0:00:02 > 0:00:05I'm Ant from the Green Balloon Club. Today isn't a club day,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08so I'm not in the Green Balloon.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10I'm in my garden. Come and join me.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15# Gather round, one and all
0:00:17 > 0:00:19# You gotta answer the call
0:00:20 > 0:00:25# Listen up, look around you There's a magical world
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# To explore
0:00:33 > 0:00:39# There's a nature adventure
0:00:39 > 0:00:41# Coming your way soon
0:00:41 > 0:00:46# So come and join us
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# In this green balloon
0:00:49 > 0:00:54# And when we fly we're
0:00:54 > 0:00:57# Higher than the moon
0:00:57 > 0:01:00# So join us
0:01:04 > 0:01:09# In our green balloon. #
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I've got the laptop so I can find out
0:01:14 > 0:01:16what Green Balloon Club members are doing.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Before that, why don't we do the Green Balloon Club chant?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Let's join in with our two members, Anya and Toby.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We love animals, bugs and birds
0:01:33 > 0:01:37We love snails and slugs
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Large and small, we love them all
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And we never, ever step on bugs
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Thanks, Anya and Toby, that was great!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Now, let's see if we have any messages from our members.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Wow! There's loads!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Which one shall we choose first?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05How about this one?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09It's Betty and Stanley. They're watching blue tits in their garden.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11How's it going?
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Hello, we're going to see the birdies today - come on!
0:02:21 > 0:02:26I wonder what the birdies have been up to since we were last here.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Let's have a look.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Oh! I think I just saw one hatching.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Now she's not letting us see.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50The mummy blue tit helps to remove the eggshell.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Then she eats the shells.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Maybe she likes having some of the goodness.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Now she's jumped on them.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08They've hatched! They've hatched! You see? They've hatched!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Did you see that?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17All their mouths are open now, I think the mummy's coming.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Look, she just went - uh, uh, uh,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and the mother just flied in.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31She's feeding her babies some worms.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33They're so hungry.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Now she's jumped off to go and get some more worms.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Look, they've all hatched.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53They haven't got any feathers yet and their eyes are still shut.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Let's come back soon to see if the birds have grown big and strong.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07We really enjoyed seeing the birdies, I hope you have too. Bye.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Bye. Do let us know how they get on.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I love the way they put the camera in the bird box.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18It was so cool.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Let's see what other messages we've got.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Look, here's Lily Rose. I wonder what she's up to.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Hi!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Hello, this is my garden. Do you want me to show you around?
0:04:31 > 0:04:35OK, then, let's go.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Shall I tell you a secret?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43OK, then.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47This isn't really my garden, it's my friend's. She's over there.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Hello.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I come and help her because there's so much to do.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Come on, I'll show you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Mmm, this rose smells lovely.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Though it's white, you can get all different types and colours of roses.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I'm going to find Woody the wood pigeon.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16These are the bird feeders.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I'm just going to get some bread from over here.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23First I'm going to put some onto this surface.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26If we're careful, Woody the wood pigeon
0:05:26 > 0:05:30might be able to come down from the tree and eat some.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I don't know if he will, but he might.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This is Maddy, she lives here.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40She's eating some of the crumbs off the ground - she is a monkey.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Look! There's Woody the wood pigeon.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Look at him, he's so greedy!
0:05:46 > 0:05:47A bit like Maddy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54This is my favourite bit.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It's all from the Green Balloon Club.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Let's have a look and see what we've left.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03This is the wormery, if you're wondering what it is.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Inside we've got lots of worms.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Let's just tip this food in so the worms can have some more food.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Oh, I found some!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17In there, secretly hiding.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And now I'm just going to pop the lid back on
0:06:22 > 0:06:25so they can have a nice little snooze.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28This is another thing from the Green Balloon Club.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It's our seed plants, they're doing really well.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34These are carrots, these are beetroot
0:06:34 > 0:06:38and this is the lettuce - it's got really red!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Oh, my gosh!
