It’s a sunny day in Zerby Town, and Zach is ready for an adventure! But wait, something’s missing. Where did the road to his garage go?
Rex has some news for Zach. The good news is they’re building a better road to his garage! The bad news? It won’t be ready until tomorrow. Zach doesn’t mind. He’ll just find another way to his garage.
Zach tries different ways to get to his garage, but it’s harder than he thought. He gets stuck at the bottom of a hill. What should he do now?
Zach’s friend suggests camping out for the night. They decide to find a perfect spot to see the stars. But oh no, the sky looks cloudy. It might rain!
Not to worry! Lily has a great idea. They can build a shelter to keep dry. They gather leaves and sticks to make a cozy place to stay.
The first shelter blocks their view of the stars. They need to try again. Zach and Lily find some bark to make a better roof. Now they can see the stars!
With their new shelter, Zach and Lily are ready for a fun night. They look at the stars, tell stories, and enjoy their adventure.
Meanwhile, Rex shows Zach a ditch he built. It’s fun to drive through, but they need a bridge for other Zerbies. They try using sticks, but they’re too small.
Zach and Rex find bigger sticks to make a strong bridge. It works! Now Zerbies can cross safely.
Lily finds a pretty flower in the path. She wants to protect it from getting run over. Zach helps by finding a big rock to keep Zerbies away from the flower.
Zach, Lily, and Rex learn that trying again and working together can solve problems. They have fun exploring, building, and protecting nature in Zerby Town!
Build Your Own Road: Gather some toy cars and blocks or other building materials. Encourage the children to create their own roadways for the cars. Ask them to think about what makes a good road and how they can make their roads better. Discuss what might happen if a road is blocked and how they can find a new path, just like Zach did.
Starry Night Shelter: Provide materials like small sticks, leaves, and fabric scraps. Let the children build their own mini shelters. Once they have built their shelters, ask them to imagine they are camping out under the stars. Discuss what they would need to do if it started to rain and how they could improve their shelters to see the stars better.
Bridge Building Challenge: Use items like popsicle sticks, straws, or LEGO bricks to build a bridge. Challenge the children to make a bridge strong enough to hold a small toy car. Encourage them to try different designs and see which one works best. Discuss why some bridges are stronger than others and how teamwork can help solve problems.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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[Music] Good morning, Zerby Town! Another beautiful day! I wonder what I am going to do today.
Good morning! What happened? Where’s the road that went right up to my garage? It was there yesterday.
Oh hey, Zach! I have some good news and some bad news.
Uh, okay. What’s the good news?
The good news is that we’re going to make an even better road to your garage!
Great! But what’s the bad news?
We had to take the old road out, and we won’t be finished with the new road until tomorrow.
Oh well, that’s no problem! I’ll just have to find another way back into my garage.
Okay, so I’ll just go up this way and drive over this… no, I can’t drive. Okay, if I try it from there, then I can get over this.
Okay, if I hit this side… no, that’s not working either.
Okay, I’ll go here and then… oh, I’m okay! I’m okay!
No, okay, I’m going to back in. Come on, backing in… it’s not working!
What if I try it from over here? I could just get around the side and then… okay, here we go! Try it again from this side, and then I just got to… oh no!
Oh no! This is harder than I thought.
Hey, what’s up?
Not me, that’s for sure! I’m stuck down here at the bottom of the hill. I can’t get back to my garage.
What happened?
Construction! Rex says they aren’t going to be finished with the road to my garage until tomorrow.
Well, that’s great!
Why?
Because it would be fun to camp out for the night!
Oh, that would be fun! Yeah, all we need to do is find the perfect place to camp somewhere where we can see the stars.
That’s a great idea! Where should we go?
I know! Come this way!
Oh, do you want to camp here?
No, wait! Oh, this way, almost!
Okay, we could go down here. Yep, maybe we’ll go down this way. Come on, it’s right over there!
Oh, you’re going to love it! You’re going to love it!
Oh, down right here! Oh, that’s a good idea!
Yeah, this is it! Oh, isn’t it beautiful? It’ll be an amazing spot to look at the stars tonight!
Yeah, it’s perfect! It’s such a great view from here, but uh-oh, look at the sky! It looks pretty cloudy. I think it’s going to rain.
