[lively music] - [Narrator] Presenting Rootle's Block Party LIVE!

At Home!

Get ready for a jam-packed hour of hands-on activities, friends from Asheboro, North Carolina, Adventures with Read-a-roo, and more!

And now introducing your super-talented hosts, Miss E and Miss Shana.

[harmonica notes] - Hello there.

And hello to you, too.

Look, who's here, it's Read-a-roo.

- And here comes our friend Miss Shana.

- And it's my friends, Miss E and Read-a-roo!

- Miss Shana, did you see who else is here?

- Oh, hey friends.

Now that we're all here, the show can begin!

- Absolutely.

Welcome to Block Party LIVE!

At Home.

- That's right, Read-a-roo, it's a block party, but at home.

- And because it's a block party of course, we're going to be dancing.

♪ At home ♪ ♪ And singing ♪ ♪ At home ♪ - [laughing] And finding ways to be kind.

- At uh, Miss E, can we do that at home too?

- Absolutely.

- Okay.

♪ At home ♪ - Being kind means being friendly and considerate no matter where we are.

And there are lots of ways to be kind.

You can make something for someone, you can help a neighbor, or you can be a good listener.

By the way, Miss Shana, that's a lovely necklace you're wearing.

- Thank you, I really like it too.

You want to take a look?

Whoa!

Oh no, I broke my necklace.

It was one of my favorites, oh.

- Oh, Miss Shana I'm so sorry.

Are you okay?

- Oh, thank you for asking.

I do feel sad about my necklace.

It's broken, but I just don't know what to do about it.

I'm going to go get a broom to sweep up the beads.

- Miss Shana seems really sad about breaking her necklace.

I have an idea.

I can make her a new necklace.

Maybe that will make Miss Shana feel better.

I can use these beads to make up pretty necklace for Miss Shana.

I think she's going to be so happy when I give it to her.

You know, making things is a great way for others to feel good and it makes us feel good too.

So, while I make Miss Shana a new necklace let's meet some artists from Asheboro, North Carolina who also like making things, our friends at RhinoLeap.

[rattling] - Hello, my name is John Bowhers.

I'm a freelance theater designer.

I designed the Letter Size Little Theater, which is a print-at-home toy theater kit that can be built by children and adults alike.

Now right now, I'm here in the historic Sunset Theatre in downtown Asheboro.

And today we're going to build our own home theater out of just a few household materials including a shoe box, some masking tape, construction paper, and some bamboo skewers.

To begin, we're going to cut a proscenium, or picture window out of our shoe box.

And there we have our proscenium opening.

This is going to be how we see our characters on the stage of our theater.

As you'll notice, we've got a big opening on the top of the theater and that allows us to perform with our puppet characters from above.

To do that with our shoe box we're going to cut out this whole side of the shoe box so that we can put our puppets in from above.

Next, we're going to draw our characters.

I'm gonna start by drawing a dragon.

Our second character is going to be a snail.

Next, we're going to cut out our characters and this step does involve scissors, again.

So be sure to grab an adult for help with this step.

Now that we've gotten our characters drawn and cut out it's time to tape on their rods.

So now we've got our rods taped to the back of our puppets and it's time to test them out in our shoe box theater.

Now remember, we cut the hole in the top of our shoe box so that we can hold our puppets in the theater from above.

And now we've got our characters in our theater and it's time to put on a play.

As you're beginning to work with your puppet characters, it's a good idea to see how they move.

You can try dancing with your puppets, jumping, running, anything active that gets your puppet characters moving.

Once you've gotten a chance to play with your characters and see how they move now's the time to create a story.

You can think about a story that you might be able to tell what the characters you've created.

You can write it down, memorize it, and perform it for friends and family.

- Wasn't that just great?

I love RhinoLeap and I also love puppets.

And speaking of puppets, let me introduce you to our friend from Durham, North Carolina.

Meet Jeghetto.

- Hello, is this thing working?

What?

I gotta back up?

Oh, oh, okay.

Hello little humans, my name is Sel-B, and the question of the day is, what does kindness mean to you?

What does kindness look like to you, Beary the Bearded Dragon?

Your kindness looks yummy.

[laughing] And what does kindness look like to you, pretty puppy?

She's about to explode with kindness.

- Kindness to me is when I help someone out when they fall.

- Kindness is a way they can express yourself in a positive way.

- Kindness to me is helping other people without expecting anything in return.

