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An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON: CELEBRATIONS.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6. Teacher Jessica." Jessica stands in a room with posters behind her. She is in her twenties with long black hair. She wears a patterned shirt with white sleeves and headphones.
Jessica says HEY, TVOKIDS! WELCOME BACK TO
ANOTHER EPISODE
OF
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
MY NAME IS TEACHER JESSICA,
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE BACK
HERE AGAIN WITH YOU ALL.
I'M A TEACHER AT HOLY ROSARY
IN MILTON ONTARIO.
TODAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING ABOUT
IS CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS.
MY FAVOURITE THINGS!
BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE,
AS ALWAYS,
I HAVE TWO IMPORTANT RULES
TO SHARE.
NUMBER ONE, ALWAYS HAVE THAT
THINKING CAP ON,
BECAUSE AGAIN,
WE'RE GONNA NEED IT.
THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF
THINKING GOING ON,
AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
OF PARTYING.
AND NUMBER TWO,
HAVE THAT GROWTH MINDSET
BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING.
WE HAVE SOME DEFINITIONS THAT WE
NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT.
SO PERSEVERE, WE GOT THIS.
CELEBRATION AND TRADITIONS.
THEY SOUND THE SAME.
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IS
A CELEBRATION?
OR CAN THEY DEFINE A
CELEBRATION?
I'M HEARING SOME GREAT ANSWERS!
A CELEBRATION IS WHEN YOU DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR AN EVENT, AN OCCASION,
OR A HOLIDAY.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?
MY FAVOURITE ONE IS COMING UP
NEXT WEEK.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!
AND THAT DEFINITELY IS A
CELEBRATION.
SO NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO
TRADITION.
WHAT IS A TRADITION?
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BIT TO THINK ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY ARE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
A TRADITION IS THE HANDING DOWN
OF CUSTOMS, BELIEFS,
AND INFORMATION FROM ONE
GENERATION TO ANOTHER.
NOW DURING THIS VIRTUAL CLASS,
I REALLY WANT US TO GET OUR
MINDS THINKING
ABOUT WHAT IS A CELEBRATION AND
WHAT IS A TRADITION.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A MINUTE,
AND I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT ARE SOME CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS THAT YOU HAVE
CELEBRATED IN YOUR LIFE?
GET YOUR THINKING CAP ON,
AND WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF IT,
I'M GOING TO JOT DOWN SOME OF
THAT INFORMATION,
SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS
RIGHT OVER HERE.
She pulls a white board in.
She continues OKAY, FRIENDS, WHAT WE'RE GONNA
BE DOING RIGHT NOW
IS WE'RE GONNA POPCORN SOME OF
THOSE IDEAS OUT HERE
OF SOME TRADITIONS AND
CELEBRATIONS
YOU'VE EITHER HEARD OF OR YOU'VE
CELEBRATED ON YOUR OWN.
I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE,
AND WHATEVER COMES TO MIND,
JUST START POPCORN-ING THOSE
IDEAS OUT.
OKAY, I HEARD RAMADAN.
HANUKAH.
CHRISTMAS.
She writes them down and continues BIRTHDAYS, YEP! DEFINITELY.
DID YOU SAY DIWALI?
IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY!
WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
WONDERFUL. SO THESE ARE
DEFINITELY SOME CELEBRATIONS.
WE DIDN'T GET ANY TRADITIONS,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DIVE DEEPER A LITTLE BIT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A VERY
SHORT LIST.
THERE ARE SO MANY CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
I JUST HEARD THAT SOMEONE WANTS
TO LEARN ABOUT
THE OJIBWAY TRADITION.
WELL, IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY!
WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING ABOUT JOSH
AND HIS TRADITION ABOUT
DRUMMING.
TAKE IT AWAY!
A clip shows a teenage boy playing baseball.
The narrator says THIS IS JOSHUA.
Joshua says IT'S BASEBALL TIME.
Joshua is 12, with slightly long brown hair and wears black and white shirts, a black T-shirt and a baseball glove.
The narrator says HE'S GOT ALL THE
MOVES ON THE DIAMOND.
Joshua says GOOD GAME BOYS.
The narrator says HE'LL SHOW US
AROUND THE POW WOW.
AND I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU A LITTLE TOUR.
The narrator says HE'LL PLAY A GAME OF MANHUNT AND
HE NEVER MISSES A BEAT.
A clip shows Joshua and 3 other boys playing drums.
The narrator says LET'S GO.
(music plays)
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Joshua says AANIIN, HELLO.
I'M JOSHUA AND I'M 12
YEARS OLD AND I'M OJIBWE.
I'M FROM CURVE LAKE, ONTARIO.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in on Curve Lake, Ontario.
Joshua says CURVE LAKE IS A NICE SMALL TOWN.
IF I HAD TO DESCRIBE CURVE LAKE
IN 3 WORDS IT WOULD BE KIND,
FRIENDLY AND FUN.
A caption reads "My house."
Joshua says HEY GUYS THIS IS MY HOME.
COME ON IN.
HEY MOM.
Mom says HI BUDDY.
Mom is in her forties, with straight brown hair in a bun and wears a printed dress.
Joshua says HEY APRIL.
April is in her early teens, with long curly brown hair in a braid and wears a hot pink sleeveless top.
April says HI JOSH.
Joshua says THIS IS MY ROOM AND THIS
IS MY WOLF PRINT BLANKET.
THIS IS MY RIBBON SHIRT AND I
WEAR IT WHEN I'M DRUMMING AND I
LIKE THE COLOURS
AND THE PATTERNS.
THESE ARE ALL MY MEDALS.
I'M A PRETTY ATHLETIC
GUY AND I WIN A LOT.
THIS ONE WAS FOR WINNING
OUR DIVISION IN BASEBALL.
THIS ONE WAS FOR RUNNING 5
KILOMETRES ON HALLOWEEN.
I LIKE BASEBALL BECAUSE OF HOW
LONG THE GAMES ARE AND MAKING
PLAYS WITH MY TEAMMATES.
THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE
GAME IS HITTING A BALL WHEN THE
PITCHER'S REALLY FAST.
IT'S BASEBALL TIME.
Captions show the names of Joshua's baseball team members: Carter, Blake, Louie, Rivor, Robbie, Jacob, and Owen.
Joshua says MY FAVOURITE SPORT IS BASEBALL.
LET'S GO.
I'M ON A TEAM, WE'RE NAMED THE
PETERBOROUGH TIGERS AND WE'RE IN
A LEAGUE.
USUALLY FOR A PICK UP GAME WE
TRY TO GET ALL THE PEOPLE WE
CAN.
He throws the ball and says ONE MORE.
Joshua says WE DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 2
TEAMS AND THEN WE START TO PLAY.
WE PLAY MOST OF THE
DAY UP TO 6 HOURS.
SAFE.
The caption changes to "Carter."
Carter is around 12, with short brown hair and wears white shorts with red stripes on the sides and a printed black T-shirt.
Joshua says CARTER'S MY BEST FRIEND BECAUSE
WE HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS.
Carter says I'M GOING.
Joshua says SCORE BABY.
The boys say GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME
BOYS.
GOOD GAME.
At home, Joshua and Carter stand in the kitchen.
Joshua says I'M STARVING.
BREAD PLEASE?
ME AND CARTER LIKE TO EAT
GRILLED CHEESES AFTER A GAME.
CHEESE PLEASE.
WE LIKE TO MAKE GRILLED CHEESE
BECAUSE IT'S QUICK AND EASY TO
MAKE.
They eat the sandwiches in Joshua's bedroom as they play video games.
Joshua says THESE ARE SOME GOOD SANDWICHES.
Joshua says WHEN WE'RE HANGING OUT WE
USUALLY PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
LET'S DO THIS CARTER.
THE GAME IS ON NOW.
I USUALLY AM THE WINNER BUT
SOMETIMES HE'LL GET LUCKY AND
HE'LL GET ME ONE TIME.
(buzzer sound)
Joshua says NOOOOO!
ME AND MY FRIENDS GET
TOGETHER TO PLAY MANHUNT.
THE GAME IS ABOUT GETTING
OUT AND RUNNING AND NAVIGATING
THROUGH THE WOODS.
ONE PERSON IS IT AND WHOEVER
IS THE LAST ONE STANDING WINS.
AND THE WINNER IS...
April says OH YEAH!
Joshua says MY SISTER APRIL.
SO GUYS, THESE
ARE MY HAND DRUMS.
I'VE HAD THIS ONE SINCE I WAS 5
AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I USE
CURRENTLY.
I'VE LEARNED ALL THE TIPS AND
TRICKS AND I'VE PRACTISED A LOT
AND MY TECHNIQUE
IS PRETTY GOOD NOW.
DO YOU GUYS WANNA KNOW
THE OJIBWE WORD FOR DRUM?
He shows a board with the word written on it and says DEWE' IGAN.
DEWE' IGAN.
THAT'S THE WORD
FOR DRUM IN OJIBWE.
DEWE' IGAN.
BUT THERE'S MORE TO
DRUMMING THAN JUST HAND DRUMS.
I LIKE TO GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS
WITH THE BIG DRUM AND MY GROUP
AND WE SET UP THE DRUM AND WE
TEACH OTHER SCHOOLS HOW TO DRUM.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW THE
STORY OF THE BIG DRUM?
Students say NO.
Joshua says WELL, A LONG LONG TIME A GO
THERE WAS THESE TWO NATIONS.
THE SIOUX AND THE OJIBWE.
THEY WERE AT WAR AND THE SIOUX
GRANDMA SHE HAD A VISION ABOUT
THE BIG DRUM AND IT DRUMMED
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING AND GOING TO
WAR.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE BIG DRUM
AND WE DRUM AND WE SING SO WE
CAN DANCE AND HAVE FUN.
SO GUYS, LET'S DRUM.
He plays the drum with 3 other boys.
Joshua says THIS IS MY GROUP, THE REDPATH
SINGERS.
MY FRIEND CARTER IS
ALSO IN THE GROUP.
Joshua says WE BRING OUR DANCERS.
IT'S KINDA LIKE A MINI POW WOW.
THE BOYS ARE THE DRUMMERS
AND THE GIRLS DO DANCING.
Girls dance around the drum in their regalia.
Joshua says WHEN I'M DRUMMING IT'S NICE
TO SHARE MY CULTURE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
Joshua says IT MAKES ME FEEL
GOOD TO SHARE MY TRADITIONS.
(drumming and singing)
Joshua says THAT WAS A GOOD ROUND.
(music plays)
Joshua says WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL POW WOW
AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE
TOUR.
LET'S GO.
The announcer says SO I'M GONNA CALL ALL DANCERS TO
BE READY.
Joshua says ONE THING THAT I
LIKE ABOUT THE REGALIA IS THAT
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY PEOPLE CAMPING
HERE FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND.
I GET TO MEET UP WITH MY
FRIENDS AT THE POW WOW.
SOME OF THE CRAFTS YOU SEE IS
DREAM CATCHERS AND CLOTHES.
He points at a tree top and says HEY GUYS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT IS UP THERE?
THAT'S AN OSPREY NEST.
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HELPED
BUILD THAT WITH A CRANE.
AN OSPREY IS A BIRD PREY.
IT EATS FISH, SNAKES
AND OTHER ANIMALS.
NGA WAABAMIN.
SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT
IN CURVE LAKE TODAY.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
Teacher Jessica reappears and says WOW! I LOVED LEARNING
ABOUT DRUMMING,
AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT TRADITION
IS FOR JOSHUA.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO US
ABOUT A POW-WOW,
AS WELL AS HOW HE LOVES
TRADITIONS IN HIS FAMILY,
AND THAT THEY'RE PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
YOU COULD REALLY TELL
DURING THAT EPISODE THAT HE...
HIS HEART AND HIS SOUL IS
IN HIS TRADITIONS,
AND THAT IS VERY SPECIAL.
GREAT! SO NOW WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE DOING
IS WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE TWO
DIFFERENT EXAMPLES
OF CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS.
AND THEN MAYBE YOU'RE GOING
TO UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THIS,
ONE WAY THAT I WILL LEARN
THAT HAS HELPED ME
ORGANIZE ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT COMES MY WAY,
IS A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
SO A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER LOOKS
DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY.
IT COULD HAVE TITLES, HEADINGS,
IT COULD BE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE BEST WAY THAT I LEARNED,
AND THAT I'D LOVE TO SHARE
WITH YOU,
IS WITH HEADINGS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME
HEADINGS HERE,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A LITTLE
BIT TO COPY IT DOWN,
AND THAT'S OKAY.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE THE NAME
OF THE CELEBRATION.
AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T NEED
STRAIGHT LINES.
SQUIGGLY LINES ARE GREAT.
AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT
IT CAN BE IN POINT FORM,
BECAUSE THIS IS A GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER,
YOU'RE JUST JOTTING DOWN ALL
THAT INFORMATION.
NEXT IS THE MEANING,
OR THE SIGNIFICANCE
BEHIND THE TRADITION
OR CELEBRATION.
AND AGAIN, IT'S OKAY IF IT'S
A LITTLE BIT MESSY.
THIS IS YOUR ROUGH DRAFT,
AND YOU'RE REALLY JUST PUTTING
ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.
WHEN AND WHERE...
DOES IT HAPPEN?
WHO PARTICIPATES?
SO WHO ACTUALLY COMES TOGETHER
TO CELEBRATE?
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANY
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
AND I'M JUST LEAVING IT
AS "INFO."
SHORT AND SWEET.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS
WE'RE GOING TO EXAMINE
THIS EPISODE THAT RELATES
TO DIWALI.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT DIWALI IS?
WELL, IT'S A WONDERFUL
CELEBRATION
AND IT FOCUSES ON THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS.
LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.
(Upbeat music plays)
Emily Agard runs in a yard holding balloons. She is in her mid-twenties, with long wavy brown hair. She wears a floral blouse under a light jacket and dark blue jeans.
Fast clips show kids celebrating different holidays.
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.
THE OTHER WILL
GET A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.
Kids and musicians say HOLA!
Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
AND YOU'RE INVITED!
She shows a tablet that reads "It's my party!"
Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!
In a colourful TV studio, Emily says HI, GUYS. I'M EMILY
AND WELCOME TO PARTY HQ
WHERE WE ALWAYS START THE PARTY.
I'LL BE MATCHING UP
TWO AWESOME KIDS
AND HELPING THEM GET READY
FOR A BIG EVENT.
FIRST IS OUR HOST KIARA,
AND THIS IS HER PARTY.
THREE THINGS ABOUT KIARA.
SHE'S KNOWN TO HAVE
GIGGLE ATTACKS,
SHE LOVES ANIMALS,
AND SHE CAN DO
A BACK HANDSPRING.
SHE KNOWS ALL THE FUN DETAILS
ABOUT HER CELEBRATION
AND CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THEM.
In a video, Kiara says I CAN'T WAIT FOR PARTY TIME.
Emily says WELCOME TO PARTY HQ, KIARA!
Kiara walks into the studio. She is around 9 years old, with black hair in two braids. She wears a pink shirt and patterned white and blue trousers.
Kiara says HEY, EMILY.
Emily says LET'S STRIKE
A PARTY POSE. READY?
Kiara says YEAH! FOR SURE!
Emily chuckles and says OK, KIARA,
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BIG BASH.
Kiara says THERE'S GONNA BE
SOME YUMMY BUTTER CHICKEN.
THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF MUSIC.
AND MY HOUSE IS GONNA BE
FILLED WITH
DIYAS.
Emily says WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP IT
A SURPRISE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE MATCH YOU UP
WITH THE PERFECT PARTY GUEST.
TELL US THREE THINGS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A GUEST.
Kiara says I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SOMEONE WHO IS CREATIVE,
KIND AND SOMEONE WITH
A BIG SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
Emily says OOH, THOSE ARE
SOME TOPNOTCH CHOICES.
I THINK I HAVE JUST THE PERSON.
They look at a screen on the wall.
She continues PARTY HQ DATABASE,
SHOW KIARA HER MATCH.
Pictures of children are shuffled around.
She continues IT'S ISAAC!
THREE THINGS ABOUT ISAAC:
HE LOVES TO COOK,
HE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS,
AND HE'S A MASTER
PAPER PLANE ARTIST.
KIARA, ARE YOU PUMPED
TO MEET ISAAC?
Kiara says YEAH, I'M SO EXCITED!
Emily says ALRIGHT, LET'S BRING HIM OUT!
Isaac is around 12 years old. He has short blond hair and wears a plaid black and red shirt and black trousers.
Isaac says HI, EVERYBODY!
HI, EMILY!
HI.
Kiara says HI.
Emily says LET'S DO A PARTY PIC.
They jump and strike a matching party pose.
Emily says ISAAC, ARE YOU READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT PARTY YOU'RE GOING TO?
Isaac says YEAH! I'VE BEEN
TO JAMAICAN PARTIES,
REGULAR BIRTHDAY PARTIES
AND HOUSEWARMING PARTIES.
Kiara says HE SEEMS FRIENDLY.
Emily says KIARA, WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER THERE
AND PUSH THAT BUTTON.
AND IT'S GONNA RAIN BALLOONS.
ISAAC, IT'S
YOUR MISSION TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOONS AND POP AWAY,
BECAUSE IN ONE OF THEM IS YOUR
INVITATION TO THE CELEBRATION.
HERE WE GO!
THREE...
Isaac says TWO.
Emily says ONE! GO, KIARA, GO!
(fast electronic music plays)
Thirty to forty balloons from various colors drop from the ceiling.
Emily says OK, REMEMBER:
YOU HAVE TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOON.
Isaac says I FOUND ONE.