Oh yeah, look at that!
Oh well, maybe sleeping under the stars isn’t the greatest idea. Maybe we should do it another night.
Oh wait, we can! I don’t have a garage!
Not to worry, we can build a shelter!
Oh, great idea, Lily! I love building things!
Now we’ll need… I mean, we have to have… well, how do we build a shelter?
I’m sure we can do it! We just have to build something to keep the rain off, right? But it also has to be something that won’t block this great view.
You’re right, Zach! Let’s go find something perfect!
Okay, oh look! Leaves! Leaves might work for a shelter, Lily!
Great idea! Leaves will make a perfect shelter!
Okay, we just need to move them back to the camping site.
Okay, so I’m going to push on this side and push on that side.
Let me help!
Wait, I’m going to help! Okay, you keep pushing, and I’ll push over here!
Best shelter ever!
I don’t know…
Of course! Look, it’s great! It’ll totally keep the rain off!
Except I can’t see!
Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. We’re sheltered, but we need to see the stars!
Oh yeah, can you see?
Nope, I can’t see anything!
Maybe it’s nighttime?
I don’t think it’s nighttime; we just can’t see! We’ll have to make a shelter we can see out of!
Let’s try again!
Ready?
Hey, Lily! Look, I have a hat!
Yeah, it’s great! Are you going to keep it?
I’m going to see how long I can keep it!
Oh, this is great! This is my favorite hat! It looks really nice!
Hey, Lily, maybe we could use these sticks! If we stuck a bunch in the ground, maybe we could make walls!
Yeah! And then what?
We could put more on top and make a roof!
Oh, great idea! Okay, let’s get them back!
Get this side; I’ll get this side, and you push!
Okay, good! I just need to push from here!
[Music]
There! We did it!
Yeah, this is great! We got our roof and walls! I can hardly wait to try it!
Yeah, come on! Let’s drive in!
Okay, careful! I hit the side!
This looks… okay, hold on! Be careful!
And then we’ll just… I guess it’s pretty flimsy. Making a shelter’s hard!
Maybe we can’t do it!
We just need to try!
Try again!
Come on! What do we say when we’re stuck?
Answers are everywhere!
Okay, you’re right, Zach! So let’s look around, and maybe we can come up with an idea!
Yeah, good! Good!
Yeah, let’s do it!
I’m out!
Okay, what about this stump?
No, that won’t work!
Okay, let’s see… huh, what about this plant?
No, I don’t think so.
Oh, sorry, plant!
Ooh, what about this rock?
Uh, no, that’ll be too heavy!
I don’t think that’s going to work!
H bark!
No!
Oh wait, bark!
Hey, look at this piece of bark, Zach! It’s already round!
Oh yeah! Maybe the water will just roll off it! Come on, let’s take it back to the shelter!
Okay, I’ll carry it!
You sure?
Yep!
Okay, come on, Zach, this way!
I’m coming! I just can’t see! I can’t see! I have to follow your voice!
Lily!
She’s going straight!
Okay, I’m following your voice!
Yeah, right here!
We did it! We did it, Zach!
Yeah, this is great! This is a perfect roof! We made a super awesome star-watching shelter!
Yeah! You want to try it out?
Oh, I want to try it!
You want to try it?
Okay, let’s go!
Let’s try it!
Okay, careful! Here we go!
Hey! Who wants to tell a ghost story first?
Right! Okay, well first we’ll look at the sky, then we’ll tell ghost stories, and then we can stay up all night long talking!
I love talking!
Zach! Zach, are you sleeping already?
Oh!
[Applause]
Zach!
Okay, okay! You dropped it, Lily!
Oh, maybe you should try it!
Okay, we both can do it together!
I got it! Oops! We dropped it!
Okay, one more time!
There we go! Almost! Almost!
Oh, we dropped it!
Okay, okay! I got it! Caught my tire!
I think you dropped it!
And we dropped it!
We’re going right over it!
Okay, just go!
I’m just trying to straighten out a bit!
Oh! Oh! Oops! I’m over! I’m over!
It’s okay! I’ll get you! Give me a little nudge!
I’ll get you!
Just put you out this way!
