0:00:01 > 0:00:02early, what creature comes out that is big and furry?
0:00:03 > 0:00:06# Gather around, one and all
0:00:06 > 0:00:10# You've got to answer the call
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# Listen out, look around you
0:00:13 > 0:00:16# There's a magical world to explore
0:00:23 > 0:00:28# There's a nature adventure
0:00:28 > 0:00:31# Coming your way soon
0:00:31 > 0:00:36# So come and join us
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# In this green balloon
0:00:39 > 0:00:43# And when we fly
0:00:43 > 0:00:47# We're higher than the moon
0:00:47 > 0:00:54# So join us u-up
0:00:54 > 0:01:00# In our green balloon. #
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Oh! Hello.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09We're just putting up some decorations. Come on in.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13ALL: Hello! Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Now it's December, we're all feeling in a Christmassy mood. Are you
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Shall we do a really Christmassy register? Yeah!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:01:26 > 0:01:28# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:01:28 > 0:01:31# Sky is here today, hey
0:01:31 > 0:01:34# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:01:34 > 0:01:37# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:01:37 > 0:01:39# Jay is here today, hey
0:01:39 > 0:01:43# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:01:43 > 0:01:45# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:01:45 > 0:01:47# Cat is here today, hey
0:01:47 > 0:01:51# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:01:51 > 0:01:53# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:01:53 > 0:01:56# Skip is here today, oh
0:01:56 > 0:02:00# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:02:00 > 0:02:02# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:02:02 > 0:02:03# Ant is here today, oh
0:02:03 > 0:02:08# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:02:08 > 0:02:10# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:02:10 > 0:02:12# Lily-Rose is here today, oh
0:02:12 > 0:02:16# Jingle bells... # It's YOUR turn. Join in with us
0:02:16 > 0:02:21# Jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way
0:02:21 > 0:02:23# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:02:23 > 0:02:25# I am here today, hey
0:02:25 > 0:02:29# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
0:02:29 > 0:02:31# Jingle bells, jingle bells
0:02:31 > 0:02:33# We all are here today. #
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Hurray!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Well done, everyone - that was fantastic.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Shall we do the Green Balloon Club chant? Yeah
0:02:43 > 0:02:46DRUM BEAT
0:02:46 > 0:02:50THEY CHANT: We love animals, plants and birds
0:02:50 > 0:02:53We love snails and slugs
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Large and small, we love them all
0:02:55 > 0:02:58And we never ever step on bugs
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Sky, won't we be able to get a Christmas tree?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Oh, I think perhaps we could. Can we get a really, really big one?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15I don't think there's much room in here for a really, really big one.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Can we have a really tiny baby one? Um, that might be better.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Or one just middle-sized, the same size as me!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25That's perfect.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I spy some Green Balloon Club members.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It's Josh, Oscar, Henry and Ben.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Hello! Hello.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39We're at our grandma's house today for a very special treat.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42A visit to Grandma's allotment.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Yeah, to pick winter vegetables to make lovely soup.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Come on! Let's go!
0:03:50 > 0:03:52'This is the allotment.'
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Look at all these vegetables.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Come on, boys, come and help.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Do you know what vegetables these are?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07They're leeks. That's right.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10'It's easy to grow your own vegetables
0:04:10 > 0:04:13'and you can do it all year round.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17'They just need a little weeding and watering.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23'Our grandma is helping us pick some vegetables for our winter soup.'
0:04:27 > 0:04:28I dig.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30'This is celery.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33'Celery takes a long time to grow
0:04:33 > 0:04:36'but it's really worth the wait
0:04:36 > 0:04:37'cos it's so good for you.'
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Now we have leeks and celery.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Now time for the spinach.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45'Spinach is a leafy vegetable.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49'It grows above the ground.'
0:04:49 > 0:04:54We've just found a slug on this spinach leaf. Take it off, Josh
0:04:54 > 0:04:57We're picking the spinach.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01'Spinach has got loads of iron in it,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05'what will make us big and strong.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09'This spinach is gonna go in our soup.'
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Now we have leeks, celery and spinach.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Now it's time to go and pick some cabbage.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Cabbage comes in all shapes, colours and sizes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23The leaves are crinkly and green.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25There's a red cabbage.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It will be tasty in our soup.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31There we are, Ben, do you want to put that one in
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Now we've got all our vegetables, we can go inside and make our soup.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Come on!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43We can eat our tasty soup now.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Mmm... yummy.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51'It is warming our tummies in the cold.'
