(music plays)

Emily walks on the street carrying a balloon bouquet.

Emily is in her twenties, with long slightly wavy brown hair with lighter tips and wears jeans, a printed top and a flesh tone leather jacket.

Animated frames show clips of children at parties.

Emily says EVERYONE LOVES A PARTY,
AND THIS BASH
COMES WITH A TWIST:
TWO KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET.
ONE IS A PARTY HOST,
THIS IS THEIR CELEBRATION;

A girl next to Emily blows a party horn.

Emily says THE OTHER WILL GET
A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.

Two girls sing at a party with a Mexican music band.

They all says HOLA!

Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
AND YOU'RE INVITED!

Emily shows a tablet with the name of the show. It reads "It's my party!"

Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!

Emily stands in the set of Party HQ.

Emily says HI, GUYS! I'M EMILY,
AND WELCOME TO PARTY HQ.
TODAY, WE'LL BE MATCHING UP
TWO INCREDIBLE KIDS
WHO HAVE NEVER MET
AND SENDING THEM OFF
TO A MEGA PARTY.
LET'S WASTE NO TIME
AND MEET OUR PARTY HOST, RUBY!

Ruby's pictures appears in a frame on screen.

Ruby is around 12, with shoulder length straight brown hair and wears glasses and a gray T-shirt.

Emily says THREE THINGS ABOUT
RUBY: SHE STARTED
A SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB;
SHE HAS TWO GUINEA PIGS,
AND SHE PLAYS THE VIOLIN.
SHE'S GONNA GIVE US SOME CLUES
AS TO WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

Ruby says I ACTUALLY LOVE TO PARTY.
I HOST A BUNCH OF PARTIES.

Emily says LET'S GET STARTED!
RUBY, COME ON OUT!
HI!

Ruby walks in the set and says HI!

They high-five.

Emily says OK, FIRST THINGS FIRST.
CAN YOU SIGN THE WORD PARTY?
Ruby says YEAH!

Ruby signs the word and says P-A-R-T-Y.

Emily says WHOA, THAT IS IMPRESSIVE!

Ruby says THANKS.

Emily says OK, LET'S GET STARTED.
CAN YOU REVEAL SOME CLUES
AS TO WHERE WE'RE HEADED?
Ruby says SO, YOU HAVE TO WEAR
A COSTUME;
WE EAT FOOD
THAT'S SHAPED AS A TRIANGLE,
AND WE TELL LOTS OF STORIES.

Emily says I CAN'T WAIT.
ARE YOU READY TO MEET
YOUR PERFECT PARTY PAL
AND REVEAL WHAT PARTY
YOU'RE GOING TO?
Ruby says YES!

Emily says I WANNA MAKE SURE
I MATCH YOU UP
WITH THE PERFECT PERSON.
FOLLOW ME!

They walk over to a large screen.

Emily says OK. TELL US THREE THINGS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IN A PLUS ONE.
Ruby says WELL, I WOULD WANT THEM
TO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR,
TO BE OPEN TO DIFFERENT THINGS
AND TO BE A GOOD LISTENER.

Emily says SOLID CHOICES! I THINK
I CAN WORK WITH THIS.
OK. PARTY HQ DATABASE,
DO YOUR THING!

Pictures of kids are shuffled around on the screen.

Emily says SHOW RUBY HER MATCH!

(fanfare)

Emily says IT'S RONAN!

A picture of a boy holding a drink appears on the screen.
Ruby says WHO'S RONAN?

Emily says EXACTLY!

Ronan is around 12, with short brown hair and wears a green T-shirt with a print on the front and a fedora.

Emily says OK. THREE THINGS
ABOUT RONAN: HE HAS A PET LEOPARD GECKO
NAMED PEANUT;
HE'S AN URBAN FISHERMAN,
AND HE'S BEEN TO NICARAGUA.
OK. ARE YOU READY
TO MEET RONAN?
Ruby says YEAH!

Emily says ALL RIGHT! RONAN, WELCOME
TO PARTY HQ!

Ronan walks in and says HI!

Emily and Ruby say HI!

Ronan high fives Emily and Ruby.

Emily says PARTY PIC?

Ronan and Ruby say PARTY PIC!

They pose for a picture.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Ronan says I'M SUPER READY
TO GET MY PARTY ON.

Emily says OK, RONAN.
ARE YOU SO EXCITED TO FIND OUT
WHAT CELEBRATION AWAITS?

Ronan says YEAH! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS.

