Green Balloon Club

Green Balloon Club

2008
Green Balloon Club
Green Balloon Club

Green Balloon Club

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Green Balloon Club is a BBC children's television program that started on CBeebies on 20 June 2008.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP48  Four seasons
May. 29,2009
Four seasons

The Green Team think about the four seasons and try to decide which is best. Could it be spring as it's full of new things? Could it be summer because it is such fun? Could it be autumn because it is so beautiful? Or perhaps it's winter because it's so exciting? Green Balloon Club member Nansi shows the flowers and birds around Cardiff cathedral, while Jack and Dhunya set a special spot of the week.

EP47  Ocean in a box
May. 22,2009
Ocean in a box

The Green Team make their own nature worlds, and Cat and Ant make an ocean in a box. Jelly visits friends in the Scilly Isles and goes rockpooling. Also, Green Balloon Club member Harry visits his grandad's animal rescue centre and meets some tiny baby birds. Also, club members Rebecca and Christopher set the Spot of the Week.

EP46  Animals that live in dens
May. 15,2009
Animals that live in dens

The Green Team have built a fantastic den inside the Green Balloon and are thinking about animals that live in dens and under the ground. Green Balloon Club members, Jazmin and Pandora, report on a family of foxes that have made a den in their Auntie's garden, whilst Jelly has her very own den made specially for her at a Forest School. Lily-Rose and Ant make beautiful butterflies to decorate their den and Club Members Alex and Rebecca set this week's spot which should be appearing in a tree near you right now.

EP45  Stag beetles
May. 08,2009
Stag beetles

Ant brings in in his prize model of a stag beetle and the team find out about Britain's biggest insect, sadly under threat. Green Balloon Club members Robert, Alexia and Joshua report on what they are doing to help build homes for stag beetles. Jelly visits Bill Oddie and they go on a bug hunt to see what they can discover in his garden.

EP44  Bluebells/ planting on
May. 01,2009
Bluebells/ planting on

The Green Team are amazed by just how fast things can grow. Green Balloon Club members Lydia, Thomas, Edward and Kimberley report on the beautiful bluebells in their local wood. The Ground Crew is up very early to listen to the dawn chorus. Jay and Cat find out how to replant their runner beans and kidney beans into larger pots as they have grown so much, whilst Lily-Rose and Ant find some clever ways of printing a vegetable garden

EP43  Toy farm/ baby animals/ incubator
Apr. 24,2009
Toy farm/ baby animals/ incubator

Cat has brought a great toy farm to Club and the Green Team find out about baby farm animals. Green Balloon Club members Eddie, Joe and Bethany head off to a farm to find some baby animals and report back on them. Nature Chris has an amazing surprise for everyone - he's brought in an incubator. Could it be that a chick will hatch before their eyes? Jelly is visiting the Isles of Scilly and looking for seals - perhaps she will find a baby seal?

EP42  Dig In
Apr. 17,2009
Dig In

The Green Team are joining the BBC's Dig In Campaign - time for some spring vegetable planting. Lily-Rose has a lovely new windowbox which she plants with carrots, beetroots, red lettuce and butternut squash, at the same time planting tomato seeds in a propagator. Ant and Cat think of a clever way to make seed markers from polystyrene food trays.

EP41  City farm/ baby rabbits
Apr. 10,2009
City farm/ baby rabbits

Lily-Rose, Ant, Cat, Jay, Sky and Skipper the dog travel Great Britain in a green hot air balloon. The team have some very special visitors in the balloon: a pair of baby rabbits. Jelly and her friends set off to a city farm to discover what baby animals they have there, and at the same time get involved with some pig racing. Green Balloon Club members Ben, Elliot, Macey and Benjamin are planting some bulbs ready for summer whilst Lily-Rose is getting very excited about planting some vegetable seeds and growing her own dinner.

