Episode 6 Green Balloon Scrapbook

Hi, I'm Ant from the Green Balloon Club, but today isn't a club day

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

# Gather round, one and all

# You've got to 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. #

I'm going to find out what Green Balloon Club members do

when they're not in Club.

I can check them out on my laptop.

But before that, we need to do the Green Balloon Club chant.

Let's join in with 2-year-old Beatrice.

We love animals, plants and birds

We love snails and slugs

Large and small, we love them all And we never step on bugs

Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!

Thanks, Beatrice.

Now, let's have a look at these messages.

Wow, there's loads!

There's Lily-Rose. I wonder what she's doing.

Hi, Lily-Rose!

Hello, welcome to my garden.

Today I'm going to do some planting.

This is Jelly's garden.

She asked me to look after it while she's away.

Jelly's growing a purple daisy.

Shall I tell you something clever about daisies?

They open up in the sunshine in the morning,

but close at night. It's brilliant.

And she's growing some more nasturtiums.

This is my conker tree.

First it was Jackson's - he grew it till it was nice and small,

then he gave it to Jelly and she grew it till there were less leaves

and then Jelly gave it to me

and I am so lucky. I'm going to plant it in her garden for her.

I'm just going to dig a little, here.

A nice hole for it.

And now I'm going to plant the tree.

I've taken it out,

I'll carefully move it over here with the soil,

hasn't got all of it out.

Now hold it down carefully.

I'm just going to pop this soil

round it.

Now, just a little bit with that.

Now I can put my fingers on it and get all mucky.

SHE GIGGLES

Pat it down a little bit more,

just get some more, there.

There, now I think Jelly will be very happy.

There's one more thing to plant - these daisies.

But first, we need to dig a hole.

Now we just have to turn it -

get a hole, a nice big hole

and scoop it out!

You can do this at home in your garden too.

Now I'll pick the daisy up.

Ah, here we are.

Look at all of those roots!

I can just stick it in, it's nice and deep. There.

This plant is so big!

There we are.

That's a mucky job! Ha!

Bleurgh!

Oops, I nearly forgot! We have to water.

Water it over here...

There, I've finished watering.

Now Jelly will be so pleased, but first, before I finish,

I have to put Mr Hedgehoggy in.

He's very nice,

but bobbly like her jumper. There we are.

I hope you like it, Jelly!

Bye!

So, if Lily-Rose is looking after Jelly's garden,

I wonder where Jelly is.

I bet she's doing a special report.

I've been looking for minibeasts in my garden

and there's a place I can nearly always find them.

Wow!

There's loads of woodlice.

The worms like it under here because it's really dark and damp.

It's like a whole mini world.

Now I'd like to introduce you to another Green Balloon Club member.

It's George! George likes really big creatures.

Have a look at this. Hello, George!

GRUNTING

Hello, I'm George. Me and Lady Tottington

are taking part in the young handlers competition

at the Royal Norfolk Show.

She's a saddleback pig and she's called that

because of the white band that looks like a saddle.

Hello, I'm Archie.

This is the first time I've been in the pig competition.

This is my pig, Tadpole.

This is actually a towel that's wet

so we can put it over her when she's really warm.

Here for the best young handler at this year's show.

For young handlers,

the judges are looking for how well you can handle a pig

and how well you can control your pig.

Totty is nearly a year old

and she's quite well behaved when she's in the ring.

She's not a fast pig, so I can keep up with her.

When you handle a pig, you've got to use a board and a stick.

The stick, you put in your right hand,

you use that for... It's a bit like an accelerator - makes it go faster

and that goes on the shoulder of the pig and makes it go faster.

And the other one is the board and that's sort of the steering wheel.

It steers you around. And when you go around,

you've got to be careful

because sometimes the pig goes into the corners and you can't get it out.

Come on, the judges are watching us, Totty!

Oh look, he's running away from us there.

I'm feeling a little bit nervous

but I'm feeling happy as well.

Tadpole likes coming out on the grass, he really enjoys it.

I've got to get Tadpole back in the middle of the ring.

It's this way! Come back, Tadpole!

Don't go over there, I need you to stay in the middle.

Good boy, Tadpole.

