My Favourite Things (5)

Series 277: My Favourite Things Episode 5 My Favourite Things Young children are curious about the world and enjoy exploring new objects and places. They also find security and pleasure through revisiting and reconnecting with familiar people, places and things. In this series of Play School we focus on ‘favourite things’ – special objects and collections as well as special relationships, pets, and places and favourite things to do. The concept of ‘favourite things’ is explored through singing, moving, pretending, making and creating, looking at books and listening to stories. Children and families are also encouraged to remember their own special times, places and people as the Play School presenters share experiences and memories. In each episode we sing ‘My Favourite Things’ and place something special on the Play School treasure shelf. PRESENTERS Emma Palmer – Andrew McFarlane PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY The Cat’s Pyjamas Author: Catherine Foreman Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand, 2011 FILM Newington Playground (Play School, ABC) ANIMATION Animation Title (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER - Set a timer and see if you can get dressed before it rings. - Play a washing basket guessing game. Put on a blindfold and feel the clothes in the washing basket to try and guess what you have found! - Wash some socks and undies in a bucket of warm soapy water. Rinse them out in clean water and peg them out in the sun. SONGS Stir Up the Pudding Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing New Shoe Laces Composer: Adrian Bell Publisher: Unpublished Run a Little Composers: Satis Coleman & Alice Thorn Publisher: Willis Music Co. administered by Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L I Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing My Favourite Things Composers: Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers Publisher: Imagen MAKE AND DO How to Make Muesli Bars You will need: - 170g light brown sugar - 75g golden syrup - 130g unsalted butter - 75ml apple juice - 190g rolled oats - 95g sultanas - 50g pumpkin seeds - 50g sunflower seeds - Chopped dried apricots Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add apple juice, brown sugar and golden syrup. Place other ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix together. Pour saucepan mixture into the bowl and mix to combine. Tip mixture onto a greased and lined baking tray and spread flat. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 15 minutes. How to Make a Cat and a Mouse You will need: - Ball of wool - Pipe cleaners - Pompom - Small sticker dots - Wool - Tape Markers Cat Twist three half pipe cleaners together to create whiskers. Slide whiskers through one end of the ball of wool. Slide a long pipe cleaner through the other end of the ball of wool to make a tail. Mouse Use a pompom for the mouse. Stick on two small sticker dot eyes and a sticker dot nose. Tape on a short length of wool for a tail.