EP40  Animal tracks
Apr. 03,2009
Animal tracks

The Green Team are going tracking. Every creature makes a different print, but can they recognise them? Green Balloon Club members Joanne, Jack, Jonathan and Niamh are on the East Anglian coast looking for a beautiful bird called an Oyster Catcher. The Ground Crew set off on a tracking mission too and find something quite a bit larger. Cat finds out about Hares, whilst Lily-Rose and Ant make a peacock using their own prints.

EP39  The lifecycle
Mar. 27,2009
The lifecycle

The Green Team are finding out about the life cycle. Ant has brought in some pupas that he is watching, hoping that they will soon hatch into butterflies. Green Balloon Club members Maisie, Christopher and Jada have found some frogspawn in their local pond, whilst Jelly and her friends are checking out the bird life on the estuary and Jay is finding out about puffins.

EP38  Ladybirds and hyacinths in Spring
Mar. 20,2009
Ladybirds and hyacinths in Spring

Spring is on the way. Ant has found his first ladybird of the year; it looks as if they are coming out of hibernation. Lily-Rose's hyacinth has bloomed and Green Balloon Club members Malikah, Centaine and Zahra are finding first buds and shoots where they live. Sky starts off a bean seed experiment whilst Jelly is visiting some friends who are working in a kitchen garden

EP37  Creatures that communicate using vibrations
Mar. 13,2009
Creatures that communicate using vibrations

The Green Team are finding out about creatures that communicate using vibrations. Green Balloon Club members Lukasz, Tabitha and Xavier are on the trail of a greater spotted woodpecker, whilst Jelly and her friends head to Scotland to go dolphin spotting. The Green team find out about how spiders use their webs and even make a communication system of their own.

EP36  Skipper's birthday
Mar. 06,2009
Skipper's birthday

The Green Team wonder when Skipper's birthday is, because she is a rescue dog and Cat does not know exactly when she was born. There is no time like the present, so the Team decide it is the perfect day to celebrate Skipper's birthday. Jelly and her friends visit the Dogs' Trust and find out about rescue dogs whilst Green Balloon Club Members Aaron, Alia, Lillas and Kyle report on the daffodils which have come into bloom where they live.

EP35  Weather with Nature Chris
Feb. 27,2009
Weather with Nature Chris

The team are joined by Nature Chris and are having a weather day. They discover different ways of making rainbows and have a look at one of Britain's most brightly-coloured birds. Green Balloon Club members Megan and Ellie are out in the snow showing us how a hedge is planted, whilst Jelly and her friends are down on the farm to meet some racing pigs.

EP34  Lily-Rose's tooth
Feb. 20,2009
Lily-Rose's tooth

Lily-Rose has lost her first tooth and she brings it in to show the Green Team. So Ant in turn shows her his collection of animal teeth and they look at what jobs the different kinds of teeth do. Jelly and Bill set up a fantastic experiment to see if they can see a snail's teeth. Green Balloon Club members Ellie and Tilly find some beautiful garden birds - but not the sort you usually find in your back garden.

EP33  Blue tits
Feb. 13,2009
Blue tits

The first signs of Spring are starting to appear and birds are looking for places to build their nests and start a family. Jake is putting up a new home for his robins and introduces us to a family of blue tits. The Green Team have a look at the different homes that animals live in whilst Jelly visits some children in West Sussex who are making a wormery.

EP32  Making bread
Feb. 06,2009
Making bread

The Green Team learn how bread is made. Jelly files a special report from a flour mill and the team try their hand at making bread hedgehogs. Cat is finding out about real hedghogs while Green Balloon Club members from the Lee Valley are looking for winter wildfowl and set us a seasonal spot.

EP31  The Green Balloon Club Pantomime
Jan. 30,2009
The Green Balloon Club Pantomime

It is panto time in the Green Balloon. Join the Green Team as they tell the story of Lily-Rose Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolves. Green Balloon Club member Andrew shows us how to plant a tree and Bill Oddie introduces Jelly to some of the creatures that visit his garden.

