Cat in the Hat "Let's Get Wet Week" July 22-26
Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! presents "Let's Get Wet Week" July 22 - 26. Here are the upcoming episodes:
Monday,
July 22: Episode #216
“Wrapper's Delight” / “Dive Swim Scoop”
“Wrapper's Delight” / “Dive Swim Scoop”
Wrapper’s Delight – Sally and Nick are trying to wrap
a present for their moms. But they're having problems. Why meeting Cat's good
friend Gina the Giraffe Weevil, will help! Gina shows them how she uses leaves
to wrap her eggs to protect them while she waits for them to hatch. They learn
how to carefully roll and fold the leaf so it doesn't rip and it protects the
egg. Back at home they can finally finish wrapping their present - a statue of
the Cat in the Hat!
Dive Swim Scoop – There's a frog in Nick and
Sally's pool! They have to get him out but can't catch him. Cat's good friend
Penny the Pelican can teach them how to catch things in water! Along the way
they meet a gannett who shows them how he dives deep into the water to catch
his food and a cormorant that zigs and zags through the water to catch hers.
But that won't help them catch the frog in their shallow pool. They finally
find Penny and watch how she scoops with her big bill, like a net! Now Nick and
Sally know how they can rescue the frog in their pool.
Tuesday,
July 23: Episode #204
“No Night Today” / “Fun in the Sun”
“No Night Today” / “Fun in the Sun”
No
Night Today – Nick
and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have
to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question - Astronaut Audrey!
With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar
system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes
it night or day.
Fun in the Sun – Phew it's hot! Too hot to play
outside. Not according to The Cat! His friend Hilda the Hippo knows all about
having fun in the sun. A visit to Muddymoo River teaches them that hippos make
their very own sunscreen to protect them from the hot sun. Now that they all
have their sunscreen on, it's time for some fun in the sun!
Wednesday, July 24:
Episode #206
“Manatees and Mermaids” / “The Last Chocolate”
Manatees
and Mermaids – Sally
and Nick are pretending to swim, but why not go for a real swim asks the Cat!
Off to the Glippydrippy Gulf to meet Matilda the Manatee and her son Marlin.
Matilda and Marlon teach their guests how to swim slowly and gracefully. Until
they hear the sound of a boat motor! Those can be dangerous for manatees, but
luckily the Cat, Nick and Sally help their new friends to stay safe. And when
they get back home, Nick and Sally will be sure to tell everyone to "Slow
down for manatees!"
The Last Chocolate – Only two chocolates left in the
whole box, what a great present for Nick and Sally's Moms. That is until The
Cat excitedly eats them! Oh no! How are they going to find more chocolate to
give to their moms? Why a trip to visit Princess Lottachoca in the Cocoalicious
Forest will help them! There, the Princess teaches Nick and Sally the
chocolate-making song and they help to pick the beans, roast them, and to heat
the juice and add sugar. And then, pouring the hot liquid into molds of any
shape. Now that the chocolate has cooled, it's time to go home and surprise
their moms!
Thursday, July 25:
Episode #207
“Tough Enough” / “How Cool Is Coral”
Tough
Enough – Nick and
Sally are trying to guess what animal is the toughest one - is it a lion? Oh
no, it must be the enormous elephant! Why not at all, says The Cat. The
toughest of all is a teeny tiny Waterbear. Huh? Off to meet Cat's friend Wally
the Waterbear. After shrinking down in the Thingamajigger, they find Wally and
start to play the Tough Enough game! Wally is tough enough to live anywhere, so
it's off to Freeze Your Knees Snowland to test it out. Then they go to the
super-hot Gritchity-Gratch Desert, then even a trip into space! Wally can live
anywhere! He really is the toughest of all!
How Cool is Coral – The Cat needs help! He needs to
get his fish friend Ting Tang Tony back to his family. Off to Scoobamareen they
go! Tony and Cat got distracted while he was drawing pictures of the beautiful
coral that's all around them. Using Cat's drawings as a map, they swim to get
Tony back home. Along the way they meet little polyps that live in the coral
and learn that they actually helped to make it! They learn about how long it
takes to make and how delicate it is. Luckily they soon find Tony's family and
they're reunited. Back home Nick and Sally make their own coral drawings, cause
you never know when the Cat might need help again!
Friday, July 26:
Episode #134
“Amazing Eyes” / “Water Walkers”
Amazing
Eyes – Sally and
Nick are trying to guess which game Harvey the guinea pig might like to play
with them. The Cat takes them to meet his friend Katie the Cavy, a wild guinea
pig. But when they try to ask her, she playfully runs off! With the help of
three different animals with very different ways of seeing, they finally find
Katie and discover a guinea pig's favorite game - hide and seek!
Water
Walkers – Nick and
Sally are waiting for Mom to come back so they can play in the pool. Cat
suggests that playing on water is even more fun! But how? A trip to Splishy
Splashy Pond to meet Walker the water strider will show them. Walker shows how
he's able to stay on top of the water with the help of air bubbles as he
journeys to the other side of the pond. Back at home, Sally and Nick are ready
travel to the other side of the pool!
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Online,
parents and caregivers can find free, downloadable activity guides and
printables to host reading parties and more on PBSPARENTS.org/read. Literacy-focused
games and activities are available for kids at PBSKIDS.org/read.
Tie-in books from Random House