Emily says OH, THERE'S NOTHING IN
THAT ONE. HOW ABOUT OVER THERE?
Kiara says HERE.
Isaac says POP IT.
Emily says OK, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE PARTY?
Isaac reads I'M INVITED TO DIWALI.
Kiara says IT'S MY PARTY.
Diwali is written on the screen in colourful large block letters.
Isaac says I'M EXCITED 'CAUSE THIS IS
MY FIRST TIME GOING TO
A DIWALI PARTY.
Kiara says IT'S NOT LIKE ALL THE OTHER
CELEBRATIONS THAT WE DO,
LIKE CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING,
SO IT'S SPECIAL.
Emily says KIARA, WHAT SHINY DETAIL
DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH ISAAC
ABOUT THIS AWESOME CELEBRATION?
Kiara says WELL, AT THE DIWALI PARTY,
THERE'S GONNA BE
REALLY COOL,
COLOURFUL FIREWORKS.
Isaac says THAT'S AWESOME.
Kiara says HE SEEMS EXCITED
TO GO TO MY DIWALI PARTY.
Emily says WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD
LEARN MORE ABOUT DIWALI.
CHECK THIS OUT!
DIWALI ALSO KNOWN AS DEEPAVALI
THE CELEBRATION WELCOMES
GOOD FORTUNE INTO THE HOME.
BRIGHT LANTERNS ARE HUNG
AND SPARKLERS ARE SET OFF
TO LIGHT THE WAY
FOR THE GODDESS LAKSHMI
WHO BRINGS LUCK, WEALTH
AND PROSPERITY WITH HER.
Pictures of the celebration flash by.
She continues LAKSHMI IS THE WIFE
OF VISHNU, AND BOTH ARE
IMPORTANT PARTS OF
HINDUISM AND DIWALI.
THIS HOLIDAY IS AS SWEET
AS THEY COME, FILLED
WITH DELICIOUS INDIAN TREATS
AND FEASTS THAT ARE SHARED
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
BEFORE YOU GO, WAIT RIGHT HERE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
CAN'T FORGET THE PARTY PHONES.
ONE AND TWO.
HERE ARE YOUR PARTY PHONES.
Kiara says THANKS.
Isaac says COOL!
Emily says WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH,
SO I DON'T MISS A THING.
THE GOOD TIMES AWAIT
THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BYE!
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara says BYE.
Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PARTY
BEGINS NOW.
Kiara says MY DAD IS HINDU,
AND MY MOM IS CATHOLIC.
AND ON MY DAD'S SIDE OF THE
FAMILY, WE DO THE DIWALI PARTY.
Isaac says I'M JAMAICAN, CHINESE,
AUSTRIAN, SWISS,
IRISH AND UKRAINIAN,
BUT I'M NOT HINDU,
SO THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING.
(music plays)
Four kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say WHAT IS DIWALI?
Kid 1 says I HAVE NO IDEA.
Kid 2 says OH, IT'S A HOLIDAY!
Kid 1 says SHE'S THE SMARTY PANTS.
Kid 3 says KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS.
Kid 2 says IT IS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
Kid 1 says NICE!
Kids say PARTY SNACKS!
Kid 4 says THAT LOOKS LIKE SUSHI TO ME.
Kid 5 says IT LOOKS LIKE A PINK
CHEESECAKE.
Kid 4 says I LIKE THE CHERRY.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOT DOG!
Kid 6 says IS THIS GOOD?
Kid 5 says THIS IS AWESOME.
Kid 4 says THIS IS REALLY LIKE, ODD.
Kid 7 says A LOT OF THIS STUFF
IS VERY SWEET.
Kid 4 says I KNOW. 'CAUSE
THEY'RE INDIAN SWEETS.
Emily says PARTY HOST KIARA AND HER GUEST
ISAAC HAVE BEEN MATCHED UP.
THE EVENT IS DIWALI.
AND IT'S NOT HAPPENING
UNTIL TOMORROW SO THERE'S A BIT
OF TIME TO PLAY.
GET READY FOR PARTY PREP,
PARTY CHALLENGE
AND PARTY SURPRISE.
THE BEST PART IS THEY DON'T KNOW
WHEN ANY OF THESE ARE GONNA
BE HAPPENING.
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A REVEAL?
IT'S MY SPECIALTY.
A caption reads "Party challenge."
Emily says CALL KIARA'S PARTY PHONE.
(party phone ringing)
HELLO!
Kiara and Isaac say HI, EMILY!
Emily says GREAT! YOU HAVE ARRIVED
AT YOUR DESTINATION.
LOOK FAMILIAR, KIARA?
Kiara says OF COURSE, IT'S MY HOUSE.
Emily says I WAS HOPING YOU'D ANSWER
THAT QUESTION CORRECTLY.
TIME TO TAKE YOUR PARTY DÉCOR
TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND
CREATE A RANGOLI.
Isaac says HEY, WHAT'S A RANGOLI?
Kiara says IT'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL ART.
Emily says I'VE ARRANGED FOR MY FRIEND
PRAKASH, WHO'S ONE
OF THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTS
I KNOW, TO SWING BY
AND GIVE YOU A HAND.
HAVE FUN! BYE!
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara says BYE.
I'VE NEVER DONE
RANGOLI BEFORE, AND TODAY'S THE
FIRST DAY I'M GOING TO DO IT.
Isaac, Kiara and Prakash sit on the floor. Prakash is in his mid-forties, clean-shaven with black hair. He wears glasses, a plaid shirt and blue jeans.
Prakash says HI, ISAAC. HI, KIRA.
Kiara and Isaac say HI, PRAKASH.
Prakash says SO WE ARE GONNA DO THE RANGOLI
TODAY. RANGOLI'S DONE DURING
THE DIWALI TIME,
AND IT'S A COLOURFUL ART.
Kiara says I LIKE DOING ART,
SO IT WAS ACTUALLY EXCITING
AND REALLY FUN.
AND I GOT TO IT WITH ISAAC.
Prakash says WANNA TOUCH IT?
TOUCH! TOUCH!
The kids touch yellow sand on a small bowl.
He continues RANGOLI, TRADITIONALLY,
IS DONE
ON A DOORSTEP
OR AN ENTRANCE.
Isaac says YEAH.
Prakash says TO WELCOME THE GUEST.
Isaac says OK.
Prakash says WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RANGOLI,
WE PUT A COUPLE OF
DYAS
OR CANDLES ON IT.
BECAUSE IT'S SAND,
YOU CAN GENTLY PUSH IT
AND MAKE A DOT. RIGHT THERE.
Isaac says THAT'S COOL.
Kiara says WHAT WE ARE MAKING
FOR THE RANGOLI IS FLOWERS
AND DIFFERENT LINES AND DOTS.
AND THEY'RE ALL VERY COLORFUL.
AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU CAN DO THE FLOWERS
IN LINES AND DOTS.
Prakash says WE'LL CREATE A FLOWER.
ALRIGHT?
Isaac says OK.
Kiara says OK.
Prakash says SO WE GOT OUR SHAPE.
PUSH IT.
He uses a swab to draw a line on the circular sand shape.
Kiara says WHY ARE THE FLOWERS
FOR DIWALI?
Prakash says TO BE A PRESENT
AT THE GODDESS LAKSHMI.
Kiara says OHHH...
Isaac says I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS
TO LEARN RANGOLI
'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW
IF I WAS GONNA LIKE IT OR NOT.
IT TURNS OUT I REALLY LIKED
RANGOLI, AND IT WAS
VERY FUN.
Prakash says SO, KIARA,
TOMORROW THERE'S GONNA BE
A BIG PARTY IN YOUR HOUSE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO
RANGOLI BY YOUR OWN.
Isaac says AND THEN WE GOT TO DO
OUR OWN RANGOLI.
Prakash says GUYS, IT'S RANGOLI TIME!
Isaac says IT'S RANGOLI TIME!
Prakash says YAY!
Isaac and Kiara work on their rangoli.
Kiara says I HOPE EVERYONE IS GOING
TO LOVE THE RANGOLI.
ISAAC IS FUN
AND NICE,
AND HE'S FUN TO DO
THE RANGOLI WITH.
Isaac says I WAS SHY
WHEN I MET KIARA AT FIRST,
BUT NOW I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
HANGING AROUND HER.
Kiara says TEACHING ISAAC
ABOUT MY CULTURE
WAS FUN AND INTERESTING
BECAUSE I DON'T NORMALLY
TEACH PEOPLE
ABOUT MY CULTURE.
Isaac says WHAT DO YOU WEAR
AT THE DIWALI FESTIVAL?
Kiara says UM, IT'S LIKE INDIAN TOO.
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY
ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF ONES
YOU CAN WEAR.
Isaac says COOL.
Kiara says IT'S BEEN FUN GETTING TO KNOW
ISAAC BECAUSE HE'S NOT ANNOYING
LIKE THE OTHER BOYS
IN MY SCHOOL.
Isaac says WORKING WITH KIARA WAS
VERY FUN 'CAUSE SHE HAD LOTS
OF UNIQUE AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
Kiara says WE JUST ENDED UP DOING
A WHOLE BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT FLOWERS.
IT WAS VERY COLOURFUL.
IT LOOKED REALLY PRETTY,
I THOUGHT.
Isaac says I CAN'T WAIT
FOR TOMORROW'S DIWALI PARTY.
Emily calls Kiara and Isaac.
Emily says HI, GUYS!
Isaac and Kiara say HI, EMILY.
Emily says HOW ARE MY TWO ARTISTS DOING?
Isaac says AMAZING!
Kiara says ALMOST DONE OUR RANGOLI
Emily says WELL, YOU BETTER HURRY
AND FINISH UP BECAUSE THERE'S
A COUPLE MORE ACTIVITIES
PLANNED FOR YOU. ISAAC, WE'VE
GOT TO GET YOU MEASURED UP
AND, KIARA, THINGS ARE ABOUT
TO GET SCRUMPTIOUS FOR YOU.
TEXTING YOU THE DETAILS NOW.
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Emily says BYE.
Kids say RANGOLI!
Kid 1 says I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
THAT GOES ON PIZZA.
Kid 3 says IT'S THIS KIND OF BREAD
THAT YOU SQUISH
JELLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
JAM. I DON'T KNOW.
Kid 4 says MAYBE IT'S A PASTA.
Kid 2 says TORTELLINI?
Kid 3 says OR PENNE?
Kid 1 says OR SPAGHETTI?
They laugh.
Kid 4 says YOU PUT
SANDY FLOWERS
IN THE FRONT
OF YOUR DOORSTEP.
Kids say FAVOURITE PARTY DECORATIONS!
Kid 1 says BALLOON!
Kid 2 says THOSE THINGS
WHERE YOU GO LIKE...
(tooting)
Kid 3 says GOODY BAGS!
Kid 1 says I'VE NEVER "BLEW" UP A BALLOON
IN MY LIFE THOUGH I TRIED.
Kid 3 says HOW?
They play with balloons.
Kid 4 says NO MORE DROP.
NO MORE DROPPING.
OH NO! NO!
At Party HQ, Emily says KIARA AND ISAAC
HAVE COMPLETED
THE RANGOLI CHALLENGE,
AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR THE NEXT REVEAL.
ISAAC WILL BE GETTING
A DIWALI-INSPIRED MAKEOVER,
AND KIARA, SHE'S IN CHARGE
OF A DELICIOUS FOOD FISH.
TIME TO SHARE THE NEWS!
CALL ISAAC'S PARTY PHONE.
ISAAC!
Isaac stands in an Indian clothing store.
Isaac says HI, EMILY.
Emily says YOU MADE IT TO YOUR
NEXT STOP, OM DEEPAM. ARE
YOU READY FOR YOUR SURPRISE?
Isaac says YEAH!
Emily says GREAT! I'VE ASKED ANN,
THE OWNER OF THE STORE,
TO HELP YOU FIND AN OUTFIT
FOR THE PARTY. YOU GAME?
Isaac says YEAH, THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!
Emily says HAHAHAHA! HAPPY SHOPPING!
Isaac says I LOVE SHOPPING.
BYE, EMILY.
Emily says BYE, ISAAC.
Isaac says OM DEEPAM IS
A REALLY COOL STORE
WHERE I PICKED UP MY KURTA.
AT OM DEEPAM, I SAW
LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS,
JEWELRY, HATS, SHOES,
KURTAS AND INDIAN DRESSES.
HELLO. HI.
Ann and Isaac shake hands. Ann is in her forties, with short black hair. She wears glasses, a white necklace and a red and gold dress over black trousers.
Ann says OH, HELLO, ISAAC. HOW ARE YOU?
Isaac says GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
Ann says I'M ANN. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE HEARD YOU'RE HERE
FOR A KURTA.
Isaac says YEAH.
Ann says DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT KURTA?
Isaac says NO.
Ann says WELL, IT'S AN INDIAN WEAR,
AND WE WEAR IT
FOR VERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS,
LIKE DIWALI,
WEDDINGS, ALL THE BIG CEREMONIES
AND FUNCTIONS.
Isaac says A KURTA IS AN INDIAN SUIT
THAT MEN WEAR FOR DIWALI.
A caption reads "Lakshmi equals Hindu goddess."
Touching a small statue, Ann says THIS IS LAKSHMI.
SO THIS IS WHAT
DIWALI IS ALL ABOUT.
SHE IS THE MOTHER OF HEALTH,
WEALTH AND PROSPERITY.
WE ALL NEED HER. SHE'S MONEY.
THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HER.
AND THIS IS
A VERY, VERY SPECIAL FLOWER.
IT'S CALLED A LOTUS FLOWER.
She opens a pink flower.
Isaac says I LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT DIWALI FROM ANN.
LIKE, THE LOTUS FLOWER CAME
ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA,
AND YOU GIVE IT TO LAKSHMI
ON DIWALI
AS, LIKE, AN OFFERING.
SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
Ann says YEAH. GO AHEAD.
PERFECT! IT'S PERFECT!
THAT'S IT.
Isaac says I GOT TO OFFER A FLOWER
TO A GODDESS.
Ann says WE CAN GO NOW AND LOOK
AT THE KURTAS.
Isaac says ALL RIGHT.
Isaac tries on a red and white kurta and strikes multiple poses.
Isaac says I'M EXCITED TO SURPRISE KIARA
WITH MY KURTA.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOES.
MY FEET WERE KIND OF LIKE
CRAMPED INSIDE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WALKING
IN THOSE FOR LIKE A WHOLE DAY.
Isaac poses for some pictures in a lounge chair.
Isaac says I CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW'S
PARTY! I'LL LOOK AWESOME!
Kids say NAME THIS FLOWER!
Kid 6 says I DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT IT IS.
Kid 5 says WATERLILY.
Kid 7 says I THINK IT'S A LOTUS
BECAUSE OF THE PETALS.
Kid 6 says HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
Kid 7 says MY DAD HAS A LOT OF PICTURES
OF LOTUSES IN HIS PHONE.
Kid 5 says I STILL THINK
IT'S A WATERLILY.
Kid 7 says IT'S DEFINITELY NOT.
Kids say LAKSHMI!
Kid 6 says I THINK IT'S
THE BAD GUY WHO, IF YOU LOOK
STRAIGHT INTO HER EYES,
SHE MAKES YOU INTO STONE.
Kid 7 says THAT'S MEDUSA.
Kid 6 says MEDUSA THEN.
Kid 5 says NO. MEDUSA HAS SNAKES.
SHE'S FROM INDIA.
Kid 8 says SHE IS AN INDIAN GOD.
Kid 7 says SHE'S ALSO SITTING ON A LOTUS.
Kids say WHAT'S HER NAME?
Kid 8 says LAKSHMI.
Kid 6 says "LAKASHMI."
They say LAK... SAY LAK.
LAK.
SCHMI.
SCHMI.
Kid 5 says NOW SAY ALL TOGETHER.
Kid 6 says LAKASHMI.
Kid 8 says NO!
Emily says ISAAC IS FINALIZING
THE LOOK FOR HIS DIWALI OUTFIT.
NOW, LET'S CHECK IN
WITH KIARA.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO WASH UP
FOR HER NEXT TASK.
The caption changes to "Party Prep."
Emily says CALL KIARA'S PARTY PHONE.
HI!
Back at Kiara's house, she says HEY, EMILY.
Emily says YOU READY FOR PARTY PREP?
TIME TO COOK UP SOME KORMA.
Kiara says THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
Emily says FEAR NOT, I'VE GOT YOU.
I'VE ASKED YOUR MOM
TO HELP YOU OUT.
Kiara whispers I BELIEVE
MY MOM CAN'T COOK.
Emily says HAHAHAHA!
WELL, THIS IS ONE SWEET
I'M SURE YOU CAN BOTH MASTER.
YOU'VE GOT THIS, KIARA.
BYE.
Kiara says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara's mom is in her forties, with black hair in a long ponytail. She wears a purple shirt and silver hoop earrings.
In the kitchen, Mom says HI, KIARA.
Kiara says HI, MOMMY.
Holding a bowl, Mom says THIS IS THE KORMA
THAT GRANDMA MADE, BUT WE'RE
GONNA MAKE OUR OWN KORMA TODAY.
Kiara says OH, I LOVE GRANDMA'S KORMA.
Mom says WELL, TODAY WE'RE GONNA
COOK, KIARA,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE SURPRISED.
Kiara says KORMA IS A TYPE OF SWEET
WE EAT DURING DIWALI.
Mom says WE'RE GONNA
MIX ALL THIS TOGETHER,
THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A LITTLE NICE DOUGH,
AND WE'RE GONNA ROLL IT OUT.