Emily points at a button on a table and says RUBY, I'M GONNA COUNT YOU DOWN.
WHEN I DO, YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER
THERE AND PRESS THAT BUTTON.
ONCE YOU PUSH IT,
A BUNCH OF BALLOONS ARE GONNA
FALL FROM THE CEILING AND IT'S
YOUR JOB, RONAN, TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOONS.

Ronan says OK!

Several balloons appear inside a long glass tube.

Emily says BECAUSE INSIDE A GOLD
BALLOON IS YOUR INVITATION
TO THE CELEBRATION. DO YOU
THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

Ronan say YEAH!
Ruby says YES!

Emily says OK! LET'S GET TO IT. THREE...
TWO... ONE! GO, GO, GO, GO!
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

Ruby pushes the button. The balloons fall from the ceiling.

Ruby says WOW!

Emily says OK! REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOON!

Ruby says WHERE IS IT?

Ruby says TRY THIS ONE!

Ronan says NOTHING IN IT.

Emily says NOTHING IN IT?
OK! KEEP SEARCHING!

Ruby says THERE'S ONE!

Emily says IS THERE ANYTHING
IN THERE?
Ruby says NOTHING IN THERE.

Emily says OK, LET'S
KEEP LOOKING!

Ronan says THERE'S ONE! THAT MUST BE IT!

Ronan pops a balloon, grabs a note and says I FOUND IT!

Emily says WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT SAY?

Ronan says YOU ARE INVITED TO... PURIM!

(music plays)

"Purim" is written on the screen in large colourful letters.

Emily says AWESOME! HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO PURIM BEFORE?

Ronan says NO!

Emily says ARE YOU EXCITED
TO GO?

Ronan says YEAH!
I NEVER HEARD OF PURIM BEFORE,
BUT I WAS REALLY EXCITED
TO LEARN ABOUT SOMETHING
I NEVER KNEW EXISTED.

Emily says RUBY, CAN YOU TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PURIM?
Ruby says THERE'S LOTS OF GAMES, LOTS OF
FOOD, AND IT'S LOTS OF FUN.

Ronan says THAT SOUNDS AMAZING!

Emily says DOESN'T IT?
ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S LEARN
SOME MORE ABOUT PURIM. COME ON.
OK. WATCH THIS.

Pictures of Purim show up on the screen.

Emily says PURIM IS A CARNIVAL-STYLE PARTY
WITH COSTUMES AND GAMES.
THE EVENT IS HELD
TO CELEBRATE THE SAVING
OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE FROM THE
EVIL HAMAN.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN GOALS
OR
MITZVOT
OF THE DAY.
THE FIRST IS TO LISTEN
TO THE PUBLIC READING
OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER.
SECOOND, SEND YUMMY GIFTS OF
FOOD
TO YOUR FRIENDS.
NEXT, SHOW CHARITY
BY GIVING TO THOSE IN NEED.
AND LAST
BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST,
EAT A DELICIOUS, FESTIVE FEAST.
NOW, BEFORE YOU GO,
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PART!
A PARTY PHONE FOR YOU,
AND A PARTY PHONE FOR YOU.
I'M GONNA BE CALLING YOU
ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I DON'T
WANNA MISS A THING.
THE FUN AWAITS
THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BYE, GUYS!

The kids say BYE!

Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PARTY
BEGINS NOW.

Ronan says I'M SUPER EXCITED
TO GO TO THE PARTY.
I'VE NEVER DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
Ruby says I AM SO EXCITED
TO SHARE MY PARTY WITH RONAN.
I THINK HE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(KIDS LAUGHING)

4 kids dance around excitedly.

A girl does a cartwheel.

The kids say WOO!

Kids say WHAT IS PURIM?

A girl says A FOOD?

A boy with red hair says YEAH, I THINK
IT'S FOOD.

The girl says FOOD IS EVERYTHING.

Kids say WHAT?

The girl says IT'S A GAME!

Another girl says IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH ROLLING A DICE.

The first girl says ROLL THE DICE.

A third girl says WHAT? WHAT?

The boy says IT'S A PARTY.

The girls say IT IS?

The boy says WELL,
I ACTUALLY GUESSED.

The first girl says IT'S A
COSTUME PARTY.

The third girl says SO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE
HALLOWEEN BUT IT ISN'T?
(DINGING)

Emily says PARTY HOST RUBY AND HER GUEST
RONAN HAVE BEEN MATCHED UP,
AND THEY'LL BE ATTENDING
A PURIM PARTY.
RUBY KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE EVENT,
BUT RONAN'S NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
THE CELEBRATION STARTS TOMORROW,
AND THERE'S STILL TIME FOR FUN.
THERE'S A PARTY PREP,
PARTY SURPRISE
AND PARTY CHALLENGE
THAT THESE TWO NEW BESTIES
WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE
BEFORE THE BIG DAY.
LET'S CHECK IN ON THEM NOW.

