Episode 10 Green Balloon Scrapbook

Hi! I'm Ant from the Green Balloon Club.

Today isn't a Club day, so I'm with you in the Green Balloon.

I'm in my garden. Come and join me.

# Gather round, one and all

# You gotta answer the call

# Listen up, look around you

# There's a magical world to explore

# There's a nature adventure

# Coming your way soon

# So come and join us

# In this Green Balloon

# And when we fly we're higher than the moon

# So join us

# Ah, ah

# In our Green Balloon. #

Scrapbook!!

Today, we'll find out what Green Balloon Club members are doing.

First, the chant. Let's join in with Nieve and Tara.

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!

I've found two woodlice. I'll see which is fastest.

On your marks. Get set.

Go!

Oh, that one's really fast. Probably because it has 14 legs.

They're both going at the same speed now.

Oops, this one's going the wrong way.

Ooh, that one just took the lead.

Come on, come on!

Oh...

Ooh! That was nearly a draw, but I think this one just won.

Well done, Woody the woodlouse.

HUGE CROWD CHEERS

Let's see if any of our Green Balloon Club members

can show us the wildlife that they have.

Look, here's Elsie, Malaya and Jasmine.

They live near a city farm.

There must be lots of wildlife where they live. Let's look... Hi!

ALL: Hello!

-I'm Jasmine.

-I'm Elsie.

I'm Malaya.

Today, we've come to help out at our local city farm.

There are lots of things to see and do here.

Look at all the animals.

We've been given a very special job.

Come on, let's go and find out what it is.

Today, we'll be helping to care for

-the piglets that live here.

-This is Claire.

-Hello!

-Her job is to look after all the farm animals.

-She is going to show us what to do.

-We're going to groom the pigs.

Everyone grab a brush each.

Eight down, lots to go!

He's fallen asleep, that one.

Why do they like being scratched?

Because pigs suffer from dry skin,

so when you scratch him, he feels great.

How old are they?

These pigs are about five months old.

What do they like to eat?

Well, pigs like to eat anything.

They're very greedy.

Why are their noses shaped like that?

They've got noses, look, that are nice and round.

See they've got this little bit of lip here.

It's so they can dig in the soil, to look for their food.

-So they can sense it?

-Yes, they have really strong noses.

They can smell food from miles away.

We've had a lovely time visiting the piglets.

Thanks for visiting us. See you again soon!

ALL: Bye!

Which is your favourite rabbit at the rabbit show?

This rabbit here is a Dalmatian rabbit.

It looks sort of like a Dalmatian dog.

Or maybe a cow.

My favourite is this one. It looks so cute.

Its ears touched the floor!

It's stroking its tail...on its own.

I think the rabbit here looks like my rabbit at home,

as it's white underneath.

He really wants to eat some food.

He doesn't want any water, just some food.

I like him quite a lot, because he's nice and fuzzy, like his tail.

I like his pink eyes.

These ones look like they've got boots on.

It's got pink ears.

Some rabbits have a lot of fur on there,

on the back of their ears.

This one doesn't really have much fur,

that's why you can see the veins.

Can you wiggle your nose?

Rabbits move their noses a bit like this.

Now, shall we see what the Green Team are up to?

Let's see, who have we got here?

Oh, look, here's Cat and Skipper.

Wonder what they're doing?

Hi, me and Skipper are going doggy-dancing again.

We can't wait, can we, Skipper?

Come on, let's go!

-Hi, Sue! Hi, Chester!

-Hello, Cat!

-We've been practising your new move. Like to see?

-Please.

OK, the dog's going to go that way and you go round the other way.

Would you like to have a go?

Go round.

-It's not easy to go the opposite way of her.

-It takes a bit of practise.

Keep going opposite. Meet as you go round.

-Good girl!

-Good girl, Skipper!

Well done! Looking really good.

I was wondering about a move I want to use.

Would you like to explain it to me?

I do a crab and Skipper goes underneath.

Want to show me?

-Goodness me.