0:06:40 > 0:06:44The butternut squash has grown!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47And look at my tomatoes!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49We've planted so much.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55Mm! They smell lovely! I hope they grow into big, red cherry tomatoes.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Or, I should say, delicious tomatoes. Yum, yum, yum.
0:07:18 > 0:07:25# Did you ever consider the miracle outside your window?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28# Out in the fresh air Some rain water
0:07:28 > 0:07:32# A little sun will make your garden grow
0:07:33 > 0:07:36# One magical tiny seed
0:07:36 > 0:07:39# Will one day be fit to eat
0:07:39 > 0:07:43# Dig it! Plant it!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46# Watering the seeds we sow
0:07:46 > 0:07:50# Then we'll dig it! Eat it!
0:07:50 > 0:07:53# Loving all the food we grow
0:07:54 > 0:07:56# We've got beetroot
0:07:56 > 0:07:58# Red lettuce
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- # Carrots, butternut and - Tomato
0:08:02 > 0:08:05# From the earth to the table
0:08:05 > 0:08:09# Full of vitamins, we love them so
0:08:09 > 0:08:12# If you don't have a patch near you
0:08:12 > 0:08:16# A window box or a pot will do
0:08:16 > 0:08:20# So dig it! Plant it!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22# Watering the seeds we sow
0:08:22 > 0:08:27# Then we'll dig it! Eat it!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31# Loving all the food we grow
0:08:31 > 0:08:34# Dig it! Plant it!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37# Watering the seeds we sow
0:08:37 > 0:08:42# Then we'll dig it! Eat it!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45# Loving all the food we grow
0:09:01 > 0:09:04# Put down, the roots will grow
0:09:04 > 0:09:08# And pretty soon the shoots will show
0:09:12 > 0:09:15# Dig it! Plant it!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18# Watering the seeds we sow
0:09:18 > 0:09:22# Then we'll dig it! Eat it!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25# Loving all the food we'll grow
0:09:25 > 0:09:30# Then we'll dig it! Plant it!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33# Watering the seeds we sow
0:09:33 > 0:09:37# Then we'll dig it! Eat it!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41# Loving all the food we grow. #
0:09:41 > 0:09:45When snails and slugs and baby bugs Wake up in the morning
0:09:45 > 0:09:49They come alive and jerk and jive Without a word of warning
0:09:49 > 0:09:52When snails and slugs and baby bugs
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Start their basic training
0:09:54 > 0:09:56They jump for joy and shout, "Ahoy!"
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Cos they're allowed out when it's raining
0:09:59 > 0:10:03When snails and slugs and baby bugs Are called in for their supper
0:10:03 > 0:10:05They sing and shout and just stay out
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And drink a dewdrop cuppa
0:10:07 > 0:10:12When snails and slugs and baby bugs Are told it's past their bedtime
0:10:12 > 0:10:15They stretch and yawn as they cross the lawn
0:10:15 > 0:10:17And they curl up in their bed-slime.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I'm going to make some animals from my fingerprints.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28There.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33Now, let's see if you can guess what I'm going to make.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38There.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Drawing a nice big swirl...
0:10:44 > 0:10:47And here is the body...
0:10:50 > 0:10:54There - I've drawn a snail.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And next...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Hmmm... What can I draw?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Ah-ha! I think I'm going to draw a ladybird.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23There.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29Let's see if you can guess what I'm making this fingerprint look like.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's got eight legs...
0:11:39 > 0:11:43And some big googly eyes...
0:11:43 > 0:11:47And hangs off a string.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49That's right, it's a spider!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Now I'm going to wash my hands,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56cos I want to find out what the next message is.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Wow! It's Charlotte and Maddy! I wonder what they've got to show us.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Hello!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I'm Charlotte.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10I'm Maddy.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15We live on a farm where we help to look after small, cuddly animals.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Come on, let's go see them.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25These animals are called miniature Mediterranean donkeys.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29They don't normally live in this country.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33This is Poppy, look how small she is.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41They come in lots of different colours.
0:12:41 > 0:12:48Grey, brown, black and red.