"Party Challenge" is written in large colourful letters.

(music plays)

Emily says CALL RUBY'S PARTY PHONE.

Ruby and Ronan are outside a children's boutique called "Twice as nice."

(RINGING)

Emily says HEY, GUYS!

The kids say HI, EMILY!

Emily says ARE YOU READY
FOR YOUR CHALLENGE?
Ruby says BRING IT ON!

Ronan says YEAH!

Emily says DRESSING UP IS ALWAYS
IN FASHION, AND YOU'LL BE
PUTTING TOGETHER AN OUTFIT
FOR THE PURIM PARTY.

Ronan says THAT SOUNDS FUN!
Ruby says YEAH!

Emily says REMEMBER TO SEARCH
EVERY AISLE FOR HIDDEN GEMS.

Ruby says WE WILL.

Emily says I'LL CHECK IN
ONCE YOU'RE AT CHECKOUT. BYE!

The kids say BYE!

Twice as nice is filled with aisles of kids' costumes and colourful wigs.

(music plays)

Ruby says WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS GOING
COSTUME SHOPPING, I WAS
SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE I LOVE
SHOPPING, AND I LOVE COSTUMES.

Ruby looks through a rack of costumes.

Ronan holds up a yellow raincoat.
Ruby says THIS COULD BE GOOD!

Ronan says RUBY'S REALLY NICE,
AND I LIKE HOW SHE
TELLS ME ALL THE STORIES.
SO, IS IT LIKE HALLOWEEN?
Ruby says NO. WE DON'T GET CANDY,
BUT WE HAVE A CARNIVAL
AND IT'S LOTS OF FUN.

Ronan gives Ruby a costume and says WOW!
THIS ONE'S SO GOOD!
Ruby says OK. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

Ronan says OH, THAT ONE'S MY FAVE.

Ruby says IT WAS REALLY FUN
LOOKING FOR COSTUMES
WITH RONAN BECAUSE HE'S
VERY FUN AND VERY OPEN
TO DIFFERENT THINGS.
AH!

Ronan says JUST TRY ALL OF THESE ON
FOR ME. OK?
Ruby says UH, YEAH. OK.
YEAH. I'M GOOD. THANKS.

She drops all the costumes.

Ruby and Ronan try on a bunch of costumes.

They dress as cave people and give each other a high-five.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Ruby says WE TRIED A COSTUME WITH A
CAVEMAN AND LIKE A
'80S LIKE ROCKSTAR.
BUT MY FAVOURITE ONE
WAS WHEN I WAS THE WOLF.
GRR!

Ruby wears a brown wolf costume and Ronan comes out dressed as a pig.

(SNORTING)

Ronan says I LIKE MAKING FUNNY PIG NOISES
WHEN I HAVE THAT COSTUME ON.
Ruby says GRR!

Ronan says AH!

Ruby chases Ronan around the store.

(FAST-PACED MUSIC)
(SNORTING)
Ruby says YOU KNOW, THESE COSTUMES
ARE FUN AND ALL,
BUT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE BE THE KING
AND QUEEN ESTHER
FROM THE PURIM STORY?

Ronan says WHO ARE THEY?
Ruby says WELL, ESTHER
WAS THE ONE
WHO SAVED THE JEWS,
AND THE KING,
BECAUSE HE WAS ROYAL, PROTECTED
THEM FROM BEING EXILED.

Ronan says I THINK I CAN MAKE THAT WORK.
(ROCK MUSIC)

Ruby and Ronan search through the store to find king and queen costumes.

They bring their chosen outfits to the checkout counter.

Ruby says HERE YOU GO.

A lady at the checkout counter says THANKS.

Ronan says FOR MY KING COSTUME,
I FOUND A SWORD,
A CROWN,
AND A REALLY COOL KING ROBE.
Ruby says WE PICKED
SOME REALLY GREAT COSTUMES,
AND I CAN'T WAIT
FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE
SO SURPRISED.
(RINGING)

Ruby says OH HEY, EMILY!

Emily says HOW ARE MY TWO SHOPPERS DOING?
Ruby says GOOD.

Ronan says YEAH.

Emily says DID YOU FIND
THE PERFECT PARTY OUTFIT?
Ruby says I THINK WE DID.

Ronan says MM-HMM.

Emily says WELL, GUESS WHAT?
THERE'S EVEN MORE IN STORE.

They say OK!

