(cheerful piano music begins)
♪ You are the best you the world will see ♪
♪ Come along now and share you with me ♪
♪ Let's learn something new and share feelings too ♪
♪ 'Cause these are the things to do to be the best you ♪
(cheerful music continues)
(magical chime)
- Okay.
I'll need to pick a time
and I'll need a place.
- Hello, Auntie Lena. - Oh.
- Oh, what are you writing?
- Why, hello, Possum.
Hello, friends.
I'm making a list to help me remember
and organize all the fun things
I wanna do for my party.
- Oh.
Well I know it's not your birthday,
so what kind of party are you having?
- I'm having a berry good blueberry party.
- Uh, a what?
I've never heard of a berry good blueberry party before,
but I like parties.
- I'm glad you like parties, Possum,
since you're invited.
I like my parties to have a theme,
and that's why this party
is all about my favorite fruit.
- Blueberries, right?
- Right.
- And what's the list for again?
Don't you just need blueberries?
- It's a to-do list.
Like we've talked about,
I write down the fun things we'll do at the party
and all the tasks I need to prepare.
Then, I check them off when they're done.
Would you like to help me think
of things to put on my list?
- Oh yeah.
Um, what you got so far?
- Okay, well, so far I've got, "Make a guest list,
send invitations."
- And oh, well, you'll need decorations.
- Oh. - And games.
- Okay. - And, well,
we've gotta have music.
- Oh.
Music.
Right you are, Possum.
- And Auntie Lena,
don't forget to add food to your list.
- Oh yeah.
How did I forget about the food?
- Oh, what kind of food are you gonna serve?
- Ooh, all of my blueberry favorites.
Blueberry smoothies,
corn and blueberry salad,
blueberry muffins.
And for dessert, I'll have to think of something
berry, berry special.
- Well, you're gonna need a lot of blueberries.
Hmm.
Oh, and we should have a story time.
- Oh yeah. - Are there any books
about blueberries?
- I have the perfect book.
It's called "Linh's Rooftop Garden"
by Dr. JaNay Brown-Wood
and illustrated by Samara Hardy.
- A garden on the rooftop?
But aren't those on the ground?
- You can have a garden anywhere.
In the ground, in a planter,
or on the roof, like Linh's.
Let's go to Fairwood Library
and listen with our friends
as Miss Antoinette reads.
(magical chime)
- [Together] Hi, friends. - Hi, friends.
(bright music begins) I'm Miss Antoinette.
- And I'm Curtis.
[Miss Antoinette] And today,
- we're gonna read "Linh's Rooftop Garden,"
written by JaNay Brown-Wood,
illustrated by Samara Hardy.
"Linh has many plants on her rooftop garden.
Today, Linh must find her blueberries
for her family brunch party.
What do we know about blueberries?
A blueberry is small, blue, and round in shape
with a thin skin that can be eaten.
It has pointy edges on the top that form a crown,
and a pale green inside
with many seeds in the center."
Do you see all the seeds?
- Mhm. - Yeah.
"It also grows in bunches on bushes,
hanging on by thin green stems
among waxy pointed leaves with smooth edges.
Let's help Linh find her blueberries!
A blueberry is small and blue.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are gooseberries.
A gooseberry is small,
and it can be many different colors
like purple, white, black, green, and red,
but not blue!
A blueberry is round in shape.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are blackberries.
A blackberry does have round balls all over it,
but those balls usually bunch together
to form a cone shape.
A blueberry has a thin skin that can be eaten.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are onions.
An onion does have a thin skin,
but its skin is peeled away and not eaten.
A blueberry has pointy edges on top that form a crown.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
That's broccoli.
Broccoli does have a crown,
but its crown is bushy like a tiny tree
and not pointy.
A blueberry has a pale green inside.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are tomatoes.
A tomato can have a pale green inside,
but its insides are mostly red
when ripe and ready to eat.
A blueberry has many seeds in the center.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are raspberries.
A raspberry has many seeds,
but its seeds are spread all around
instead of right in the center.
A blueberry grows in bunches on bushes.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are bananas.
Bananas do grow in bunches,
but they grow on trees, not on bushes.
A blueberry hangs from its bush by a thin green stem.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are peaches.
A peach does hang down by a stem,
but its stem is brown and thicker
than a blueberry stem.
A blueberry grows among waxy pointed leaves
with smooth edges.
Is that a blueberry?
No.
Those are strawberries.
A strawberry grows among leaves,
but its leaves are not waxy
and have many jagged points.
Linh's family brunch party won't be perfect
without her blueberries.
We've searched and searched and still no luck!
