Hide-and-Seek Mr Bloom's Nursery

There is a place...

not far from here...

I'm sure you know it...

it's ever so near.

Come down the path,

and you will see,

a little gate,

to Mr Bloom's nursery!

Hello.

# This is my allotment

# There's such a lot to see

# With my Compostarium There is no place I'd rather be

# Have you been here before or not? Well let me show you what I've got

# A spade, a fork, my wheelbarrow

# Cabbage, runner beans Tomatoes and a marrow

# A watering can A trowel, some seeds

# Radish, lettuce A couple of weeds

# With my veg and plants I can sing and dance

# See them sprout Watch them grow

# Pop along and say hello

# There's so much they can teach us all

# We'll laugh and learn We'll have a ball

# It's such a special place to be

# In my veggie nursery... #

When are the tiddlers coming?

I'm sure they'll be here any moment. Compo will let us know, won't you?

CHOO-CHOO

-There.

-Well, I hope it's soon.

-How about we play some kind of game?

-Oh, yes, please.

-What sort of game do you want to play?

-Erm, erm...

-Oh, how about a game of tag?

-OK. What do we do?

Well, I'm not quite sure, but I think if I'm it

and I tag you, then you're it, and you tag me, then I'm it.

-That might be fun, I suppose.

-Shall we start?

-Yeah.

-I'm it.

-Now you're it.

-Am I? I'm it.

Oh, golly, I don't think I've ever been it before. Right. Er...

-I tagged you, now you're it.

-OK. Erm...

-You're it again.

-Am I? Right.

This doesn't seem quite right somehow.

No. Still, I'm having a lot more fun now.

-Runner bean!

-Colin!

-We're playing tag.

-I'm it.

-Now you're it.

-It bean!

Colin! You're meant to tag one of us.

He's run off.

-CHOO-CHOO

-Oh, good.

-The tiddlers are here.

-Yay!

Oh-ho! Hello! It's Hannah, Mohammed, Mariam and Curtis.

-I'm really glad you're here. Do you know why?

-Why?

We've got lots of gardening jobs to do and that means

lots of gardening tools.

Now, who can tell what this is?

-Spade.

-A spade. You're all right, but what do I do with a spade?

-Do I eat my pudding with a spade?

-No!

-No?

-You dig.

You dig, you dig in the ground. That's right.

Curtis, can you tell me what this is?

-A watering can.

-That's right. It's a watering can, isn't it?

A lovely pink one. But do I use a watering can for pouring my juice?

-No.

-No? What do I use a watering can for, then?

-To water the flowers.

-For watering the flowers, that's right.

Who can tell me what this is?

-Brush.

-A brush, that's right,

-and do I use this brush for cleaning my teeth in the morning?

-No.

-What can we use this for?

-Cleaning?

We could sweep things up, couldn't we? Now, there's one more tool that

we need, but I forgot to put it in my wheelbarrow. It's a rake.

We need a rake because there's lots of leaves that need raking up.

But don't worry, I'm sure the Compostarium has got one.

Come on, let's go and have a look.

Mohammed, can you be really helpful? Come and ask Compo for a rake,

-nice and loud.

-Rake!

Very good.

Let's see what he's got for us.

-What's that?

-Cake.

It's a cake, isn't it? I think Compo's got leaves in his ears.

He must have thought you said cake, not rake.

We'll put that back there.

-Curtis, could you shout "rake" in there nice and loud?

-RAKE!

That was brilliant!

I'm sure Compo heard that loud and clear.

-Ho-ho! What's this?

-A rake.

A rake, that's right. This will get the jobs done. Come on, tiddlers,

let's get gardening.

Come on.

Tiddlers, when it comes to gardening jobs,

everybody is good at something. Are you good at digging, Curtis?

-Yeah.

-All right.

-Here's a spade for you.

-I'm good at brushing.

You're good at brushing? How about this brush?

-Can you sweep with that?