THEN, WE'RE GONNA CUT IT
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FRY IT.
Kiara says ALL RIGHT.
I'M SHOCKED
MY MOM ACTUALLY CAN COOK.
DO I MIX IT HARD OR, LIKE, SLOW?
Mom says MIX IT SLOWLY 'CAUSE WE DON'T
WANT THE FLOUR GOING
ALL OVER THE PLACE, RIGHT?
Kiara says OH, OK.
THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF STEPS.
WE REALLY JUST HAD TO ADD
SOME EVAPORATED MILK
INTO THE FLOUR
AND THEN MIX IT UP
AND THEN PUT SOME BUTTER
AND WATER INSIDE.
CAN I PUT MY HANDS IN HERE?
Mom says SURE. OK.
GO ON. MIX IT UP.
MAKE IT INTO A NICE, BIG BALL.
ARE YOUR HANDS CLEAN?
Kiara says YES.
Mom says OK, GOOD.
Kiara says THE DOUGH WAS LIKE
ALL SQUISHY AND GOOEY,
AND IT WAS FUN. ROARRR!
IT WAS VERY MESSY
MAKING THE KORMA.
I AM EXCITED TO SHARE
THE KORMA WITH ISAAC
BECAUSE HE'S NEVER
TRIED IT BEFORE.
AND I HOPE HE LIKES IT.
DIWALI IS ONE
OF MY FAVOURITE FESTIVALS
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO EAT ALL THE GOOD SWEETS.
Mom says I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT
ALL THE GOOD SWEETS EITHER
AND ALL THE YUMMY FOOD.
Kiara says WHEN WE HAVE DIWALI,
IT'S MOSTLY VEGETARIAN FOOD,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE,
LIKE, RICE AND EGGPLANT.
MY FAVOURITE THING TO EAT
IN DIWALI
IS ACTUALLY THE KORMA.
Korma fries in some oil.
Mom says SO HERE'S ALL THE KORMA
ALL FRIED UP,
AND I'M GONNA POUR THIS IN HERE
WITH THE SYRUP. OK? SO WE'RE
GONNA PUT THIS IN THERE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
HELP ME MIX IT?
Kiara says ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO
DECORATE THE HOUSE,
PUT EVERYTHING ON DISPLAY,
LIKE THE FOOD
AND THE RANGOLI,
AND I HAVE TO GET DRESSED.
MMM! IT TASTES GOOD.
Mom says VERY GOOD!
IS IT BETTER THAN GRANDMA'S?
Kiara says NO.
Mom chuckles.
Kiara says THE KORMA WE'VE MADE WAS
ALMOST BETTER THAN MY GRANDMA'S,
FOR HER FIRST TIME.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
BETTER THOUGH.
Mom says SO WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP, KIARA,
'CAUSE TOMORROW'S DIWALI
AND WE HAVE TO GET READY.
Kiara says OK.
Mom says OK, LET'S GO.
Kiara and her mom leave the kitchen to get ready.
Emily says IT'S PARTY DAY!
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CROSSED OFF
THE TO-DO LIST.
PARTY PREP, PARTY SURPRISE
AND PARTY CHALLENGE
HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS THE CELEBRATION.
KIARA AND ISAAC HAVE BEEN
GETTING READY FOR ALL THE FUN,
AND I FOR ONE AM READY
FOR A FEAST.
LET'S NOT WASTE ANY MORE TIME.
LET THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS BEGIN!
The caption changes to "Party time."
Kiara says IT'S MY PARTY!
(doorbell ringing)
Kiara and her parents prepare their home for the Diwali party. They light candles, assemble the food and hang flower decorations before the guests arrive.
A guest says HI. HI.
HAPPY DIWALI TO EACH
AND EVERYONE.
Kiara says HI. DROP IN.
Mom says HI.
Kiara says HI, ETHAN.
Ethan says HI!
Another guest says HAPPY DIWALI.
Kiara says HEY, ISAAC.
WELCOME TO MY DIWALI PARTY.
Isaac says THANKS FOR INVITING ME.
I LOVE YOUR OUTFITS, GUYS.
Kiara says I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT TOO.
I WAS SURPRISED
WHEN ISAAC CAME IN
WITH THE KURTA. I DIDN'T
KNOW HE WAS GONNA WEAR ONE.
Isaac says THANK YOU.
Kiara says THIS IS MY MOM AND MY DAD.
Isaac says NICE TO MEET YOU.
With a beard and a long white kurta, Dad says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Mom says HI, ISAAC. NICE MEETING YOU.
Isaac says NICE TO MEET YOU.
I MET KIARA'S FAMILY,
AND THEY'RE VERY NICE.
I BROUGHT YOU SOME
DIYAS
FOR YOUR DIWALI PARTY.
Kiara says ON HERE.
DO YOU WANNA SEE OUR RANGOLI?
Different People say OH, THAT'S NICE.
WOW, THAT IS A BEAUTY!
AWESOME!
WHO DID IT?
Isaac says BOTH OF US.
SO EVERYBODY, THIS IS ME
AND KIARA'S, UH...
RANGOLI THAT WE DID.
Kiara's mom says VERY COOL!
YES, I LOVE IT.
Kiara says SO THESE ARE
THE COLOURFUL DOTS
THAT WE DID.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF FLOWERS THAT WE MADE.
MY FAVOURITE PART
WAS THE RANGOLI.
Mom says IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE THE COLOURS.
Kiara says IT TOOK ABOUT LIKE,
TWO HOURS, THREE HOURS.
Mom says TWO HOURS?!
Isaac says THEY SAID IT WAS REALLY,
REALLY BEAUTIFUL, WHICH I LIKED.
Kiara says AND COLOURFUL. YEAH.
Isaac says COLOURFUL.
WE DID A VERY GOOD JOB ON IT
FOR OUR FIRST TIME.
Guests clap and say VERY GOOD!
WELL DONE!
JOB WELL DONE.
Mom says OK, GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GO. LET'S EAT.
Isaac says YEAH, LET'S GO!
MY FAVOURITE PART
WAS THE FOOD.
Delicious-looking curries, rice dishes and sweet treats are laid out on the dinner table. Kiara's family and friends dig in filling their plates with all the food.
A guest says WHERE'S THAT RICE?
PLEASE DON'T EAT ALL OF IT.
Isaac says MAYBE, MAYBE THE...
MAYBE THE RICE.
Kiara says WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?
Isaac says I LIKED THE CHICKPEAS
AND THE RICE 'CAUSE IT REMINDED
ME OF BUTTER CHICKEN.
They all eat, chat and enjoy themselves at the party.
Guest 1 says IT'S VERY GOOD.
Kiara' s mom says ISAAC, YOUR MOM
SAID IT'S TIME TO GO.
Kiara says CAN YOU PASS ME ONE OF THEM?
Emily says DIWALI, HERE I COME.
Isaac says I ENJOY IT, YEAH.
Emily says HI!
Kiara says EMILY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE COMING!
Emily says I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED
THIS FOR THE WORLD!
Kiara says HAPPY DIWALI.
Emily says THANK YOU! HAPPY DIWALI
TO YOU TOO. I HAVE
SOME TREATS FOR YOU.
Kiara says THANK YOU. COME ON IN.
Emily says OK, LET'S GO.
Guests say DOING GOOD?
YES!
Kiara says EVERYBODY, EMILY IS HERE!
Emily says HI!
Everybody else says HI!
Dad says WELCOME.
Emily says THIS LOOKS DELICIOUS.
I'M JUST GONNA GRAB A PLATE
AND DIG RIGHT IN.
Isaac says SURPRISE, EMILY'S HERE!
Kiara and Isaac say THAT WAS AWESOME!
Kiara says THIS IS RICE, NAAN,
SALAD, CAULIFLOWER, AND CURRY.
Emily says OK. WELL, I'M GONNA DIG
RIGHT IN 'CAUSE I AM STARVING.
ISAAC'S YOUR VIP PARTY GUEST;
HOW DID HE DO?
Kiara says HE DID A GOOD JOB
FOR HIS FIRST TIME.
Emily says YEAH? AND HOW DO YOU FEEL
BEING HERE?
Isaac says AWESOME! IT'S MY FIRST TIME
BEING A VIP, SO I'M HAPPY.
Emily says SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF YOUR FIRST DIWALI?
Isaac says WELL, EVERYBODY'S BEEN
SO NICE TO ME.
SO THAT'S WHAT I APPRECIATE
ABOUT EVERYBODY HERE.
IT'S BEEN AWESOME.
EMILY IS FUN!
Kiara says GRANDMA, DO YOU WANT
TO TRY MY KORMA?
With short wavy black hair and a red blouse, Grandma says OH, I WOULD LOVE TO.
Kiara says I THINK THE KORMA
TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD.
Grandma says WOW, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
JUST LIKE MINE.
They all chuckle.
Kiara says MY GRANDMA THOUGHT
IT WAS ALMOST BETTER THAN HERS.
Mom says WE SAY THANK YOU.
Isaac says THANK YOU.
Kiara says WHAT DID YOU THINK
ABOUT THE KORMA, ISAAC?
Isaac says WHAT'S KORMA?
Kiara says HA! THE SWEET
THAT WE MADE.
Isaac says OH YEAH,
THOSE WERE REALLY GOOD.
Looking at the rangoli, Emily says WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU GUYS DID THIS.
HIGH FIVES! HIGH FIVES!
YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS THOUGH?
FIREWORKS TIME!
COME ON, LET'S GO!
Kiara says YAY!
Emily, Kiara and Isaac run outside.
Isaac says THE PARTY WAS SO AMAZING!
Kiara says THE PARTY WAS AMAZING!
All say HAPPY DIWALI!
All the guests clap and cheer as they watch the fireworks.
Isaac says THE FIREWORKS WERE SO GOOD.
Kiara says THE FIREWORKS WERE AMAZING,
WERE SO COLOURFUL.
Colourful sparks erupt from the fireworks.
Kiara says ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
HAD A GOOD TIME.
Emily says WOOO!
Isaac says IT WAS JUST... EPIC.
(Indian dance music plays)
All the kids at the party dance around the living room while the adults cheer and clap.
Isaac says DANCING WAS KIND OF SCARY
AT FIRST, BUT THEN I KIND OF
GOT INTO IT
AND STARTED DANCING SOME MORE.
Kiara says HE DID A PRETTY
GOOD JOB DANCING.
Isaac says YOU DID A GOOD JOB TOO.
Kiara says THANKS.
(applause)
I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE
ISAAC AGAIN TO ONE OF MY
OTHER DIWALI PARTIES.
Isaac says AWESOME!
I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ANOTHER
DIWALI PARTY IN THE FUTURE.
Isaac and Kiara say HAPPY DIWALI!
Isaac and Kiara take a selfie and Emily gives out a round of high-fives.
Emily says DIWALI,
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
NOW, THIS IS A PARTY! THERE ARE
SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CELEBRATIONS
HAPPENING ALL AROUND US,
I SAY,
WHY NOT EXPERIENCE THEM ALL?
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER NEW THINGS,
MAKE A NEW FRIEND
AND EAT SOME SWEET TREATS.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE NEXT PARTY. BYE!
(music plays)
The end credits roll.
Logo: TVOKids.
Copyright 2018 It's My Party Productions INC. All rights reserved.
Jessica says THAT WAS AN AWESOME PARTY.
IT REALLY GOT ME MOVING,
AND ALSO KINDA MADE ME HUNGRY.
I REALLY WANT SOME INDIAN SWEETS
RIGHT NOW.
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT,
LET'S BREAK DOWN
WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT PARTY.
SO NUMBER ONE.
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME,
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT
CELEBRATION?
I ALREADY GAVE YOU A HINT.
YOU GOT IT. DIWALI.
NEXT UP, MEANING AND
SIGNIFICANCE.
SO WHY DO THEY CELEBRATE DIWALI?
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT?
WELL, IT IS A HINDU CELEBRATION.
She writes down the answers and continues AND IN THAT CELEBRATION,
LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
THEY FOCUS ON THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS.
IT BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE
TO THE HOUSE.
AND THAT LEADS US TO WHEN
AND WHERE.
WHERE? IT HAPPENS AT HOME.
AND WHEN? IT HAPPENS AROUND
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER,
IN BETWEEN THAT TIME PERIOD,
AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON
THE MOON.
WHO PARTICIPATES? EVERYONE!
FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS.
THEY ALL COME TOGETHER.
AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFO?
WELL, THERE'S SO MUCH TO TAKE
FROM THAT VIDEO.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION,
BUT LET'S PULL OUT SOME OF THOSE
LITTLE BITS.
NUMBER ONE, MY FAVOURITE,
INDIAN SWEETS.
MUSIC.
AND DID YOU SEE THOSE
TRADITIONAL OUTFITS?
THE COLOURS ARE SO VIBRANT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHAT I
THOUGHT WAS REALLY SPECIAL WAS...
I HEAR IT! YOU GOT IT!
THE FIREWORKS.
HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE THOSE
LIGHTS UP IN THE SKY.
SO NOW THAT WE'VE FILLED OUT OUR
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER,
WE HAVE A GLIMPSE NOW OF
THE CELEBRATION.
WE KNOW THAT IT WAS DIWALI,
AND WE HAVE ALL THOSE LITTLE
BITS OF INFORMATION
THAT WILL HELP US,
AND WILL KEEP IT IN OUR MIND
WHEN WE GO BACK TO IT.
NOW I HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT
FOR YOU.
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS
CELEBRATES DIWALI,
AND SHE CELEBRATES IT EVERY YEAR
WITH HER FAMILY.
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
PICTURES.
YOU'LL EVEN SEE THAT HER
FAVOURITE TRADITION IS THERE.
SHE DID THE RANGOLI,
JUST LIKE
IT'S MY PARTY.
AND SHE CELEBRATES WITH
FIREWORKS AND FIRECRACKERS
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.
HOW WONDERFUL!
NOW THAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE
CELEBRATION OF DIWALI,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOW THAT
WE DIVE DEEPER INTO TRADITIONS.
WE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE
TRADITIONS FOR DIWALI
IS THE FIREWORKS AND
THE RANGOLI.
BUT WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
TRADITIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD?
HMM. WELL, I HAVE ANOTHER
COLOUR HERE.
I'M GOING TO USE THE SAME
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER,
BECAUSE NO USE IN WASTING PAPER.
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M
GONNA USE THIS COLOUR
AND I'M GOING TO WRITE
THE ANSWERS
FROM THE NEXT VIDEO RIGHT BELOW.
AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO
COMPARE THE TWO,
THE CELEBRATION AND TRADITION.
SO LET'S CHECK OUT
ANOTHER VIDEO,
AND THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO
MEET PEYTON ON
RAVEN'S QUEST,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER DANCE MOVES
CALLED "THE JIG."
SOUNDS REALLY SPECIAL.
IT MIGHT ACTUALLY GET YOU MOVING
OUT OF YOUR SEAT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
(music plays)
An 8 year-old-girl with long braided brown hair sits on a chair.
The narrator says MEET PEYTON.
SHE ZOOMS AROUND ON HER
BIKE.
SHE FLIPS OUT ON THE
TRAMPOLINE.
Peyton says THIS KIND OF BRINGS BACK.
The narrator says SHE'LL DO A MÉTIS JIG
AND TAKE US TO FAMILY FUN DAY.
Peyton says AND I'M PART OF IT.
The narrator says LET'S GO.
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Peyton says TANSI.
HELLO, I'M PEYTON.
I'M 8 YEARS OLD AND I'M MÉTIS.
I'M A CITY KID FROM
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Peyton says I LOVE BIKING IN
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD.
DID YOU KNOW THERE'S OVER 40,000
MÉTIS PEOPLE LIVING IN WINNIPEG?
THAT'S A LOT OF US.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF BEING MÉTIS.
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
COME ON LET'S GO SEE.
THIS IS MY HOME.
THIS IS MY MOM.
Mom is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears black leggings, a black tank top and a pink cardigan sweater.
Peyton says HERE'S OUR CAT NICK.
HE WAS SLEEPING ALL DAY
AND HE'S PRETTY CRANKY.
HE HAS NICE FUR AND HIS HAIR
GETS EVERYWHERE AND I LIKE THAT
BECAUSE IT'S MORE MESS FOR ME
TO CLEAN AND I LOVE CLEANING.
THIS IS MY ROOM.
AS YOU COULD SEE YOU CAN SEE A
LOT OF RAINBOW COLOURS AND PINK,
WHITE AND BLACK.
THIS IS MY SHELF RIGHT HERE
WHERE I PUT MOST OF MY STUFF.
AND LIKE A LOT OF
JEWELLERY, A LOT OF JEWELLERY,
A LOT OF JEWELLERY, A LOT OF
JEWELLERY.
I HAVE SO MANY STUFFIES IN MY
ROOM.
AND THIS IS MY PET WORM AND HE
IS IN THERE AND HE IS ON
THIS LEAF RIGHT THERE.
IT'S A CATERPILLAR AND IF IT'S A
BOY THEN IT'S NAMED JAMES AND IF
IT'S A GIRL THEN
IT'S NAMED PARIS.
I HAVE DRAWINGS THAT I DID AND
LOTS OF PICTURES OF ANIMALS.
THIS IS MY JIGGING OUTFIT.
THIS IS MY VEST.
She shows a mustard yellow vest with fringes and an embroidered flower.
She says WHENEVER I JIG THESE BOUNCE UP
AND I THINK THE FLOWERS ARE VERY
COLOURFUL AND PRETTY.
AND THESE ARE MY TAP SHOES AND
THEY ARE REALLY NOISY.
I'VE BEEN DANCING FOR ONE YEAR.
