0:00:09 > 0:00:11# Can't wait to celebrate
0:00:11 > 0:00:15# It's great to celebrate Can't wait to celebrate
0:00:15 > 0:00:19# It's great to celebrate! #
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Ooh, hello!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm Thomas, Thomas Ticker.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Ooh, just one more choccy, I think!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Mmm...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm just putting the finishing touches to, er...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37well, I'll show you later.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Do you like my flowers? They're beautiful, aren't they?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I love spring flowers...
0:00:44 > 0:00:46..except they make me...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49they make me...sneeze!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Aaaah...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Ah, looks like we got away with that one.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I've got a fantastic festival for you!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00For Christians, Easter is a very special time.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02We've been invited by Toby...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06..to see what it's all about.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Hello, I'm Toby, and this is my friend, Tia,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and we're getting all ready for Easter Sunday tomorrow.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Easter Sunday is a time when Christians celebrate
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Jesus coming back to life.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29There are lots of things to remind us of this, because it is spring
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and new life is all around us.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Now, we're going to do something really exciting.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39We're going to see the baby animals on our friend's farm.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43My brother, Henry, is coming too.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48These little chicks have just been born
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and we're allowed to hold them.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I've got a black one.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- WOMAN:- Lovely, isn't he?
0:01:59 > 0:02:04He's a goldy colour and he's very, very soft and warm.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Mine's trying to fly away.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Mine is having a rest.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Here's an egg that hasn't hatched. Does anyone want to have a look?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Chicks hatch out of eggs like this one,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and eggs are really important at Easter.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Tomorrow, it is Easter Sunday
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and we've got lots to prepare. We need to pick
0:02:44 > 0:02:49loads of flowers for church tomorrow. We're going to make something
0:02:49 > 0:02:51really beautiful with them.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53So, I'd better get picking!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I've seen lots of baby flowers.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I've got loads here.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Look at all these!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Look how long this daffodil is.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18It's time to say goodbye to Tia until tomorrow.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Bye, Tia!- Bye, Toby!- Bye!
0:03:21 > 0:03:25'I've been asked to do a very special job now.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30'Mummy is taking me to meet a lady called Liz at the church.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36'This is where we will be celebrating Easter tomorrow.'
0:03:36 > 0:03:39There's Liz, Mummy!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42'She's making an Easter garden.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47'This tiny garden reminds us of when Jesus died on the cross,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51'and how his body was placed in a tomb in a garden.'
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Hello!- Have you come to help?- Yeah.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Now, what do you think of the Easter garden?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04This stone is in the wrong place.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It needs to go here.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10We don't know exactly what the garden looked like,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14but it probably had plants and trees in it,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18and lots of sand, because it was very hot.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Lots of people will come to look at this tomorrow
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and remember the story of when Jesus came back to life.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Me and Daddy are about to make chocolate Easter nests
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and my brother, Henry, is helping too.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37OK, boys, let's crunch up the cornflakes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45OK. Now, we're going to pour it in here, boys.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Shall we do that?- Yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Pour it in. Now, Toby, do you want to help me stir it?
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- It looks really yummy, I want to eat it all up!- And now,
0:05:04 > 0:05:09we need to get some spoons, to spoon them into your own individual cases.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Get a spoonful and then put it in your case.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13That's a good one, Toby.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Spoon it into your case.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Now, we are making them into little nest shapes...
0:05:21 > 0:05:25..and then putting some chocolate eggs inside.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I'm going to give one to Tia tomorrow,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35because she loves chocolate AND chicks.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Now, we have to put the chicks on the nests.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Now for the best part,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44licking the spoons and the bowl clean!
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- It tasted lovely. - TOBY LAUGHS
0:05:49 > 0:05:53We're going to have lots more chocolate tomorrow,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56it's going to be really fun! Bye!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Wow, those cakes for Tia looked delicious!
0:06:01 > 0:06:06And yes, it is very funny when you get chocolate all round your mouth!
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Ooh, er... Ahem.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Do you remember Toby saying that the Easter Story happened
0:06:14 > 0:06:18in a hot country, where there was sand? Well, watch this.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24This man is making pictures
0:06:24 > 0:06:29to tell you the story of Jesus coming back to life, using sand.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Look, he's drawing a hillside and the sun.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49When Jesus died, his body was put in a tomb
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and a big stone was put over the entrance,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55so nobody could get in.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Can YOU see the round tombstone being drawn in the sand?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Two days later, Jesus' friend, Mary, went to the tomb
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and discovered that the stone had been rolled away
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and Jesus' body was gone.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26At first, Mary was really sad. Who had taken her friend?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Then she heard a voice.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30She turned around and saw...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Jesus, he was alive!