-Yeah.

-I'm good at raking.

Mohammed, you're good at raking. How about this rake for you?

-Can you use it to rake the leaves?

-Yeah.

-There you are.

-I'm good at watering flowers.

-Are you?

-Do you fancy using this pink watering can?

-OK.

-Good.

There you are. Let's get gardening.

That's it. That's a good job.

-A big dig.

-That is a big one. Very good, Curtis.

All you tiddlers are right,

you're very good at the different jobs you're doing in the allotment.

-Are you getting quicker?

-Finished.

Isn't it great that everyone's good at something?

Oh! There's Compo.

We all know what Compo's good at, don't we? Eating!

It's feeding time. Everyone get something from the wheelbarrow.

# Grass and weeds and leaves from trees

# Thistles that prickle and petals that tickle

# Brown stuff, green stuff Sticky stuff, icky stuff

# Crunchy bits, munchy bits Snappy bits, sappy bits

# Yesterday's yums Chopping board crumbs

# It's not fussy what's in its tum

-# My awesome Compostarium! #

-TING!

ALL: It's full! Hooray!

Stand back, tiddlers, here it goes.

-Shall we go and meet the veggies?

-ALL: Yes!

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# Now who've we got today? Let's see

-# There's Margaret the cabbage

-Peep-oh!

-# Raymond the squash

-I love cuddles, you know

# And Sebastian's a singing aubergine

# La-la-la-la mi-mi-mi-mi-mi

Nice!

# Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# And that's not all Oh, no, sirree

-# There's Colin the runner bean

-I'm speedy

# The Wee MacGregors Oh, so cheeky!

# And I'm a beautiful fennel called Joan

# Hello, my dear Haven't you grown?

# Don't forget the onions Potatoes and peas

# Cos we provide the harmonies

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# Oh, they grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# And we love Mr Bloom

# That's me! #

He's making a bit of a mess now... Oh, hello, Mr Bloom!

Hello, Joan. Come on, tiddlers. Let's go and see Joan.

-Ha ha!

-Hello.

Are you good at games? Because we're having a games day today.

-Ooh, that sounds like fun, doesn't it? Shall we join in?

-Yeah.

CLATTERING

What's going on there?

That'll be Raymond with the plastic pots. I'm not very good at that.

-But you could all have a go.

-Shall we give it a go?

-OK.

Come on.

Hello, Raymond. What are you doing with all these plastic plant pots?

-Hello, tiddlers.

-Hello.

I'm balancing them on my head. It's my favourite game.

I'm ever so good at it. Try me out, Mr Bloom.

-OK, how about this green one?

-Yeah.

Ooh...

-Very good.

-Who's going to have a go now?

Go on, Curtis, you put one on.

Very good.

What about... Mariam, you have a go.

-You'll have to be very good at this, Raymond.

-Pick one.

Hurry up cos he's balancing.

-Oh!

-How many have I go now, Mr Bloom?

Count them, tiddlers. One, two, three, four. Hooray!

-Runner bean, runner bean, runner bean.

-Watch out. Ooh!

Agh!

Ha ha!

Oh, poor Colin. Mariam, can you give Colin a stroke?

Can you give Raymond a stroke? They had a nasty knock, didn't they?

Thank you.

We all know what Colin's best at, don't we?

ALL: Running!

Oh, dear, what's happened here, Hannah?

Raymond was balancing some pots on his head

and Colin came and ran and they bumped into each other.

-And they went all over the floor.

-Yeah.

-It's a mess.

-I'm sorry about that, Joan.

-Don't worry. It gives me a chance to do what I'm best at.

-What's that?

The tidying up game.

-Oh.

-Let's see how quickly we can all stack these pots up nicely.

I'll start, I'll put one there. Curtis, can you put one on top?

That's it. Mariam?

-Oh, yes, there we go.

-Hannah?

-Another one.

-You can finish them.

-ALL CHEER

All tidy.