JIGGING LOOKS EASY BUT IT'S
PRETTY HARD.
I WANT TO BE A MÉTIS
DANCE TEACHER WHEN I GROW UP.
I GOT THIS FROM MY MOM'S WORK.
IT HELPS ME LEARN MICHIF.
She shows a book called "Speaking Michif Resources."
She says IT HAS ALL THESE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF WORDS IN HERE AND IT'S REALLY
COOL AND I LOVE IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO TEACH
YOU A NEW MICHIF WORD.
KIIKIWAAHK.
KIIKIWAAHK MEANS HOME.
KIIKIWAAHK.
She opens the door and says HI DEAN.
Dean says HI PEYTON.
HOW ARE YOU?
Peyton says GOOD.
Dean is in his forties, with short gray hair and wears glasses, black trousers and a blue and white sweatshirt.
Dean says ARE YOU READY TO DANCE TODAY?
Peyton says MMM-HMM.
Dean says OKAY.
LET'S GO.
Peyton says THIS IS MY JIG TEACHER DEAN.
HE'S COMING OVER TO HELP ME
PRACTICE BECAUSE I HAVE TO TEACH
KIDS HOW TO JIG TODAY.
Dean says OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.
WE'RE GONNA PREPARE FOR
YOUR SHOW TODAY AT THE SCHOOL.
1, 2, 3.
THERE YOU GO.
They start dancing.
Peyton says DEAN AND I HAVE BEEN
DANCING FOR ONE YEAR.
HE TEACHES ME NEW STEPS AND
I CAN GET BETTER AT THEM.
Dean says AND NOW.
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Peyton says WHEN I DANCE AT SCHOOL TODAY I
WILL TEACH THEM HOW TO DO THE
SINGLE TOE, AROUND THE
HORN AND CRAZY STEP AND 2-4.
Dean says PERFECT.
THAT IS AN EXCELLENT JOB.
YOU SURE PICK UP
THE STEPS QUICK.
HIGH-FIVE.
Peyton says THIS IS MY FRIEND MYLIE.
WE GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.
Mylie is 8, with shoulder length straight blond hair and wears a print red T-shirt.
Mylie says HI.
Peyton says MY TRAMPOLINE IS THE BEST.
She does a cartwheel on the trampoline and says WEE.
Peyton says I LIKE BEING FRIENDS WITH MYLIE
IS BECAUSE SHE'S A REALLY GOOD
KID AND SHE IS
REALLY NICE TO EVERYBODY.
I REALLY LIKE HER HAIRSTYLE.
SHE'S MY VERY BEST FRIEND.
HI.
WE LIKE TO PLAY SOCCER.
ONE MORE AND THEN YOU WIN.
Mylie says CLOSE.
Peyton says YUP, VERY CLOSE.
GOT IT.
OH, KIND OF.
ME AND MYLIE LIKE TO EAT
BURGERS, FRIES AND PIZZA.
Mylie says I LOVE MY BURGER AND FRIES.
AND WE ALSO LIKE BANNOCK.
I'M LIKE STARVING.
I LIKE BANNOCK BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY DELICIOUS AND I THINK THE
BREAD IS REALLY SOFT SO IT'S
REALLY EASY TO BITE INTO AND IT
MATCHES WITH BUTTER.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DANCE IN
FRONT OF A LOT OF KIDS TODAY.
Mylie says OH, LIKE THE FAMILY FUN NIGHT.
Peyton says YES.
Mylie says THAT'S VERY COOL.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
Peyton says YEAH BUT ALL I HAD TO DO IS JUST
CLOSE MY EYES AND THINK ABOUT
GOOD STUFF.
Animated cats, butterflies, flowers and cupcakes appear with the caption "Good stuff."
Mylie says THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
Peyton and Mylie go on a bike ride.
Peyton says WE'RE TOURING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
WE LIKE TO GO DOWN TO THE RIVER.
THE RED RIVER IS
CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE.
WE FOUND SOME CATERPILLARS.
I FOUND ALL OF MINE ON THE LOGS.
Mylie says I'M JUST PILING
THEM UP ON EACH OTHER.
HEY.
GET OFF OF ME, GET OFF OF ME.
Peyton says OH, ONE JUST POOPED ON ME.
The girls sit and have a popsicle.
Peyton says IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Peyton says WE'RE AT MY SCHOOL NOW.
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE LITTLE MÉTIS
FAMILY FUN EVENT AND I'M PART OF
IT.
A girl named Ava says PEYTON.
PEYTON, I LIKE YOUR SHOES.
Peyton says ME AND AVA ARE GOING TO
GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR.
THIS IS THE DRAWING STATION.
YOU CAN DRAW AND DO
WITH UNIQUE THOUGHTS.
THIS IS THE PLASTICINE STATION.
NOW I'M GONNA DRESS MYSELF UP.
She puts on a fringed coat and a hat.
She poses next to Ava.
The photographer says SMILE.
Peyton says OUR FAMILY FUN
EVENT IS THE BEST.
A woman says WE'RE GONNA HAVE PEYTON DANCING
FOR YOU AND NOT ONLY THAT,
PEYTON'S GONNA
TEACH YOU HOW TO DANCE.
Peyton says WHEN I TEACH OTHER KIDS HOW TO
JIG I'M REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD.
Payton teaches the kids how to jig.
Peyton says JIGGING IS A REALLY
BIG PART OF MY LIFE.
IT'S A PART OF MY CULTURE.
I WOULD WANT TO
PASS THE CULTURE ON.
WHEN I'M OLDER, I'M GONNA PASS
THE JIGGING ONTO MY KIDS AND MY
WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY.
Peyton says MIINA KAWAPAMITIN.
SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
KEEP ON DANCING.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
(soft music plays)
Jessica says WOW! THAT WAS AWESOME!
THAT GOT ME MOVING.
BUT I THINK I NEED TO
CALL PEYTON,
AND I THINK SHE NEEDS TO BE
MY TEACHER,
BECAUSE I DEFINITELY WANT
TO LEARN SOME OF THOSE MOVES.
AND I MIGHT TO EVEN BUY SOME
OF THOSE TAP SHOES,
JUST SO THAT I CAN HEAR MYSELF
WHILE DANCING.
SO NOW LET'S GO BACK TO THIS
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
THE NAME OF...
NOT THE CELEBRATION,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHANGE IT
AND WE TALK ABOUT THE TRADITION.
SO WE'RE GONNA WRITE "TRADITION."
ON THE SIDE HERE.
She uses a pink marker to continue writing.
She says SO NOW WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS TRADITION?
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
I'M HEARING SOME ANSWERS.
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE JIG.
AND IT'S A MÉTIS TRADITION.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO SPECIFY.
WHAT'S THE MEANING
AND SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND IT?
WELL, IT'S A PART OF
THE MÉTIS CULTURE,
AND IT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE
IT WAS PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WRITE HERE:
"MÉTIS CULTURE."
SO WHEN AND WHERE DID THIS PARTY
TAKE PLACE?
WELL, FOR PEYTON,
SHE WAS ACTUALLY TEACHING
STUDENTS AND ADULTS
AT HER SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE GONNA WRITE "SCHOOL."
AND WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
IT HAPPENED AFTER SCHOOL.
AND WHAT I LOVED ABOUT IT
IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE
WERE INVOLVED.
SHE REALLY GOT THEM OUT OF THEIR
SEAT AND DANCING.
WHO PARTICIPATES?
WELL, I SAW THAT THERE WERE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
THE ADULTS WERE PARTICIPATING.
EVEN SOME TEACHERS.
SO JUST LIKE DIWALI,
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE MOVES,
YOU MIGHT NOT DO THEM CORRECTLY,
BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE YOU'RE
LEARNING, AS YOU SAW IN PEYTON,
WHAT PEYTON WAS SAYING,
SHE WAS SAYING
IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES,
BECAUSE WITH THOSE MISTAKES,
YOU LEARN AND YOU GET
THAT MUCH BETTER.
AND SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION,
WELL, WE KNEW THAT THERE WERE
MANY STEPS.
SO WE SHOULD WRITE THAT DOWN.
MANY STEPS!
AND ALSO SIMILAR TO DIWALI.
THEY HAVE VIBRANT COLOURS FOR
THEIR COSTUMES
AND TRADITIONAL WEAR.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
AND OF COURSE,
SHE WORE HER TAP SHOES.
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE,
TRADITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS,
AND BRINGING THEM TOGETHER.
NOT ONLY DOES IT BRING FRIENDS
AND FAMILY
BUT IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER.
WHAT KIND OF TRADITIONS DO YOUR
FAMILY SHARE?
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?
WELL, I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH
YOU ONE OF MY FAMILY TRADITIONS.
AND MAYBE WE CAN ADD IT
TO THIS LIST.
She shows two apples and says YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING,
"TEACHER JESSICA,
"WHY DO YOU HAVE ALL THESE
APPLES?"
WELL, THE REASON WHY I HAVE
THESE APPLES
IS THAT EVERY SINGLE FALL
SEASON,
MY FAMILY AND I VISIT
A LOCAL FARM.
AND WHEN WE'RE THERE,
WE PICK APPLES TOGETHER.
AND THE REASON WHY
IT'S A TRADITION
IS THAT DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS,
SOME OF US ARE TRAVELING,
MAYBE WE'RE AT SCHOOL FOR
SUMMER SCHOOL.
SO WE COME TOGETHER IN THE FALL
AND NOT ONLY ARE WE PICKING
APPLES,
BUT WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER,
WE'RE TELLING EACH OTHER
STORIES,
AND THEN WE GET TO LEAVE WITH
SOME YUMMY TREATS.
I'M HEARING SOMETHING.
LOTS OF TRADITIONS ARE COMING
OUR WAY.
OH, BUT SOMEONE JUST SHARED WITH
ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
A TRADITION WITH THEIR FAMILY.
THAT'S OKAY,
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO CREATE ONE.
MEET UP WITH YOUR FAMILY AT
THE DINNER TABLE,
OR MAYBE FOR BREAKFAST IN THE
MORNING, AND SAY,
"LET'S MAKE A TRADITION,
A NEW ONE."
I'M HEARING A GREAT IDEA.
YOU CAN COLLECT NON-PERISHABLE
ITEMS AND DONATE THEM
TO THE LOCAL FOOD DRIVE!
THAT'S A GREAT TRADITION!
THAT TRADITION THEN, NOT ONLY
ARE YOU COMING TOGETHER
AS A FAMILY, BUT YOU ARE HELPING
THE COMMUNITY THAT'S IN NEED.
THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL AND
BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME.
LET'S CHECK OUT
TUMBLETOWN,
AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITY.
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME,
TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up.
A group of hamsters work in booths in an office.
A sign on the office wall reads "Tumbletown Gazette."
One of the hamsters says GATHER ROUND,
EVERYONE.
YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE.
She is gray and munches on some carrot.
A sign on the wall reads "Tumbletown food drive, this Saturday, donate or collect food items."
She continues NOW AS YOU MAY
ALREADY KNOW,
THE TUMBLETOWN FOOD
DRIVE IS THIS SATURDAY
AND I WANT EVERYONE
TO TAKE PART
BY COLLECTING
FOOD ITEMS.
Tumbleweed nervously says SATURDAY I USUALLY
GET MY FIR DOWN SO...
She answers TUMBLEWEED, SOME
RODENTS DON'T
HAVE
ENOUGH TO EAT.
AND WE CAN ALL
HELP.
SO LET'S GET
THE WELLY OUT.
A black hamster says WHAT?
She answers HELP COLLECT
SOME FOOD!
STIFF UPPER LIP,
CHALKS AWAY,
TALLYHO AND
TOODLE PIP I SAY.
The black hamster says TOODLE
WHAT?
She answers TOODLE PIP
GOOD DAY!
Tumbleweed says WOW, SHE'S
REALLY INTO THIS.
The black hamster says WELL I HAVE A BIT OF TIME
THIS WEEKEND.
A brown hamster with a deep voice says YEAH I GUESS I CAN
HELP COLLECT SOME FOOD.
A small black hamster says LEWIS, THAT'S WHAT
I WAS GONNA SAY.
Tumbleweed says OKAY I'LL GET
MY WAGON
AND WE'LL SEE WHO
CAN COLLECT THE MOST.
A large brown hamster says YES!
LET'S TRY TO COLLECT
THE MOST FOOD EVER!
Another comments IT'S
ON.
Tumbleweed says PIP-PIP
CHEERIO!
I MEAN YAY, LET'S
DO THIS.
UH, OKAY,
He walks down the street dragging a red wagon behind him and says HERE WE GO.
Chinchilla opens the door and says CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says AND A GOOD DAY TO
YOU TOO, CHINCHILLA.
I'M COLLECTING
DONATIONS
FOR THE
FOOD DRIVE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY
NONPARSHINABLE,
PARSH,
PERSHINABLE,
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says YES, THANK
YOU.
ANYTHING IN
A CAN OR PACKAGE.
LIKE SOUP OR MACARONI
AND CHEESE.
I HEAR BOX SEEDS
ARE VERY POPULAR.
Chinchilla puts two cans in the wagon and says CHINCHILLA!
Tumbleweed says WOW, THAT'S
GREAT!
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, CHINCHILLA!
I'M GONNA COLLECT
MORE THAN ANYBODY!
A hamster drives past him in a blue pickup truck packed with food and says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED!
LOOK AT ALL THE FOOD
I'VE GOT!
Tumbleweed looks at the truck and says LOOK HOW MUCH FOOD
JULIAN HAS ALREADY!
I BETTER GET
GOING
IF I HOPE
TO BEAT HIM.
He pulls the cart as he says I SHOULD'VE OILED
THESE WHEELS!
A white hamster sits on his boat porch and says I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO MAKE
A DONATION,
FUZZY FACE!
I GOT A LOT OF FISH,
YOU KNOW.
Tumbleweed says THANKS,
SEA CAPTAIN.
BUT THE FOOD NEEDS
TO BE NONPARSH
PERSHISH
Sea captain says ALMOST
THERE.
NON-PERISHABLE,
FUZZY FACE.
AND
I KNOW!
I MEANT CANNED TUNA
AND SALMON.
He throws some tuna cans in the cart.
Tumbleweed says OH, GOOD!
Rosa says HELLO,
TUMBLEWEED.
ARE YOU GETTING LOTS
OF FOOD DONATIONS?
Tumbleweed says I SURE
AM, ROSA.
LOOK AT MY
WAGON.
She shows him her wagon packed with food and says OH,
ME TOO.
LOOK AT MY
WAGON.
Sea captain jumps down from his boat porch and says OH,
BOY.
TIME TO STRETCH
ME SEA LEGS.
Tumbleweed walks up to Sal's red and white fruit stand and says HEY, SAL, DO YOU
HAVE ANY FOOD?
He answers OH, SORRY,
TUMBLEWEED.
I ONLY HAVE
FRESH FOOD.
NO NONPERISHNA
PARSH
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING IN CAN.
Tumbleweed says OH,
OKAY.
WELL HOW ABOUT A
CASH DONATION?
SO THEY
CAN BUY
FRESH FOOD AND
VEGETABLES.
He answers OH, WELL, I DON'T
REALLY KNOW ABOUT THAT.
Tumbleweed says PLEASE?
Sal says OH,
BOY.
He squeals PLEASE!
Sal says OKAY,
OKAY!
DON'T GO ANY
HIGHER.
MY EARS
ARE SENSITIVE.
Tumbleweed says THANK YOU,
SAL!
A hamster drives by on a light blue and yellow large truck.
He says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED!
OVER
HERE!
THERE'S
TUMBLEWEED.
A smaller hamster in the truck says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED.
WE'RE ALL MEETING AT THE
DROP-OFF CENTRE.
He answers OKAY, GUYS,
I'M COMING!
WAIT
FOR ME!
He struggles and says I'M GOING TO PULL MY WAGON.
At the gathering, the large gray hamster in charge says CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL OF YOU!
JOLLY
GOOD.
YOU'VE ALL DONE
A CAPITAL JOB.
Tumbleweed shows his small pile and says NOT
ME.
I DIDN'T COLLECT
AS MUCH
FOOD AS
YOU GUYS.
Rosa says OH, THAT'S OKAY,
TUMBLEWEED.
THE IMPORTANT
THING IS THAT
YOU ARE MAKING
A DIFFERENCE
IN SOMEBODY'S
LIFE.
The brown hamster says YES.
LOTS OF RODENTS
NEED A LITTLE HELP
AT THE END OF
THE MONTH.
THAT'S WHY
WE DO THIS.
A small black hamster comments THAT'S WHAT I KEEP
TRYING TO SAY!
Tumbleweed says YOU'RE
RIGHT!
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT?
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO HELP OTHER RODENTS.
They all cheer and say YIPPEE!
JOLLY
GOOD SHOW.
SMASHING,
EVERYONE.
The hamster in charge says EVERYTHING IS
TICKITY-BOO.
The small black one says TICKITY
WHAT?
She repeats TICKITY-BOO.
Tumbleweed says THAT'S BECAUSE
THE BOO
YOU SEE,
IT'S TICKITY.
THAT'S WHY YOU SAY IT.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Jessica says THANK YOU, EVERYONE,
FOR JOINING ME!
TEACHER JESSICA
FOR ANOTHER EPISODE
OF POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE
WITH YOU GUYS.
I HOPE YOU LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS,
AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO CREATE
NEW TRADITIONS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
TAKE CARE. INVITE ME TO YOUR
PARTY NEXT TIME.
BYE!