0:12:48 > 0:12:55They are so friendly. They love to play games and chase each other.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01They even like to chase us when we've got food.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12This is their favourite snack.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19We have to make sure our donkeys are well-groomed.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23We have to brush out their thick coats in the winter
0:13:23 > 0:13:26to make room for their short coats in the summer.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33We have to check their teeth regularly.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37The bottom and top teeth need to be straight, like this.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43We have to pick out mud and stones from their hooves.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47This one's called Benson.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50He's only one week old.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Look at Benson run.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Benson's really cheeky.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Look! Benson! He's feeding from his mum!
0:14:16 > 0:14:20When he's older, he'll have a special donkey mix.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31We've had a great time showing you our donkeys.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Thanks for coming to see them with us.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- Bye!- Bye!
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Bye! And thanks!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42How cute were those little donkeys?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I'm sure Cat would have liked to have seen one.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Let's see if Cat and Skipper have sent in a message.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Here they are.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I wonder what they're up to.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Hello! Me and Skipper are going doggy dancing today. Come on!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07That's cheating! Look at you! Oh, hello, Cat.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Hello, Sue, hello, Chester.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- We've been practising some doggy dance moves.- Good!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Show me what you've been doing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Sure. Skipper!
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Sit.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Paw.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Both.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Bow.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Down.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Down.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Good girl. can we learn some new doggy dance moves now?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Of course we can.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39First we're going to learn how to use the food. Did you bring some?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Yep.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Good girl.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45I'm just going to put Chester out of the way.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Sit. Sit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Good boy.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Stay there.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53What food have you brought?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Sausage - her favourite.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Good, we need something really tasty for her to do a new trick.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03We want her, for this, to follow your hand.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06So hide the food in that part of your hand.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09And all you need to do is move forward.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Good girl, well done. Come back.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14All the way back. Lovely.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17That's it, and turn your hand to feed her.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20That's brilliant, Cat, that was really well done.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I think you're ready to do your first move. What would you like?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26The one where she goes between my legs.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- The weave?- Yeah.- Very good.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33I'd like you to bring your left leg forward a bit...
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Left leg.- Oh, sorry.- That's it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Put the treat in your other hand
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and show her the treat through your legs.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Ask her to come through.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Feed her when she gets right round to the front.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Good! It's just so easy, she's a natural!
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Shall we go with another treat?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Start again, other leg forward,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58keep her attention on one hand. Good.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Say "through" as she goes through. - I forgot...- Yeah, really difficult.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05You've got to keep her attention on your hand.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07OK, brilliant. Good.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Change hands.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12You see how you've moved her round the leg.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15You told her to do that! It's not easy,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19but once you get your hand in the right place. Try again.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Watch where your hand's going... Good!
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Good! She is such a natural. I think you've done this before.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30She's really, really good.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33But you see how your coordination's got to be there?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Get that hand through to stop her going round.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Show her the treat, bring your hand in,
0:17:38 > 0:17:43and then the other one. Fantastic. Brilliant.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Absolutely brilliant. Good girls.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Well done, Skipper. Thank you for teaching us the first new move.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54We loved it, didn't we, Skipper?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Curled in her basket Skipper is dreaming
0:17:59 > 0:18:02She's dreaming of bright-coloured feathers today
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Then in a twinkle With a wag of her tail
0:18:08 > 0:18:12She's off on adventures And lands far, far away.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Way-hey! I'm in the rainforest!
0:18:32 > 0:18:33BIRDS SCREECH
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Barking bones! What was that?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38A flying rainbow?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Oh! It's a parrot!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45And what beautiful feathers!
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Skip has discovered the rainforest parrots of South America.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02What are they talking about?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05It's all squawks to me,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09but I think they're having a parrot party. Hurrah!
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Move up, make room for me.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Here I come, I want to be a parrot too.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I love parties.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24First, we must get dressed into our smartest feathers.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Don't take too long!