Where, where, where can they be?"
- "Are those blueberries?"
- [Miss Antoinette] "Why, yes!
Those are blueberries!
They are small, blue, and round in shape
with a thin skin that can be eaten.
They have crowns on top with pointy edges,
pale green insides,
and many seeds in their center.
And they grow in bunches on bushes
from thin green stems,
among waxy pointed leaves with smooth edges."
- [Curtis] "Hooray!
We found Linh's blueberries."
- "And just in time for some scrumptious treats!
Which produce can you find
at Linh's family brunch party?"
Curtis, can you help me find
some of the different types of produce on this page?
- Yep.
- Which ones do you see?
- I found the blueberries.
- [Miss Antoinette] Mmhm, in the pink bowl.
- [Curtis] Yep.
The turnips in that bowl.
- [Antoinette] In that nice blue, yep.
Bowl of white stripes. - Pancakes.
- [Miss Antoinette] Pancakes have blueberries
around them, right? - [Curtis] Yep.
- [Miss Antoinette] Okay, that's great.
That's a good find. - [Curtis] Bananas.
- [Miss Antoinette] The bananas.
- [Curtis] Peaches. - And the peaches
in that green bowl, plate.
- [Curtis] The blackberries.
[Miss Antoinette] Blackberries,
- you see the blackberries in the white bowl.
Good find. - [Curtis] The gooseberries.
- [Miss Antoinette] And the gooseberries, nice.
- [Curtis] Strawberries. - [Miss Antoinette] Mmhm.
- [Curtis] Broccoli. - And the broccoli.
Which of these produce items do you like the best?
- Like the best? - Mhm.
- I'm gonna have to say
raspberries and the blackberries.
- The raspberries and the blackberries, huh?
- Yep. - All right, Curtis,
thanks for reading with me today.
(both laughing)
Let's say goodbye to our friends.
- Okay.
- [Together] Bye, friends. - Bye, friends.
(cheerful music)
- [Possum] It's time for "Movement Minute."
(bouncing)
- Hello, friends.
My name is Miss Angie
with the Double Dutch Divas.
Welcome to "Movement Minute."
And we are at the Midtown Square Plaza.
I am here to teach you how to hula hoop.
One thing, go get your hula hoop.
And you stand in the middle,
you balance it on your back.
And then as you push it to the right or the left,
you gotta make sure that you move your hips
to keep the hula hoop goin'.
So ready, set, go.
There you go.
And then you can put your hands in the air
and you can do whatever you want if there's cardio.
Keep going and don't give up.
You can always turn around.
That's the fun part.
You can go like that.
And if you want to, you can go down
and you can come back up.
But if you wanna keep going, keep going.
Thank you for joining us for "Movement Minute."
Bye-bye, friends.
(magical chime)
- Wow, there are so many kinds of berries to enjoy.
Blackberries, raspberries, and gooseberries.
- And my favorite berry is a
blueberry. - Blueberry.
Auntie Lena, why do you like blueberries so much?
- They remind me of a burst of sunshine.
I love that they are sweet on the inside
and sour on the outside.
What do you like about blueberries, Possum?
- Oh, I like blueberries
because they make you happy.
Um, so what else do we need
to put on the list for your party?
[Together] Hmm. - Hmm.
Let me think.
- Oh, I know.
You need an art project.
- Oh, I do.
Do you know that you can
paint with blueberries? - What?
How do you paint with blueberries?
- It's a messy good time.
But let's look, listen, and learn
how to paint with blueberries
with Mr. Isaiah at Arte Noir.
(magical chime)
- Hi friends, it's Mr. Isaiah.
I'm at Arte Noir in the Central District
in Seattle, Washington.
And today, we're gonna be making
some blueberry baskets for Auntie Lena's blueberry party.
We have our example.
This is kinda what our project's gonna look like
in the end.
We have a little bone folder,
ruler, scissors, and a pencil, some glue.
I have a bunch of different types of card stock.
This is what we're gonna use to make our basket.
Some blue paint and a little palette holder,
some wet wipes 'cause we're gonna be using our fingers,
and some blueberries
'cause I'm gonna show you a cool way to paint
with something new other than a paintbrush.
So to get started, we're gonna kind of pick
which paper we want to use for our basket.
What kind of materials do you think
a basket is normally made out of?
We - this one could be like wood.
What about this one?
This could be like wicker.
There's tons of stuff that you could
make a basket out of.
So today, I'm gonna pick,
I really like this kind of texture
on this card stock right here.
So I'm gonna work with this one.
I also have a white piece of paper
that's gonna be our background.
