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Series 262: Once Upon A Time

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Once Upon A Time

This week in Play School we have fun retelling traditional fairy tales. A fairy tale is a story told

to children concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, unicorns,

mermaids, giants and elves. These stories often involve princes and princesses and modern

versions normally have a happy ending. Fairy tales often begin with the stock line “Once

upon a time” and end with “they lived happily ever after”.

Throughout the week, the Play School presenters and toys have fun dressing up and retelling

these magical stories. Each day, the Once Upon a Time Storybook is opened to reveal a new

adventure. A magical teapot weaves its way through stories involving kings and queens,

mermaids, wizards, genies, unicorns and fairies. On Friday, all these magical characters

come together for a banquet.

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Monday

PRESENTERS

Teo Gebert - Essie Davis

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

The Princess and the Pea

(A story told by the Play School team)

FILM

Going to Bed

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Read a fairy tale about a royal family

such as “The Frog Prince” by the

Brothers Grimm or “The Swineherd” by

Hans Christian Andersen.

SONGS

Let’s Dress Up

Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost

Publisher: Origin/Control

Making a Hat

Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage


I Am the King

Composer: Ron Gamack

Publisher: Control

Five in the Bed

Composer: Traditional

Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing

I Jump Out of Bed in the Morning


Publisher: Origin/ ABC Music Publishing

Munch An Apple



ONCE UPON A TIME STORYBOOK

Today the Once Upon a Time Storybook

introduces us to King Wally and Queen Shirley,

who are granted three wishes by the Magic

Teapot.

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Crown

You will need:

Shiny A3 cardboard

Safety scissors

Things to decorate your crown with,

such as sticker dots, fake jewels, shiny

cardboard shapes, glitter, pom-poms

and streamers

Paste

A stapler

Tape

Elastic (for Queen’s crown)

King’s Crown

Cut a strip of cardboard about 20cm in width

and long enough to fit around your head with

a little bit of overlap. Cut triangles along one

side to create a zigzag pattern.

Decorate with sticker dots, fake jewels, shiny

cardboard shapes, glitter, pom-poms and

streamers.

Fit the strip of cardboard around your head,

just above your ears and eyebrows, and staple

the ends together.

Queen’s Crown

Cut a large quarter circle from a piece of A3

cardboard. Roll into a cone shape and tape to

secure.

Decorate as above.

Staple a length of elastic to either side of the

crown so it stays on your head.

How to Make Bircher Muesli

You will need:

3 cups rolled oats

1 ½ cups apple juice

½ cup grated apple

½ cup sultanas

½ cup mixed berries, such as

strawberries, raspberries and blueberries

1 cup plain yoghurt

Place the oats in a large bowl and cover with

apple juice. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Just before serving, mix in grated apple,

sultanas, berries and yoghurt.

Serves 6.

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Tuesday

PRESENTERS

Karen Pang – Andrew McFarlane

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Meekapunzel


FILM

Tropical Fish

(Marie Davies)

ANIMATION

Der Glumph

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Dress up as a fairy using flowers and

leaves from the garden! First, collect

some large, hard leaves (frangipani

leaves are good). Use a single hole-

punch to make a hole at the top of

each leaf. Thread the leaves onto a

long piece of string and tie around your

waist for a skirt. Put some flowers in your

hair and use a scarf for wings. You’re

ready to fly!

Make a wobbly jelly fish from a plastic

lid, sticky tape and some dangly scraps,

such as curly ribbon, cut up plastic bags

or threads and cords from a sewing

box. Tape the dangly bits onto the lid so

they hang over the sides like tentacles.

Add a loop of ribbon for a handle.

SONGS

Two Fat Gentlemen

Composer: Mary Champion de Crespigny

Publisher: EMI

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Composer: Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Publisher: Public Domain

Three Little Speckled Frogs



Here is the Sea

Composer: John Fox

Publisher: ABC Music Publishing

Diving

Composers: Scott Aplin & Phil Barton


Friends All Together




Today in the Once Upon a Time Storybook

Emma the mermaid has an underwater

adventure.

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Fairy

You will need:

A short cardboard roll

Sparkly paper

Safety scissors

Cardboard

Tape

A marker

A single-hole punch

Pipe cleaners

Tinsel or wool for hair

Tissue paper or a piece of tulle for wings

A matchstick

Paste

Glitter

Cut a strip of sparkly paper, the same width as the cardboard roll and long enough to wrap

around it with a little bit of overlap. Wrap the paper around the roll and tape to secure.

Cut a circle from a piece of cardboard for a fairy face. Use a marker to draw on two eyes

and a smiling mouth and tape to the top of the cardboard roll.

Use a single-hole punch to make two holes near the top of the roll and two holes near the

bottom. Thread a pipe cleaner through each set of holes to make arms and legs, as pictured

above.

Tape on some tinsel or wool for hair.

Twist a piece of tissue paper or tulle in the middle to form a pair of fairy wings. Tape to the

back of the cardboard roll.

To make a magic wand, cover a matchstick in paste and roll it in glitter. Once dry, cut a

small star from sparkly paper and tape it to the top of the matchstick.

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Wednesday

PRESENTERS

Essie Davis – Teo Gebert

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Emperor Big Ted’s New Clothes


FILM

Book Parade

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Tell a story with some friends or your

toys! You might like to make some

props to help.

Use a large piece of paper to paint a

picture. Listen to different pieces of

music as you paint and let your painting

reflect how the music makes you feel. Is

the music fast, slow, loud, soft, smooth,

jagged?