Emily says RONAN, YOU'LL BE DOING
SOME ASSEMBLING. AND RUBY,
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
TRIANGULAR FOR YOU.
TALK SOON. BYE!

They say BYE!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

4 kids dance around.

(KIDS LAUGHING)

Kids say FASHION SHOW!

The kids appear in costumes.

(KIDS LAUGHING)

They say WOO! KINGS AND QUEENS!

The boy says KINGS, UM...

The first girl says FIGHT.

The boy says UH, KINGS...

The second girl says SIT AROUND
AND BE LAZY.

The first girl says WHAT ABOUT A QUEEN?

The boy says I AM A KING!
(KIDS LAUGHING)

The second girl says I'M NOT GOOD AT ACTING, THOUGH.

The third girl poses with one arm across her stomach and the other across her back and says JUST LIKE THIS.
(KIDS GIGGLING)

The first girl says I RULE THIS CASTLE!

The second girl says WE JUST NEED TO
GO A LITTLE DEEPER.

The boy says REALLY SERIOUS!

The first girl says RULE THE CASTLE!

The second girl says YEAH!

The boy says MUCH BETTER!

At the set, Emily says RUBY AND HER GUEST RONAN
CAN'T WAIT TO GET PARTYING
AT PURIM TOMORROW,
BUT THERE'S STILL A FEW THINGS
TO GET DONE
BEFORE THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN.
RUBY IS GOING TO BE
BAKING SOMETHING SWEET,
AND RONAN IS GONNA HAVE
A BASKETFUL OF FUN.
LET'S CHECK IN ON THEM NOW!

Party surprise is written in large, colourful letters.

(music plays)

Emily says CALL RONAN'S PARTY PHONE.

Ronan waits outside the Holy Blossom Temple.

(RINGING)
(BEEPING)

Emily says HI, RONAN!

Ronan says HI, EMILY!

Emily says TIME FOR YOUR
CHALLENGE. YOU GAME?

Ronan says I CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE WHAT'S NEXT!

Emily says RABBI HELFMAN
AT HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE
IS WAITING INSIDE.
HE'S GOT ALL THE DETAILS.
OH, AND RONAN?

Ronan says YEAH?

Emily says YOU BETTER HURRY UP,
BECAUSE YOU'LL BE RACING
AGAINST THE CLOCK. BYE!

Ronan says BRING IT. BYE!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Ronan walks around the room filled with books and decorations for children.

A caption reads "Rabbi Helfman."

Rabbi Helfman is in his thirties, with short receding brown hair and a stubble. He wears glasses, a gray suit, a white shirt and a kippah.

Rabbi Helfman says HI, RONAN. I'M RABBI HELFMAN.

Ronan says HI.

Rabbi Helfman says WELCOME TO HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE.
DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE?

Ronan says UH, I HAVE NO IDEA.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT EMILY MEANT
BY "LET'S GET PACKING"?

Rabbi Helfman says YEAH, SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE
SOME BASKETS. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE DO IS WE GIVE
BASKETS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
AND BASKETS TO OUR FRIENDS.

Ronan says I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
THE PURIM BASKET TRADITION.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED
TO FIND OUT
THAT I WAS MAKING THOSE BASKETS.

Rabbi Helfman says THEY'RE CALLED
MISHLOACH MANOT.
CAN YOU SAY
MISHLOACH MANOT?
READY?
MISHLOACH...

Ronan says MISHLOACH...

Rabbi Helfman says MANOT.

Ronan says MANOT.
BASKETS NAME WERE REALLY HARD
TO PRONOUNCE.

Rabbi Helfman says SAY IT 10 TIMES FAST.

Ronan says MISHLOACH MANOT,
MISHLOACH MANOT, MISHLOACH...
I CAN'T DO IT!
IT'S SO HARD!

Rabbi Helfman says AH!

Ronan says IT WAS
A REALLY HARD TONGUE TWISTER.

Rabbi Helfman says MISHLOACH.
(CHUCKLING)

Rabbi Helfman says IT'S OK. BUT WE CAN STILL GET
THE THINGS GOING, OK?
I'VE GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT
SNACKS AND FOODS,
AND WE NEED YOU
TO SORT THEM ALL RIGHT NOW
BY COLOUR. WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME. OK, READY?

Ronan says THE FIRST STEP
WAS TO SORT THEM BY COLOUR,
EXCEPT THE CATCH WAS THAT
YOU HAD TO DO IT REALLY FAST.
Rabbi Helfman says GO!

(RONAN GASPS)

Ronan start sorting the packaged foods on the table.

