Alexa: Meet the Family Our Family

# Come and see

# All of our families

# They're different

# Just like you and me

# See how we

# Live together happily

# It's fun to be

# Part of our family

# Our family

# Our family. #

Whose family are we going to meet today?

Alexa's.

Alexa is four years old.

She lives with her dad and little brother, Archie, who is three,

in a town near a river.

I wonder what they're up to today?

Alexa is getting ready for a picnic with Dad and Archie.

Archie, what shall we put in our picnic?

-Um, crispies.

-Crisps.

-Sandwiches.

-Sandwiches.

I already putted the biscuits in and I already putted the fruit in.

Would you like some chicken on a stick?

-Chicken on a stick. I'll get those.

-OK.

Can you reach? And there's some cheese as well.

We can put some cheese in our sandwiches.

What delicious food.

See if you can spread some butter.

It's making Archie hungry.

-Yummy.

-In my tummy.

Shall I put some more bread for you, Alexa, to make Archie a sandwich?

-Cos he's a bit busy eating that one, isn't he?

-Yeah.

Alexa is very good at putting the spread onto the bread.

-Well done.

-Sticky.

It is really sticky.

Into the picnic bag they go.

Anything else, Alexa?

We can have a pear for you, Dad.

-Thanks, I'd like a pear.

-But I want a pear too.

You can put a pear in.

Yeah.

We are ready to go.

-There.

-Great.

Shoes and coats on.

Off they go to a playground, with some piggies!

Before they eat their picnic, there's time to play pirates.

-Do you want some help?

-Daddy, I'm up here.

Look at you. Are you steering the pirate ship?

-Yeah, because I'm the captain.

-A-haar.

There's an anchor.

-Two anchors.

-Where?

There's one. Daddy, you can be our shipmate as well.

-Shall I be the shipmate?

-Yeah.

-Who's the captain?

-Archie.

What does the captain say?

-Does the captain say a-haar?

-Yeah.

He goes, "A-haar."

And his shipmates say aye-aye.

Aye, aye, Captain.

Pirate Alexa has abandoned ship.

Has she spotted treasure?

I see piggies. I love piggies.

Archie, over here.

Hello, piggies.

I can see a spotty one.

-Daddy, the pigs are so stinky.

-Are they?

-Yeah, pooh.

Pooh.

Look at that mud.

Oh, look, that one's eating mud.

Ew, can you see?

Ew.

Shall we have some mud for our lunch?

Yuck. It would be yucky.

Mud is not good.

Mud is so dirty.

-It is.

-Archie, would you like to eat mud for your lunch?

No.

What would you like for your lunch?

Food.

Archie's hungry.

It must be picnic time.

I'm chugging.

Chug, chug, chug...

-Great, what do you want to eat, then?

-Sandwich first.

OK. Can you find them?

-Oh, yeah.

-This one's my pack.

-Would you like a breadstick?

-Yeah.

-Oh, great.

I'll have chicken on a stick.

Oh, me too. Can I have a bite?

That's just pretend.

I know. You eat it.

What a perfect piggy picnic.

Back home, Dad is making balloon animals for Alexa and Archie.

-Shall we try and make a doggie?

-Yeah.

This can be his nose.

Daddy, that's the ears.

Is that the ears or is that the...

-That looks like ears, doesn't it?

-Daddy, that's the tail.

OK. There we go.

Yeah, my puppy.

Your puppy, Archie.

Oh, my doggie.

-Are you happy, Archie?

-Yeah. It's my baboon.

Your baboon?

What balloon animal does Alexa want?

Butterfly.

We might need...

..two balloons to make a butterfly.

Oh, actually, I wanted a blue one with it.

OK, so we're going to have a blue and pink butterfly?

Yes. That would be multicoloured.

Butterflies do come in lots of different colours.

ALEXA LAUGHS

Get off of my neck.

Daddy, these are the wings.

Well, these are meant to be the wings here, so maybe if we do...

-Hey.

-Do that.

-What a squeaky butterfly.

Oh.

That's a bit like a butterfly.

-It is.

-It might be a snail.

It doesn't move.

-Do you think your butterfly needs some eyes on?

-Yes.

I think if you use your imagination, it's a really good butterfly.

No. No,

no imagination.

My imagination's gone off.

She's an octopus.

I think I'll call her Ed.

Good name, Alexa.

Now the balloon animals can all play together.

-Hah. Woof, woof.

-Oh, no, I'm scared of the puppies.

Please don't eat me, puppies.

We won't!

Can we be friends?

Yeah. You can come to my party.

-It's my birthday today.

-Fantastic party.

-I love a party.

-We're going to eat the jelly.

-Nam, nam, nam.

-Don't eat all of it.

Sorry, I'm really hungry.

How about a special dance?

Octopus dance.

Do-do-do.

Flying puppy.

Flying puppies, flying octopus.

Whee.

-BALLOON BURSTS

-Oh!

Oh, Archie, what happened?

I don't know.

-Popped my tail.

-Oh, no.

BALLOON BURSTS

Oh, dear. The balloon puppy has gone poppy.

I'm going sliding.

Time for some garden fun,

and Alexa has transformed into Super Alexa superhero.

Archie, go and slide down the slide

and pretend you're stuck in the lava.

Help! Help!

-You have to say it louder.

-Help!

Help!

Archie pretends he's stuck in hot volcanic lava.

Super Alexa is here to help.

Climb!

Grab my hand.

Quick, Super Alexa.

Time to save your brother.

Oh, I need some help with the little boy.

-He's stuck in the lava.

-He's stuck in the lava, is he?

Super Dad comes to help.

Super Boy, do you need to come to the top?

No, he's the little boy.

Hooray! They're up.

And down again.

The little boy slid down the slide.

Safe from the lava, Archie wants to go on the super swing.

I want to get on the swing.

Super Girl helps.

Super Alexa to the rescue again.

I'm ready for a swing.

Yeah? Swing.

Super Girl's helping.

-Oh, no.

-Super Boy's fallen into the snake pit.

We're going to rescue you.

Fell in again.

Pretend Super Girl was swinging and she crashed into you.

Oh, crash.

Super Dad's fallen in the snake pit.

Help. Help!

Help me!

Phew. Everyone is safe from the pretend snake pit.

But Archie's fallen back into the lava.

Super Girl to the rescue.

Grab on to my hand.

-It's too far away.

-Climb up a bit.

Shall I grab your ankles and you can go further down?

Is everyone holding tight?

Grab my hands.

Will they EVER escape the lava?

What a great garden adventure.

I wonder who we're going to meet next time on Our Family?