Well done, Totty.

You won and you got these two rosettes.

We came 3rd, we came 3rd!

Bye!

# All Earth's 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 furry chinchilla when he cuddles up with you

# And the feathers of the owl as she says

# Ta-wit-ta-woo, ta-wit-ta-woo

# There's nothing like the shell

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

# Or when a worm wraps herself round your finger

# Paws and claws and mouths or beaks and wings

# We see wonder in most every thing

# All Earth's 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 hop

# Of the bunnies and the chicks when the springtime comes

# And the little lady robin

# She goes bob-bob-bobbing through the trees

# Scales and tails and feathers, shells or fur

# We love every living creature in the world

# All Earth's 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 Earth's 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 Earth's 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 Earth's creatures are beautiful

# Fill the world with colour and sound... #

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Baa!

Pfff!

Moo!

THEY CLUCK

Moo! Aah!

We've got a great message here today.

It's from the Eco Warriors.

They've filmed garden wildlife.

Let's see what they've been filming.

Hi, Eco Warriors.

BOTH: Hello!

Hi.

ALL: Hello. Hi. Hello

-We're the Eco Warriors.

-We're tending our wildlife garden.

To make our whole school green.

We've been filming it for you.

This has worms and slugs on it.

There's lots of minibeasts here as they love their habitat here.

-There's a stag beetle.

-Female.

It's quite a small stag beetle.

It's amazing what kind of animals we can find under that log.

We'd better put it back so it doesn't lose its home.

There's a snail, a slug, lots of woodlice

and a spider.

I found a stag beetle. She might be visiting our stag beetle hotel.

They're quite rare, but we're lucky to have them.

Stag beetles can grow up to 7cm and they feed on rotting wood.

This is our stag beetle hotel.

It's made up of lots of rotting wood - very comfy.

We have many bat boxes.

We discovered that we had bats

by going out to the area late at night and watching them fly over.

Hang on a minute! You're forgetting the poor birds.

This is our biggest bird feeder of all.

We've got to fill up the bird feeder now.

In the bird feeders, we put nuts and bird seed.

-Thank you for visiting.

-Maybe you can become an Eco Warrior too.

All you have to do is help the nature around you.

ALL: Bye!

Bye, Eco warriors. Thanks. That was great.

They've got stag beetles in their school.

I've always wanted to see a stag beetle. They're my favourite.

I also like ladybirds,

oil beetles, butterflies, caterpillars, worms,

woodlice...everything.

Most people like puppies and kittens.

All furry with waggly tails.

But I like my pets to be different.

I want spiders and beetles and snails.

I'm not scared of an earwig.

Or slugs that leave slippery trails.

I think all minibeasts are fantastic.

Some are smaller than my fingernails.

Ants make me look like a giant.

They make me feel all ticklish too.

Together, they're like a small army.

They always have work to do.

I love counting the legs of a spider.

And spotting a worm in the ground.

No matter how hard you listen...

(You'll never hear them make a sound.)

So don't show me a hamster or guinea pig.

They're not my cup of tea.

I prefer all those things creepy crawly.

Minibeasts are just right for me.

Hey, look. We've got a message from Jelly.

We can figure out why Lily-Rose is looking after her garden.

Hi, Jelly.

This is special reporter Jelly reporting for Green Balloon Club,

on holiday in Wales.

These are my friends EJ and Jen.

Hello, Jelly.

Hello. So what are we going to do today?

Going to the beach.

Brilliant, I love the beach. Come on, let's go.

Why are we stopping here? This isn't a beach.

It's a good place to look for frogs and tadpoles.

Oh, what have you got there, EJ?

-A tadpole.

-A tadpole!

-And that is a baby frog, isn't it?

-Yeah. It's black.

-And how many legs has he got?

-Four.

Four. Hmm.

Flee, little tadpole. You go and put him back.

And now, it's time to go to the beach. Come on.

We finally made it to the beach

and Jen is so excited

that she's gone to build sandcastles already.

-What are we going to do now?

-Go surfing.

Go surfing, yeah!

Ah, go, EJ!

Oh, look at him. He's brilliant. He's doing so well, isn't he?