(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

Rabbi Helfman says YOU'RE DOING GREAT!
THEY NEED TO BE AT LEAST TWO
DIFFERENT ITEMS IN EACH BASKET
TO BE A REAL
MISHLOACH MANOT,
TO BE A REAL GIFT FOR SOMEONE.
WE GOT SNACKS AND FRUIT.

Ronan says I SORTED THEM REALLY FAST.
I WAS... I DON'T KNOW
HOW I DID IT.
BUT IT... I DIDN'T EVEN...
I WASN'T EVEN THINKING.

Rabbi Helfman says THAT'S AWESOME.
GREAT, YOU DID IT! HIGH FIVE!
THERE WE GO. SO, NOW WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA GO,
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT THESE IN
EACH OF THE SAME COLOUR BASKETS
SO THEY LOOK NICE AND PRETTY
FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'RE
GONNA GET THEM.

Ronan says OK!

Rabbi Helfman says OK, GO FOR IT!

Ronan says THE SECOND STEP WAS TO PUT THEM
IN THE BASKET AND SORT THEM.

Rabbi Helfman says SO,
MISHLOACH MANOT,
THESE BASKETS YOU'RE MAKING,
AND IT ACTUALLY SAYS IN THE
MEGILLAH
WE READ,
IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER,
THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING OUT
THESE GIFTS TO OUR FRIENDS
AND AS A GIFT
TO THE POOR AS WELL.

Ronan says THAT'S SO COOL!

Rabbi Helfman says GLAD YOU'RE ABLE HELP US
DO THESE. THESE BASKETS
LOOK AWESOME.

Ronan says THANK YOU.

Rabbi Helfman says WE'RE DOING GREAT FOR TIME.
ALL WE HAVE LEFT TO DO
IS TO WRAP THESE BASKETS UP.

Ronan pulls out some colourful gift wrap and starts wrapping the baskets.

(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

Ronan says SO, IT HAD TO BE
THE BLUISH PAPER
WITH THE BLUE BASKET
AND THE RED PAPER
WITH THE RED BASKET.
AND AT THE END,
WE TIED IT OFF.
I HAD LOTS OF FUN MAKING
THE BASKETS WITH THE RABBI.
I REALLY ENJOYED MAKING THEM
SUPERFAST. IT WAS SUPER FUN.
THERE WE GO!

Rabbi Helfman says HIGH FIVE AGAIN.
SO, WE'VE GOT SOME TIME LEFT
BECAUSE YOU DID
SUCH A GREAT JOB. I THINK YOU
SHOULD TRY SOME OF THE FOOD
THAT WE PACKED UP, RIGHT?

Ronan says OOH! SURE.

Rabbi Helfman says HOW DOES IT TASTE?

Ronan says I'VE NEVER HAD A JEWISH TREAT
BEFORE, BUT I REALLY LIKED THEM.
IT TASTES LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER.

Rabbi Helfman says IT'S DELICIOUS!
IT'S A NICE, ISRAELI
PEANUT BUTTER SNACK.

Ronan says MM-HMM!

Rabbi Helfman says SO, WHY DON'T YOU, UM,
PASS ME THESE BASKETS,
THEN WE'LL CARRY THEM OFF,
GIVE THEM ALL OUT
TO PEOPLE?
AH!
THIS ONE LOOKS
PRETTY YUMMY.

Rabbi Helfman says OK.

Ronan says THIS ONE ALSO
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

Rabbi Helfman says OK.

Ronan says WHEN I GAVE
ALL THE BASKETS TO THE RABBI,
I STACKED THEM ALL
IN HIS HANDS.
AND THEY WERE COVERING HIS FACE.
IT WAS REALLY FUNNY.

Rabbi Helfman says THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Ronan says YOU'RE WELCOME!
I DON'T KNOW HOW,
BUT HE DIDN'T DROP THEM.
HE MUST HAVE
REALLY GOOD BALANCE.

4 kids dance around.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(KIDS LAUGHING)

Kids say PARTY TRADITIONS!
A girl with purple-framed glasses says AT EASTER, OUR TRADITION
IS TO FIND
ALL THE HIDDEN EGGS. WOO!

A boy in a black hat says WE GO SOMEWHERE RANDOM.
WE PUT UP A DISCO BALL,
AND WE DANCE.

The girl says DANCE PARTY!

A boy in a knit hat says FUN.

Kids say TRY THIS SNACK!

The boy in the knit hat says UH, I THINK THAT'S
A PEANUT BUTTER CHEESY NIBBLE.

The girl with glasses says NOT BAD...
BUT NOT COMPLETELY
GOOD EITHER.