- Kindness to me is taking care of our planet.

- I show my kindness all the time.

[lively music] We play all day together.

[lively music] We play in the woods, and sometimes we even play after the sun goes down.

[lively music] We have so much fun together.

[lively music] K-9 is my bestest friend in the whole wide world.

[laughs] [lively music] - How awesome was that?

And look, I made my own puppet.

I think I'll call her Fiola, the finger puppet.

- Hey Miss E, who's your friend?

- Oh, this is Fiola, the finger puppet.

- Well hello, Fiola, it's a pleasure to meet you.

- Um, Miss Shana, Fiola can't speak.

[laughing] - What do you mean I can't speak?

I can speak just fine.

- Oh my, a talking finger puppet.

- All puppets can talk, Miss E. - You tell her, Miss Shana.

And Miss E, I have something to tell you too.

- You do?

- Sure, I have to tell you thank you because you made me.

- Oh, that's so sweet.

Fiola knows a lot about being kind.

- She sure does.

And I know someone else who knows a lot about being kind.

Let's check in with our friend, Daniel Tiger from the PBS Kids show, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

- I love Daniel Tiger, yes!

- Me too.

Let's watch, play, explore, and share as we see what Daniel does when King Friday makes him king for a day and sends him on a mission to the bakery shop and the music shop.

- I can't wait to watch it.

- [Child] Let's watch.

- Now then King Daniel, what brought you to my bakery today?

- I'm here to-, [bell dings].

- Just one minute King Daniel.

- [All] Mmm, banana bread muffins.

- I was saying I need to get the most royally delicious treat to take to the castle.

And I already know what to get.

[chuckles] A banana bread muffin, please.

- Good choice.

Here you go, King Daniel.

- Thanks, Baker Aker, have a royally good day.

- Where to next, King Daniel?

- Let's see, we needed to get a sweet treat, done.

A loud instrument and then take them to the castle.

- Let's go.

- Oh, there's my friend, O the Owl and his Uncle X. Hi O, hi Mr. Owl.

- Hi Daniel, hoo-hoo, I like your crown.

Oh no, my ice cream.

- It's all over the ground.

- Oh, I'm sorry, O.

- That was my special treat.

- How would you feel if you dropped your treat?

O looks so sad, but if he had a new treat he would feel better.

I'm supposed to bring this banana bread muffin to the castle, but I want to give it to O so he's not sad anymore.

♪ You can choose to be kind ♪ I think it would be kind to give O the banana bread muffin, don't you?

I'm going to choose to give it to O. O, I'm sorry you dropped your ice cream, but do you want this treat?

It's a banana bread muffin.

- Really?

And you want to give it to me?

- Uh-huh.

- Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, Daniel.

- You're welcome, O.

- That was very kind of you, Daniel.

- Thank you.

- Now let's explore what we just saw.

When O dropped his ice cream, Daniel wanted to try to make him feel better so he gave him a muffin.

Now that was a really nice way to show kindness.

How do you show kindness to your friends?

Those are great ways to be kind.

Another way to show kindness is to make kindness tickets.

When you make a kindness ticket for someone you're saying that you'll do something kind for them.

Who would you like to do something kind for?

That's wonderful.

Now it's time to meet our friends, the Buonya family.

- [Children] Let's play.

[speaking in foreign language] - That means "how are you," in Rhade.

We are the Buonya Family.

Today we are are making kindness tickets.

- I like to show kind by giving my mom a snack.

- I like to show kindness by helping my sister with her math homework.

[upbeat music] - [Girls] All done.

- That was so sweet.

It's fun making a kindness ticket, but it's even more fun giving one.

And you know, that gave me a great idea.

I'm going to give this one to Miss Shana.

And look, I'm going to give this one to Read-a-roo.

Who would you like to make a kindness ticket for?

I'm sure they would love that.

Now, let's see what the Buonya sisters are going to do with their kindness tickets.

- [Child] Now let share.

- I am going to get my ticket to my sister.

This is a help with homework ticket.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- Can I use it now?

- Yes, let's practice your numbers.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10.

Good job.

- I going to give my ticket to my mommy.

- Thank you, can I use it now?

- Yes.

[lively music] - This looks delicious, thank you.

[speaking in foreign language] That means goodbye in Rhade.

- [Mom And Daughters] See ya later.

- Hi boys and girls, my name is Kaitlyn Marie Deal and I am the reigning Miss Indian North Carolina 2020.