Now you’re…
[Music]
Overplay!
I am out exploring!
Zach! Wait up!
Oh, he really moves fast!
Let’s see what’s over here!
Hey, Zach! Stop!
Zach! Wait a minute!
Zach! Rex! Rex, is that you?
Oh, hey, Rex! I didn’t see you there!
What’s going on?
I want to show you something!
Okay, what is it? Did you build something?
I’m not telling you! You got to come and see!
Well, come on! Tell me!
You’ll see!
Ta-da!
Ooh, I love it!
It’s a… what is it?
It’s a ditch!
A ditch? But what’s it for?
It’s for driving through!
Oh, can I give it a try?
Sure! Go ahead! Try it!
Okay! Whoa! This is great!
Can you see me?
Yeah! Hi, Rex!
Hi! Oh, hey there, Zerbies!
Hey! How’s everyone doing today?
Hi, Spike! What are you guys up to?
Oh, Rex is just showing me a ditch that he built!
What a ditch! Let’s look out!
Huh? Oh, Spike, are you okay?
Hey, did you Zerbies know there is a ditch here?
What do I do?
Well, just get yourself back on your wheels and drive out!
Oh, okay! Okay! Uh, do I go this way?
Yeah, just keep going until you get out!
All right! Here we go!
This is fun!
Well, this is great! But I think it might be a problem for some Zerbies! We might need a way to get across this ditch!
Nah, that won’t happen again!
Hey, did you guys know there was a ditch here?
Um, maybe you’re right!
Okay, let’s find a way for Zerbies to get across this ditch!
Maybe we should make a bridge!
Okay, but first we should help Spike out!
Yeah, I’ll give you a hand, Spike!
Hold on! Just stay… whoa! I’m upside down!
Hey, Zach! Did you know there’s a ditch here?
Yeah, I know!
Oh, okay! There, Lily! See?
See, look! It’s a ditch!
Oh yeah, this is fun!
Uh-huh!
Okay, so how are we going to do this?
Oh, it’s easy! I’m just going to fill the ditch with dirt right here in the middle so the Zerbies can get across!
Oh, that’s a great idea!
Okay, here I go!
Okay, keep coming, keep coming, Rex!
Uh, keep coming and stop right about there!
Dum! There we go!
Yeah, a few more loads ought to do it!
Okay, let’s get more dirt and dump some more!
And here’s a little more!
And dumping just a little more, Rex!
Okay, I’m going to try it!
[Music]
Ah! Good work, Rex!
Oh, hey there, Guy W!
Hey! Who put this here?
It’s a bridge!
Oh, but I wanted to drive through the ditch!
The ditch is so much fun!
Oh yeah, I guess the dirt here makes it hard to drive through the ditch!
Yeah, didn’t think of that!
Um, looks like we’ll have to try…
Try again!
Yeah, try, try again!
Oh yeah! Do you see anything?
Nope, nothing but my best buddy!
Oh, but wait! What about this stick?
What stick?
That one!
I don’t get it!
Well, I’m thinking maybe we can put this stick across the ditch like a bridge!
Oh, bridge! You’re a genius, Rex!
But we’re going to need two sticks because we have wheels on both sides!
Oh, good point! Let’s find another stick just like this one!
Okay!
Hey, Bill! Thanks for taking out the dirt!
My pleasure! See you later!
Ready for the sticks?
Yep!
Okay, and there we go!
Oh, now that I look at these sticks, I think they might be too small!
Oh, hey guys!
Oh, look! There’s a bridge!
Can I drive across?
I think these sticks are too small, Spike!
Oh no, the sticks are fine!
They’re going to break, Spike!
No, hey, they won’t break!
These sticks…
Hey, the sticks broke!
Told you!
Looks like we’ll have to try…
Try again!
Yeah, try, try again!
Oh yeah! Do you see anything?
Nope, nothing but my best buddy!
Oh, but wait! What about the leaves and the stems on that little bush in front of us?
Uh, what do you think?
Uh, Zach, correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think that’s the right solution!
Well, really, they kind of look nice and green, and maybe we could…
I think we should probably move on!
Okay, maybe you’re right! We got to figure something out!
Um, oh hey, Rex! Wait!