The boy in the black hat raise up his hands and says A MILLION THUMBS UP.
EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE FINGERS.

The girl with glasses says I COULD EAT ABSOLUTELY...
NO MORE IN MY LIFE.

At the set, Emily says RONAN'S BUSY PACKING AWAY.
LET'S SEE WHAT RUBY'S GOT
GOING ON IN THE KITCHEN.

(music plays)

"Party Prep" is written in large, colourful letters.

Emily talks to her phone and says CALL RUBY'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
Ruby says HI, EMILY!

Emily says HEY, RUBY! I SEE YOU'VE MADE IT
TO YOUR NEXT STOP.
GET READY FOR SOME JAMMING,
ROLLING AND BAKING.
Ruby says I LOVE BAKING!

Emily says GREAT, BECAUSE YOU'LL BE MAKING
A TRADITIONAL PASTRY
THAT'LL BE SERVED
AT THE PURIM PARTY!
Ruby says SOUNDS YUMMY!

Emily says EVERYONE'S IN FOR
A REAL TREAT.
TIME TO GET BAKING!
CHAT SOON. BYE!
Ruby says BYE!
I LOVE BAKING, SO THAT WAS
SO EXCITING FOR ME.

Ruby meets Lisa in a kitchen.

Lisa is in her forties, with long straight brown hair and wears glasses and a green sweater.

Ruby says HI, LISA!

Lisa says HI, RUBY!

They high-five.
Lisa says WELCOME TO THE KITCHEN.
GUESS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
Ruby says ARE WE MAKING
HAMANTASHEN?

Lisa says I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
PURIM'S TOMORROW;
LET'S GET STARTED.
I HAVE AN APRON
FOR YOU TO WEAR.

Ruby says OOH!

Lisa says LET'S GET THIS ON.
Ruby says THINK RONAN IS GONNA
LOVE THESE COOKIES.
EVERYBODY LOVES
HAMANTASHEN.
THEY'RE COOKIES!

Lisa says I KNOW YOU'VE
DONE THIS BEFORE.

Ruby says YEAH.

Lisa says SUGAR IN. BAKING POWDER
AND A LITTLE BIT OF SALT. AND
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A STIR?
PERFECT. SHALL WE
EACH CRACK AN EGG?

Ruby says I THINK THIS IS
GONNA BE EGGS-QUISITE!

Lisa says OH, RUBY!

Ruby says THE
HAMANTASHENS
ARE SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ONLY GET
TO EAT THEM AT PURIM.

Lisa says WE NEED SOME OIL.
DO YOU WANNA DUMP THAT IN?

Ruby says SURE.

Lisa says AND OUR LAST
WET INGREDIENT IS...

Ruby says VANILLA. IT SMELLS VERY GOOD.

Lisa says ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE
ALL THIS A STIR.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA STIR
OUR WET AND OUR DRY TOGETHER.

Ruby says OK.

Lisa says OUT OF 10, HOW WELL DO YOU
THINK YOU KNOW THE PURIM STORY?

Ruby says 10.

Lisa says MAIN CHARACTERS?

Ruby says ESTHER,
KING AHASUERUS,
MORDECAI AND HAMAN.

A thumb up Emoji appears on screen.

Lisa says WHY DO WE MAKE
HAMANTASHEN

FOR PURIM?

Ruby says IN THE PURIM STORY,
THE ENEMY WAS NAMED HAMAN,
AND HAMAN HAD A TRIANGLE HAT
AND TRIANGLE EARS.
AND THESE ARE
SHAPED LIKE A TRIANGLE.

Lisa says YOU GOT IT!
TELL ME WHO MORDECAI WAS.

Ruby says WELL, MORDECAI WAS
ESTHER'S UNCLE,
AND ESTHER WAS THE QUEEN
WHO SAVED THE JEWS,
AND HAMAN WAS THE EVIL CHARACTER
WHO WANTED TO PUT
THE JEWS INTO EXILE.

Lisa says YOU DEFINITELY KNOW YOUR STUFF.
AND WHO ARE YOU DRESSING UP AS
FOR PURIM?

Ruby says ESTHER.

Lisa says OH!

Ruby starts rolling out the dough.

Lisa says USE THOSE MUSCLES, RUBY!
YOU GOT THIS.
Ruby says THANKS.

Lisa says LOOKIN' GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T WE
CUT A FEW CIRCLES?

She picks up a cookie cutter and says I'M GONNA USE
THE BLUE ONE.

Lisa says I'M GONNA USE PURPLE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW COMES
THE BEST PART:
Ruby says FILLING.

Lisa says FILLING.
WHAT ARE WE USING
FOR FILLING?

