Bubble House/The Syrup Tree
elinor wonders why

Bubble House - The kids find a spittle bug, which is a bug that lives in bubbles. They watch it building itself a bubble house, and it inspires the kids to build one of their very own. They try to make one big bubble, but it's a lot harder than they thought, and the bubbles keep popping. After observing the spittle bug a bit more closely, they realize it uses its body like a straw to blow lots of small bubbles, so the kids imitate the spittle bug by blowing lots and lots of little bubbles in a pile, and it works. Their very own bubble house! The Syrup Tree - The kids are helping Farmer Bear as she makes her famous maple syrup by collecting tree sap and boiling it until it's syrupy, then pouring it into bottles. There's one problem though, there's a lot of bottles to fill and she only has one ladle. Inspired by how tree sap delivers nutrients to the entire tree, Elinor and her friends make the perfect delivery system that resembles branches on a tree that distributes the syrup to multiple bottles. Time for some pancakes!

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 114

About Elinor Wonders Why:

Elinor Wonders Why encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand and find answers using science inquiry skills.

The main character Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, will introduce children ages 3-5 to science, nature and community through adventures with her friends.


Future Broadcast times for "Elinor Wonders Why": (show all)

Sat, Apr 20 1:00 P.M. Olive's Library/Nature Walk     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 21 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Apr 22 1:00 P.M. Follow That Roly Poly/Rain, Rain Don't Go Away     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 23 12:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Apr 23 1:00 P.M. Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 24 12:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 24 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Apr 25 1:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Apr 26 12:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Apr 27 1:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 28 1:00 P.M. Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Apr 29 12:00 P.M. Olive's Library/Nature Walk     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Apr 29 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 30 12:00 P.M. Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Apr 30 1:00 P.M. Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 1 12:00 P.M. Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam     NHPBS (11.1)


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