I represent the eight state-recognized tribes of North Carolina.

And I am from the Lumbee tribe.

We are the ninth largest tribe in the nation and I am so excited to talk to you today.

So what do you do when you feel sad?

I sing a song and I'd love to share it with you today.

Just repeat after me.

♪ I am smart ♪ ♪ I am brave ♪ ♪ I am kind ♪ ♪ I am tough ♪ ♪ I don't have to be sad because ♪ ♪ I am enough ♪ Great job, boys and girls.

Remember that you are enough and anytime you feel sad just sing our song and it'll cheer you right up.

I'm so excited that I was able to talk to you today.

Have a great day everyone, bye.

[jazzy singing] - [Narrator] Once upon a time, an Imagifriend sat in his bed late at night feeling worried and scared.

He had an uneasy feeling all day and he couldn't sleep well.

Suddenly he looked to the night sky from his window and saw Lucia flying over him with all of her magnificent colors.

With the sight of her, he became instantly calm.

He waved at Lucia from his window, and Lucia smiled and winked at him just before disappearing into the night sky.

When you live carefree, the sky is the limit and that's where you can find Lucia.

♪ The Imagifriends of Imagiville ♪ ♪ Imagiville, Imagiville ♪ - [Narrator] Brought to you by Rootle.

- Oh, hey friends.

Bet you're wondering what I'm doing with these balloons.

Well, I'll tell you.

I felt bad about breaking my favorite necklace, so I decided to do something kind for myself by making something that I love.

Now watch, voila.

Now can you tell what kind of balloon animals I made?

Yes, these are turtles.

Making turtle balloons makes me feel good.

But I also wanted to do something kind for Miss E and Read-a-roo, so these balloon turtles are for them.

Did you know that turtles have shells on their backs and that they can hide inside their shells?

And everyone knows that turtles move very, very slow.

Whoa!

Oh, I guess those must be turbocharged turtles.

Hmm well, while I go catch up with them let's have fun with our friends at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina.

- Hey guys, welcome to the North Carolina Zoo.

My name is Brooke and I'm holding Darwin.

He's a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise.

And he is actually just a baby.

He's around two years old but he can live a long, long time.

And when he's an adult, he'll get huge.

This is a shell of an adult Galapagos tortoise.

So today we're going to talk about how you can show kindness to the turtles and the tortoises that live in your area.

- [Narrator] Did you know that there are only two kinds of box turtles here in the United States?

And one of them can be found right here in North Carolina.

It's called the Eastern Box Turtle.

It can be found in every county in our state.

You may have one living right outside your home.

Do you want to hear another super cool fact?

The box turtle gets its name from the way it hides using the bottom part of its shell.

The turtle can use it to make a nice box for it to hide in, pulling its legs and head in to protect itself when it gets scared.

Isn't it so cool?

One way that we can be kind to the Eastern Box Turtle is to make sure that we let them live right where they are.

They spend their entire lives in one small area.

And if moved, they will spend the rest of their lives trying to get home.

Let's check back in with our friend Brooke to learn more.

- [Brooke] Here's a turtle in the wild.

This is where they belong.

This is why we don't take them home as pets because this is where they're adapted to live.

See his cool camouflage how he blends in with the leaves?

He's meant to be out here.

He has everything he needs out here.

He has toys, which are all the leaves and the sticks, and he has food out here too.

He's specially made to survive out here in the woods.

They want to live in the wild.

If you happen to have one in your yard, that's awesome.

Just admire him from a distance and maybe he'll stick around.

- I finally caught up with my turtle balloons.

I loved learning more about turtles from our friends at the North Carolina Zoo.

And you know what?

I learned something from Daniel Tiger, too.

You know, Daniel Tiger has shown me that it's okay to let others know how I feel.

When I felt sad because I broke my necklace, I told Miss E how I felt and she taught me a way to be kind to myself and to calm down by blowing imaginary bubbles.

Are you ready to see how?

Fantastic, okay so first you have to make a circle with your two hands.

Okay, now take a deep breath and slowly blow out through your circle.

Let's do it together.

Look it, it's an imaginary bubble.

Now let's blow an even bigger imaginary bubble.

Whoa, that was an even bigger imaginary bubble than the first one.

But no one blows better imaginary bubbles than balloon turtles.

Show my friends what you can do.

Uh-huh, oh, isn't that awesome?

Oh wow, hey, there sure are a lot of bubbles.