-And he should go underneath.

If you do the crab again and we'll see if Skipper will go through.

OK, Skipper. Go round.

Both legs. Go round.

All the way through.

She likes one leg, here. All the way through.

Oh! Cheating!

Go round...and through.

Good girl!

Well done, Cat! One more go?

Yes.

Go round...and through.

-Good girl!

-Good girl, Skipper!

Keep practising that. It would make a great finale.

Well done, Skipper. You've been so brilliant.

-Would you like to reward Skipper?

-Yes, please.

-Shall we play the hide and seek game?

-OK.

-You hide Chester's toy.

Off you go.

Hide your eyes.

Good boy.

-All done? All done?

-Yes.

OK, find it.

SUE CHEERS

Good boy!

Lovely. Well done, Chester!

-Let's give Skipper a go with a treat.

-OK.

Hide her eyes while I hide the treat.

OK.

She might need a little bit of a hand.

-Come on.

-Yes, go on, Skipper, you can find it.

Go and give her a hand. Tip the cone for her.

-Have a look and see if it's there.

-Yes!

-Yes!

Down there, Skipper. Look.

Well done. Good girl!

-I think she's enjoying that.

-She deserved that.

# Skipper's in her basket lying by the window

# Dreaming about all the things she'd like to do

# Running in the field She's chasing after Frisbees.

# She's in the gang A lovely doggy sidekick

# She's so excitable our faces get a big lick

# Shake her by the paws she'll do the hokey-cokey

# Do the doggy doogie flipper It's a dog's life

# Shake your tail and waggle It's a dog's life

# Do the skip with Skipper It's a dog's life, dog's life

# It's a dog's life

# Skipper rolls around, jumping, wagging her tail

# Pricks up her ears, sniffing out a squirrel trail

# She's running so fast Lose her in the long grass

# She hears us whistle Comes running with a friendly bark

# It's time for home Getting just a little dark

# Had a day of showing off Now she wants a dance-off

# Do the doggy doogie flipper It's a dog's life

# Shake your tail and waggle It's a dog's life

# Do the skip with Skipper It's a dog's life, dog's life

# It's a dog's life

# So now she gets her lead off Run about

# Nothing else to or think about

# Do the doggy doogie flipper It's a dog's life

# Shake your tail and waggle It's a dog's life

# Do the skip with Skipper It's a dog's life, dog's life

# It's a dog's life

# Dog's life... # HOWLING

# Dog's life!

# It's a dog's life

# Dog's life!

# It's a dog's life

# It's a dog's life

It's a dog's life

# It's a dog's li-i-i-i-ife. #

This is Beanie. She's my dog.

Paw. Good girl!

I'm so lucky to have her, but there are lots of different pets I'd like,

like...a big spider...or a snake...

or even a crocodile, but I couldn't look after them at my house.

Some of our Club members have found the perfect answer to that.

William and Monty will tell us how they got some amazing animals.

BOTH: Hello!

Today we are here at our wildlife centre

to look at all the animals who live here.

My name's William and this is my friend Monty.

We sponsor animals here, which means we don't own them

but we look after them.

This is Stumpy, the type of lizard called a bearded dragon.

-How old is Stumpy?

-Four years old.

-The same age as me.

-He's called Stumpy

because, when he was a baby,

he got a piece of his tail chopped off but it's fine now.

He feels like silky and pointy.

The spiky bits just don't feel very sharp.

What does Stumpy have to eat?

He likes eating fruit and veg, cuttlefish and insects.

-He likes sitting in the sun most of the day.

-He's lazy!

Bearded dragons can grow really big.

They need a lot of looking after and a big place to stay.

This is why I have adopted Stumpy.

This is Kiefer. I sponsor him here.

-How long have you sponsored him for?

-A year.

It's nearly my birthday and I'm going to sponsor him again.

It feels bumpy and smooth.

He's got a neck like a giraffe.

He eats all kinds of grass and all kinds of leaves.

-How old is he?

-He's seven years old.

