Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way
elinor wonders why

Tue, May 7 12:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

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.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 132

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Tue, May 7 12:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NHPBS (11.1)

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)

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)
Wed, May 1 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 2 12:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 2 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 3 12:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 3 1:00 P.M. Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 4 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 5 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 6 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NHPBS (11.1)


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