Episode 2 Green Balloon Club

# Gather round one and all

# You got to answer the call

# Listen up, look around you There's a magical world

# To explore

# There's a nature adventure

# So come and join us

# In this green balloon

# And when we fly

# We're higher than the moon

# So join us

# Fly

# In our green balloon. #

Hello, there.

They're here, everyone. ALL: Hello.

-Right, is everyone present? Lily Rose?

-I'm here!

-Lily Rose. Ant?

-He's here.

-Let me say it. I'm here.

-Ant's here.

-Cat?

-Cat's present. Skipper too.

Good girl.

Cat and Skipper...

Jay?

Oh, that's me!

I'm here. Sky?

Sky reporting for duty.

That's Sky. And of course, there's you.

ALL: Hello!

And now you're here, that's everyone.

-So...

-Welcome to the Green Balloon Club!

-Thank you, Lily Rose(!)

-Can we say the Green Balloon Club chant?

I was just coming to that. Give me a chance. Shall we do the chant?

ALL: Yes!

DRUMBEAT STARTS

# We love animals, plants and birds

# We love snails and slugs Large and small we love them all

# And we never ever step on bugs

# Cos we are the Green Balloon Club! #

Did you remember the secret sign? It goes like this.

Try it with me.

You've got to make a balloon with your hands.

That's it! You've got it!

Now, did you manage to see last week's spot?

The buttercup.

I did and I got a green star.

We went to the website and printed one off. Look.

Can I put up, please, Sky?

Why don't you colour it in, Lily Rose?

-When we're high enough to glide, I'll give you a hand.

-Thanks!

This is our nature scrapbook.

We put everything we spot in here. Look, here's a buttercup I drew.

And I've drawn a picture of Skipper.

We can stick that in too.

Skipper, would you like to help me stick it in?

Good girl.

I found this great feather. I think it's from a curlew.

-Shall we stick that in too?

-Sure.

-There.

-What lovely stripes it has.

-Yes.

-Shall I write "curlew"?

-Yes.

Special report! Special report!

That's the signal that Jelly is about to file her special report.

She's travelling around the UK meeting Green Balloon Club members.

let's see who she's with today.

This is special reporter Jelly for Green Balloon Club.

I'm here on the Moray Firth in Scotland.

It's the furthest away place I've ever been to before.

We're going to meet some of my friends by the sea.

If we're lucky, we might see some of their special animal friends.

So come on, let's go!

-Hello, Findlay. Hello, Joseph.

-Hi, Jelly.

-Hello, Miss Guy.

-Hello, Jelly.

-What are you all looking at?

-We're looking for Nevis and Sundance.

-Nevis and Sundance? Who are they?

-Dolphins.

Ah! Dolphins? You're looking for dolphins?

I'm so excited. I've never seen a dolphin before.

Come on, come on!

-Oh, the beach is so pretty, isn't it?

-Yeah.

But there's so much sea,

I don't know how we will see the dolphins.

We just have to look very carefully.

What else can we see so we know we've spotted dolphins?

-Look for a really pointy nose like this.

-Oh.

And we have to look for a pointy fin like a shark

and two pointy...like, flippers.

And dolphins really like diving in and out of the water, don't they?

-They leap out.

-They leap out!

They sort of like a circle in the water, like a curve.

Perhaps you could take a closer look with us in the boat, Jelly.

A boat! I'd love to go on the boat. Come on, let's go.

That's Sarah - she drives the boat.

-Here we are on the boat.

-Yeah.

-We're spotting dolphins, aren't we?

-Yes.

Joseph, you look that way

and Findlay, you look that way.

-I see a dolphin's fin.

-Can you?

-Where? Point it to me.

-There.

-There's a dolphin.

-They're really close!

Yeah.

-Oh, it's amazing!

-Yeah.

I can't believe it!

Oh, hello.

Oh, wow! Dolphins.

Thank you so much for letting me come on your boat.

-and introducing me to your dolphin friends.

-That's OK, Jelly.

-That's OK.

-Yeah, thank you very much.

We will never forget them, will we?

-No.

-OK, I've got to go now.