EP30  Birds in winter
Jan. 23,2009
Birds in winter

The Green Balloon Club have a good look at the birds in the winter garden. Cat and Lily-Rose are making comical dancing birds and we have a close look at stoats who are also great movers. Green Balloon Club members Amy and Ellie set another widespread bird as this week's spot and finally the whole team imagine what it would be like to go flying South like a migrating bird.

EP29  Lily-Rose hates winter
Jan. 16,2009
Lily-Rose hates winter

It is January and Lily-Rose is feeling fed up with the Winter. Her flowers have died and there is no wildlife around to spot. The Green Team set about showing her that there is still plenty to do and see in the winter.

EP28  Happy New Year/ fun in the snow
Jan. 09,2009
Happy New Year/ fun in the snow

The Green Team are all together again and full of wishes for the New Year. Jelly and her friends find out how to recycle your Christmas tree, whilst Green Balloon Club members, Alice, Oscar and Rory, are having fun in the snow. Cat and Skipper are finding out about squirrels and Ant and Lily-Rose make a New Year collage showing all the wildlife they hope to spot this year.

EP27  The Story of Christmas
Dec. 19,2008
The Story of Christmas

Christmas is almost here and the Green Team are thinking about presents. They receive a beautiful book, The Story of Christmas, and within its pages see the story of the Nativity told by the animals. Children from Hillhouse Primary school team up with Nature Chris and the animals from Lee Valley Farm to bring us the story. Back in the balloon the team look at the Christmas presents they could provide for their local wildlife and make a beautiful star for the Christmas tree. After a seasonal spot, the team join up with Bill Oddie, Jelly, the Nativity cast, Bollywood dancers, Irish dancers and break dancers in the Green Balloon's Christmas song, Whatever's good at Christmas.

EP26  Christmas tree/ reindeer
Dec. 12,2008
Christmas tree/ reindeer

Christmas is getting near and Sky has bought a Christmas tree for the Green Balloon. May and Alfie send in a report on choosing their Christmas tree too and the Green Team set about making decorations - festive snowflakes for the tree. Green Balloon club members Jorge and Zoe are lucky enough to meet some reindeer and send in a special report whilst Antoinne and Chantel set a seasonal spot to look out for this week. Bill Oddie, Jelly, Nature Chris and a host of children and animals join the Green Team for the fantastic Green Balloon Christmas song, Whatever's good at Christmas.

EP25  Mini Christmas trees/ badgers
Dec. 05,2008
Mini Christmas trees/ badgers

The Green Team are starting to think about Christmas. They have an idea for making mini Christmas trees and Cat finds out about Pine Martens. Green Balloon Club members Josh, Oscar, Henry and Ben file a special report on winter vegetables, while the Ground Crew set out in search of badgers. We finally really get in the Christmas mood with our new song Whatever's Good at Christmas, featuring Bill Oddie and Jelly alongside the Green Team.

EP24  Jumping salmon/ ferret
Nov. 28,2008
Jumping salmon/ ferret

The Green Team marvel at just how athletic some creatures are. Green Balloon Club members from Cardiff show us what brilliant jumpers their local salmon are whilst the balloon is visited by a very athletic little friend: Georgina the ferret.

EP23  Hibernating birds
Nov. 21,2008
Hibernating birds

The Green Team are learning about hibernation and Jay is finding out if birds hibernate. Ant looks at hibernating insects and makes a bug box for minibeasts to sleep in over the winter. Lily-Rose is looking at how her seeds do in winter, while Cat finds the champion hibernator of them all - the dormouse.

EP22  Wild about woods
Nov. 14,2008
Wild about woods

This week the Green Team are going wild about woods. Green Balloon Club member Ralf is reporting from a woodland event, finding out what fun can be had in your local wood.

EP21  Birds in Autumn
Nov. 07,2008
Birds in Autumn

As part of the Autumnwatch season Green Balloon Club team are having a good look at Autumn - how the leaves change colour and whether it is possible to preserve their lovely shades. Jelly pays a visit to Bill Oddie and finds out what's happening in his bird boxes at this time of year. Many birds migrate now, but Jay and the Ground Crew have a look at the ones that stay at home and find out how experts research their lives.