0:07:33 > 0:07:39Mary ran off to tell all of Jesus' friends he'd come back to life.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50For many days afterwards, Jesus met with Mary and his friends.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53He talked with them, and ate with them,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and taught them lots of things.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Then, he went home to Heaven.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Can you see the face and hands of Jesus?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Wow! Wasn't that amazing?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I've made my own picture out of sand. Do you want to see it?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Oh, dear, those flowers are tickling my nose again!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23A-a-a-choo!
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Oh, maybe I should have used glue to stick it down!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Oh, well.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I hope Toby has better luck with the flowers he picked.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Happy Easter! We're having hot cross buns for breakfast.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47We always eat them at Easter. They're really yummy,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49especially with butter on top.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Can you see the cross on the hot cross bun?
0:09:00 > 0:09:05It reminds us of the cross that Jesus died on before he rose again.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09We're going to be seeing a much bigger cross than this one
0:09:09 > 0:09:12at church this morning. CHURCH BELLS RING
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Lots and lots of people are gathering at church
0:09:16 > 0:09:20to celebrate Easter. Can you hear the bells ringing?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24It's a very special day for Christians.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26People are bringing flowers to church.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30We've got the ones that we picked yesterday.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35They're all being gathered up here. You'll see why later.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55On Easter Sunday, we have a very important job to do.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00It's very important that we take all of the flowers with us.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Can you see this cross? It's much bigger than me.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07We're about to put all our flowers on it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Henry, what you have to do is get the flowers... Yeah?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17..and put them on this big cross, like this.
0:10:17 > 0:10:24This cross is made out of wood from a recycled Christmas tree.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29The cross is getting very full with flowers.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38There, the cross is finished.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42We're going to take it into church for everyone to see.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53We're so excited to take the cross into church!
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- Well done! A round of applause. - APPLAUSE
0:11:02 > 0:11:05The service has finished. We're very excited,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08because Father John is giving out chocolate.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17HE WHISPERS: I'm going to give Tia this nest now. I hope she likes it!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Look what I made for you yesterday, Tia.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Thank you, thank you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Lots of Easter eggs have been hidden in Father John's garden
0:11:36 > 0:11:42- and we're about to go and find them. Yeah!- Ready...
0:11:42 > 0:11:44steady...
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- go!- Yeah!
0:11:45 > 0:11:52This is a really big Easter egg hunt. It's very hard to find the eggs.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Yes! I've got one!
0:11:54 > 0:11:58I've found two!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Yes!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I've found some Easter eggs.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Found some!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I've got loads of eggs.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13That was so much fun!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Now for another Easter game.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Egg rolling! EVERYBODY CHEERS
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Look at the eggs rolling down
0:12:20 > 0:12:24the hill. Mine's gone really far.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25You have to roll your eggs
0:12:25 > 0:12:30until they cross the finishing line.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Everyone's having so much fun!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36EVERYBODY CHEERS
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Sometimes, it breaks when it gets to the bottom,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42and then you can eat it all up.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43It's yummy!
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It's great to celebrate!
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Thanks, Toby.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's great to celebrate!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Ooh, I think I can feel a song coming on.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Hey-hey!
0:12:58 > 0:13:02# Can't wait to celebrate It's great to celebrate
0:13:02 > 0:13:06# Can't wait to celebrate It's great to celebrate
0:13:06 > 0:13:10# Can't wait to celebrate It's great to celebrate
0:13:10 > 0:13:14# Can't wait to celebrate It's great to celebrate
0:13:18 > 0:13:22# We're so excited cos it's going to be
0:13:22 > 0:13:25# A party time for all our friends and family
0:13:25 > 0:13:29# We're getting ready We'll have so much fun
0:13:29 > 0:13:32# So come and join in, everyone
0:13:32 > 0:13:35# Cos it's time for us to celebrate
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- # It's great to celebrate - Now, it's time for us
0:13:38 > 0:13:39# To celebrate
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- # It's great to celebrate - Cos today is such a special day
0:13:43 > 0:13:45# It's great to celebrate
0:13:45 > 0:13:48# And it's time for you and me to celebrate
0:13:48 > 0:13:49# To celebrate
0:13:49 > 0:13:51# It's time for us to celebrate
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- # It's great to celebrate - And it's time for you and me
0:13:55 > 0:13:57# It's great to celebrate!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# Celebra-a-ate! #