A final slate reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
The caption changes to "Copyright 2021. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON: CELEBRATIONS.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6. Teacher Jessica." Jessica stands in a room with posters behind her. She is in her twenties with long black hair. She wears a patterned shirt with white sleeves and headphones.
Jessica says HEY, TVOKIDS! WELCOME BACK TO
ANOTHER EPISODE
OF
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
MY NAME IS TEACHER JESSICA,
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE BACK
HERE AGAIN WITH YOU ALL.
I'M A TEACHER AT HOLY ROSARY
IN MILTON ONTARIO.
TODAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING ABOUT
IS CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS.
MY FAVOURITE THINGS!
BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE,
AS ALWAYS,
I HAVE TWO IMPORTANT RULES
TO SHARE.
NUMBER ONE, ALWAYS HAVE THAT
THINKING CAP ON,
BECAUSE AGAIN,
WE'RE GONNA NEED IT.
THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF
THINKING GOING ON,
AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
OF PARTYING.
AND NUMBER TWO,
HAVE THAT GROWTH MINDSET
BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING.
WE HAVE SOME DEFINITIONS THAT WE
NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT.
SO PERSEVERE, WE GOT THIS.
CELEBRATION AND TRADITIONS.
THEY SOUND THE SAME.
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IS
A CELEBRATION?
OR CAN THEY DEFINE A
CELEBRATION?
I'M HEARING SOME GREAT ANSWERS!
A CELEBRATION IS WHEN YOU DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR AN EVENT, AN OCCASION,
OR A HOLIDAY.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?
MY FAVOURITE ONE IS COMING UP
NEXT WEEK.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!
AND THAT DEFINITELY IS A
CELEBRATION.
SO NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO
TRADITION.
WHAT IS A TRADITION?
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BIT TO THINK ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY ARE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
A TRADITION IS THE HANDING DOWN
OF CUSTOMS, BELIEFS,
AND INFORMATION FROM ONE
GENERATION TO ANOTHER.
NOW DURING THIS VIRTUAL CLASS,
I REALLY WANT US TO GET OUR
MINDS THINKING
ABOUT WHAT IS A CELEBRATION AND
WHAT IS A TRADITION.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A MINUTE,
AND I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT ARE SOME CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS THAT YOU HAVE
CELEBRATED IN YOUR LIFE?
GET YOUR THINKING CAP ON,
AND WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF IT,
I'M GOING TO JOT DOWN SOME OF
THAT INFORMATION,
SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS
RIGHT OVER HERE.
She pulls a white board in.
She continues OKAY, FRIENDS, WHAT WE'RE GONNA
BE DOING RIGHT NOW
IS WE'RE GONNA POPCORN SOME OF
THOSE IDEAS OUT HERE
OF SOME TRADITIONS AND
CELEBRATIONS
YOU'VE EITHER HEARD OF OR YOU'VE
CELEBRATED ON YOUR OWN.
I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE,
AND WHATEVER COMES TO MIND,
JUST START POPCORN-ING THOSE
IDEAS OUT.
OKAY, I HEARD RAMADAN.
HANUKAH.
CHRISTMAS.
She writes them down and continues BIRTHDAYS, YEP! DEFINITELY.
DID YOU SAY DIWALI?
IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY!
WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
WONDERFUL. SO THESE ARE
DEFINITELY SOME CELEBRATIONS.
WE DIDN'T GET ANY TRADITIONS,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DIVE DEEPER A LITTLE BIT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A VERY
SHORT LIST.
THERE ARE SO MANY CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
I JUST HEARD THAT SOMEONE WANTS
TO LEARN ABOUT
THE OJIBWAY TRADITION.
WELL, IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY!
WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING ABOUT JOSH
AND HIS TRADITION ABOUT
DRUMMING.
TAKE IT AWAY!
A clip shows a teenage boy playing baseball.
The narrator says THIS IS JOSHUA.
Joshua says IT'S BASEBALL TIME.
Joshua is 12, with slightly long brown hair and wears black and white shirts, a black T-shirt and a baseball glove.
The narrator says HE'S GOT ALL THE
MOVES ON THE DIAMOND.
Joshua says GOOD GAME BOYS.
The narrator says HE'LL SHOW US
AROUND THE POW WOW.
AND I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU A LITTLE TOUR.
The narrator says HE'LL PLAY A GAME OF MANHUNT AND
HE NEVER MISSES A BEAT.
A clip shows Joshua and 3 other boys playing drums.
The narrator says LET'S GO.
(music plays)
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Joshua says AANIIN, HELLO.
I'M JOSHUA AND I'M 12
YEARS OLD AND I'M OJIBWE.
I'M FROM CURVE LAKE, ONTARIO.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in on Curve Lake, Ontario.
Joshua says CURVE LAKE IS A NICE SMALL TOWN.
IF I HAD TO DESCRIBE CURVE LAKE
IN 3 WORDS IT WOULD BE KIND,
FRIENDLY AND FUN.
A caption reads "My house."
Joshua says HEY GUYS THIS IS MY HOME.
COME ON IN.
HEY MOM.
Mom says HI BUDDY.
Mom is in her forties, with straight brown hair in a bun and wears a printed dress.
Joshua says HEY APRIL.
April is in her early teens, with long curly brown hair in a braid and wears a hot pink sleeveless top.
April says HI JOSH.
Joshua says THIS IS MY ROOM AND THIS
IS MY WOLF PRINT BLANKET.
THIS IS MY RIBBON SHIRT AND I
WEAR IT WHEN I'M DRUMMING AND I
LIKE THE COLOURS
AND THE PATTERNS.
THESE ARE ALL MY MEDALS.
I'M A PRETTY ATHLETIC
GUY AND I WIN A LOT.
THIS ONE WAS FOR WINNING
OUR DIVISION IN BASEBALL.
THIS ONE WAS FOR RUNNING 5
KILOMETRES ON HALLOWEEN.
I LIKE BASEBALL BECAUSE OF HOW
LONG THE GAMES ARE AND MAKING
PLAYS WITH MY TEAMMATES.
THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE
GAME IS HITTING A BALL WHEN THE
PITCHER'S REALLY FAST.
IT'S BASEBALL TIME.
Captions show the names of Joshua's baseball team members: Carter, Blake, Louie, Rivor, Robbie, Jacob, and Owen.
Joshua says MY FAVOURITE SPORT IS BASEBALL.
LET'S GO.
I'M ON A TEAM, WE'RE NAMED THE
PETERBOROUGH TIGERS AND WE'RE IN
A LEAGUE.
USUALLY FOR A PICK UP GAME WE
TRY TO GET ALL THE PEOPLE WE
CAN.
He throws the ball and says ONE MORE.
Joshua says WE DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 2
TEAMS AND THEN WE START TO PLAY.
WE PLAY MOST OF THE
DAY UP TO 6 HOURS.
SAFE.
The caption changes to "Carter."
Carter is around 12, with short brown hair and wears white shorts with red stripes on the sides and a printed black T-shirt.
Joshua says CARTER'S MY BEST FRIEND BECAUSE
WE HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS.
Carter says I'M GOING.
Joshua says SCORE BABY.
The boys say GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME
BOYS.
GOOD GAME.
At home, Joshua and Carter stand in the kitchen.
Joshua says I'M STARVING.
BREAD PLEASE?
ME AND CARTER LIKE TO EAT
GRILLED CHEESES AFTER A GAME.
CHEESE PLEASE.
WE LIKE TO MAKE GRILLED CHEESE
BECAUSE IT'S QUICK AND EASY TO
MAKE.
They eat the sandwiches in Joshua's bedroom as they play video games.
Joshua says THESE ARE SOME GOOD SANDWICHES.
Joshua says WHEN WE'RE HANGING OUT WE
USUALLY PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
LET'S DO THIS CARTER.
THE GAME IS ON NOW.
I USUALLY AM THE WINNER BUT
SOMETIMES HE'LL GET LUCKY AND
HE'LL GET ME ONE TIME.
(buzzer sound)
Joshua says NOOOOO!
ME AND MY FRIENDS GET
TOGETHER TO PLAY MANHUNT.
THE GAME IS ABOUT GETTING
OUT AND RUNNING AND NAVIGATING
THROUGH THE WOODS.
ONE PERSON IS IT AND WHOEVER
IS THE LAST ONE STANDING WINS.
AND THE WINNER IS...
April says OH YEAH!
Joshua says MY SISTER APRIL.
SO GUYS, THESE
ARE MY HAND DRUMS.
I'VE HAD THIS ONE SINCE I WAS 5
AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I USE
CURRENTLY.
I'VE LEARNED ALL THE TIPS AND
TRICKS AND I'VE PRACTISED A LOT
AND MY TECHNIQUE
IS PRETTY GOOD NOW.
DO YOU GUYS WANNA KNOW
THE OJIBWE WORD FOR DRUM?
He shows a board with the word written on it and says DEWE' IGAN.
DEWE' IGAN.
THAT'S THE WORD
FOR DRUM IN OJIBWE.
DEWE' IGAN.
BUT THERE'S MORE TO
DRUMMING THAN JUST HAND DRUMS.
I LIKE TO GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS
WITH THE BIG DRUM AND MY GROUP
AND WE SET UP THE DRUM AND WE
TEACH OTHER SCHOOLS HOW TO DRUM.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW THE
STORY OF THE BIG DRUM?
Students say NO.
Joshua says WELL, A LONG LONG TIME A GO
THERE WAS THESE TWO NATIONS.
THE SIOUX AND THE OJIBWE.
THEY WERE AT WAR AND THE SIOUX
GRANDMA SHE HAD A VISION ABOUT
THE BIG DRUM AND IT DRUMMED
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING AND GOING TO
WAR.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE BIG DRUM
AND WE DRUM AND WE SING SO WE
CAN DANCE AND HAVE FUN.
SO GUYS, LET'S DRUM.
He plays the drum with 3 other boys.
Joshua says THIS IS MY GROUP, THE REDPATH
SINGERS.
MY FRIEND CARTER IS
ALSO IN THE GROUP.
Joshua says WE BRING OUR DANCERS.
IT'S KINDA LIKE A MINI POW WOW.
THE BOYS ARE THE DRUMMERS
AND THE GIRLS DO DANCING.
Girls dance around the drum in their regalia.
Joshua says WHEN I'M DRUMMING IT'S NICE
TO SHARE MY CULTURE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
Joshua says IT MAKES ME FEEL
GOOD TO SHARE MY TRADITIONS.
(drumming and singing)
Joshua says THAT WAS A GOOD ROUND.
(music plays)
Joshua says WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL POW WOW
AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE
TOUR.
LET'S GO.
The announcer says SO I'M GONNA CALL ALL DANCERS TO
BE READY.
Joshua says ONE THING THAT I
LIKE ABOUT THE REGALIA IS THAT
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY PEOPLE CAMPING
HERE FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND.
I GET TO MEET UP WITH MY
FRIENDS AT THE POW WOW.
SOME OF THE CRAFTS YOU SEE IS
DREAM CATCHERS AND CLOTHES.
He points at a tree top and says HEY GUYS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT IS UP THERE?
THAT'S AN OSPREY NEST.
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HELPED
BUILD THAT WITH A CRANE.
AN OSPREY IS A BIRD PREY.
IT EATS FISH, SNAKES
AND OTHER ANIMALS.
NGA WAABAMIN.
SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT
IN CURVE LAKE TODAY.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
Teacher Jessica reappears and says WOW! I LOVED LEARNING
ABOUT DRUMMING,
AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT TRADITION
IS FOR JOSHUA.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO US
ABOUT A POW-WOW,
AS WELL AS HOW HE LOVES
TRADITIONS IN HIS FAMILY,
AND THAT THEY'RE PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
YOU COULD REALLY TELL
DURING THAT EPISODE THAT HE...
HIS HEART AND HIS SOUL IS
IN HIS TRADITIONS,
AND THAT IS VERY SPECIAL.
GREAT! SO NOW WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE DOING
IS WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE TWO
DIFFERENT EXAMPLES
OF CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS
AND TRADITIONS.
AND THEN MAYBE YOU'RE GOING
TO UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THIS,
ONE WAY THAT I WILL LEARN
THAT HAS HELPED ME
ORGANIZE ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT COMES MY WAY,
IS A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
SO A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER LOOKS
DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY.
IT COULD HAVE TITLES, HEADINGS,
IT COULD BE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE BEST WAY THAT I LEARNED,
AND THAT I'D LOVE TO SHARE
WITH YOU,
IS WITH HEADINGS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME
HEADINGS HERE,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A LITTLE
BIT TO COPY IT DOWN,
AND THAT'S OKAY.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE THE NAME
OF THE CELEBRATION.
AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T NEED
STRAIGHT LINES.
SQUIGGLY LINES ARE GREAT.
AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT
IT CAN BE IN POINT FORM,
BECAUSE THIS IS A GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER,
YOU'RE JUST JOTTING DOWN ALL
THAT INFORMATION.
NEXT IS THE MEANING,
OR THE SIGNIFICANCE
BEHIND THE TRADITION
OR CELEBRATION.
AND AGAIN, IT'S OKAY IF IT'S
A LITTLE BIT MESSY.
THIS IS YOUR ROUGH DRAFT,
AND YOU'RE REALLY JUST PUTTING
ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.
WHEN AND WHERE...
DOES IT HAPPEN?
WHO PARTICIPATES?
SO WHO ACTUALLY COMES TOGETHER
TO CELEBRATE?
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANY
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
AND I'M JUST LEAVING IT
AS "INFO."
SHORT AND SWEET.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS
WE'RE GOING TO EXAMINE
THIS EPISODE THAT RELATES
TO DIWALI.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT DIWALI IS?
WELL, IT'S A WONDERFUL
CELEBRATION
AND IT FOCUSES ON THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS.
LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.
(Upbeat music plays)
Emily Agard runs in a yard holding balloons. She is in her mid-twenties, with long wavy brown hair. She wears a floral blouse under a light jacket and dark blue jeans.
Fast clips show kids celebrating different holidays.
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.
THE OTHER WILL
GET A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.
Kids and musicians say HOLA!
Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
AND YOU'RE INVITED!
She shows a tablet that reads "It's my party!"
Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!
In a colourful TV studio, Emily says HI, GUYS. I'M EMILY
AND WELCOME TO PARTY HQ
WHERE WE ALWAYS START THE PARTY.
I'LL BE MATCHING UP
TWO AWESOME KIDS
AND HELPING THEM GET READY
FOR A BIG EVENT.
FIRST IS OUR HOST KIARA,
AND THIS IS HER PARTY.
THREE THINGS ABOUT KIARA.
SHE'S KNOWN TO HAVE
GIGGLE ATTACKS,
SHE LOVES ANIMALS,
AND SHE CAN DO
A BACK HANDSPRING.
SHE KNOWS ALL THE FUN DETAILS
ABOUT HER CELEBRATION
AND CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THEM.
In a video, Kiara says I CAN'T WAIT FOR PARTY TIME.
Emily says WELCOME TO PARTY HQ, KIARA!
Kiara walks into the studio. She is around 9 years old, with black hair in two braids. She wears a pink shirt and patterned white and blue trousers.
Kiara says HEY, EMILY.
Emily says LET'S STRIKE
A PARTY POSE. READY?
Kiara says YEAH! FOR SURE!
Emily chuckles and says OK, KIARA,
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BIG BASH.
Kiara says THERE'S GONNA BE
SOME YUMMY BUTTER CHICKEN.
THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF MUSIC.
AND MY HOUSE IS GONNA BE
FILLED WITH
DIYAS.
Emily says WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP IT
A SURPRISE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE MATCH YOU UP
WITH THE PERFECT PARTY GUEST.
TELL US THREE THINGS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A GUEST.
Kiara says I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SOMEONE WHO IS CREATIVE,
KIND AND SOMEONE WITH
A BIG SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
Emily says OOH, THOSE ARE
SOME TOPNOTCH CHOICES.
I THINK I HAVE JUST THE PERSON.
They look at a screen on the wall.
She continues PARTY HQ DATABASE,
SHOW KIARA HER MATCH.
Pictures of children are shuffled around.
She continues IT'S ISAAC!
THREE THINGS ABOUT ISAAC:
HE LOVES TO COOK,
HE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS,
AND HE'S A MASTER
PAPER PLANE ARTIST.
KIARA, ARE YOU PUMPED
TO MEET ISAAC?
Kiara says YEAH, I'M SO EXCITED!
Emily says ALRIGHT, LET'S BRING HIM OUT!
Isaac is around 12 years old. He has short blond hair and wears a plaid black and red shirt and black trousers.
Isaac says HI, EVERYBODY!
HI, EMILY!
HI.
Kiara says HI.
Emily says LET'S DO A PARTY PIC.
They jump and strike a matching party pose.
Emily says ISAAC, ARE YOU READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT PARTY YOU'RE GOING TO?
Isaac says YEAH! I'VE BEEN
TO JAMAICAN PARTIES,
REGULAR BIRTHDAY PARTIES
AND HOUSEWARMING PARTIES.
Kiara says HE SEEMS FRIENDLY.
Emily says KIARA, WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER THERE
AND PUSH THAT BUTTON.
AND IT'S GONNA RAIN BALLOONS.
ISAAC, IT'S
YOUR MISSION TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOONS AND POP AWAY,
BECAUSE IN ONE OF THEM IS YOUR
INVITATION TO THE CELEBRATION.
HERE WE GO!
THREE...
Isaac says TWO.
Emily says ONE! GO, KIARA, GO!
(fast electronic music plays)
Thirty to forty balloons from various colors drop from the ceiling.
Emily says OK, REMEMBER:
YOU HAVE TO FIND
THE GOLD BALLOON.
Isaac says I FOUND ONE.