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Give them a good preen, but chop-chop, it's party time soon!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37How do I look?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40It's time for the flying rainbow dance.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Come on, everybody!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Wait for me, here I come!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51This is fantastic!
0:19:51 > 0:19:53How am I doing?
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Show us your best moves.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Lift your foot and flap your wings.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05And put your beaks together.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Join in, everybody!
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Come on down, it's the parrot party!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Now for a graceful landing.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Wheeee!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25All the parrots have gathered
0:20:25 > 0:20:28at their favourite place on the riverbank.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34So what do we do now? Any ideas?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Oh, so that's it?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40The party's over?
0:20:40 > 0:20:46I was just starting to enjoy being a parrot-dog! Caw! Woof!
0:20:46 > 0:20:51The adventure is over Skipper's back in her bed
0:20:51 > 0:20:55With visions of feathers Flying round in her head.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58They'll never believe the things I have seen
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Did it really happen Or was it a dream?
0:21:04 > 0:21:10Skipper's got back just in time because it's nearly time to go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Before we do, do you know what we always say?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Time for a song!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31# Oh, what fun it is to be
0:21:31 > 0:21:33# A friendly, stripy honey bee
0:21:33 > 0:21:36# Look down there, those lovely flowers
0:21:36 > 0:21:39# Mm! That smell! The beautiful colours
0:21:39 > 0:21:42# This is how I tell my friends
0:21:42 > 0:21:44# I just do the waggle dance
0:21:44 > 0:21:47# Wiggle to the left Waggle to the right
0:21:47 > 0:21:50# Busy to the front And we're buzzing in flight
0:21:50 > 0:21:53# On the petals of the flowers On the leaves of the plants
0:21:53 > 0:21:55# Let's do the waggle dance
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- # Bluebell, buttercup - Daffodil, geranium
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- # Red rose, primrose - The beautiful nasturtium
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- # Foxglove, fuchsia - Tulip and the snowdrop
0:22:05 > 0:22:06# Don't forget forget-me-nots
0:22:17 > 0:22:20# Flowers give us nectar sweet
0:22:20 > 0:22:23# So we can make honey that you eat
0:22:23 > 0:22:26# It's so good to be alive
0:22:26 > 0:22:28# Got to get back to my hive
0:22:28 > 0:22:31# Gonna tell my bee buddies where it is
0:22:31 > 0:22:34# Do a little dance so they can't miss
0:22:34 > 0:22:37# Wiggle to the left Waggle to the right
0:22:37 > 0:22:39# Busy to the front And we're buzzing in flight
0:22:39 > 0:22:42# On the petals of the flowers On the leaves of the plants
0:22:42 > 0:22:45# Let's do the waggle dance
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- # Bluebell, buttercup - Daffodil, geranium
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- # Red rose, primrose - The beautiful nasturtium
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- # Foxglove, fuchsia - Tulip and the snowdrop
0:22:55 > 0:22:56# Don't forget forget-me-nots
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- # Wiggle to the left - To the left, to the left
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- # Waggle to the right - To the right, to the right
0:23:02 > 0:23:04# Wiggle to the left To the left, to the left
0:23:04 > 0:23:07# Waggle to the right To the right, to the right
0:23:07 > 0:23:10# Wiggle to the left Waggle to the right
0:23:10 > 0:23:12# Busy to the front And we're buzzing in flight
0:23:12 > 0:23:16# On the petals of the flowers On the leaves of the plants
0:23:16 > 0:23:18# Let's do the waggle dance
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- # Bluebell, buttercup - Daffodil, geranium
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- # Red rose, primrose - The beautiful nasturtium
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- # Foxglove, fuchsia - Tulip and the snowdrop
0:23:39 > 0:23:40# Don't forget forget-me-nots!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43# Wiggle to the left Waggle to the right
0:23:43 > 0:23:45# Busy to the front and we're buzzing in flight
0:23:45 > 0:23:48# On the petals of the flowers On the leaves of the plants
0:23:48 > 0:23:51# Let's do the waggle dance
0:23:51 > 0:23:54# Let's do the waggle dance! #
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