So, bye-bye and see you soon.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Bye-bye.

Back to you in the Green Balloon. Up, up and away.

# I see trees of green

# And clouds of white

# The bright blessed day

# The dark sacred night

# And I think to myself

# What a wonderful world

# Yes, I think to myself

# What a wonderful world

# Oh, yes. #

I'm going to print my green star.

You can use crayons or felt tips, but Lily Rose wants to print hers.

I'll just put the paint...

Pop it open...squeeze.

And you paint it.

So it goes all over.

Make sure it goes all over the sponge.

We should do a practice first.

OK, then. Here's the practice sheet.

Eugh!

-Is it cold?

-Freezing.

Take it off.

Press hard on the sheet.

Press down...

really hard.

Lift off gently.

There!

There. That looks brilliant.

Let's do the real one.

There.

Now...

Time to put it on.

Push.

Press down.

I'm going to put my name and do a picture of a buttercup.

OK. Lift off slowly.

-There.

-There!

That looks brilliant.

That doesn't.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Skipper?

Thanks.

Good girl, Skipper.

I spy some Green Balloon Club members. Look.

THEY CHEER

It's Matilda and Molly.

Hello! What have you got to show us today?

Hedgehogs.

Hello!

They're asleep in the den and come out when it's dark.

I saw my daddy picking it up.

This is a big hedgehog.

He's showing it to me and Molly.

BOTH: We can see the eyes of the hedgehog!

It's really dark.

I saw myself!

We saw the hedgehog over there.

And here.

Hedgehogs are small and brown.

They have furry tummies but their backs are covered in sharp spines.

If they're scared,

they roll up into a ball.

All their spikes are on the outside.

Hedgehogs like this garden cos they can find food here.

They like to eat beetles, slugs and earthworms.

In the spring and summer, hedgehogs stay in their nests

of leaves, moss and grass.

By autumn, they get very, very, very fat.

A big sleep they have in winter called hibernation.

They don't wake up until spring.

BOTH: Bye-bye.

That's great, bye. Thanks for showing us.

Do you see hedgehogs where you live?

They only come out at night.

What other wildlife do you see?

We love looking for animals. Here's one of Skipper's favourites.

One of the most common animals you're likely to see

when you're out and about has long ears,

and a little, twitching nose.

A fluffy little tail

and large brown eyes.

Yes, I'm a rabbit.

By the way, I'm the eldest male buck rabbit,

so you could say I'm in charge.

I live with two other male bucks and four does,

which are female rabbits.

We spend most of our time foraging about in the open,

nibbling on grass, roots and shoots.

We're strictly vegetarians,

there's no meat on our menu.

Look, there's my mate.

She's preparing some fresh bedding.

Follow me and I'll show you around my home.

We live together underground in a warren.

It's like a network of tunnels with lots of little holes.

A sleeping area and escape routes, in case of danger.

So, don't forget to look out for me and my family of rabbits

because there's lots of us around, we live in lots of different places.

I'm in the garden.

Can I open my eyes now?

-Oh, I think so. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-There.

Huh! Oh! Oh, Bill!

It's so...it's so full. Why is that fox not moving?

-Because it's not a real fox.

-Oh.

-Oh, Bill, you've got pretend things in your garden.

-Exactly.

-I've got lots of pretend animals.

-I've got a present for you.

-Have you?

-Yes.

It's in my backpack.

-But there's a bird in here.

-Yes, that is it.

For me?!

I thought it was real. It nearly pecked me.

-I made it myself.

-That's very clever.

It's not a scarecrow, it's a hello-crow.

It makes the animals come to your garden.

"Hello. Oh, hello."

Hello, Bill, hello animals.

-We need to put it somewhere.

-Maybe over there, behind you.

Bill, there's so many bird feeders.

That's because each bird likes to feed in a different way.

Sometimes the birds like to perch and put their beaks in there.

Sit on there.

Over here there's some peanuts,

which the birds like, but so do the squirrels.

This one is just for the squirrels.

Here's a good one.

This is their favourite. I'll show you what's in here.

SHE GASPS

They're worms, Bill!

-They're moving!

-They're called mealworms.