Ruby says CHOCOLATE, CHERRIES AND JAM.

Lisa says LET'S HAVE A JAM SESSION.

Ruby says WHAT?
(RHYTHMIC CLANKING)

They start drumming on big boiling pots with wooden spoons.

Lisa says SOLO, RUBY!
HIGH FIVE! YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD.
READY FOR THE FILLING.

Ruby says I'M GONNA
USE CHOCOLATE.

Lisa says EXCELLENT CHOICE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT,
LIKE ONE TEASPOON MAYBE.

Ruby says SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

Lisa says PERFECT.
AND HOW MANY CORNERS?

Ruby says THREE.

Lisa says OF COURSE.

Ruby says SO, YOU TAKE
TWO SIDES...

Lisa says YEAH.
PINCH IT.

Ruby says PINCH IT.
THE HARDEST PART
WAS PROBABLY PINCHING
IT SO THAT IT STAYS,
'CAUSE AFTER YOU PUT IN
THE FILLING,
YOU NEED TO PINCH IT
SO THAT IT'S LIKE A TRIANGLE.
TAKE THE OTHER SIDE...
AND PINCH IT.
THERE. AND THEN YOU HAVE...
A PERFECT
HAMANTASHEN.

Lisa says YOU HAVE CLEARLY
DONE THIS BEFORE.

Ruby says THANK YOU.

Lisa says EXCELLENT WORK.

Ruby says TA-DA!

Lisa says AND THERE WE GO!
LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
THERE'S A LOT OF THESE WE
HAVE TO MAKE FOR TOMORROW.

Ruby says I'M EXCITED. I LOVE THESE.
I AM SUPER EXCITED
BECAUSE I WANNA SHOW RONAN ALL
THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT ALL YEAR.

Ronan says I'M REALLY EXCITED
FOR PURIM TOMORROW.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

4 kids dance around.

(KIDS LAUGHING)

Kids say HAMANTASHEN!

The boy in the black hat eats a treat and says MM! IT'S REALLY GOOD.

The boy in the knit hat says IT TASTES SWEET!

The girl with glasses says IT'S LIKE A...
HARD KIND OF BREAD KIND OF.

The boy in the black hat says I WANT
SO MUCH MORE.

The girl with glasses says NO MORE.

The boy in the knit hat says I WANT MORE!

The boy in the black hat says I WANT THE WHOLE PLATE!

The boy in the knit hat says I'M READY TO EAT MORE!

(music plays)

Back in the set, Emily says IT'S FINALLY THE BIG EVENT!
RUBY AND RONAN HAVE COMPLETED
PARTY PREP,
CHALLENGE AND SURPRISE.
NOW, IT'S TIME
TO ENJOY COSTUMES,
FOOD AND FAMILY
AT THE PURIM PARTY.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
LEFT TO DO,
AND THAT'S HAVE SOME FUN.
SEE YOU THERE!

(music plays)

"Party Time" is written in large, colourful letters,

In her queen costume, Ruby says IT'S MY PARTY!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Kids and parents start to arrive at the Purim Party. The kids are all dressed in a variety of costumes including cats, unicorns, and hockey players. There's a popcorn machine, a large bouncy castle and a mini-electric race track.

Ruby says HI!

Ronan says HI!

Ruby says WELCOME TO MY PURIM PARTY!

Ronan says YOUR COSTUME LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

Ruby says SO DOES YOURS.
RONAN'S COSTUME WAS SO GOOD.

Ronan says I REALLY LIKED RUBY'S COSTUME.
WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB
OF PICKING THEM OUT.
WE DID!

In an English accent, Ruby says YOUR COSTUME WAS SO GREAT.
LIKE, SO, SO GREAT!

IN an English accent, Ronan says DIVINE! THE BEST IN THE LAND!

Ruby says KEEP GOING,
KEEP GOING.

Ronan says I MADE YOU
A PURIM BASKET.

Ruby says THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Ronan says I THINK RUBY DID REALLY LIKE
THE BASKET. I THINk...

Ruby says YEAH, I LOVED
THE BASKET!

A man at the party says I THINK WE'RE ALMOST READY
FOR OUR PURIM PLAY.
OH! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE KING LOVED ESTHER
WITH ALL HIS HEART,
BUT THERE ALSO LIVED
A WICKED MAN.

Audience says BOO!

Ronan says THE PLAY WAS REALLY GOOD.
I LIKED THE ACTING,
AND THE STORY WAS REALLY GOOD.