Guys, I think you can stop blowing bubbles now.

Oh, oh my goodness.

While I see if I can get the turtles to stop blowing bubbles why don't you meet our friend from Asheboro, North Carolina, Miss Becky.

[lively music] - Hey friends, I'm Miss Becky with the Randolph County Public Library in Asheboro.

Recently, I've been making videos in my home that share creative ideas that you and your family can make together while you have to stick around at home.

Wintertime can seem sort of dark sometimes.

And that's because the sun shines less and the nights seem longer.

It can also seem dark when it's cold out or when hard things are happening.

Not too long ago, I heard a great quote by a famous activist named miss Ella Baker.

She said, "Give light and the people will find the way."

I love the idea of giving light to people, so I wanted to share some fun lantern ideas with you that you can make at home with your family.

Okay, the first lantern idea that I'm going to show you is really easy and fun.

You just need an empty jar and you just take the label off of it.

And then I've just got some tissue paper here and I've got some water down glue and you just have to brush it on.

And I like the irregular shapes that the torn pieces make.

It kind of looks a little bit like stained glass, ta-da.

And then this one, I put wire around the top and some beads that I had on the wire to make a handle.

And then inside, you can put these little candles at the dollar store that are just sort of electric and they work great.

Another way to create a lantern is to use a lunch bag and you just cut out the top corners of the bag and then cut out windows on each side of the bag 'til you have something that sort of looks like this.

And then you can use the two long strips to make a handle on the top, just tape it together.

And then you can take your wax paper designs or some tissue paper, and just glue them to the inside of the window like this.

On this one I ended up writing, share the light, with markers.

Maybe you can come up with your own inspiring message.

Did you notice that all of these lantern ideas have handles on them?

That's so if you want, you can be sneaky and give light to others by hanging a lantern on your neighbor's door knob.

Of course, the best way to give light to others, even if you don't make a lantern, is by showing kindness to them.

I had so much fun being a part of this block party.

I hope I get to see you at the library soon, bye.

- Can I show you something I've been working on?

Because I wanted to be kind to my friends Read-a-roo and Miss Shana, I've made them both kindness bags.

In Shana's bag I have her kindness ticket, and her new necklace.

And in Read-a-roo's bag I have her kindness ticket and a photo of the three of us.

Sometimes we can give people things we already have, like a photo.

It's a fun way to share memories.

I can't wait to get my friends their bags.

Now let's check back in with Daniel on his way Music Man Stan's Music Shop to get a musical instrument for King Friday.

Are you ready to see what happens?

Great.

Then let's watch more of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

- [Child] Let's watch.

- I'm here to pick out the instrument that makes the loudest sound to take to the castle.

- Pick out any instrument that you would like.

- Thanks.

Which instrument do you think makes the loudest sound?

I think we should play some of them and see.

Look the triangle.

Do you think the triangle will be loud?

[triangle chiming] I like this sound, but it's not that loud.

Let's try something else.

Ooh, the maracas.

Do you think the maracas will be loud?

Let's play them and see.

I shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.

You play too.

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake-a, shake-a.

I like shaking the maracas.

But they're not that loud, either.

Oh the cymbals.

Do you think the cymbals will be loud?

[laughing] That was really loud.

I choose the cymbals.

- And the cymbals are Miss Elaina's favorite, too.

- I know.

Let me check if we got everything we needed.

We needed to get a sweet treat and a loud instrument and then take them to the castle.

Well, we don't have the sweet treat, but we can bring the cymbals to the castle.

Let's go, thank you.

- Thanks, Music Man Stan.

- Have fun, Tigers.

♪ We're on our way to the castle on this royal day ♪ ♪ Won't you walk along with ♪ - Oh look, it's Miss Elaina.

- Astrid, oh no.

- Oh no, Miss Elaina's sad.

Mom, I wanna go help Miss Elaina.

- That's very kind of you, Daniel.

- Hi, Miss Elaina.

What happened to Astrid?

- I was hugging her, but then she fell in a puddle and got wet and dirty.

My mom is going to clean her up, but I'm so sad.

- I'm sorry you're sad.

Maybe I can cheer you up.

Look, it's the cymbals, your favorite.

- I love the cymbals.

[cymbals crashing] [laughing] Oh loud.

That made me feel a little bit better.

- I'm supposed to take the cymbals to the castle but they make Miss Elaina so happy.

Do you think I should give the cymbals to Miss Elaina?