EP20  Halloween
Oct. 31,2008
Halloween

It is Halloween and there are some spooky goings-on in the Green Balloon. Jelly visits Bill to see if her pumpkin has grown big enough to become a lantern, and looks for bugs in Bill's garden. Cat finds out about bats and asks why people find them scary. Also, the Green Team take on the challenge of the Tower of Flour.

EP19  Owls/ the seashore
Oct. 24,2008
Owls/ the seashore

The Green Team find out about owls and Club Members Ellie, Jodie and Erin meet a tawny owl. The Ground Crew check out what wildlife can be found on the seashore at this time of year and even try a bit of snorkelling.

EP18  Apples
Oct. 17,2008
Apples

Today Jelly is harvesting apples in an orchard while Lily-Rose and Ant are starting a planting experiment to see if they can grow an apple tree. Cat and Jay are finding out about deer with the help of Green Balloon Club members Melina and Naureen.

EP17  Basil the kitten
Oct. 10,2008
Basil the kitten

The Green Team have a special visitor with them in the balloon. Basil the kitten has come to Balloon Club with Cat, and the team look at how he is like his larger African cousins.

EP16  Canal boat
Oct. 03,2008
Canal boat

Jelly meets up with Green Balloon Club members Louie and Stanley for a trip on a canal boat and look at the wildlife along the banks.

EP15  Mud festival in Wales
Sep. 26,2008
Mud festival in Wales

The balloon is heading to a mud festival in Wales and the green team are having lots of messy fun with compost and clay.

EP14  Life on the waterways
Sep. 19,2008
Life on the waterways

The Green Team are finding out about life on the waterways and Cat finds out about water voles. Jelly is spotting her very first Jay in Bill's garden.

EP13  Building a nest
Sep. 12,2008
Building a nest

Jelly sends in her special report as she finds out what it is like to hug a tree. Jay and Ant will be showing us how tricky it is building a nest and Cat and Lily-Rose will be making paper cup squirrels.

EP12  All the senses
Sep. 05,2008
All the senses

The Green Team use all their senses to explore the world around them.

EP11  Sweet lavender
Aug. 29,2008
Sweet lavender

The team discover how sweet lavender is, what a rat's skull looks like and Nature Chris is being put through an army assault course.

EP10  Under the sea
Aug. 22,2008
Under the sea

The balloon is flying over the coast and the team explore under the sea.

EP9  Busy bee boogie
Aug. 15,2008
Busy bee boogie

The team discover a forest of flowers and the ground crew learn how to do a buzzy bee boogie.

EP8  Heathland
Aug. 08,2008
Heathland

The balloon travels over heathland and the children look out for wildlife.

EP7  Ant's special visitor
Aug. 01,2008
Ant's special visitor

Ant brings a very special visitor to the club

EP6  The team go to the coast
Jul. 25,2008
The team go to the coast

The team go to the coast to find out about the wildlife living there.

EP5  Lily-Rose plants nasturtiums
Jul. 18,2008
Lily-Rose plants nasturtiums

Lily-Rose plants some nastertiums and find out about the night-time creatures with Cat.

EP4  Bugs hunt/ Isles of Scilly
Jul. 11,2008
Bugs hunt/ Isles of Scilly

The gang are on a bug hunt and Jelly is visiting the Isles of Scilly.

EP3  Dragonflies
Jul. 04,2008
Dragonflies

The team find out about fruit and dragonflies and travel over the Scottish Highlands to find out what wildlife lives there.

EP2  Animals under the water
Jun. 27,2008
Animals under the water

The kids find out about animals under the water.

EP1  Meeting the Green Balloon Club
Jun. 20,2008
Meeting the Green Balloon Club

Lily-Rose, Ant, Cat, Jay, Sky and Skipper the dog meet at the foot of the Green Balloon in a clubhouse, made from recycled bottles and boxes.

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