Emily says OH, THERE'S NOTHING IN
THAT ONE. HOW ABOUT OVER THERE?
Kiara says HERE.
Isaac says POP IT.
Emily says OK, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE PARTY?
Isaac reads I'M INVITED TO DIWALI.
Kiara says IT'S MY PARTY.
Diwali is written on the screen in colourful large block letters.
Isaac says I'M EXCITED 'CAUSE THIS IS
MY FIRST TIME GOING TO
A DIWALI PARTY.
Kiara says IT'S NOT LIKE ALL THE OTHER
CELEBRATIONS THAT WE DO,
LIKE CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING,
SO IT'S SPECIAL.
Emily says KIARA, WHAT SHINY DETAIL
DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH ISAAC
ABOUT THIS AWESOME CELEBRATION?
Kiara says WELL, AT THE DIWALI PARTY,
THERE'S GONNA BE
REALLY COOL,
COLOURFUL FIREWORKS.
Isaac says THAT'S AWESOME.
Kiara says HE SEEMS EXCITED
TO GO TO MY DIWALI PARTY.
Emily says WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD
LEARN MORE ABOUT DIWALI.
CHECK THIS OUT!
DIWALI ALSO KNOWN AS DEEPAVALI
THE CELEBRATION WELCOMES
GOOD FORTUNE INTO THE HOME.
BRIGHT LANTERNS ARE HUNG
AND SPARKLERS ARE SET OFF
TO LIGHT THE WAY
FOR THE GODDESS LAKSHMI
WHO BRINGS LUCK, WEALTH
AND PROSPERITY WITH HER.
Pictures of the celebration flash by.
She continues LAKSHMI IS THE WIFE
OF VISHNU, AND BOTH ARE
IMPORTANT PARTS OF
HINDUISM AND DIWALI.
THIS HOLIDAY IS AS SWEET
AS THEY COME, FILLED
WITH DELICIOUS INDIAN TREATS
AND FEASTS THAT ARE SHARED
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
BEFORE YOU GO, WAIT RIGHT HERE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
CAN'T FORGET THE PARTY PHONES.
ONE AND TWO.
HERE ARE YOUR PARTY PHONES.
Kiara says THANKS.
Isaac says COOL!
Emily says WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH,
SO I DON'T MISS A THING.
THE GOOD TIMES AWAIT
THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BYE!
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara says BYE.
Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PARTY
BEGINS NOW.
Kiara says MY DAD IS HINDU,
AND MY MOM IS CATHOLIC.
AND ON MY DAD'S SIDE OF THE
FAMILY, WE DO THE DIWALI PARTY.
Isaac says I'M JAMAICAN, CHINESE,
AUSTRIAN, SWISS,
IRISH AND UKRAINIAN,
BUT I'M NOT HINDU,
SO THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING.
(music plays)
Four kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say WHAT IS DIWALI?
Kid 1 says I HAVE NO IDEA.
Kid 2 says OH, IT'S A HOLIDAY!
Kid 1 says SHE'S THE SMARTY PANTS.
Kid 3 says KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS.
Kid 2 says IT IS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
Kid 1 says NICE!
Kids say PARTY SNACKS!
Kid 4 says THAT LOOKS LIKE SUSHI TO ME.
Kid 5 says IT LOOKS LIKE A PINK
CHEESECAKE.
Kid 4 says I LIKE THE CHERRY.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOT DOG!
Kid 6 says IS THIS GOOD?
Kid 5 says THIS IS AWESOME.
Kid 4 says THIS IS REALLY LIKE, ODD.
Kid 7 says A LOT OF THIS STUFF
IS VERY SWEET.
Kid 4 says I KNOW. 'CAUSE
THEY'RE INDIAN SWEETS.
Emily says PARTY HOST KIARA AND HER GUEST
ISAAC HAVE BEEN MATCHED UP.
THE EVENT IS DIWALI.
AND IT'S NOT HAPPENING
UNTIL TOMORROW SO THERE'S A BIT
OF TIME TO PLAY.
GET READY FOR PARTY PREP,
PARTY CHALLENGE
AND PARTY SURPRISE.
THE BEST PART IS THEY DON'T KNOW
WHEN ANY OF THESE ARE GONNA
BE HAPPENING.
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A REVEAL?
IT'S MY SPECIALTY.
A caption reads "Party challenge."
Emily says CALL KIARA'S PARTY PHONE.
(party phone ringing)
HELLO!
Kiara and Isaac say HI, EMILY!
Emily says GREAT! YOU HAVE ARRIVED
AT YOUR DESTINATION.
LOOK FAMILIAR, KIARA?
Kiara says OF COURSE, IT'S MY HOUSE.
Emily says I WAS HOPING YOU'D ANSWER
THAT QUESTION CORRECTLY.
TIME TO TAKE YOUR PARTY DÉCOR
TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND
CREATE A RANGOLI.
Isaac says HEY, WHAT'S A RANGOLI?
Kiara says IT'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL ART.
Emily says I'VE ARRANGED FOR MY FRIEND
PRAKASH, WHO'S ONE
OF THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTS
I KNOW, TO SWING BY
AND GIVE YOU A HAND.
HAVE FUN! BYE!
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara says BYE.
I'VE NEVER DONE
RANGOLI BEFORE, AND TODAY'S THE
FIRST DAY I'M GOING TO DO IT.
Isaac, Kiara and Prakash sit on the floor. Prakash is in his mid-forties, clean-shaven with black hair. He wears glasses, a plaid shirt and blue jeans.
Prakash says HI, ISAAC. HI, KIRA.
Kiara and Isaac say HI, PRAKASH.
Prakash says SO WE ARE GONNA DO THE RANGOLI
TODAY. RANGOLI'S DONE DURING
THE DIWALI TIME,
AND IT'S A COLOURFUL ART.
Kiara says I LIKE DOING ART,
SO IT WAS ACTUALLY EXCITING
AND REALLY FUN.
AND I GOT TO IT WITH ISAAC.
Prakash says WANNA TOUCH IT?
TOUCH! TOUCH!
The kids touch yellow sand on a small bowl.
He continues RANGOLI, TRADITIONALLY,
IS DONE
ON A DOORSTEP
OR AN ENTRANCE.
Isaac says YEAH.
Prakash says TO WELCOME THE GUEST.
Isaac says OK.
Prakash says WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RANGOLI,
WE PUT A COUPLE OF
DYAS
OR CANDLES ON IT.
BECAUSE IT'S SAND,
YOU CAN GENTLY PUSH IT
AND MAKE A DOT. RIGHT THERE.
Isaac says THAT'S COOL.
Kiara says WHAT WE ARE MAKING
FOR THE RANGOLI IS FLOWERS
AND DIFFERENT LINES AND DOTS.
AND THEY'RE ALL VERY COLORFUL.
AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU CAN DO THE FLOWERS
IN LINES AND DOTS.
Prakash says WE'LL CREATE A FLOWER.
ALRIGHT?
Isaac says OK.
Kiara says OK.
Prakash says SO WE GOT OUR SHAPE.
PUSH IT.
He uses a swab to draw a line on the circular sand shape.
Kiara says WHY ARE THE FLOWERS
FOR DIWALI?
Prakash says TO BE A PRESENT
AT THE GODDESS LAKSHMI.
Kiara says OHHH...
Isaac says I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS
TO LEARN RANGOLI
'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW
IF I WAS GONNA LIKE IT OR NOT.
IT TURNS OUT I REALLY LIKED
RANGOLI, AND IT WAS
VERY FUN.
Prakash says SO, KIARA,
TOMORROW THERE'S GONNA BE
A BIG PARTY IN YOUR HOUSE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO
RANGOLI BY YOUR OWN.
Isaac says AND THEN WE GOT TO DO
OUR OWN RANGOLI.
Prakash says GUYS, IT'S RANGOLI TIME!
Isaac says IT'S RANGOLI TIME!
Prakash says YAY!
Isaac and Kiara work on their rangoli.
Kiara says I HOPE EVERYONE IS GOING
TO LOVE THE RANGOLI.
ISAAC IS FUN
AND NICE,
AND HE'S FUN TO DO
THE RANGOLI WITH.
Isaac says I WAS SHY
WHEN I MET KIARA AT FIRST,
BUT NOW I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
HANGING AROUND HER.
Kiara says TEACHING ISAAC
ABOUT MY CULTURE
WAS FUN AND INTERESTING
BECAUSE I DON'T NORMALLY
TEACH PEOPLE
ABOUT MY CULTURE.
Isaac says WHAT DO YOU WEAR
AT THE DIWALI FESTIVAL?
Kiara says UM, IT'S LIKE INDIAN TOO.
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY
ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF ONES
YOU CAN WEAR.
Isaac says COOL.
Kiara says IT'S BEEN FUN GETTING TO KNOW
ISAAC BECAUSE HE'S NOT ANNOYING
LIKE THE OTHER BOYS
IN MY SCHOOL.
Isaac says WORKING WITH KIARA WAS
VERY FUN 'CAUSE SHE HAD LOTS
OF UNIQUE AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
Kiara says WE JUST ENDED UP DOING
A WHOLE BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT FLOWERS.
IT WAS VERY COLOURFUL.
IT LOOKED REALLY PRETTY,
I THOUGHT.
Isaac says I CAN'T WAIT
FOR TOMORROW'S DIWALI PARTY.
Emily calls Kiara and Isaac.
Emily says HI, GUYS!
Isaac and Kiara say HI, EMILY.
Emily says HOW ARE MY TWO ARTISTS DOING?
Isaac says AMAZING!
Kiara says ALMOST DONE OUR RANGOLI
Emily says WELL, YOU BETTER HURRY
AND FINISH UP BECAUSE THERE'S
A COUPLE MORE ACTIVITIES
PLANNED FOR YOU. ISAAC, WE'VE
GOT TO GET YOU MEASURED UP
AND, KIARA, THINGS ARE ABOUT
TO GET SCRUMPTIOUS FOR YOU.
TEXTING YOU THE DETAILS NOW.
Isaac says BYE, EMILY.
Emily says BYE.
Kids say RANGOLI!
Kid 1 says I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
THAT GOES ON PIZZA.
Kid 3 says IT'S THIS KIND OF BREAD
THAT YOU SQUISH
JELLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
JAM. I DON'T KNOW.
Kid 4 says MAYBE IT'S A PASTA.
Kid 2 says TORTELLINI?
Kid 3 says OR PENNE?
Kid 1 says OR SPAGHETTI?
They laugh.
Kid 4 says YOU PUT
SANDY FLOWERS
IN THE FRONT
OF YOUR DOORSTEP.
Kids say FAVOURITE PARTY DECORATIONS!
Kid 1 says BALLOON!
Kid 2 says THOSE THINGS
WHERE YOU GO LIKE...
(tooting)
Kid 3 says GOODY BAGS!
Kid 1 says I'VE NEVER "BLEW" UP A BALLOON
IN MY LIFE THOUGH I TRIED.
Kid 3 says HOW?
They play with balloons.
Kid 4 says NO MORE DROP.
NO MORE DROPPING.
OH NO! NO!
At Party HQ, Emily says KIARA AND ISAAC
HAVE COMPLETED
THE RANGOLI CHALLENGE,
AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR THE NEXT REVEAL.
ISAAC WILL BE GETTING
A DIWALI-INSPIRED MAKEOVER,
AND KIARA, SHE'S IN CHARGE
OF A DELICIOUS FOOD FISH.
TIME TO SHARE THE NEWS!
CALL ISAAC'S PARTY PHONE.
ISAAC!
Isaac stands in an Indian clothing store.
Isaac says HI, EMILY.
Emily says YOU MADE IT TO YOUR
NEXT STOP, OM DEEPAM. ARE
YOU READY FOR YOUR SURPRISE?
Isaac says YEAH!
Emily says GREAT! I'VE ASKED ANN,
THE OWNER OF THE STORE,
TO HELP YOU FIND AN OUTFIT
FOR THE PARTY. YOU GAME?
Isaac says YEAH, THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!
Emily says HAHAHAHA! HAPPY SHOPPING!
Isaac says I LOVE SHOPPING.
BYE, EMILY.
Emily says BYE, ISAAC.
Isaac says OM DEEPAM IS
A REALLY COOL STORE
WHERE I PICKED UP MY KURTA.
AT OM DEEPAM, I SAW
LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS,
JEWELRY, HATS, SHOES,
KURTAS AND INDIAN DRESSES.
HELLO. HI.
Ann and Isaac shake hands. Ann is in her forties, with short black hair. She wears glasses, a white necklace and a red and gold dress over black trousers.
Ann says OH, HELLO, ISAAC. HOW ARE YOU?
Isaac says GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
Ann says I'M ANN. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE HEARD YOU'RE HERE
FOR A KURTA.
Isaac says YEAH.
Ann says DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT KURTA?
Isaac says NO.
Ann says WELL, IT'S AN INDIAN WEAR,
AND WE WEAR IT
FOR VERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS,
LIKE DIWALI,
WEDDINGS, ALL THE BIG CEREMONIES
AND FUNCTIONS.
Isaac says A KURTA IS AN INDIAN SUIT
THAT MEN WEAR FOR DIWALI.
A caption reads "Lakshmi equals Hindu goddess."
Touching a small statue, Ann says THIS IS LAKSHMI.
SO THIS IS WHAT
DIWALI IS ALL ABOUT.
SHE IS THE MOTHER OF HEALTH,
WEALTH AND PROSPERITY.
WE ALL NEED HER. SHE'S MONEY.
THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HER.
AND THIS IS
A VERY, VERY SPECIAL FLOWER.
IT'S CALLED A LOTUS FLOWER.
She opens a pink flower.
Isaac says I LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT DIWALI FROM ANN.
LIKE, THE LOTUS FLOWER CAME
ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA,
AND YOU GIVE IT TO LAKSHMI
ON DIWALI
AS, LIKE, AN OFFERING.
SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
Ann says YEAH. GO AHEAD.
PERFECT! IT'S PERFECT!
THAT'S IT.
Isaac says I GOT TO OFFER A FLOWER
TO A GODDESS.
Ann says WE CAN GO NOW AND LOOK
AT THE KURTAS.
Isaac says ALL RIGHT.
Isaac tries on a red and white kurta and strikes multiple poses.
Isaac says I'M EXCITED TO SURPRISE KIARA
WITH MY KURTA.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOES.
MY FEET WERE KIND OF LIKE
CRAMPED INSIDE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WALKING
IN THOSE FOR LIKE A WHOLE DAY.
Isaac poses for some pictures in a lounge chair.
Isaac says I CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW'S
PARTY! I'LL LOOK AWESOME!
Kids say NAME THIS FLOWER!
Kid 6 says I DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT IT IS.
Kid 5 says WATERLILY.
Kid 7 says I THINK IT'S A LOTUS
BECAUSE OF THE PETALS.
Kid 6 says HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
Kid 7 says MY DAD HAS A LOT OF PICTURES
OF LOTUSES IN HIS PHONE.
Kid 5 says I STILL THINK
IT'S A WATERLILY.
Kid 7 says IT'S DEFINITELY NOT.
Kids say LAKSHMI!
Kid 6 says I THINK IT'S
THE BAD GUY WHO, IF YOU LOOK
STRAIGHT INTO HER EYES,
SHE MAKES YOU INTO STONE.
Kid 7 says THAT'S MEDUSA.
Kid 6 says MEDUSA THEN.
Kid 5 says NO. MEDUSA HAS SNAKES.
SHE'S FROM INDIA.
Kid 8 says SHE IS AN INDIAN GOD.
Kid 7 says SHE'S ALSO SITTING ON A LOTUS.
Kids say WHAT'S HER NAME?
Kid 8 says LAKSHMI.
Kid 6 says "LAKASHMI."
They say LAK... SAY LAK.
LAK.
SCHMI.
SCHMI.
Kid 5 says NOW SAY ALL TOGETHER.
Kid 6 says LAKASHMI.
Kid 8 says NO!
Emily says ISAAC IS FINALIZING
THE LOOK FOR HIS DIWALI OUTFIT.
NOW, LET'S CHECK IN
WITH KIARA.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO WASH UP
FOR HER NEXT TASK.
The caption changes to "Party Prep."
Emily says CALL KIARA'S PARTY PHONE.
HI!
Back at Kiara's house, she says HEY, EMILY.
Emily says YOU READY FOR PARTY PREP?
TIME TO COOK UP SOME KORMA.
Kiara says THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
Emily says FEAR NOT, I'VE GOT YOU.
I'VE ASKED YOUR MOM
TO HELP YOU OUT.
Kiara whispers I BELIEVE
MY MOM CAN'T COOK.
Emily says HAHAHAHA!
WELL, THIS IS ONE SWEET
I'M SURE YOU CAN BOTH MASTER.
YOU'VE GOT THIS, KIARA.
BYE.
Kiara says BYE, EMILY.
Kiara's mom is in her forties, with black hair in a long ponytail. She wears a purple shirt and silver hoop earrings.
In the kitchen, Mom says HI, KIARA.
Kiara says HI, MOMMY.
Holding a bowl, Mom says THIS IS THE KORMA
THAT GRANDMA MADE, BUT WE'RE
GONNA MAKE OUR OWN KORMA TODAY.
Kiara says OH, I LOVE GRANDMA'S KORMA.
Mom says WELL, TODAY WE'RE GONNA
COOK, KIARA,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE SURPRISED.
Kiara says KORMA IS A TYPE OF SWEET
WE EAT DURING DIWALI.
Mom says WE'RE GONNA
MIX ALL THIS TOGETHER,
THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A LITTLE NICE DOUGH,
AND WE'RE GONNA ROLL IT OUT.