Miss Elaina, do you want to keep the cymbals for a little while?

- Oh thank you, thank you, thank you.

[cymbals crashing] You're a good friend.

- Thanks Miss Elaina.

♪ You can choose to be kind ♪ [bell dings] Hear ye, hear ye, King Daniel has to go now, bye.

[cymbals crashing] - Bye, King Daniel, thank you.

[cymbals crashing] - Now let's explore what we just saw.

When Miss Elaina dropped her doll Daniel wanted to try to help her feel better.

So he gave her the cymbals.

Have you ever shared something of yours to help someone feel better?

That's so sweet.

And how did that make you feel?

Sharing makes us all feel good.

We can be kind to people, we can be kind to plants, and we can also be kind to animals.

This is a drawing of our neighbor's dog, Rudy.

We show kindness to pets by petting them and feeding them.

I guess I'd better draw Rudy some food.

Let's see how the McHenry family shows kindness and plays with the animals they care for.

- [Children] Now let's play.

- Hi, we're the McHenrys.

My name is Asia.

Today, we want you to see how we treat animals with kindness on our farm.

This is our dog, Claire, she's an Ozzy Doodle.

She likes being scratched and fed.

She also likes playing games.

Her favorite game is fetch.

- Do you want to play?

- Do you want to play a round of fetch?

Go get it!

[laughing] - [Female] How do you feel?

- Having Claire makes me feel love.

[lively music] This is all goat, Maybelline.

She's our milk goat.

She's in her milk stand.

It keeps her still so we can milk her.

We like brushing her and feeding her, giving her a clean hay and water.

- [Mr. McHenry] Do you want to give her some grain?

- Sure.

She makes me feel happy.

- I love all the different ways the McHenry family takes care of their animals.

Can you think of other ways to be kind to animals?

Very good.

When I want to be kind to Rudy, I pet him, I give him a bath, and I give him a doggy treat.

[dog barking] That's his way of saying thank you for being kind.

Now let's go back and see how the McHenry Family shares kindness with their animals.

- [Child] Let's share.

- Maybelline, do you want a carrot?

Do you like it?

Maybelline and I love, love watching each other.

And I love giving her carrots.

We love showing each other kindness by helping each other through things and keeping each other safe.

Thank you for coming to our farm.

I hope you treat animals with kindness too, bye.

- Hello everyone, my name is Nia Imani Franklin.

I am Miss America 2019, a composer and a singer.

It's amazing to be able to talk with you all today.

And I know that this year is off to a better start.

But last year was, was very challenging for so many.

And I know that we're going to be okay but we just have to remember that even in these challenging times, I mean, they were hard for me.

A lot of my performances were canceled.

I was going to be in the King and I with the Piedmont Opera and that was canceled due to COVID-19.

So it's really been tough.

But one thing that has kept my spirits lifted is music.

And I think that for anyone dealing with feelings of sadness right now, or are you just feeling like this is so hard, this is a challenging time, listen to your favorite song, play your favorite instrument.

It really can just bring you so much joy and help to lift you up during these times.

I know that we're going to be all right.

We just have to continue to push forward, wear our masks, stay positive.

And I know that we will get through this together.

[lively music] - Hi everyone, I'm Michelle from Charlotte, North Carolina.

And today we are going to have a caterpillar race.

Take our strip of paper, fold it in half.

Then we're going to fold this section, and we're going to do the same thing on this side.

Then we're going to fold the two pieces together.

Now we have to do a little cutting.

Unfold our caterpillar, make sure my caterpillar's in a U shape.

and I'm gonna take my straw.

Whew, that is a force.

A force is a push or pull on the object.

We used the air to push our caterpillar along.

Hope you enjoyed it.

Race your family and friends.

- [Narrator] Thanks to our partner for their support.

- I'm making kindness bags for my friends, Miss E and Read-a-roo, but I'm having a problem.

I don't think my turtle balloons are going to fit in the bag.

Oh, I guess I could get bigger bags or I could make the balloons smaller.

Oh no!

I think I made the wrong thing small.

- Read-a-roo, have you seen Miss Shana?

I wonder where she could be?

- Here I am, down here!

- Oh my goodness.

Miss Shana, what happened to you?

I made myself super small.

It was an accident.

- How in the world did you do that?

- Oh, it was quite easy.

I just snapped my fingers like this.

- I don't think I like this.