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Thank you for visiting us today
0:05:53 > 0:05:59and good luck growing your own vegetables. Bye!
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Bye!
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Our scrapbook's coming on really well.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Let's have a look at some things in it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09That's the picture I drew of Skipper.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13And that's when Lily-Rose spotted the dandelion clock.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16She's even stuck some dandelion seeds in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19It's you, Ant!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25That's when we got the postcard from Jelly.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29And there's Lily-Rose's nasturtiums! And a leaf.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I love the seaside.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Yes, that was fun, wasn't it? Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Look, I got a green star for spotting some bees.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46That was when we were pirates and we did a treasure hunt. Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51That's when Skipper found the badger print.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57And that's when me and you made the autumn owl. Yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00There's Georgina the ferret. I loved that ferret.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05She was a bit smelly. That was her natural smell. I still loved her.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10Ever heard of a pine marten? No. Do they live in pine trees?
0:07:10 > 0:07:15I think so. Well, at least they live in the forest. What are they like?
0:07:15 > 0:07:20They're like ferrets but they're wild animals and they're cute.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26One of the hardest animals to spot in Britain has a little pointy face,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29a long slim body and a long, bushy tail.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33It's a very rare creature
0:07:33 > 0:07:39and it's found in the far north of Britain in the Scottish Highlands.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I'm a pine marten,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45one of the most secretive animals you're ever likely to glimpse.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I'm an excellent climber and move just as fast
0:07:48 > 0:07:51in the treetops as on the forest floor.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55If you catch a glimpse of me, you'll have to be quick
0:07:55 > 0:07:59since I move very quickly as I vanish into the forest.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Look, there's another animal only found in the Scottish Highlands.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It's a wild cat.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11But, look out, here comes trouble!
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It's a golden eagle.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Eagles fly high in the sky looking for animals, just like me,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21to swoop down and catch.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Phew! That was a lucky escape.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34He nearly had me for his dinner
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Talking of dinner, I better look for some food for myself.
0:08:42 > 0:08:48I hunt small birds and creatures like mice, rabbits and squirrels.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52But I'm also fond of beetles and maybe the odd berry or two.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58So, if you ever get the chance to walk in the Highlands of Scotland,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01don't forget to look out for a pine marten like me
0:09:01 > 0:09:06and all the other creatures that live in these beautiful forests
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Bye for now!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20What a dear, little creature that pine marten is.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25I'm sure you'd like to meet him too, Skipper, but they're difficult
0:09:25 > 0:09:30to find because they're secretive and they live in the wild.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33We have a pine marten and a badger on our website.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36It could be this week's secret picture password.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Now, which one shall we choose
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Shall we choose the pine marten or the badger?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47The badger?! Why do you think that, Skipper
0:09:47 > 0:09:50OK, let's try that.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Oh, it IS the badger!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55How did you know that, Skipper?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Was that a lucky guess? I wonder.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04OK, so the badger IS this week's secret picture password.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06What's all this for, Jay?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I thought we could make our own Christmas trees.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Yes, that's a brilliant idea, but how do we do it?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16We're gonna make them with these fir cones.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19First of all we have to glue the spines on them.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22So... if we get our paint brushes
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and get some glue...
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Try and hold it at the bottom so you don't get sticky.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33We don't need to paint the bottom. OK, Jay.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39It looks a bit like snow, doesn't it? Yes!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Now for the fun bit.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Grab a bag of glitter.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Please can I have green? Yes.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Thank you.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Now what we've got to do is open our bags of glitter,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56put in our fir cones,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59close the bags of glitter.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01And make sure they're closed.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Now for the fun bit.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04We have to shake it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09The messy part!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Now we've got our Christmas trees.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22It's beautiful! Wow!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I thought we could use this cotton wool for snow.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You've got a bit too much on there.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Yes.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Take the bottom...