He's standing up. Wow!

I've come to the sand dunes while EJ and Jen are on the beach

and I'm here with my survival expert friend, Andrew.

-Hello, Jelly.

-Hello.

-Can you tell me about wildlife on the sand dunes?

-Yes.

What have we got?

This plant here, can you guess what it's called?

I don't know, but it's prickly.

-It is and that's why it's called sea holly.

-Oh, sea holly.

-And is it sea because it is by the sea?

-That's right.

-And what else have you got?

-This plant is called meadowsweet.

It smells very nice. I can break the root off and you can have a sniff,

it smells just like antiseptic.

People used to mash it up and use this for when they grazed their knee,

it would stop an infection.

Oh, clever.

What else have you got, Andrew?

This one is called rock samphire.

-Rock samphire.

-It's unusual to find it in sand dunes,

-it's usually found on rocks. That's why it's called rock samphire.

-Wow.

-It tastes lemony.

-You can eat it?

-You can.

-Right now?

-I can eat some now.

It's quite crunchy, but that's mostly the sand.

But you shouldn't just go around eating things from the wild

-unless you're a survival expert like you.

-That's right.

It was so nice to meet you, Andrew. I'm going to go and see EJ and Jen.

-Thank you, Andrew.

-That's OK, Jelly.

Bye.

Oh, there you are. I've had such fun at the beach today.

What was your best bit?

Surfing.

And I had fun with Andrew

and I loved it when we collected tadpoles.

This is special reporter Jelly, reporting for Green Balloon Club,

on holiday in Wales with the coolest surf family ever.

Up, up and away.

Curled in her basket, Skipper is dreaming.

She's dreaming of tropical oceans today.

Then in a twinkle with a wag of her tail,

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

Ooh, I'm going on holiday. I love holidays.

Sun, sea, walks on the beach, chasing sticks.

Woof!

Barking bones! What are those? Are they mermaids?

Are they fish?

Oh, look. They're dolphins.

Skipper's found a group of spotted dolphins.

Oh, look. They're bow-riding - swimming right in front of the boat.

That looks fun. Can I join in?

Wait for me!

Wow, there's so many fish down here,

but where are the dolphins?

Excuse me, have you seen the dolphins?

Ah, there they are.

Wow!

It looks like they're painting pictures with their tails.

They're such good swimmers.

Look, I think that one's a baby.

Oh, the mummy's looking after it.

What are they doing now?

The mummy dolphin is going to give the baby a lesson.

Who's this now?

Oh, watch out. It's a shark!

Barking bones, that was a close one.

Back to the lesson. What are they learning?

Ah, I see.

The baby's learning how to catch fish. How clever.

-CLICKING

-What's that funny clicking sound?

Ah, it's the dolphins speaking in dolphin language.

I wonder what they're saying.

Skipper's discovered that dolphins speak in a clever way

using special clicks.

I think they're going to play a game. I love games.

Can I play too?

Look, it's catch the seaweed.

My turn.

The bubbles are covering it. Where's it gone?

The bubbles... Oh...

The adventure is over. Skipper's back in her bed,

with visions of dolphins swimming round in her head.

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

or was it a dream?

I'd love to go swimming with the dolphins. Lucky Skipper.

Anyway, I think it's time for me to go,

but before I do, I think there's time for one more thing.

# Make believe that I'm a mermaid in the water

# Floating with more creatures than you've ever seen

# Past the cockles and the crabs and baby lobsters

# It's like I'm living in some kind of aqua dream

# Starfish twinkle on the shore

# Hold my hand and we'll explore

# Here we are with all our friends deep underwater

# Hear the silence in a world of blue and green

# Swimming around with all the creatures underwater

# Let's go under the sea

# And see what we'll see

# Swimming out to sea I'm playing with the dolphin

# Massive whales and seals that smile and say, hello

# Look out for jellyfish Be careful where we're going

# A hungry shark might just be waiting down below

# Oceans beautiful and wide

# So much life beneath the tide

# Here we are with all our friends deep underwater

# Hear the silence in a world of blue and green

# Swimming around with all the creatures underwater

# Let's go under the sea

# And see what we'll see

# Let's go under the sea. #