Yakka Dee!

In this episode, Dee encourages a friend to say ‘dinosaur', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of dinosaurs – big, baby and scaly ones. There's a stomping dinosaur, a running dinosaur, a disco dinosaur, and even a drumming dinosaur! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘umbrella', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of different types of umbrella – rainy, sunny and even dancing ones! Dee and a friend have frog umbrellas, and we even meet a Cinderella umbrella. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘cucumber', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see cucumbers that are crunchy, mushy in the middle and curly. Dee meets a cool cucumber, and we meet a very cute baby one. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘ear', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. Today we see lots of different ears – big, little, listening and funny ones. We meet a polar bear with chilly ears, and Dee goes into space to see an alien's ears. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘crab', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. Today we see different crabs that can walk sideways, hide, have big claws or are colourful. Dee makes friends with a crab by the seaside and even meets a king crab. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘eyes', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see a brown, blue, bright and shady eyes. Dee comforts a friend with crying eyes, and we come across some superhero eyes! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘strawberry', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We grow strawberries, pick them and enjoy eating yummy ones. There are skipping and space strawberries, and Dee even does the samba with one! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘frog', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see green, brown, hopping and croaking frogs, and one with a really long tongue! Dee looks for a frog that's hiding and then relaxes with a clam frog. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘castle', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We visit lots of castles – tall and small castle, a sandcastle and a spooky castle - boo! We see Dee in a castle in the clouds and bouncing on a bouncy castle! And have you ever seen a banana castle before? The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘clock', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of clocks – square, round, one with numbers and one that makes a really loud sound! We see Dee watching the clock when her train is late and a little clock and their grandfather! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘orange', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see an orange orange, some slices, a tasty one and meet a juicy orange! There's an orange winning a football match and one spinning all around. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘elf', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. Today, we meet lots of little elves. We see pointy ears and hats and stripy tights. We meet elves who are ice skating, one sitting on a shelf and another who is really cheeky! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘present', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of different presents - a wrapped-up present, one with a bow, another for a birthday and a present to make you feel better. There are some for parties, one made by a squirrel and another that is just because! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘ant', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of ants – a black one, another with two feelers and a teeny-weeny tiny ant! There are marching ants, a strong one, and Dee meets a queen ant! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘hand' and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see shaking, making and baking hands. We wash our hands, reach high with them, and Dee waves goodbye with her hand! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘pumpkin', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. There is an orange pumpkin, a bumpy pumpkin and a pumpkin with lots of seeds. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘squirrel', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see lots of different squirrels – grey, red and one with a very bushy tail. Some friends find scampering squirrels, we see a flying one and a supersquirrel wearing a cape! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘chair', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We see a brown, a comfy and a high chair, as well as a pushchair. We meet a friend who has a wheelchair and sit at the beach in some deck chairs. The journey is repeated with some surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘alien', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. We meet lots of different aliens – a green alien with feelers from outer space, a quick one and an alien doing a trick. Dee tries to find a hiding alien, and then Dee and a friend see aliens with different numbers of eyes. The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word.

Dee encourages a friend to say ‘skin', and we go on a whirlwind word adventure. Dee and our friends show us Grandma's skin, banana skin and some noisy raspberry skin! The journey is repeated with some special surprises along the way, and everyone has a boogie when Dee's friend finally succeeds in saying today's word!