0:11:40 > 0:11:44..then we stick it onto the cotton wool.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49There. Right...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51now we've got to decorate our trees.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55We could use these red sequins as little baubles.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yes, that's a good idea, Jay.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03They look like little apples. Yes...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Now what we've got to do is stick a star on the top.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I think I'll have a gold one.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17We've got to glue a little bit of the back of the star.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24There, I think I've finished.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27How are you two doing? I'm done.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Me too.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33They could be for tiny, weeny fairies or tiny, weeny mice.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Yes. What's Skipper up to Cat?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39She may have a job for the Ground Crew.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43I like your Christmas trees. ALL: Thanks.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47It's a mission. Which token would you like?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52The bird, the beetle or the paw print? The paw print, OK?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Then it must be about an animal then.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Now the nights are dark early, which creature comes out
0:12:59 > 0:13:00that's big and furry?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15DING-A-LING!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It looks like we've got our mission, Ground Crew.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23What's the picture of?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26A paw print. What does the mission say?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Now the nights are dark
0:13:28 > 0:13:33early, what creature comes out that is big and furry?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Wow, so we've got to find
0:13:35 > 0:13:38a big and furry creature. How does that sound?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40ALL: Brilliant!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42We'll see if we can find any
0:13:42 > 0:13:46signs of this creature and work out what it is.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Shall we have a look? Yeah.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59What kind of things might we look for? What do you think, Jayden
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Footprints. That's good.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05What do you think, Eleanor? Things they eat. And Jennifer?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Where they live.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Why don't we split up? What do you think?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Yeah. Let's go, then. Go!
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Chris, look at this. Wow, what have you found, Jayden?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Footprints, Chris. What do you think might have made these?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28I don't think they're a cat's, or a dog's.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29I'm not sure, Chris.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Shall we keep looking for signs? Let's go.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Nature Chris, look what I've found. What have you got then, Eleanor
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Something's been eating this.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Something's been munching on that sweetcorn.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49It likes to eat this, doesn't it? Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53So what do you think is doing that? I don't know.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Shall we look for some more signs? Yeah. Let's go.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59What have you found, Jennifer?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Poo. Poo. It looks like animal poo, doesn't it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05You can see some sweetcorn in there.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09We found sweetcorn there, so I think this is the same animal.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That's the path the animal uses
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Shall we go and have a look? Let's follow the path.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Our path ends here and the guys are already here.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25What have you found, guys? A big, round hole.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29This is the home of an animal, isn't it? Yeah.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33What animal do you think we're looking for? A badger.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's a badger. Badgers live underground
0:15:36 > 0:15:39in a sett. And they're all asleep underneath us.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43We have to be quiet and tread very carefully.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46It's getting dark, we should go into the hide
0:15:46 > 0:15:48and see if we can see some badgers.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52What we'll do is put some of these peanuts out cos
0:15:52 > 0:15:54badgers love peanuts.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Hopefully they'll come out and eat these.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yeah. There we go.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Let's go, then.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11We're in the hide now. We've put all those peanuts out
0:16:11 > 0:16:15there cos badgers have got a good sense of smell.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17So let's be quiet and watch.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I feel really excited, Chris.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I wonder why they're not coming out?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Maybe they can smell us.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35We've waited and waited, and still no badgers, I'm afraid.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Our crew have filmed some badgers especially for you.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Have a look at this.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Look at the badger peaking out from behind the tree.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Badgers have a very good sense of smell.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Look at its nose sniffing around in the air.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56They've found the peanuts
0:16:56 > 0:16:58and they're all tucking in.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Oh, they've all run back into their holes. Isn't that fantastic?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Aren't badgers amazing?
0:17:06 > 0:17:11You guys did guess that it's badgers we're after so that means it's. .
0:17:11 > 0:17:13..mission complete!
0:17:13 > 0:17:16And it's back to you in the Green Balloon. Bye...
0:17:26 > 0:17:29# In the bleak midwinter
0:17:31 > 0:17:35# Frosty wind may moan
0:17:38 > 0:17:43# Earth stood hard as iron
0:17:43 > 0:17:49# Water like a stone
0:17:51 > 0:17:56# Snow had fallen, snow on snow
0:17:56 > 0:18:01# Snow on snow
0:18:03 > 0:18:12# In the bleak midwinter
0:18:12 > 0:18:20# Long ago.... #
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Sky, do you like my tiny, baby Christmas tree?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Oh, Lily-Rose, it's beautiful.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I'm going to make some for my friends. That's a lovely idea.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Are we going to get a real, proper one?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I'll try and get one for next week.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Yay! And I'll make lots of decorations for it
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Yay! I bet Skipper will love it
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I spy some Green Balloon Club members.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55It's time for the Spot of the Week.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I wonder if it's a Christmassy Spot.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Hello...