The man says BECAUSE THE JEWS WERE SAVED,
WE GET TO CELEBRATE PURIM!
(CHEERING)

Ronan and Ruby say CARNIVAL TIME!
LET'S GO!

Ronan and Ruby run down a hall into the carnival room, after watching the play.

(INAUDIBLE SPEAKING)

Ronan says I THOUGHT EVERYBODY'S COSTUMES
WERE REALLY COOL.

Ruby says YEAH, IT WAS LIKE A MASQUERADE.

(music plays)

Ruby brings a plate of cookies to the food table. Party goers fill their plates with cookies, looking excited.

Ruby and Ronan play in the bouncy castle.

Ruby says I LIKED SHOWING RONAN
ALL THE GAMES
BECAUSE THEY WERE A LOT OF FUN,
AND I LIKED HIS REACTION
WHEN WE CAME IN. HE WAS LIKE,
"WHAT IS THIS?!"

Ronan says YEAH, I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT IT.

Emily says I'VE JUST ARRIVED AT THE PURIM
FESTIVAL, AND I'M HEADED IN
TO SURPRISE RONAN AND RUBY.
COME ON, LET'S GO!

Emily runs into the party.

(music plays)

Emily taps Ruby on the shoulder.

Ruby says HI!

Ronan says I WAS SUPER SURPRISED
THAT EMILY CAME TO THE PARTY,
AND SUPER GLAD.

Ruby says WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT SHE'D
ACTUALLY BE HERE IN PERSON.

Emily rides a small electric car on the race track.

Ruby says WITH THE CARS, I WAS VERY
TERRIFIED, BUT IT WAS
A LOT OF FUN.

Ronan says EMILY WAS SUPER FUN.

Ruby says YEAH, EMILY WAS SO FUN.
WE HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER.

Emily, Ruby and Ronan approach the table and eat Ruby's cookies.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Emily says SO GOOD!

Ruby says MY FAVOURITE PART...

Ronan says WAS THE MACINTOSH.

Ruby says HAMANTASHEN!

Ronan says OOPS.
THE
HAMANTASHEN
COOKIES
WERE REALLY GOOD.

He whispers CAN YOU MAKE SOME MORE?

Ruby says YEAH.
(CHUCKLING)

Ruby says MY PURIM PARTY
WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS
IN MY OPINION. DID YOU LIKE IT?

Ronan says YEAH, I REALLY LIKED IT. I
THOUGHT IT WAS A SUCCESS.

Ruby says THANK YOU!

Emily, Ruby and Ronan sit at a crafting table, decorating crowns.

(music plays)

Ronan says I LEARNED THAT
EVERYBODY DRESSES UP,
THERE'S LOTS OF FOOD,
SONGS AND GAMES,
AND... YOU PARTY
AND IT'S REALLY FUN. YEAH!

Ruby says YOU'VE LEARNED WELL.

Emily says FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO SAY,
PURIM IS SO AWESOME!

They both say YEAH!

Emily says RONAN, IS THIS WHAT
YOU EXPECTED
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THAT YOU WERE
GONNA GO TO A PURIM PARTY?

Ronan says IT'S EVEN MORE FUN
THAN I THOUGHT!

Emily says AND RUBY, HOW HAS RONAN BEEN
AS YOUR PARTY GUEST?

Ruby says HE'S BEEN SO COOL
BECAUSE WE COULD GO
TO ALL THE GAMES TOGETHER,
AND THE BOUNCY CASTLE
WAS SO MUCH FUN!

Emily says YOU GUYS MAKE
THE PERFECT KING AND QUEEN.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO
ENJOY SOME MORE OF PURIM?

The kids say YEAH!

Emily says COME ON, LET'S GO!

They approach a foam ball with lollipops stick in it.

Emily says WHAT COLOUR
ARE YOU GUYS GONNA GET?

Ruby says I'M GONNA TAKE GREEN.

Emily says LET'S GO THAT WAY. COME ON.
(CAMERA CLICKING)

They pose for some selfies together, making funny faces.

Emily says THERE ARE
SO MANY WAYS TO CELEBRATE
AND SO MANY CULTURES
TO EXPERIENCE.
I LOVE A GOOD PARTY.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW
AND TO MAKE A NEW FRIEND!
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT PARTY.
MAYBE THEY'LL LET ME
TAKE A
HAMANTASHEN
TO GO. BYE!

Ronan and Ruby say IT'S MY PARTY!

Music plays as the end credits roll.

Series producer, Daniel Bourré.

Host, Emily Agard.

Directed by Gloria Kim and Sharon Lewis.

Produced in association with TVOKids.

Copyright 2018, It's my party Productions. All rights reserved.