- Oh snap, maybe if I snap my fingers backwards we'll grow back to our regular size.

- Well, while Shana figures out how to get us back to regular size, let's see what our friends at Flour Power from Raleigh, North Carolina are cooking up.

- Hey guys, today we're here at Flour Power Studios and we'll be making some delicious pizza.

- I love pizza.

- Did somebody say pizza?

I love pizza, too.

But I don't know how you make pizza, I just know how to eat it.

Do you know how to make pizza?

- Of course we do.

- And we can show you.

- Great.

- Well, when making foods, you also want to think about kindness and making it for others.

So who are we gonna to make it for?

- You can make it for me.

- That's a great idea.

- All right.

- Let's make sure we have all our ingredients.

- Something actually good with toppings is making sure you have a rainbow of colors.

As we got here, we've got our mushrooms.

We got our pineapple, which is for yellow.

We got our green peppers, which is for green, and our tomatoes for a lovely red.

So it's very important to have all of our ingredients set and ready.

So do we have our yeast and our salt?

- Check, check.

Do we have our oil, our sugar, and our water?

- Check, check, and check.

- So it's time to get combining.

First we'll add our yeast.

For our oil it calls for three tablespoons.

When you're adding in your sugar, it's great to have someone like Lila here to help you stir.

So now when adding in your flour you want to gradually add your cups in, so you don't want to do it all at one time so it doesn't make too much and be too clumpy.

- I can help with the flour.

- Oh no.

- Is it ready to add some more?

- You don't put it-.

- Making the pizza.

- I don't think that's how-.

- Flour Power, whoo-hoo!

- Even though my Uncle Frank made a really big mess, I'm still so excited to make this for him.

- It's very important to incorporate kindness and giving it to other people like I've said before.

So it's great that even though we're making it for him he's still able to help.

And while we have him helping, make sure you have an adult supervision to make sure they're paying attention so nothing goes wrong.

- And the adults should always be paying attention.

- Yeah.

So you want to make sure to have your surface have flour all over it, and your hands like Lila has right here.

So you want to get your dough out and put it up on your surface.

- A really good strategy to use is press, roll, and turn.

And you're just going to do that over and over and over.

- Let me try it, press.

- Like I said before, you want to flour your hands so you don't have a really sticky mess like this.

- Oh no, how am I going to get this off?

- One thing about making your own pizza is you can make it however you want.

It doesn't have to be the normal square or circle.

You can make it look like an animal or a tree or something that might be your favorite thing as well, so now-.

- Let's add our sauce.

- Yeah.

Some people like a bit of a more saucy pizza.

Some people don't like as much sauce.

So now we're going to add our cheese.

- Here we have two types of cheese.

Can you guess what cheese these are?

- Yeah.

It's mozzarella and cheddar.

And now we're going to add it onto our pizza.

So an important thing about a grater is that one of its sides is actually sharp and you can hurt your fingers.

So make sure you want to be very, very careful with that.

Doesn't that look so good?

This is fresh cheese.

- That looks great.

- Hey guys, how's it going?

- [Lila] Hi mom.

- They're making me a pizza, but kindness is all about sharing so I'm happy to share with you this pizza that they made for me.

- Wow.

Thank you, that's so kind.

- A pizza is no good unless it's cooked.

So make sure you have an adult with you to put that pizza straight into the oven.

- [Fred] Here we go.

- The pizza is finally ready and it smells so delicious.

- Are you ready to try this pizza out with us?

Awesome!

- The pizza's ready?

All right.

Can't wait to try it.

- It smells delicious, guys.

- I think it's time to take a bite.

But before we do that, make sure you think about kindness and I'm so glad to try this pizza out with all of you.

- Thank you.

You made it for me, but kindness is all about sharing with others, so we can all share a slice.

- Here, take one.

Okay.

Three, two, one.

- [Everyone] Mmm.

- That is good.

- So good.

- This is so good.

And I can't wait for you guys to try out more recipes with us in the future, so thanks.

- Whew, back to normal.

That was amazing.

Now it's time to see what our friend Daniel Tiger is doing.

Remember, King Friday, sent Daniel to Baker Aker to get a muffin.

But Daniel gave the muffin to his friend O because O felt sad.

Daniel then went to Music Man Stan and got a pair of cymbals.

But he gave the cymbals to his friend, Miss Elaina, because she felt sad.

Now we're going to see what happens when Daniel goes back to see King Friday.

Are you ready to see what happens?

