together.

We'll need a round line.

Ready? We're going to curve all the way round...

to make a circle.

There, that's my sun.

Use some straight lines to make the rays of the sun, like this.

Why don't you colour your sun in,

while I squiggle the rest of Ellie's home?

There, all finished.

Oh, it's lovely to be back!

TRUMPET!

And here come your friends!

THEY YAWN

Hello, everyone!

It's so nice to see you.

TRUMPET!

Oh, Ellie! That's awfully loud for first thing in the morning.

You'll give us a headache!

Oh! I don't mean to be loud.

But I can't help it!

Don't worry, Ellie.

Let's find somewhere you can be noisy, without disturbing anyone.

What a beautiful waterfall!

Just listen to the sound of all that water.

Oh, yes! And it's so noisy here already,

no-one will mind if I make a noise.

TRUMPET!

SHE LAUGHS See?

Sssshhhh!

You're ruining the sssound of our waterfall.

Yes, can you please be quieter?

Oh, dear! I'm sorry.

I'm trying to be quiet!

Well, pleassse try harder!

Oh, that's the problem.

I'm not sure I know how to be quiet for very long.

Don't worry, I've got an idea.

I bet you don't trumpet when you're sleeping.

When I'm sleeping?

We could squiggle Ellie a lovely, soft pillow to rest her head on,

so maybe, she could have a snooze. That would keep her quiet!

Got your Squiggle Pads and Squiggle Sticks ready?

Let's Get Squiggling!

We'll need our curved line again.

We'll start at the top. Ready?

Up...curve round...and down.

Now for the bottom.

Down...curve round...and up.

I'm going to put spots on my pillow.

What pattern are you going to put on yours?

There! One comfy pillow.

Oh! Thanks, everyone.

I think I will have a rest.

I'm worn out from all that trumpeting!

Yes, a good sleep should keep your trump quiet, for a little while.

SHE SNORES

That's better! Ellie's much quieter when she's asleep. Sshh!

Oh, look! A butterfly!

Oh, dear, I think that might tickle!

TRUMPET!

Ooh! Who made that noise?

You did!

Pleassse! That really isss terribly noisssy.

You're spoiling our nap!

Oh, Squiglet! My trumpeting is upsetting everyone.

What can I do?

Don't worry. Let's see if we can get a clue from the Squiggle Pad.

Can you help to find Ellie a good way of using her trunk?

These girls are all playing different instruments.

Ethel's playing the trumpet.

She's pressing the buttons to make different notes.

What's Maisie doing?

She's playing the drum!

Aria's strumming the guitar.

What lovely music. And they sound great together!

Those children used instruments to make music.

They all play together in a band.

I wish I had my own trumpet to make musical sounds with.

But you've already got one.

In your trunk!

I have?

TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT!

Hmmm, I still sound very noisy on my own.

If you could join a band, you could play as loud as you like.

But no-one has any instruments here in the jungle!

Don't worry, we can squiggle them for you.

Got your Squiggle Pads and Squiggle Sticks ready?

Let's Get Squiggling!

Let's all squiggle a guitar.

We'll need more curved lines for that.

This curved line is going to go up...curve over...and down.

Up...curve over...and down.

There. Now, another one underneath.

Down...curve under...and up.

Down...curve under...and up.

And that's the main part of the guitar.

We need a circle in the middle,

the same shape as the sun we squiggled earlier.

Then two long, straight lines for the neck,

with a small rectangle at the end.

And last of all, more straight lines for the strings.

I'm colouring mine in purple. What colour are you going to make yours?

While you do that, I'm going to squiggle one more instrument.

A drum.

Ooh! Thanks, everyone.

And now let's find some friends who can join your band.

TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT!

Ah! We're at the waterhole.

Everyone gathers here in the afternoon.

I wonder if anyone here wants to join my band.

I think you're about to find out!

Ah! A guitar.

-I'm not bad, you know.

-STRUMS GUITAR

Yes, and I'm quite a dab hand on the drums!

PLAYS DRUM

Still something missing, though.

Go on, Ellie! What are you waiting for?

Me? Er...OK, then!

TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT!

Hey, your trumpeting's really good, Ellie!

Yeah, it's groovy!

SHE LAUGHS Thanks, everyone!

TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT!

See, Ellie? Now you can be as noisy as you like.

Why don't you all join in with our song?

# We can all make music, it's easy if you try

# Some notes can be low and some notes can be high

# Join in with the trumpet, it will be a hoot

# And hear the noise you can make

# Toot toot toot toot toot!

# We can all make music, it's easy if you try

# Some notes can be low and some notes can be high

# Join in with the beating drum, the sound will fill the room

# And hear the noise you can make

# Boom boom boom boom boom!

# We can all make music, it's easy if you try

# Some notes can be low and some notes can be high

# Join in with the cool guitar, the sound will make you hum

# And hear the noise you can make

# Strum strum strum strum strum. #

Making music with your friends is lots of fun!

Thanks for all your squiggles.

It's time to go now.

But come back to Get Squiggling soon!

Keep on squiggling!

BYE!

Subtitles by Andy Bonar Red Bee Media Ltd

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