Because the birds make a meal of them.

Even though this is a place for birds,

I don't want hello-crow to go here.

Can we look over there, coos they're something bright and sparkly there.

SHE HUMS

Oh, they are gnomes.

This isn't really a wildlife bit, actually.

They're amazing. I love them.

Sometimes my wife can't find me in the garden if I'm sitting over here.

Ha-ha, because she thinks you're a gnome.

Bill, even though this looks like a friendly place,

I don't think it's the right place for hello-crow.

Can we look somewhere else?

-You just want a look around.

-Yes.

-Fair enough, good idea.

Come on, then.

I think I like it over here by the pond, Bill.

I think hello-crow would like it here, actually.

-By the pond?

-No, not there. Over there, by the little house.

-It's a well.

-A well? Well, well, I think I would like him there, please.

-I think he'd look very well in there.

-Yes!

I hope a real crow comes to visit him.

They might - a lot of birds come here to drink.

Your garden is my favouritest place in the whole world.

Jelly, I loved it before, but it's even better when you're here.

-Aww.

-Aww.

-Thanks, Bill.

I'll come back and visit you and Mr Hello-crow.

Lily-Rose, this is very good. You wrote your name.

-And I drew these buttercups.

-That's lovely.

Where shall we put it?

How about the windowsill, where everyone can see?

Good idea.

If you earn a Green Star certificate,

you could put yours up in the window too.

And I can look out for it while we're flying over.

I'm going to stick my Green Star in our nature scrapbook.

I will save paper and keep mine in my online scrapbook.

You can get one too.

Here it is.

Here's last week's spot.

The buttercup.

This is an action card.

You can print it out and take it to help you spot one.

When you've found your buttercup you can get a sticker.

Pell it off and put it on the buttercup page.

There.

Let's look at this week's secret picture password.

Bee or rabbit.

Skipper's favourite.

Help me choose.

Shall we choose the bee or the rabbit?

The rabbit?

I knew you'd choose it.

You were right.

Good girl.

To get onto our website...

the password is the rabbit.

I spy a Green Balloon club member.

It must be time for our Spot Of The Week.

Now it's your chance to do some spotting too.

Spot Of The Week.

Hello!

This week's Spot is the blackbird.

Here are some clues to help you spot one. Ssh.

The blackbird is a medium sized bird which is often found

in gardens.

Not all blackbirds are black.

Only the male is black with a bright orange-yellow beak.

Females are brown with faint spots on their chest.

Blackbirds like to eat insects, worms and berries.

They usually feed off the ground. So remember to look down.

Once they have food, they go back to the trees for shelter.

Listen out for them singing loudly in their branches.

Listen.

BIRDS CHEEP

BOTH: Remember the clues.

Males are black, with a bright yellowy-orange beak.

Females are brown with faint spots on their chest.

They often feed on the ground in gardens.

Now, you spot some.

BOTH: Bye!

The Green Balloon Spot is on our website.

If you spot a blackbird,

-you can earn a Green Star for your scrapbook.

-Like me.

You might do some spotting now. Cos we're coming into land!

And whenever we land it's...

ALL: ..time for a song!

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# They all make the world go round

# I like the feel of the fur

# And the feathers of the owl as she says...

# Too-wit too-woo Too-wit too-woo

# There's nothing like the shell

# On a crab or a turtle or a snail or a tortoise

# Or when a worm wraps itself round your finger

# Paws and claws and mouths and beaks and wings

# We see wonder in most everything

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# They all make the world go round

# We like to watch

# The slugs and the bugs and the snakes and the lizards

# They move so slowly and gracefully

# We like the the hop

# Of the bunnies and the chicks when the springtime comes

# And the little lady robin

# She goes bop-bop-bopping through the trees

# Snails and tails and feathers shells or fur

# We love every living creature in the world

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# They all make the world go round

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# All us creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound

# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar

# They all make the world go round

# They all make the world go round. #

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd

THE COWS MOO

ALL: Bye!

Come and fly with us soon.

Keep on spotting wildlife.

You can find us on our website.

And on Cbeebies Radio.

-See you next week.

-ALL: Bye!