And we're gonna be kind of decorating
with our blueberries at the end.
So I'm gonna start with my brown piece of paper here.
I'm actually gonna fold it in half.
This is a great time
where we could use our folder
to kind of really get our crease down on the paper.
Now the next thing we're gonna do
is we're gonna cut our paper in half.
Now remember, if you need help with scissors,
you can always talk to an adult
and they can help you do this step.
All right, I'm just cutting right along
that fold that I made.
There we go.
You can kinda pick which side.
Either side is great.
Now we're gonna cut the sides of our basket at an angle.
I kind of sometimes like using a ruler and pencil
so I can kind of plan out where I'm gonna cut.
A great way to think about it
is making a little triangle
in each corner of your basket.
Try to make this as even as possible,
but no worries if they're a little different.
Okay, let's get cuttin'.
I'm just gonna cut right on that line.
Perfect.
Feel free to turn the paper around
if you need to get a better grip.
The next step is we're gonna be folding over
the lip of our basket.
So I'm just gonna do a little fold like this.
Once that's nice and folded,
we're gonna use a little bit of glue
to make sure it stays down.
I'm just gonna put one really thin strip of glue
underneath my fold
and maybe a little bit of glue
on the top of the fold too.
You can do a fun little zigzag design too.
All right, I'm gonna fold that over
and then press down.
Now I'm drawing some ovals
at the bottom of my basket.
Okay.
We are gonna cut these out.
Now do the best you can.
Doesn't have to be perfect.
I usually kind of like doing a rounded top right there
and then cutting two straight lines.
You don't have to have holes
in the bottom of your basket if you don't want.
I think it's a fun way
to kind of make your basket stand out.
But it's totally up to you
on what you want to do with your basket.
So I've got my basket.
It's looking pretty good.
Now I need to make sure it's on my paper,
so I'm gonna whip out the glue again.
When I'm gluing, I really like going around the edges
of my whatever I'm gluing down.
This kind of makes sure
that nothing's curling upwards when the glue dries,
and it stays nice and stuck to the paper.
So I do a nice line around the edge,
and then I'm gonna fill in
a little bit of glue on the inside.
Now I'm gonna carefully flip over my basket,
and I'm gonna put it right on my paper.
Now we have our basket.
Here comes the fun part.
We're gonna start painting with our finger paint,
and this is gonna be all the different blueberries
that are gonna be in our basket
for Auntie Lena's party.
I'm gonna start by putting the, uh, paint
right in this little palette.
There we go.
Now normally, you use a paintbrush when you're painting.
Let's think about some things we could use
for when we're painting other than a paintbrush.
Maybe our fingers, maybe an actual blueberry.
That's kind of crazy, right?
Let's see what that looks like.
So I'm gonna dip my blueberry right in the blue paint.
And now I'm gonna just lightly press it down.
You want to get a lot of that paint on there.
And you can kind of start designing your blueberry basket.
Are all blueberries the same shape and size?
No way, right?
All right, that's some over here.
Maybe I want to try a different sized blueberry,
like a pretty big one, right?
There we go.
I usually start with kind of the blueberries
at the bottom, right?
When we're filling a basket,
it's gonna fill up from the bottom.
And then the blueberries that are sitting on top
are usually gonna be a little bit smaller.
So I'm gonna use a big blueberry for the bottom.
You can try turning and twisting your blueberry.
If you kind of just do the same up and down motion,
you're gonna get a lot of blueberries that look the same.
So maybe we wanna make all of our blueberries
a little different.
There we go.
So that's another one.
Maybe I'm gonna use my finger now.
See what that looks like.
Ooh, I really like the textures in there.
You can see all the parts
of my fingerprint in the paint.
Okay.
And I also have different sized fingers, right?
So maybe I'm gonna use my pinky
for some small blueberries.
There we go.
Whoa, the basket is totally filling up.
Let's keep going.
What's your favorite type of fruit?
Are there any type of fruits
that you'd kind of go picking, looking for?
I always picked blackberries with my mom.
What kind of fruits grow around where you live?
All right.
Now, sometimes when we're picking up
blueberries from a farmer's market,
we might, uh, be carrying them home
and some of them might fall out of our basket, right?
So maybe I'm gonna have some blueberries
falling out the side.
All right, how's it looking?
Do you think Auntie Lena's gonna like
all these blueberries we picked?
All right, let's put our finishing touches on there.
I think that's it.
All right, now that we're all done with our project,
let's make sure we clean up our space.
I have some wet wipes.
My hands are a little covered in paint.
Gonna make sure my area's nice and clean.
All right.
Looks good.
