Zuzu & Bloop · Episode 3 · about 7 min · Ages 2–6

Bloop's Big First Day

It's Bloop's very first day at Bubble Bay Kindergarten, and at the gate he suddenly feels wobbly. Zuzu sings him a goodbye song and promises to come back when the bubble clock fills the room with bubbles. Then Bloop finds someone even shyer than him, a little tadpole called Tad, and asks the bravest question of all: "Want to play?" After the swings, the curly shell slide, the sandbox and the toy cars, he has just one question for Zuzu.

Saying goodbye
Making friends
Taking turns

Talk about it together

For grown-ups, after watching.

The lesson: Saying goodbye can feel wobbly, but your grown-up always comes back. And if you feel shy, you can ask: "Want to play?"

How did Bloop feel when Zuzu said goodbye? What helped him feel better?
Bloop asked Tad "Want to play?" What could you say to make a new friend?

Try this at home

Five minutes, nothing special needed.

Your own goodbye routine

Make up a goodbye for drop-off, like Zuzu's "Hug, kiss, wave bye-bye!" Practise it at home by sending a favourite toy to "kindergarten", and always say when you'll be back: after lunch, after nap, or "when the bubbles fly".