-SINGING

-What's that? It sounds like singing.

I think that might be Margaret. Shall we go and see if it is?

Come on.

-Hello, tiddlers.

-Hello, Margaret.

We're playing some games, so do you want to join in with us?

I'm OK, thank you.

I'm not very good at games.

ALL: Ah!

Not very good at games? You must be good at something, Margaret.

-We need to think what it is.

-Yeah.

Do you want to do some balancing, Margaret?

-I'm not very good at balancing. A bit wobbly.

-Oh.

-Runner bean, Margaret?

-I'm not very good at running.

-I'm a bit slow.

-Oh...

ALL: Wee-hee!

How about the tidy up game?

The Wee MacGregors have just messed up all the pots again.

-THEY GIGGLE

-Oh, those cheeky radishes.

-They're good at causing chaos.

-I'm not very good at tidying.

Not very good at anything.

Oh, that's not true.

Tiddlers, you remember what we were thinking about earlier on?

-Yes.

-When we were outside doing our different jobs.

Everybody's good at something.

Everybody's good at something. That's right.

THEY CHATTER

What's that, you cheeky radishes?

THEY CHATTER AND GIGGLE

You want to play hide and seek?

-THEY CHATTER

-What about hide and seek?

What do you think, Margaret?

I'm not very good at hide and seek.

Have you ever actually played hide and seek, Margaret?

-No.

-I think she'll be very good, don't you, tiddlers?

-Yeah.

-Shall we give it a go?

-OK.

Right, how about, you veggies, you go off and hide

and me and the tiddlers, we'll come looking.

after we've counted to five.

-OK.

-Don't worry, we'll close our eyes.

OK, everyone, hands over eyes.

Hide a bean, hide a bean... Oh! There's nowhere to hide a bean!

One, two, three, four, five.

Ready or not, here we come.

Right, Curtis, let's see if we can find a butternut squash.

Oh, nowhere to hide a bean.

Maybe over here.

Oh, what's that?

-I found you!

-You found me, Curtis. Was that easy?

-Yes.

-Well done, Curtis. Oh, a cuddle. You are very clever.

Now, who else can we find?

Found you, Colin.

Ah! Found bean!

Ha ha ha!

Now, can I see a fennel behind that watering can?

No, you can't, Mr Bloom. Oops.

Found you!

JOAN LAUGHS

There you go, Raymond.

Thank you, Mr Bloom.

You found all of us.

Hold your hanging baskets, I think we're one down.

-One, two, three, four. Who's still missing?

-Margaret?

Margaret! I knew it. She's really good at hiding, isn't she?

Under the shells.

-Do you think she's over there.

-I can see something shaking.

Why don't we shout out "Margaret!" and see if she answers?

ALL: Margaret!

THEY LAUGH

-You were right.

-Am I the last one?

-You won the game, Margaret, hasn't she?

-ALL: Yes.

You're really good at hide and seek.

Hooray!

It's just like I said - everyone's good at something.

I am also good at hiding!

Hey, who said that?

-Me, Sebastian!

-Sebastian.

Oh, yes. Who can guess what Sebastian's good at?

Songs.

Songs, you're right.

-Dancing.

-And dancing too.

But, of course, I am good at songs. Hit it.

Here we go. That's it.

# We played some games today especially hide and seek

# Margaret thought she was no good but turns out she was magnifique

# We're good at different things each and every one

# And now I think we all deserve to sing and dance and have some fun

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

-# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

-One more time!

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# La la la la la la la La la la la la la

# We've had a busy day How the time flies

# So now you veggies must be bedded down for the night. #

Come on Margaret, Colin, Raymond, Joan and Sebastian.

Settle down, you cheeky Wee MacGregors.

It's time for bed.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, night-night, Curtis.

Night-night.

Thanks for coming to see us today.

Thank you.

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# And listen to my gentle tune

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# We'll see you again soon. #

HE SNORES

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