Out of the Box

Vivian is tending to some bean seeds that she planted last week which are beginning to grow into bean plants. They'll need soil, sunlight, water, and air. Vivian shows the kids how they can make newspaper trees. They play out their own version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in which the kids plant newspaper 'magic seed' that grows into a newspaper beanstalk.

The kids use their noses to sniff out where Tony is hiding some muffins he's made for them. They pretend to be different animals with different types of noses and make nose puppets out of paper cups which they use to play out their own version of 'Pinocchio.' Pinocchio, whose nose grows when he tells a lie, meets some animals and has a nose contest with them. He learns to be happy with the nose he has and all the great things it can do.

Vivian brings in her new pet mouse, Nugget, to meet everyone.

Nick's still learning how to button, and he's ready for lots of practice.

When all the balls get loose in the clubhouse, the kids have a ball playing indoor games with them. They make bowling pins out of milk cartons and invent their own rolling ball game called 'Rolly Moo.' They sing about why rules are important and play out a version of 'Cinderella' in which the prince holds a 'Ball Ball' for everyone and their favorite ball.

Bubble gum banana fried chicken tortillas? That's what Spiri would make if she could cook all her favorite foods together! They talk and sing about how much fun it is to cook, and everyone makes pretend food for a 'Group Soup.' They play out their own version of 'Stone Soup' in which neighbors end up sharing their food with a hungry visitor.

The Frog Prince, the frog is turned into a boy who can do a special jump twist, by an evil witch who is jealous of his jump, they come to an agreement that if the frogboy teaches her how to do the special twist jump she'll turn him back into a frog.

Join the parade with the Out of the Box gang!

Act out a Hercules story, Hercules zips through an obstacle course, and one of the participants (Vivian) goes through the obstacle course without really trying hard, in the end she realizes that you have to put your heart into to be great.