0:19:00 > 0:19:03This week we're spotting a holly tree.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Let's get spotting!
0:19:05 > 0:19:11The holly tree has prickly leaves and bright red berries.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Be careful of the prickly leaves, they could hurt your hands.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Birds love to eat the red berries,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23but they're very poisonous, so we mustn't eat them.
0:19:23 > 0:19:29The red berries come out in October and stay there until the spring.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33At Christmas time there's lots of holly about.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36The holly tree is really strong
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It can live on its own or in a wood.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43So to spot holly trees, remember these clues.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The green prickly leaves...
0:19:46 > 0:19:48The bright red berries...
0:19:48 > 0:19:53You can find them living on their own or in a wood.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Why don't you spot a holly tree? Bye... Bye!
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Holly makes a lovely decoration but it's a bit prickly.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It's also a very important food for the birds.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08They need the berries.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I think it's best to leave the holly on the tree.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13So do I.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Jay, Sky's going to get us a Christmas tree next week.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Can we make lots of decorations? We've got no time
0:20:20 > 0:20:24for any making now cos we're coming in to land.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35And whenever we land... it's time for a song.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50# Grown-ups and children, babies and pets
0:20:50 > 0:20:53# The more people join us, the happier it gets
0:20:53 > 0:20:56# They call it Christmas
0:20:56 > 0:20:59# But let's just call it fun
0:21:01 > 0:21:08# We all get together so make sure we get on
0:21:11 > 0:21:14# You don't need the reindeer
0:21:14 > 0:21:18# You don't need the snow Be kind to one another
0:21:18 > 0:21:21# That's all you need to know to enjoy Christmas
0:21:21 > 0:21:25# Every single day
0:21:28 > 0:21:31# It's such a good, good feeling
0:21:31 > 0:21:37# Don't let it fade away Don't let it fade away!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40# Some of us are green
0:21:40 > 0:21:42# Some of us are blue
0:21:42 > 0:21:46# Everyone's a colour and every colour's cool
0:21:46 > 0:21:48# No need to know the language
0:21:48 > 0:21:51# No need to know the words
0:21:51 > 0:21:58# We all sing together and you will still be heard...
0:21:58 > 0:22:02# You may sing a carol You might say a prayer
0:22:02 > 0:22:06# Christmas is a feeling, anytime and anywhere
0:22:06 > 0:22:08# Not just at Christmas
0:22:08 > 0:22:12# Christmases are fine
0:22:15 > 0:22:20# Whatever you're doing at Christmas is better all the time
0:22:23 > 0:22:27# Brothers and sisters, family and friends
0:22:27 > 0:22:32# Be good to one another and Christmas never ends
0:22:32 > 0:22:34# You're not just being better
0:22:34 > 0:22:38# Cos Christmas time is here Whatever's good at Christmas
0:22:38 > 0:22:43# Is good throughout the year
0:22:43 > 0:22:45# You may sing a carol
0:22:45 > 0:22:47# You might say a prayer
0:22:47 > 0:22:51# Christmas is a feeling Anytime and anywhere
0:22:51 > 0:22:57# Not just at Christmas Christmases are fine... #
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It's good throughout the year, isn't it? Yes.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06# Whatever's good at Christmas Is better all the time
0:23:06 > 0:23:09# Yeah, good Bill, good Bill
0:23:09 > 0:23:12# Yes, whatever's good at Christmas
0:23:12 > 0:23:15# Is better all the time. #
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Are we going to carry on having fun? Jelly, get on down.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22# La la la la la la la la la... # Go, Jelly!
0:23:22 > 0:23:26# La la la la la la la La la la la la la la
0:23:26 > 0:23:30# Oh, yes it's Christmas. # Do you like my dancing? Yeah.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It's all about having fun...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40See if you can spot some holly
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Leave it on the trees for the birds. Maybe make pine Christmas trees
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Maybe you could get a real Christmas tree, like Sky's going to get us.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54See you next week. ALL: Bye!