Let's take a look.
We have a blueberry basket
for Auntie Lena's blueberry party.
Thanks so much for joining me, friends.
Have a good one, see you next time.
(magical chime)
- Woohoo, I can't wait to show Mama Possum
my blueberry basket painting.
- It's beautiful.
- Oh, thank you.
- See?
It's a perfect activity for the party.
- Mhm.
Um, Auntie Lena?
Is there anything else to put on the list?
- Well, let's see.
Got invitations, check.
Art project, check.
And we planned the menu, check.
- And you've got music,
but we need dancing too.
And I can play my concertina
for people to dance to.
- Let's plan on it.
I'll add you to my list for entertainment.
- Oh, I like that, Auntie Lena.
Um, what song should I play?
- Hmm.
Ooh, I know.
You know how to play
the hokey pokey. - Mhm.
- We can do that.
I love doing that dance.
It's definitely going on my list.
- But will everyone know how to do it?
- If not, it's easy to learn,
all that shaking and clapping
and turning yourself around.
My friend Miss Destiny is a ballerina.
She'll be a great leader
to teach us how to do the hokey pokey.
Let's go to her backyard
where she and our friends can teach us.
(magical chime)
- [Together] Hi, friends. - Hi, friends.
My name is Miss Destiny,
and I'm here with Aerin, Riah, and Orion.
And today, we're gonna teach you
the hokey pokey dance, right?
So come on, friends, get up and join us.
Let's try it.
We ready?
So we're gonna put our right foot in.
You put your right foot out.
You put your right foot in,
and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
Now our left foot.
Left foot in, you put your left foot out.
You put your left foot in,
and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
Right hand.
You put your right hand in.
You put your right hand out.
You put your right hand in,
and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
Left hand.
You put your left hand in.
You put your left hand out.
You put your left hand in,
and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
Whole self.
We put our whole selves in.
You put your whole self out.
You put your whole self in,
and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
Yay.
Great job, everyone.
Thank you so much, everyone.
And friends at home, you did a great job.
Bye, friends.
- [Together] Bye, friends. - Bye, friends.
- I'm so excited.
We are organized
and ready to party. - Mhm.
- We've got invitations- - [Possum] Mhm.
- Games- - Mhm.
- Music- - Mhm.
- Dancing- - Mhm.
- Art- - Mhm.
- And we have the best food:
[Together] blueberries. - Blueberries.
- Oh, it's gonna be a fun time.
- Mhm, and it feels good
to see all those check marks, huh?
- It does.
It's why I like to make lists,
when I have a goal to reach.
- And you put down
all the steps to remember everything.
- You know, Possum,
lists aren't just for school, work, and chores.
There are so many fun lists to make.
- What other fun lists do you make, Auntie Lena?
- I have lists of restaurants I wanna eat at,
books I wanna read, books I've read.
You can even make a list of the things
that you like about yourself
or things you're grateful for.
- Oh, and remember when our friend Sandy
taught us to make a list of what to take on vacation?
- That's right.
Now you're getting the hang of it.
- Oh, I wanna make a list
of all the foods I wanna try too.
Speaking of food, that reminds me,
we didn't make any snacks today.
- Oh.
That's not a problem.
Here.
Have a blueberry.
(Possum munching)
They're already made,
delicious and healthy snack.
Simply dig in and munch away.
- Mhm.
Yippee, food.
Oh, I had fun making a list
and checking things off for your party.
Thanks for letting me help you, Auntie Lena.
- Well, thank you,
and you're welcome, Possum.
And friends, thank you for taking the time
to look, listen, and learn with us today.
Remember, you are the best you
that the world will ever see.
- Bye for now.
- Bye-bye
- [Announcer] Now for Auntie Lena's Parent Tip.
- Today's episode on list-making for a party
is a fun way to help early learners
think about planning.
Learning how to plan to achieve our goals
is a key building block
for self-efficacy and self-confidence.
Planning is a tool that gets us from good to great.
And it's an easy way to grow critical thinking skills,
while at the same time seeing our accomplishments.
Like adults, little ones may get excited or anxious
about an event or accomplishing a task.
Breaking down events or tasks
with the help of a list brings peace of mind.
Organizational tips like writing down a to-do list,
setting deadlines,
and thinking through all the steps towards an event
can set your kiddo up for success
to be the best that they can be.
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- [Announcer] "Look, Listen and Learn"
is brought to you in part by Thistle Theatre.
Thistle Theatre is a local professional
puppet theater for families.
We feature an ancient Japanese style of puppetry
called Tabletop Bunraku.
Learn more at thistletheatre.org.
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