- [Children] Yes.

Great.

Then let's watch more of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

- [Child] Let's watch.

- Well, King Daniel, are you ready to go to the castle?

- I guess.

- Hm, why don't you sound happy, Daniel?

- I don't have any of the things that King Friday asked me to get.

I guess I didn't do my job as king.

- Welcome King Daniel.

Did you bring everything I asked for?

- No King Friday, I don't have anything.

I guess I didn't do a good job as king.

Well, Daniel, what I heard was that you did do a wonderful job as king.

- I did?

- You did.

- But how?

I don't have anything you asked for.

- Daniel, being king is about helping others and being kind.

And I heard from the neighbors that you found lots of ways to be kind today.

[gentle music] ♪ It felt so great when you chose to be kind ♪ ♪ It put a smile on my face when you chose to be kind ♪ ♪ When you're kind to your friends ♪ ♪ It makes your love shine ♪ ♪ You cheered me up when you chose to be kind ♪ ♪ You can choose to be kind ♪ ♪ So let your love shine ♪ ♪ You can choose to be kind ♪ ♪ Kind is the right thing to do ♪ ♪ Being kind to others feels good, too ♪ ♪ You can choose to be kind any place or any time ♪ ♪ You can choose to be ♪ ♪ You can choose to kind so let your love shine ♪ ♪ Oh you can choose to be kind ♪ - King Daniel, I hereby declare that you have done your job and you have done it very well.

- Thank you, King Friday.

- Let's hear it for King Daniel!

- [All] Hooray for King Daniel.

- Thanks for letting me be king today, King Friday.

Being king was very different than I thought, and I learned a lot.

I'm so glad that you are our king.

- Thank you, Daniel.

- It was fun being the king for a day.

Did you know there are so many ways to be kind?

Even the little ways make people so happy.

Be kind, hugga-mugga.

- If you want to see more of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, watch Rootle at 4:30 PM every weekday.

Now let's explore what we just saw.

Why do you think King Friday wasn't upset that Daniel gave away the muffin and the cymbals?

Good answers.

I think King Friday was happy that Daniel was kind to his friends, O and Miss Elaina, because being kind is very important.

In fact, I wrote a song about being kind and Miss Shana is going to help me share it with you.

Are you and Malachi The Cello, ready?

- We're always ready to be kind.

Oh, can you give us our note?

- Sure.

[harmonica tone] [cello scale] ♪ K is for keep going up the hill we climb ♪ ♪ Doing things together is a fun way to be kind ♪ ♪ I is for important, which being kind should be ♪ ♪ Showing care sure means a lot from you especially ♪ ♪ N is for our neighbor, it's nice to lend a hand ♪ ♪ Helping out each other can make all of us feel grand ♪ ♪ D is for delightful, a feeling that does fit ♪ ♪ The act of being kind if we're brave enough to be it ♪ - Thank you Miss Shana and Malachi for playing with me.

- And that was great singing, Miss E. - That's so kind of you to say, Miss Shana.

And now let's meet the Muro family who are going to show us how to be kind just like Daniel Tiger.

- [Children] Now let's play.

[speaking in foreign language] - Today we're going to be making kindness crowns.

- We're going to be wearing them and do kind things for our family.

Soleil, what are you going to be doing for us?

- Me and my sister are going to be making, we're going to help my mom make tortillas.

- And I'm going to be helping my dad fix a hole in the wall.

- I'm going to be doing kind thing for my sister and I'm going to help her make a tie-dyed mask for her.

Now we're going to put on the crowns and do the royal kind wave of kindness.

- Is everybody ready?

[cheering] [lively music] - Being kind makes me happy.

[speaking in foreign language] - Bye.

- Adios.

[lively music] - So we already have some that is already made.

And helping my sister make a tie-dyed mask makes me feel happy because it's helping her.

[speaking in foreign language] Bye, bye.

- See, you're gonna take it almost, and one word in the middle.

On this side, and good.

- I like helping my dad because it makes me feel generous.

- Thank you and bye-bye.

- Adios.

- A healthy way for you to be kind to yourself is to exercise your body.

And there are lots of fun ways you can do that.

One of the things I like to do is take cans my kitchen cabinet and lift them up and then lower them back down like this.

- That's a great exercise.

My favorite exercise is doing my special jumping jacks.

- Oh yeah?

What makes your jumping jacks so special?

- Well, I do my jumping jacks a little differently.

