Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way
elinor wonders why

Butterfly Party - It's Olive's mom's birthday, and Olive wants to organize something really special for her: a garden party with REAL butterflies. But, how can they get butterflies to come to the party? The kids set off to observe butterflies and figure out that they like certain kinds of flowers, and not others. Ms. Mole offers to let them transplant some butterfly-friendly plants from her garden to Olive's, and it works! Before long, Olive's backyard is fluttering with butterflies, just in time for Olive's mom to enjoy her birthday party. More Than One Right Way - It's Halloween, and Elinor, Ari and Olive arrive in the classroom to discover Ms. Mole putting up pumpkin decorations. The enthusiastic kids want to help, so Ms. Mole suggests they make spiderweb decorations with yarn and glue. But, when each kid makes a different-looking spiderweb, they're not sure which one is the most like a real web. After observing different spiders in nature, the kids realize that different kinds of spiders make different kinds of webs, which means they were all right! They then head back into school to decorate the classroom and have a happy Halloween.

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 132


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

Mon, May 11 1:00 P.M. Bird Song/No Need to Shout     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 12 12:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 12 1:00 P.M. The Paper Trail/Bath Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 13 12:00 P.M. Blackout/Tree That Eats Toys     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 13 1:00 P.M. Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 14 12:00 P.M. Mother's Day / Tricks of the Jade     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 14 1:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 15 12:00 P.M. Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 15 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 16 1:00 P.M. The Paper Trail/Bath Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 17 1:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 18 12:00 P.M. The House That Ants Built/Special Places     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 18 1:00 P.M. Backyard Soup/Colorful and Tasty     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 19 12:00 P.M. Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 19 1:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 20 12:00 P.M. Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish     NHPBS (11.1)


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