Caillou

Caillou learns two very important lessons in this episode- patience and persistence. Caillou, his father and his grandfather go for a walk in the woods and try to catch falling leaves. In the second story, Caillou learns to tie his shoe laces. In the third story, Caillou's father teaches him to swim. Finally, after Caillou takes a bad fall off of his bicycle, he learns that he has to get back on again.

Caillou gets laryngitis and loses his voice so he spends the day playing charades in order to communicate. Caillou and his friend Leo spend the day looking for a a lost toy airplane and find everything but. When he goes to visit his grandpa, Caillou is given a very special place to hide. Real kids play hide-and-seek. Rexie uses magic to help DeeDee find her "precious thing."

In this episode of "Caillou", we learn about all the grown-ups in Caillou's life. Caillou's toys are talking about grown-ups too, and even pretending to be grown-ups! Caillou learns that there are many grown-ups in his life who love him very very much.

Things get a little scary today. Caillou and his new neighbours, Jason and Jeffery, are playing hide and go seek in the backyard, until dusk brings out the shadows. A flashlight and Mommy help chase the shadows away. That evening, Caillou can't fall asleep when he hears scary "scratchy monster" noises and thinks there's a monster in his room. Daddy shows him that a tree branch brushing against the window is making the noises and the only monster in Caillou's room is Gilbert. Later, a bad dream about a scary monster leads to a restless night for Caillou. Mommy and Daddy help him learn to fall asleep safely in his own bed. And, finally, when Caillou sleeps over at Leo's house for the first time, he has fun until it's time to go to sleep. A phone call to Mommy reminds Caillou that Teddy was looking forward to spending the night. Together they rest easily. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Children will learn to be comfortable with the dark. Though night time shadows make things look strange and scary and bad dreams sometimes interfere with sleep, reassurances from mummy and daddy and cuddles with favorite stuffed animals will help make everything comfortable and familiar again. Once they're really cozy, children can get a good night's sleep and feel refreshed and rested and raring to go the next day.

Writing and reading are the focus today. Caillou is all excited to read the weekend paper with Daddy, but the wind and a very mischievous cat delay his reading time. With a little patience and persistence, Caillou finally gets to enjoy his favorite comic strip. Later, when Mommy is upset because the mailman only brings bills, bills, and more bills, she tells Caillou that it would be great to get a nice letter for a change. Caillou and Daddy decide to write Mommy a really nice letter, and the next morning they give it to the mail carrier to deliver. Mommy is thrilled! On another day, Sarah invites Caillou to a little brother or sister day at school. The school is big and Caillou is a little afraid. But with Sarah's help Caillou has a lot of fun. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Children will learn the many ways they can become involved with print — even before they know how to read themselves. They can look at the comics in the newspaper and at picture books; listen to stories that someone reads aloud to them; join the library and take out new books every week; and send and receive letters. Before long, they get to go to school and learn how to actually read all those words on the page.

A Present for Mommy: Mommy's having a bad day - first she can't find her car keys, then she and Caillou have to shovel the car out, and then the car won't start! At playschool Caillou decides to make her a present to cheer her up. His first two attempts don't turn out but he perseveres and makes her a picture of a sun - to melt all the snow! Caillou the Chef: Jeffrey and Jason are coming over for dinner - it's a make-your-own pizza party! Caillou feels he is an expert at this and starts to show them how to do it. When the twins both opt for less-than-traditional ingredients Caillou is upset that they're doing it all wrong. In the end, however, their pizzas turn out just fine and Caillou learns that everyone has their own unique way of doing things. Caillou the Painter: Caillou's got a brand new painting shirt and decides to paint something for Grandma. He has a little trouble deciding what to paint. He wants to use all his colours and paint all his favourite shapes. Mommy tells him that paintings don't have to be about something and he proceeds to make his own abstract painting! Meanwhile Rosie and Daddy are pressing a flower for Grandma. When Grandma arrives she is thrilled with her very artistic gifts. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Children learn that everyone can be creative and can express their creativity in many different ways, using it to honor or cheer friends and family.

Everyone's lending a helping hand today. Caillou plans a surprise birthday party for Grandpa with Grandma's help. He and Grandma get everything ready, and Grandpa is very surprised and very happy. Caillou really likes to play with Leo's pet hamster and would love to have one of his own. He doesn't realize how much hard work having a hamster can be until he offers to look after Leo's pet while Leo and his parents are out of town. He soon realizes it's not all fun and games - especially with Gilbert around! Mom is upset when the mailman only brings bills, bills and more bills. Caillou and Dad decide to make a nice letter for her and they give it to the mailman to deliver. Mom is thrilled to get such a nice letter from Caillou. On another day, Caillou is really looking forward to a special day with Dad, but Dad gets a bad cold and has to stay home. Caillou is pretty disappointed at first, but then with some help from Mom, Dr. Caillou looks after patient Dad. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Children will learn that even four year olds can be helpful and kind to their friends and relations: they can plan a surprise party, take care of a hamster, make a drawing to cheer someone up, and pick up their toys (especially if they are reminded).

Caillou's learning to do new things, and discovering it's okay to have help while he learns. To prove he's ready to help Dad paint the porch, Caillou paints Rosie's dollhouse first - and Gilbert, with paint-dipped paws, does some painting too! Caillou moves from renovation to recreation when Dad and Sarah teach him to play baseball; Dad teaches him to swim; and Clementine goads him into going down the big kids' slide. Mom shows Caillou how to tie his shoes but he get frustrated and stops trying. With courage and practice, he's soon able to do these things on his own. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Children will learn that it takes practice, patience effort and time to acquire new skills. It may be hard or frustrating or scary at first, but, if they try, they can learn so many things: catching and throwing a ball, swimming, shoe lace tying, using a paint brush, and how to go down the biggest slide in the playground.