When I jump in the air, I stay there.

- That's amazing.

I don't know how to do jumping jacks like that though.

- Yeah, these jumping jacks are super tricky.

- So how do you come back down?

- How do I come back down?

That's a great question.

I don't know.

That's what makes them super tricky.

- Well, I'm going to try to help Miss Shana come back down while you get your groove on with the Studio J Dance Center from Asheboro, North Carolina.

- Hi, I'm Claire with Studio J Dance Center in Asheboro, North Carolina.

I want to teach you the super fun dance that you can do with us at home.

First, you're going to start with eight quick bounces.

One two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Then you're going to jump out and come to your hips two times.

Then you're going to do four claps above your head.

Two, three, four.

And then you're going to hop in a circle eight times.

One, three, four, five, six, seven eight.

Our next move is a three-step turn and clap.

So you're step, step, step, clap; step, step, step, clap.

Then you're going to step touch and hop four times.

Step touch, step touch, hop in a circle.

Now we're going to add those two steps together.

We're going to bounce one, two, three, four, five, six seven, eight.

Jump out, to your hip, jump out, to your hip.

Then you're gonna clap one, two, three, four.

Skip in a circle, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Turn step right, clap, turn step turn, clap.

Step to the side, hop in a circle.

Step to the side, hop in a circle.

Great.

Then you're gonna push to the side two times then do a big wave.

And then you're going to do four hops in place and then push the left and wave.

Then you're going to hop and wave and hop and wave.

Then go backwards and wave, and backwards and wave.

Now let's put both of them together.

We're going to push right and right, do a big wave.

Hop four times, do it to the left, big wave.

Then you're gonna go forward, wave, wave.

Forward, wave, wave.

Backwards, wave, wave, backwards.

[lively music] ♪ The time is now to live your life ♪ ♪ Put your worries to the side ♪ ♪ Starting now you're moving on ♪ ♪ Don't curse the things you've never done ♪ ♪ 'Cause life is too short, don't let it pass you by ♪ ♪ Don't think about the road, just enjoy the ride ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ What you waitin', what you waitin' for ♪ ♪ No hesitating, it's a big wide world outside your door ♪ ♪ What you waitin', what you waitin' for ♪ ♪ It's amazing, this big wide world outside your door ♪ - Thank you, Studio J.

What a great way to get our bodies moving.

- And this has certainly been a great block party.

It sure has, and we couldn't have done it without our amazing community partners.

And if you want to know more about them and the things they do, ask your grownups to check out our website at pbsnc.org/rootleblockparty.

We'd also like to share a special thanks to the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education for their support of our show.

We learned a lot of things today.

We learned how to greet friends in different languages.

We learn how to say hello in Spanish.

- Hola.

- We learned how to say goodbye in Rhade.

- Nao Bi Jak.

Oh, and I learned how to say hello in American Sign Language.

You say it like this.

- Thank you, Miss Shana.

What else did we learn today?

- We learned, oh, that helping others is a way to show kindness.

Oh, and Read-a-roo says that we learned how to be kind to ourselves and to animals.

- Yes, and we also learned how to make kindness bags to give to people we want to show that we care about them like the ones we made for each other.

Why don't you look in the bags I made you?

- [Miss Shana] Read-a-roo says thank you for the kindness ticket and the picture of the three of us.

- You're welcome, Read-a-roo.

- A kindness ticket, oh and a new necklace.

Oh, that was a super kind to do, thank you.

Now you have to look in the bags that I gave you.

- Look, thank you Miss Shana.

Read-a-roo and I love the balloon turtles.

- Oh, now Read-a-roo wants us to look inside the bags that she gave us.

- Wow, Read-a-roo gave me my most favorite thing.

- It's my most favorite thing, too.

- Do you want to see what Read-a-roo gave us?

- [Children] Yes.

- You do?

She gave us a Rootle dance party.

♪ Dance party ♪ [upbeat music] ♪ Dance party ♪ [lively music] ♪ Dance party ♪ [lively music] ♪ Dance party ♪ - That was the best dance party ever!

- It's so was, and of course we have to thank you, our friends at home.

It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun without you all here with us.

What do you say we show our friends at home some kindness?

- Yeah friends at home, kindness, oh yeah!

- Thank you for "rootling" with us.

From all of us here at Rootle's Block Party LIVE!

At Home, remember be safe, be kind-, - And keep the block party going!

[cheering] Block party, block party.

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