THEN, WE'RE GONNA CUT IT
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FRY IT.
Kiara says ALL RIGHT.
I'M SHOCKED
MY MOM ACTUALLY CAN COOK.
DO I MIX IT HARD OR, LIKE, SLOW?
Mom says MIX IT SLOWLY 'CAUSE WE DON'T
WANT THE FLOUR GOING
ALL OVER THE PLACE, RIGHT?
Kiara says OH, OK.
THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF STEPS.
WE REALLY JUST HAD TO ADD
SOME EVAPORATED MILK
INTO THE FLOUR
AND THEN MIX IT UP
AND THEN PUT SOME BUTTER
AND WATER INSIDE.
CAN I PUT MY HANDS IN HERE?
Mom says SURE. OK.
GO ON. MIX IT UP.
MAKE IT INTO A NICE, BIG BALL.
ARE YOUR HANDS CLEAN?
Kiara says YES.
Mom says OK, GOOD.
Kiara says THE DOUGH WAS LIKE
ALL SQUISHY AND GOOEY,
AND IT WAS FUN. ROARRR!
IT WAS VERY MESSY
MAKING THE KORMA.
I AM EXCITED TO SHARE
THE KORMA WITH ISAAC
BECAUSE HE'S NEVER
TRIED IT BEFORE.
AND I HOPE HE LIKES IT.
DIWALI IS ONE
OF MY FAVOURITE FESTIVALS
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO EAT ALL THE GOOD SWEETS.
Mom says I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT
ALL THE GOOD SWEETS EITHER
AND ALL THE YUMMY FOOD.
Kiara says WHEN WE HAVE DIWALI,
IT'S MOSTLY VEGETARIAN FOOD,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE,
LIKE, RICE AND EGGPLANT.
MY FAVOURITE THING TO EAT
IN DIWALI
IS ACTUALLY THE KORMA.
Korma fries in some oil.
Mom says SO HERE'S ALL THE KORMA
ALL FRIED UP,
AND I'M GONNA POUR THIS IN HERE
WITH THE SYRUP. OK? SO WE'RE
GONNA PUT THIS IN THERE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
HELP ME MIX IT?
Kiara says ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO
DECORATE THE HOUSE,
PUT EVERYTHING ON DISPLAY,
LIKE THE FOOD
AND THE RANGOLI,
AND I HAVE TO GET DRESSED.
MMM! IT TASTES GOOD.
Mom says VERY GOOD!
IS IT BETTER THAN GRANDMA'S?
Kiara says NO.
Mom chuckles.
Kiara says THE KORMA WE'VE MADE WAS
ALMOST BETTER THAN MY GRANDMA'S,
FOR HER FIRST TIME.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
BETTER THOUGH.
Mom says SO WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP, KIARA,
'CAUSE TOMORROW'S DIWALI
AND WE HAVE TO GET READY.
Kiara says OK.
Mom says OK, LET'S GO.
Kiara and her mom leave the kitchen to get ready.
Emily says IT'S PARTY DAY!
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CROSSED OFF
THE TO-DO LIST.
PARTY PREP, PARTY SURPRISE
AND PARTY CHALLENGE
HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS THE CELEBRATION.
KIARA AND ISAAC HAVE BEEN
GETTING READY FOR ALL THE FUN,
AND I FOR ONE AM READY
FOR A FEAST.
LET'S NOT WASTE ANY MORE TIME.
LET THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS BEGIN!
The caption changes to "Party time."
Kiara says IT'S MY PARTY!
(doorbell ringing)
Kiara and her parents prepare their home for the Diwali party. They light candles, assemble the food and hang flower decorations before the guests arrive.
A guest says HI. HI.
HAPPY DIWALI TO EACH
AND EVERYONE.
Kiara says HI. DROP IN.
Mom says HI.
Kiara says HI, ETHAN.
Ethan says HI!
Another guest says HAPPY DIWALI.
Kiara says HEY, ISAAC.
WELCOME TO MY DIWALI PARTY.
Isaac says THANKS FOR INVITING ME.
I LOVE YOUR OUTFITS, GUYS.
Kiara says I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT TOO.
I WAS SURPRISED
WHEN ISAAC CAME IN
WITH THE KURTA. I DIDN'T
KNOW HE WAS GONNA WEAR ONE.
Isaac says THANK YOU.
Kiara says THIS IS MY MOM AND MY DAD.
Isaac says NICE TO MEET YOU.
With a beard and a long white kurta, Dad says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Mom says HI, ISAAC. NICE MEETING YOU.
Isaac says NICE TO MEET YOU.
I MET KIARA'S FAMILY,
AND THEY'RE VERY NICE.
I BROUGHT YOU SOME
DIYAS
FOR YOUR DIWALI PARTY.
Kiara says ON HERE.
DO YOU WANNA SEE OUR RANGOLI?
Different People say OH, THAT'S NICE.
WOW, THAT IS A BEAUTY!
AWESOME!
WHO DID IT?
Isaac says BOTH OF US.
SO EVERYBODY, THIS IS ME
AND KIARA'S, UH...
RANGOLI THAT WE DID.
Kiara's mom says VERY COOL!
YES, I LOVE IT.
Kiara says SO THESE ARE
THE COLOURFUL DOTS
THAT WE DID.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF FLOWERS THAT WE MADE.
MY FAVOURITE PART
WAS THE RANGOLI.
Mom says IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE THE COLOURS.
Kiara says IT TOOK ABOUT LIKE,
TWO HOURS, THREE HOURS.
Mom says TWO HOURS?!
Isaac says THEY SAID IT WAS REALLY,
REALLY BEAUTIFUL, WHICH I LIKED.
Kiara says AND COLOURFUL. YEAH.
Isaac says COLOURFUL.
WE DID A VERY GOOD JOB ON IT
FOR OUR FIRST TIME.
Guests clap and say VERY GOOD!
WELL DONE!
JOB WELL DONE.
Mom says OK, GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GO. LET'S EAT.
Isaac says YEAH, LET'S GO!
MY FAVOURITE PART
WAS THE FOOD.
Delicious-looking curries, rice dishes and sweet treats are laid out on the dinner table. Kiara's family and friends dig in filling their plates with all the food.
A guest says WHERE'S THAT RICE?
PLEASE DON'T EAT ALL OF IT.
Isaac says MAYBE, MAYBE THE...
MAYBE THE RICE.
Kiara says WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?
Isaac says I LIKED THE CHICKPEAS
AND THE RICE 'CAUSE IT REMINDED
ME OF BUTTER CHICKEN.
They all eat, chat and enjoy themselves at the party.
Guest 1 says IT'S VERY GOOD.
Kiara' s mom says ISAAC, YOUR MOM
SAID IT'S TIME TO GO.
Kiara says CAN YOU PASS ME ONE OF THEM?
Emily says DIWALI, HERE I COME.
Isaac says I ENJOY IT, YEAH.
Emily says HI!
Kiara says EMILY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE COMING!
Emily says I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED
THIS FOR THE WORLD!
Kiara says HAPPY DIWALI.
Emily says THANK YOU! HAPPY DIWALI
TO YOU TOO. I HAVE
SOME TREATS FOR YOU.
Kiara says THANK YOU. COME ON IN.
Emily says OK, LET'S GO.
Guests say DOING GOOD?
YES!
Kiara says EVERYBODY, EMILY IS HERE!
Emily says HI!
Everybody else says HI!
Dad says WELCOME.
Emily says THIS LOOKS DELICIOUS.
I'M JUST GONNA GRAB A PLATE
AND DIG RIGHT IN.
Isaac says SURPRISE, EMILY'S HERE!
Kiara and Isaac say THAT WAS AWESOME!
Kiara says THIS IS RICE, NAAN,
SALAD, CAULIFLOWER, AND CURRY.
Emily says OK. WELL, I'M GONNA DIG
RIGHT IN 'CAUSE I AM STARVING.
ISAAC'S YOUR VIP PARTY GUEST;
HOW DID HE DO?
Kiara says HE DID A GOOD JOB
FOR HIS FIRST TIME.
Emily says YEAH? AND HOW DO YOU FEEL
BEING HERE?
Isaac says AWESOME! IT'S MY FIRST TIME
BEING A VIP, SO I'M HAPPY.
Emily says SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF YOUR FIRST DIWALI?
Isaac says WELL, EVERYBODY'S BEEN
SO NICE TO ME.
SO THAT'S WHAT I APPRECIATE
ABOUT EVERYBODY HERE.
IT'S BEEN AWESOME.
EMILY IS FUN!
Kiara says GRANDMA, DO YOU WANT
TO TRY MY KORMA?
With short wavy black hair and a red blouse, Grandma says OH, I WOULD LOVE TO.
Kiara says I THINK THE KORMA
TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD.
Grandma says WOW, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
JUST LIKE MINE.
They all chuckle.
Kiara says MY GRANDMA THOUGHT
IT WAS ALMOST BETTER THAN HERS.
Mom says WE SAY THANK YOU.
Isaac says THANK YOU.
Kiara says WHAT DID YOU THINK
ABOUT THE KORMA, ISAAC?
Isaac says WHAT'S KORMA?
Kiara says HA! THE SWEET
THAT WE MADE.
Isaac says OH YEAH,
THOSE WERE REALLY GOOD.
Looking at the rangoli, Emily says WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU GUYS DID THIS.
HIGH FIVES! HIGH FIVES!
YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS THOUGH?
FIREWORKS TIME!
COME ON, LET'S GO!
Kiara says YAY!
Emily, Kiara and Isaac run outside.
Isaac says THE PARTY WAS SO AMAZING!
Kiara says THE PARTY WAS AMAZING!
All say HAPPY DIWALI!
All the guests clap and cheer as they watch the fireworks.
Isaac says THE FIREWORKS WERE SO GOOD.
Kiara says THE FIREWORKS WERE AMAZING,
WERE SO COLOURFUL.
Colourful sparks erupt from the fireworks.
Kiara says ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
HAD A GOOD TIME.
Emily says WOOO!
Isaac says IT WAS JUST... EPIC.
(Indian dance music plays)
All the kids at the party dance around the living room while the adults cheer and clap.
Isaac says DANCING WAS KIND OF SCARY
AT FIRST, BUT THEN I KIND OF
GOT INTO IT
AND STARTED DANCING SOME MORE.
Kiara says HE DID A PRETTY
GOOD JOB DANCING.
Isaac says YOU DID A GOOD JOB TOO.
Kiara says THANKS.
(applause)
I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE
ISAAC AGAIN TO ONE OF MY
OTHER DIWALI PARTIES.
Isaac says AWESOME!
I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ANOTHER
DIWALI PARTY IN THE FUTURE.
Isaac and Kiara say HAPPY DIWALI!
Isaac and Kiara take a selfie and Emily gives out a round of high-fives.
Emily says DIWALI,
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
NOW, THIS IS A PARTY! THERE ARE
SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CELEBRATIONS
HAPPENING ALL AROUND US,
I SAY,
WHY NOT EXPERIENCE THEM ALL?
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER NEW THINGS,
MAKE A NEW FRIEND
AND EAT SOME SWEET TREATS.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE NEXT PARTY. BYE!
(music plays)
The end credits roll.
Logo: TVOKids.
Copyright 2018 It's My Party Productions INC. All rights reserved.
Jessica says THAT WAS AN AWESOME PARTY.
IT REALLY GOT ME MOVING,
AND ALSO KINDA MADE ME HUNGRY.
I REALLY WANT SOME INDIAN SWEETS
RIGHT NOW.
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT,
LET'S BREAK DOWN
WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT PARTY.
SO NUMBER ONE.
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME,
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT
CELEBRATION?
I ALREADY GAVE YOU A HINT.
YOU GOT IT. DIWALI.
NEXT UP, MEANING AND
SIGNIFICANCE.
SO WHY DO THEY CELEBRATE DIWALI?
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT?
WELL, IT IS A HINDU CELEBRATION.
She writes down the answers and continues AND IN THAT CELEBRATION,
LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
THEY FOCUS ON THE FESTIVAL
OF LIGHTS.
IT BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE
TO THE HOUSE.
AND THAT LEADS US TO WHEN
AND WHERE.
WHERE? IT HAPPENS AT HOME.
AND WHEN? IT HAPPENS AROUND
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER,
IN BETWEEN THAT TIME PERIOD,
AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON
THE MOON.
WHO PARTICIPATES? EVERYONE!
FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS.
THEY ALL COME TOGETHER.
AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFO?
WELL, THERE'S SO MUCH TO TAKE
FROM THAT VIDEO.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION,
BUT LET'S PULL OUT SOME OF THOSE
LITTLE BITS.
NUMBER ONE, MY FAVOURITE,
INDIAN SWEETS.
MUSIC.
AND DID YOU SEE THOSE
TRADITIONAL OUTFITS?
THE COLOURS ARE SO VIBRANT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHAT I
THOUGHT WAS REALLY SPECIAL WAS...
I HEAR IT! YOU GOT IT!
THE FIREWORKS.
HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE THOSE
LIGHTS UP IN THE SKY.
SO NOW THAT WE'VE FILLED OUT OUR
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER,
WE HAVE A GLIMPSE NOW OF
THE CELEBRATION.
WE KNOW THAT IT WAS DIWALI,
AND WE HAVE ALL THOSE LITTLE
BITS OF INFORMATION
THAT WILL HELP US,
AND WILL KEEP IT IN OUR MIND
WHEN WE GO BACK TO IT.
NOW I HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT
FOR YOU.
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS
CELEBRATES DIWALI,
AND SHE CELEBRATES IT EVERY YEAR
WITH HER FAMILY.
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
PICTURES.
YOU'LL EVEN SEE THAT HER
FAVOURITE TRADITION IS THERE.
SHE DID THE RANGOLI,
JUST LIKE
IT'S MY PARTY.
AND SHE CELEBRATES WITH
FIREWORKS AND FIRECRACKERS
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.
HOW WONDERFUL!
NOW THAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE
CELEBRATION OF DIWALI,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOW THAT
WE DIVE DEEPER INTO TRADITIONS.
WE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE
TRADITIONS FOR DIWALI
IS THE FIREWORKS AND
THE RANGOLI.
BUT WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
TRADITIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD?
HMM. WELL, I HAVE ANOTHER
COLOUR HERE.
I'M GOING TO USE THE SAME
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER,
BECAUSE NO USE IN WASTING PAPER.
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M
GONNA USE THIS COLOUR
AND I'M GOING TO WRITE
THE ANSWERS
FROM THE NEXT VIDEO RIGHT BELOW.
AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO
COMPARE THE TWO,
THE CELEBRATION AND TRADITION.
SO LET'S CHECK OUT
ANOTHER VIDEO,
AND THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO
MEET PEYTON ON
RAVEN'S QUEST,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER DANCE MOVES
CALLED "THE JIG."
SOUNDS REALLY SPECIAL.
IT MIGHT ACTUALLY GET YOU MOVING
OUT OF YOUR SEAT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
(music plays)
An 8 year-old-girl with long braided brown hair sits on a chair.
The narrator says MEET PEYTON.
SHE ZOOMS AROUND ON HER
BIKE.
SHE FLIPS OUT ON THE
TRAMPOLINE.
Peyton says THIS KIND OF BRINGS BACK.
The narrator says SHE'LL DO A MÉTIS JIG
AND TAKE US TO FAMILY FUN DAY.
Peyton says AND I'M PART OF IT.
The narrator says LET'S GO.
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Peyton says TANSI.
HELLO, I'M PEYTON.
I'M 8 YEARS OLD AND I'M MÉTIS.
I'M A CITY KID FROM
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Peyton says I LOVE BIKING IN
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD.
DID YOU KNOW THERE'S OVER 40,000
MÉTIS PEOPLE LIVING IN WINNIPEG?
THAT'S A LOT OF US.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF BEING MÉTIS.
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
COME ON LET'S GO SEE.
THIS IS MY HOME.
THIS IS MY MOM.
Mom is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears black leggings, a black tank top and a pink cardigan sweater.
Peyton says HERE'S OUR CAT NICK.
HE WAS SLEEPING ALL DAY
AND HE'S PRETTY CRANKY.
HE HAS NICE FUR AND HIS HAIR
GETS EVERYWHERE AND I LIKE THAT
BECAUSE IT'S MORE MESS FOR ME
TO CLEAN AND I LOVE CLEANING.
THIS IS MY ROOM.
AS YOU COULD SEE YOU CAN SEE A
LOT OF RAINBOW COLOURS AND PINK,
WHITE AND BLACK.
THIS IS MY SHELF RIGHT HERE
WHERE I PUT MOST OF MY STUFF.
AND LIKE A LOT OF
JEWELLERY, A LOT OF JEWELLERY,
A LOT OF JEWELLERY, A LOT OF
JEWELLERY.
I HAVE SO MANY STUFFIES IN MY
ROOM.
AND THIS IS MY PET WORM AND HE
IS IN THERE AND HE IS ON
THIS LEAF RIGHT THERE.
IT'S A CATERPILLAR AND IF IT'S A
BOY THEN IT'S NAMED JAMES AND IF
IT'S A GIRL THEN
IT'S NAMED PARIS.
I HAVE DRAWINGS THAT I DID AND
LOTS OF PICTURES OF ANIMALS.
THIS IS MY JIGGING OUTFIT.
THIS IS MY VEST.
She shows a mustard yellow vest with fringes and an embroidered flower.
She says WHENEVER I JIG THESE BOUNCE UP
AND I THINK THE FLOWERS ARE VERY
COLOURFUL AND PRETTY.
AND THESE ARE MY TAP SHOES AND
THEY ARE REALLY NOISY.