I think tortoises are cool, especially Kiefer. He's well big.

We hope you enjoyed looking at the animals we sponsor.

BOTH: Bye!

Bye. Thanks for showing us your amazing animals.

Do you know Lily-Rose has grown a sunflower

that's twice the size of her? She's an amazing gardener.

Let's see if we can see it.

Yes, here she is. Hi, Lily-Rose.

What are you doing in your garden today?

Hello, I'm Lily-Rose. Welcome to my garden.

Everything's grown really tall this year.

Come and see what's growing.

Wow, I love these flowers. These are called anemones.

Not sea anemones. Anemones. They live in the garden.

I think they're taller than me, but wait till you see what's over here.

Wow, look at my sunflower! It's grown since I last saw it.

Wow, but look at these ones. They're ginormous!

Now come look at the other sunflower.

This flower's dead

but the other day, I saw a blue tit

hanging off the edge here, pecking at these seeds inside.

I'm going to get some seeds out to help the birds.

I'm going to bend the head and then I'm going to snip it.

Ohh...

I think it's loose. It's time to cut.

I just need to...

cut through...

under there, and do a little snip.

Ohh!

This thing is very stiff.

There, done it!

Mmm. Now I'm going to get the seeds out.

It looks a bit like a watering can. And look -

you can see where the seeds came out right in there.

Let me get them out.

This is quite difficult.

That's a big one.

Three...

This is taking forever,

but I've always got another idea.

Come on!

Here you are, birds - lovely sunflower seeds all for you.

I'm going to pop the rest of the sunflower seeds up here.

Let's go and watch quietly for them. Ssh!

Look! There's a robin!

Thanks for coming to see my garden today. Bye!

Curled in her basket, Skipper is dreaming.

She's dreaming of bright-coloured feathers today.

Then, in a twinkle, with a wag of her tail,

she's off on adventures in lands far, far away.

Wey-hey! I'm in the rainforest.

Barking bones, what was that?! A flying rainbow?

Oh, it's a parrot!

And what beautiful feathers.

Skipper's discovered the rainforest parrots of South America.

What are they talking about?

It's all squawks to me,

but I think they're having a parrot party. Hooray!

Move up! Make room for me!

Here I come. I want to be a parrot too.

I love parties!

First, we must get dressed into our smartest feathers.

Don't take too long!

Give them a good preen, but chop-chop,

it's party time soon!

How do I look?

It's time for the flying rainbow dance. Come on, everybody!

Wait for me! Here I come!

This is fantastic.

How am I doing?

Show us your best moves!

Lift your foot and flap your wings...

and put your beaks together!

Join in, everybody!

Come on down, it's a parrot party!

Now for a graceful landing.

Whee-ee-ee!

All the parrots have gathered

at their favourite place on the riverbank.

So what do we do now? Any ideas?

Oh, so that's it?

The party's over?

I was starting to enjoy being a parrot dog.

Squawk! Woof! Woof!

The adventure is over. Skip is back in her bed,

with visions of feathers flying round in her head.

They'll never believe the things I have seen. Did it really happen...

or was it a dream?

Wow, Skipper. I'd love to be able to fly. It looks such fun.

I think it's time for me to go now

but there's just enough time to do one more thing.

# See the leaves in a spin

# Tossed and blown by the wind

# It's like they're waving summer goodbye

# And the colours change to golden brown

# Flying high as they leave the ground

# Till they're just a speck against the sky

# I see them flying

# Watch them flying

# To places that are wonderful and new

# To see them flying

# Is just like angels on the wing

# Can we come flying too?

# See the birds, how high they swoop

# Full of grace, they loop the loop

# Living free so high above the crowd

# And they're making circles in the sky

# Calling out "it's migration time"

# I wish that I could soar beyond the clouds

# You see me flying

# Watch me flying

# In circles just like life that will renew

# The birds are flying away

# Returning in the spring

# Yes, they'll come flying

# Sun will be shining

# We'll all go flying

# Too. #

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