Wait, what?
What about this big stick over here?
What stick?
This one!
Oh, where?
All I see is you, Zach!
Because you’re not looking at the stick!
What stick?
It’s over here!
I still don’t see it!
No, it’s just right here!
Look right there!
Oh, hey, Zach! Look! A stick!
Yeah, okay, Rex! Look! The last sticks broke because they were too small, right?
Uh, yeah!
So if we use bigger sticks like this one, maybe they’ll be strong enough!
Oh, big sticks are stronger! That’s smart!
But you know what we’re going to need?
Right! Two sticks!
Okay, we got to find a second one just like this one!
Okay, let’s try this again!
Come on back!
Come on back!
Here we go!
Dumping sticks!
Do you think they’ll break?
Nope! They look pretty strong!
Okay, here it goes!
Careful!
Careful!
We did it! We built a bridge!
It works!
Oh, hey! What’s going on?
We built a bridge!
Yeah, it works great!
Wow! A bridge! Can I try?
Yeah, go ahead!
Okay, here I go!
Uh, you went kind of fast there, Spike!
Yeah, I guess I need some practice!
Uh, can somebody help me up?
Yeah, sure! I’ll give you a hand, Rex! Can you get his other side there?
Yeah!
Did anybody know there’s a ditch here?
I have takur!
Derby! Derby!
Z! I am!
Z! I am!
Derby! Derby!
Zach! I am Zach!
And I’m a Zerby!
Derby! Derby!
Zach! I am Zach!
And I’m out exploring the forest today!
I’m going around the…
Sorry, Zach! Are you okay?
Lily, what are you doing in the middle of the path like that?
Oh, I’m sorry!
I know what else to do!
Do you see? Look! Look at this flower!
Oh, isn’t it beautiful?
Well, yeah, but…
And I almost drove right over it!
Well, I see that, but you see the problem is…
Well, I was just driving down the trail, and then this flower was right in the middle of the path!
I don’t want any other Zerbies to run over it, so I parked myself right here so I could warn any other Zerbies that come around the corner not to run over this flower!
This is great! This is really fun!
Go around! Go around!
Oh, sorry, Lily!
There’s got to be another way to do this!
I know, but I don’t know what it is!
Well, we need another solution, and the only way to find out is to try…
Try again!
So let’s go!
Yeah, okay, let’s go!
Oh, wait a minute!
What? What’s wrong?
Well, if we leave the flower, some Zerbies might run over it!
Oh, good point, Lily! One of us should stay here and warn Zerbies while the other goes and looks for answers!
Oh, great idea!
Okay, you park right over there by the flower and call to the other Zerbies when they come around the corner!
What? Me?
Okay, I’ll see you soon!
Okay, I’ll just, I guess, stay here then and watch the flower!
I am…
[Music]
Second! I am…
Sucking my…
Okay, let’s see…
Um, moss? I don’t think moss will help!
Uh, a fern? No, that’s not going to help!
Ooh, a stick? Maybe sticks are the answer!
No, I don’t think so!
What I really need is something big and strong that can stop Zerbies from running into the…
Wait a minute! A rock!
They’re not going to get past a rock! That will protect the flower for sure!
Yeah! I’ll get Rex to help me move it!
Uh, um…
Hello!
Got to go around! Got to go around!
Sorry, Zach! What are you doing in the middle of the path?
Yeah, I’m sorry, but I’m trying to protect this little flower from getting run over!
Oh, so pretty!
Yeah, well, see you later then!
Okay, bye!
See you later!
Catch you later, buddy!
Okay, anyway, so I sure hope those are the last Zerbies to come around the corner!
Thanks for helping, Rex!
Oh no! Yeah, you’re so strong! It’s amazing!
Slow down! There’s a flower!
You don’t want to go around the corner!
Oh, it’s you, Lily!
Oh, I am so happy to see you!
It has not been going well!
Don’t worry! I think I have the answer!
Here I come!
Okay, a little further! A little further!
Okay, right there! Rock! Right there!
Woo!
Okay, jumping!
Oh, a rock! Good thinking, Lily!
That’ll stop Zer…
Oh, here comes the Zerby now!
Come on! Let’s get out of the way so we can see how it works!