SONGS

Painting a Picture

Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost

Publisher: Origin

Seventy-six Trombones

Composer: Meredith Wilson

Publisher: Frank Music Co. Ltd.

Making Things

Composers: Scott Aplin & Phil Barton


Hat On My Head

Composers: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray

Cook & Greg Page

Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Row, Row, Row your Boat


Publisher: Origin Music/ABC Music Publishing

Giddiap Horsey

Composers: L. Scott & L. Wood

Publisher: Harrup Publishing

The Wheels on the Bus




Today the Once Upon a Time Storybook

features a wizard, a genie and a horse who all

enjoy a cup of tea made by the Magic Teapot

while watching a parade.

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Colourful Banners

You will need

Old newspapers

Paint

A pencil

Safety scissors

String

Tape

Lay a few sheets of newspaper on a covered workspace. Paint each sheet a different

colour. Wait for the paint to dry, then turn the newspaper over and paint the other side. Set

aside to dry.

To make a flag banner, fold one sheet of painted newspaper in half three times. Draw a

triangle on the folded newspaper, with the base of the triangle sitting at the folded edge.

Taper out either end of the base, so each side meets the newspaper and the triangle looks a

bit like a witch’s hat. When you cut out your triangle, make sure you don’t cut where the

base meets the edges of the newspaper – if you do your triangles won’t stay joined together.

When you unfold your newspaper, you will have a row of triangle flags which you can hang

on a piece of suspended string. Make a few flag banners, tape them together and hang

them up.

To make a rippy, strippy banner, fold a sheet of painted newspaper in half once. Rip strips

from the unfolded edge of the newspaper all the way up to, but not touching, the fold.

Make a few rippy strippy banners and hang them up.

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Thursday

PRESENTERS

Karen Pang – Teo Gebert

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

The Dudgeon is Coming © Lynley Dodd, 2009

First published by Mallinson Rendel Publishers,

2009

First published by ABC books, 2009

All rights reserved

FILM

Ice Skating

(Play School, ABC)

ANIMATION

Ning Nang Nong

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Listen to the song “Puff the Magic

Dragon”.

Visit an ice rink and watch the skaters.

You might like to have a skate yourself!

SONGS

Dragon Song

Composer: Don Spencer

I Can Fly

Composer: Lucille Wood

Publisher: Chambers Harrap

Let Me See You Do The Monkey

Composer: Genevieve Jereb

Publisher: Gellybean Records

Hey There, What Do You Wear?

Composer: Helen Martin

May I Come Over to Your Place?

Composer: Henrietta Clark


Skating On the Ice (Standing On One Leg)

Composer: Graham Beebee

Publisher: PRS UK


Today in the Once Upon a Time Storybook a

horse asks a wizard to turn him into a unicorn!

He meets a fairy and they play a game of

cloud watching up in the sky.

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MAKE AND DO

Dress up like a Dragon or a Unicorn

Dragon Dress-Up

A baseball cap

Coloured cardboard

Safety scissors

Tape

Two pom-poms

A long scarf for a tail

A piece of material for wings

A party blower

Cut a strip of cardboard about 10cm in width and long enough to fit around the front of the

baseball cap. Cut triangles along one side of the cardboard strIp to create a zigzag pattern.

Tape to the front of the baseball cap to create long pointy teeth for your dragon dress-up!

Tape two pom-poms to the top of the cap for eyes.

Tape or tie a long scarf around your waist for a long dragon tail.

Drape a piece of material around your shoulders for dragon wings.

Blow a party blower to make fiery dragon breath!

Unicorn Dress-Up

You will need:

A long scarf for a tail

A silver cone shaped party hat

A piece of material for wings

Tape or tie a long scarf around your waist for a long swishy tail.

Put on a silver cone shaped party hat for a unicorn horn.

Drape a piece of material around your shoulders for wings.

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Friday

PRESENTERS

Karen Pang – Andrew McFarlane

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Snow White and the Five Dwarfs


FILM

Lanterns Montage

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Make a fairy lantern from a Chinese

food box. Cut out a square on two sides

of the box so you can see into the box.

Decorate the box as you like with glitter

and sparkly materials. Crunch a piece

of yellow cellophane and push it into

the box to make the lantern glow.

Make an obstacle course and take

your toys on a big adventure. Make a

map to show where you have to go.

SONGS

Big Adventure

Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting


How Do You Feel Today?

Composer: Eileen Diamond

Two Little Apples

Composers: M. Miller & Paula L. Zajan

Publisher: EMI

The More We Are Together




Today King Wally and Queen Shirley throw a

party for all the Once Upon a Time Storybook

characters. Emma the mermaid, Wizard,

Genie, Unicorn and Fairy all enjoy a banquet

and tea from the Magic Teapot.

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Apple Turnovers

You will need:

3 large cooking apples (such as granny smiths) peeled, cored and roughly chopped

75 grams caster sugar

1 tablespoon water

Puff pastry

A little milk

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add chopped apples and sugar and stir to combine.

Add water and cook on a gentle heat for five minutes, or until apple is tender.

Cut one sheet of puff pastry into four even squares. Place squares on a greased baking tray.

Spoon a tablespoon of stewed apple mixture onto each square.

Dab some milk around the edges of each pastry square.

Fold each pastry square over, making a triangle, and press down edges with fingers or a fork.

Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Makes 6.

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