I'VE BEEN DANCING FOR ONE YEAR.
JIGGING LOOKS EASY BUT IT'S
PRETTY HARD.
I WANT TO BE A MÉTIS
DANCE TEACHER WHEN I GROW UP.
I GOT THIS FROM MY MOM'S WORK.
IT HELPS ME LEARN MICHIF.
She shows a book called "Speaking Michif Resources."
She says IT HAS ALL THESE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF WORDS IN HERE AND IT'S REALLY
COOL AND I LOVE IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO TEACH
YOU A NEW MICHIF WORD.
KIIKIWAAHK.
KIIKIWAAHK MEANS HOME.
KIIKIWAAHK.
She opens the door and says HI DEAN.
Dean says HI PEYTON.
HOW ARE YOU?
Peyton says GOOD.
Dean is in his forties, with short gray hair and wears glasses, black trousers and a blue and white sweatshirt.
Dean says ARE YOU READY TO DANCE TODAY?
Peyton says MMM-HMM.
Dean says OKAY.
LET'S GO.
Peyton says THIS IS MY JIG TEACHER DEAN.
HE'S COMING OVER TO HELP ME
PRACTICE BECAUSE I HAVE TO TEACH
KIDS HOW TO JIG TODAY.
Dean says OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.
WE'RE GONNA PREPARE FOR
YOUR SHOW TODAY AT THE SCHOOL.
1, 2, 3.
THERE YOU GO.
They start dancing.
Peyton says DEAN AND I HAVE BEEN
DANCING FOR ONE YEAR.
HE TEACHES ME NEW STEPS AND
I CAN GET BETTER AT THEM.
Dean says AND NOW.
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Peyton says WHEN I DANCE AT SCHOOL TODAY I
WILL TEACH THEM HOW TO DO THE
SINGLE TOE, AROUND THE
HORN AND CRAZY STEP AND 2-4.
Dean says PERFECT.
THAT IS AN EXCELLENT JOB.
YOU SURE PICK UP
THE STEPS QUICK.
HIGH-FIVE.
Peyton says THIS IS MY FRIEND MYLIE.
WE GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.
Mylie is 8, with shoulder length straight blond hair and wears a print red T-shirt.
Mylie says HI.
Peyton says MY TRAMPOLINE IS THE BEST.
She does a cartwheel on the trampoline and says WEE.
Peyton says I LIKE BEING FRIENDS WITH MYLIE
IS BECAUSE SHE'S A REALLY GOOD
KID AND SHE IS
REALLY NICE TO EVERYBODY.
I REALLY LIKE HER HAIRSTYLE.
SHE'S MY VERY BEST FRIEND.
HI.
WE LIKE TO PLAY SOCCER.
ONE MORE AND THEN YOU WIN.
Mylie says CLOSE.
Peyton says YUP, VERY CLOSE.
GOT IT.
OH, KIND OF.
ME AND MYLIE LIKE TO EAT
BURGERS, FRIES AND PIZZA.
Mylie says I LOVE MY BURGER AND FRIES.
AND WE ALSO LIKE BANNOCK.
I'M LIKE STARVING.
I LIKE BANNOCK BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY DELICIOUS AND I THINK THE
BREAD IS REALLY SOFT SO IT'S
REALLY EASY TO BITE INTO AND IT
MATCHES WITH BUTTER.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DANCE IN
FRONT OF A LOT OF KIDS TODAY.
Mylie says OH, LIKE THE FAMILY FUN NIGHT.
Peyton says YES.
Mylie says THAT'S VERY COOL.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
Peyton says YEAH BUT ALL I HAD TO DO IS JUST
CLOSE MY EYES AND THINK ABOUT
GOOD STUFF.
Animated cats, butterflies, flowers and cupcakes appear with the caption "Good stuff."
Mylie says THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
Peyton and Mylie go on a bike ride.
Peyton says WE'RE TOURING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
WE LIKE TO GO DOWN TO THE RIVER.
THE RED RIVER IS
CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE.
WE FOUND SOME CATERPILLARS.
I FOUND ALL OF MINE ON THE LOGS.
Mylie says I'M JUST PILING
THEM UP ON EACH OTHER.
HEY.
GET OFF OF ME, GET OFF OF ME.
Peyton says OH, ONE JUST POOPED ON ME.
The girls sit and have a popsicle.
Peyton says IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Peyton says WE'RE AT MY SCHOOL NOW.
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE LITTLE MÉTIS
FAMILY FUN EVENT AND I'M PART OF
IT.
A girl named Ava says PEYTON.
PEYTON, I LIKE YOUR SHOES.
Peyton says ME AND AVA ARE GOING TO
GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR.
THIS IS THE DRAWING STATION.
YOU CAN DRAW AND DO
WITH UNIQUE THOUGHTS.
THIS IS THE PLASTICINE STATION.
NOW I'M GONNA DRESS MYSELF UP.
She puts on a fringed coat and a hat.
She poses next to Ava.
The photographer says SMILE.
Peyton says OUR FAMILY FUN
EVENT IS THE BEST.
A woman says WE'RE GONNA HAVE PEYTON DANCING
FOR YOU AND NOT ONLY THAT,
PEYTON'S GONNA
TEACH YOU HOW TO DANCE.
Peyton says WHEN I TEACH OTHER KIDS HOW TO
JIG I'M REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD.
Payton teaches the kids how to jig.
Peyton says JIGGING IS A REALLY
BIG PART OF MY LIFE.
IT'S A PART OF MY CULTURE.
I WOULD WANT TO
PASS THE CULTURE ON.
WHEN I'M OLDER, I'M GONNA PASS
THE JIGGING ONTO MY KIDS AND MY
WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY.
Peyton says MIINA KAWAPAMITIN.
SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
KEEP ON DANCING.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
(soft music plays)
Jessica says WOW! THAT WAS AWESOME!
THAT GOT ME MOVING.
BUT I THINK I NEED TO
CALL PEYTON,
AND I THINK SHE NEEDS TO BE
MY TEACHER,
BECAUSE I DEFINITELY WANT
TO LEARN SOME OF THOSE MOVES.
AND I MIGHT TO EVEN BUY SOME
OF THOSE TAP SHOES,
JUST SO THAT I CAN HEAR MYSELF
WHILE DANCING.
SO NOW LET'S GO BACK TO THIS
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
THE NAME OF...
NOT THE CELEBRATION,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHANGE IT
AND WE TALK ABOUT THE TRADITION.
SO WE'RE GONNA WRITE "TRADITION."
ON THE SIDE HERE.
She uses a pink marker to continue writing.
She says SO NOW WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS TRADITION?
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
I'M HEARING SOME ANSWERS.
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE JIG.
AND IT'S A MÉTIS TRADITION.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO SPECIFY.
WHAT'S THE MEANING
AND SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND IT?
WELL, IT'S A PART OF
THE MÉTIS CULTURE,
AND IT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE
IT WAS PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WRITE HERE:
"MÉTIS CULTURE."
SO WHEN AND WHERE DID THIS PARTY
TAKE PLACE?
WELL, FOR PEYTON,
SHE WAS ACTUALLY TEACHING
STUDENTS AND ADULTS
AT HER SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE GONNA WRITE "SCHOOL."
AND WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
IT HAPPENED AFTER SCHOOL.
AND WHAT I LOVED ABOUT IT
IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE
WERE INVOLVED.
SHE REALLY GOT THEM OUT OF THEIR
SEAT AND DANCING.
WHO PARTICIPATES?
WELL, I SAW THAT THERE WERE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
THE ADULTS WERE PARTICIPATING.
EVEN SOME TEACHERS.
SO JUST LIKE DIWALI,
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE MOVES,
YOU MIGHT NOT DO THEM CORRECTLY,
BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE YOU'RE
LEARNING, AS YOU SAW IN PEYTON,
WHAT PEYTON WAS SAYING,
SHE WAS SAYING
IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES,
BECAUSE WITH THOSE MISTAKES,
YOU LEARN AND YOU GET
THAT MUCH BETTER.
AND SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION,
WELL, WE KNEW THAT THERE WERE
MANY STEPS.
SO WE SHOULD WRITE THAT DOWN.
MANY STEPS!
AND ALSO SIMILAR TO DIWALI.
THEY HAVE VIBRANT COLOURS FOR
THEIR COSTUMES
AND TRADITIONAL WEAR.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
AND OF COURSE,
SHE WORE HER TAP SHOES.
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE,
TRADITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS,
AND BRINGING THEM TOGETHER.
NOT ONLY DOES IT BRING FRIENDS
AND FAMILY
BUT IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER.
WHAT KIND OF TRADITIONS DO YOUR
FAMILY SHARE?
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?
WELL, I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH
YOU ONE OF MY FAMILY TRADITIONS.
AND MAYBE WE CAN ADD IT
TO THIS LIST.
She shows two apples and says YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING,
"TEACHER JESSICA,
"WHY DO YOU HAVE ALL THESE
APPLES?"
WELL, THE REASON WHY I HAVE
THESE APPLES
IS THAT EVERY SINGLE FALL
SEASON,
MY FAMILY AND I VISIT
A LOCAL FARM.
AND WHEN WE'RE THERE,
WE PICK APPLES TOGETHER.
AND THE REASON WHY
IT'S A TRADITION
IS THAT DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS,
SOME OF US ARE TRAVELING,
MAYBE WE'RE AT SCHOOL FOR
SUMMER SCHOOL.
SO WE COME TOGETHER IN THE FALL
AND NOT ONLY ARE WE PICKING
APPLES,
BUT WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER,
WE'RE TELLING EACH OTHER
STORIES,
AND THEN WE GET TO LEAVE WITH
SOME YUMMY TREATS.
I'M HEARING SOMETHING.
LOTS OF TRADITIONS ARE COMING
OUR WAY.
OH, BUT SOMEONE JUST SHARED WITH
ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
A TRADITION WITH THEIR FAMILY.
THAT'S OKAY,
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO CREATE ONE.
MEET UP WITH YOUR FAMILY AT
THE DINNER TABLE,
OR MAYBE FOR BREAKFAST IN THE
MORNING, AND SAY,
"LET'S MAKE A TRADITION,
A NEW ONE."
I'M HEARING A GREAT IDEA.
YOU CAN COLLECT NON-PERISHABLE
ITEMS AND DONATE THEM
TO THE LOCAL FOOD DRIVE!
THAT'S A GREAT TRADITION!
THAT TRADITION THEN, NOT ONLY
ARE YOU COMING TOGETHER
AS A FAMILY, BUT YOU ARE HELPING
THE COMMUNITY THAT'S IN NEED.
THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL AND
BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME.
LET'S CHECK OUT
TUMBLETOWN,
AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITY.
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME,
TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up.
A group of hamsters work in booths in an office.
A sign on the office wall reads "Tumbletown Gazette."
One of the hamsters says GATHER ROUND,
EVERYONE.
YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE.
She is gray and munches on some carrot.
A sign on the wall reads "Tumbletown food drive, this Saturday, donate or collect food items."
She continues NOW AS YOU MAY
ALREADY KNOW,
THE TUMBLETOWN FOOD
DRIVE IS THIS SATURDAY
AND I WANT EVERYONE
TO TAKE PART
BY COLLECTING
FOOD ITEMS.
Tumbleweed nervously says SATURDAY I USUALLY
GET MY FIR DOWN SO...
She answers TUMBLEWEED, SOME
RODENTS DON'T
HAVE
ENOUGH TO EAT.
AND WE CAN ALL
HELP.
SO LET'S GET
THE WELLY OUT.
A black hamster says WHAT?
She answers HELP COLLECT
SOME FOOD!
STIFF UPPER LIP,
CHALKS AWAY,
TALLYHO AND
TOODLE PIP I SAY.
The black hamster says TOODLE
WHAT?
She answers TOODLE PIP
GOOD DAY!
Tumbleweed says WOW, SHE'S
REALLY INTO THIS.
The black hamster says WELL I HAVE A BIT OF TIME
THIS WEEKEND.
A brown hamster with a deep voice says YEAH I GUESS I CAN
HELP COLLECT SOME FOOD.
A small black hamster says LEWIS, THAT'S WHAT
I WAS GONNA SAY.
Tumbleweed says OKAY I'LL GET
MY WAGON
AND WE'LL SEE WHO
CAN COLLECT THE MOST.
A large brown hamster says YES!
LET'S TRY TO COLLECT
THE MOST FOOD EVER!
Another comments IT'S
ON.
Tumbleweed says PIP-PIP
CHEERIO!
I MEAN YAY, LET'S
DO THIS.
UH, OKAY,
He walks down the street dragging a red wagon behind him and says HERE WE GO.
Chinchilla opens the door and says CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says AND A GOOD DAY TO
YOU TOO, CHINCHILLA.
I'M COLLECTING
DONATIONS
FOR THE
FOOD DRIVE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY
NONPARSHINABLE,
PARSH,
PERSHINABLE,
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says YES, THANK
YOU.
ANYTHING IN
A CAN OR PACKAGE.
LIKE SOUP OR MACARONI
AND CHEESE.
I HEAR BOX SEEDS
ARE VERY POPULAR.
Chinchilla puts two cans in the wagon and says CHINCHILLA!
Tumbleweed says WOW, THAT'S
GREAT!
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, CHINCHILLA!
I'M GONNA COLLECT
MORE THAN ANYBODY!
A hamster drives past him in a blue pickup truck packed with food and says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED!
LOOK AT ALL THE FOOD
I'VE GOT!
Tumbleweed looks at the truck and says LOOK HOW MUCH FOOD
JULIAN HAS ALREADY!
I BETTER GET
GOING
IF I HOPE
TO BEAT HIM.
He pulls the cart as he says I SHOULD'VE OILED
THESE WHEELS!
A white hamster sits on his boat porch and says I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO MAKE
A DONATION,
FUZZY FACE!
I GOT A LOT OF FISH,
YOU KNOW.
Tumbleweed says THANKS,
SEA CAPTAIN.
BUT THE FOOD NEEDS
TO BE NONPARSH
PERSHISH
Sea captain says ALMOST
THERE.
NON-PERISHABLE,
FUZZY FACE.
AND
I KNOW!
I MEANT CANNED TUNA
AND SALMON.
He throws some tuna cans in the cart.
Tumbleweed says OH, GOOD!
Rosa says HELLO,
TUMBLEWEED.
ARE YOU GETTING LOTS
OF FOOD DONATIONS?
Tumbleweed says I SURE
AM, ROSA.
LOOK AT MY
WAGON.
She shows him her wagon packed with food and says OH,
ME TOO.
LOOK AT MY
WAGON.
Sea captain jumps down from his boat porch and says OH,
BOY.
TIME TO STRETCH
ME SEA LEGS.
Tumbleweed walks up to Sal's red and white fruit stand and says HEY, SAL, DO YOU
HAVE ANY FOOD?
He answers OH, SORRY,
TUMBLEWEED.
I ONLY HAVE
FRESH FOOD.
NO NONPERISHNA
PARSH
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING IN CAN.
Tumbleweed says OH,
OKAY.
WELL HOW ABOUT A
CASH DONATION?
SO THEY
CAN BUY
FRESH FOOD AND
VEGETABLES.
He answers OH, WELL, I DON'T
REALLY KNOW ABOUT THAT.
Tumbleweed says PLEASE?
Sal says OH,
BOY.
He squeals PLEASE!
Sal says OKAY,
OKAY!
DON'T GO ANY
HIGHER.
MY EARS
ARE SENSITIVE.
Tumbleweed says THANK YOU,
SAL!
A hamster drives by on a light blue and yellow large truck.
He says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED!
OVER
HERE!
THERE'S
TUMBLEWEED.
A smaller hamster in the truck says HEY,
TUMBLEWEED.
WE'RE ALL MEETING AT THE
DROP-OFF CENTRE.
He answers OKAY, GUYS,
I'M COMING!
WAIT
FOR ME!
He struggles and says I'M GOING TO PULL MY WAGON.
At the gathering, the large gray hamster in charge says CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL OF YOU!
JOLLY
GOOD.
YOU'VE ALL DONE
A CAPITAL JOB.
Tumbleweed shows his small pile and says NOT
ME.
I DIDN'T COLLECT
AS MUCH
FOOD AS
YOU GUYS.
Rosa says OH, THAT'S OKAY,
TUMBLEWEED.
THE IMPORTANT
THING IS THAT
YOU ARE MAKING
A DIFFERENCE
IN SOMEBODY'S
LIFE.
The brown hamster says YES.
LOTS OF RODENTS
NEED A LITTLE HELP
AT THE END OF
THE MONTH.
THAT'S WHY
WE DO THIS.
A small black hamster comments THAT'S WHAT I KEEP
TRYING TO SAY!
Tumbleweed says YOU'RE
RIGHT!
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT?
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO HELP OTHER RODENTS.
They all cheer and say YIPPEE!
JOLLY
GOOD SHOW.
SMASHING,
EVERYONE.
The hamster in charge says EVERYTHING IS
TICKITY-BOO.
The small black one says TICKITY
WHAT?
She repeats TICKITY-BOO.
Tumbleweed says THAT'S BECAUSE
THE BOO
YOU SEE,
IT'S TICKITY.
THAT'S WHY YOU SAY IT.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Jessica says THANK YOU, EVERYONE,
FOR JOINING ME!
TEACHER JESSICA
FOR ANOTHER EPISODE
OF POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE
WITH YOU GUYS.
I HOPE YOU LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS,
AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO CREATE
NEW TRADITIONS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
TAKE CARE. INVITE ME TO YOUR
PARTY NEXT TIME.
BYE!
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