We made the change!
Happy New Year! Lisa!
Elliot! Happy New Year!
Yes, Bonanet, that means Happy New Year in French.
Grandma! Thank you for inviting us to your New Year's Day party!
But of course! And where is your little friend, Billy?
Actually, I'm not sure.
He should be here. Please join the Lingokids friends to see how Cowie's family welcomes the New Year.
Come in, come in! I must run back to the kitchen to finish cooking the meal.
I can't wait! Cowie!
I brought the New Year's Soup!
Here you go! Soup? Yes.
Long little soup for a long life!
We make it every New Year's Day!
Oh! We don't usually have soup.
But it smells good!
I'll put it on the table.
Well, my family makes popcorn, and I brought a fresh batch to share.
Popcorn? Yeah, for the movie!
But Lisa, we watch movies on New Year's.
You don't? But then what do you do all day?
Um, well, I guess mostly we eat.
We eat a lot, and sometimes we go for a walk if it's not too cold.
Oh, but isn't that kind of boring?
It's not boring! It's cozy and special!
And you're just being mean!
Well, I am not trying to be mean, Cowie!
It's just that… What?
Well, it's not what my family does.
Yeah, it's not what my family does either!
Oh… Alright, everyone, I can tell you are all excited to celebrate New Year's.
And maybe you're used to celebrating in different ways.
You know, there are many different ways to celebrate the New Year.
But today, you are guests at Cowie's house.
So maybe you can let Cowie show you how her family celebrates.
Yeah, okay. I'm sorry, Cowie.
I… I guess I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to do.
I think I'm a little nervous.
Sorry, Cowie. Me too.
It's okay. Don't be nervous.
I'll show you. The doorbell!
Who is it? Billy! Billy!
Billy says he's sorry he's late.
He slept through his alarm clock.
That's okay, Billy.
But what are you wearing?
Uh, looks like party beads and glow -in -the -dark glasses.
Billy says they are left over from his family's New Year's Eve party.
They were up until midnight dancing and watched the fireworks from a tree branch.
Fireworks? At midnight?
That is way past my bedtime.
A New Year's Eve dance party sounds fun.
But what does your family do on New Year's Day?
Billy says sleep. Billy, you made it.
Just in time. Everyone, help me bring our feast to the table.
Sure. Of course. It smells so good.
What? Wow, it really is a feast.
There's cheese and bread and meat and fruit and...
Oh, there's my popcorn in a fancy bowl.
And my long new soup.
What's wrong, Billy?
Billy says he's feeling bad because he didn't know he was supposed to bring something to share.
Oh, don't worry at all.
We have plenty of food.
Please, eat. Bon appetit.
Yeah, Billy. You brought yourself.
And your party beads.
This soup is... too good.
Liat, I must get the recipe.
Thank you, Grandmaire.
This is not how my family celebrates New Year's.
But it is pretty fun and delicious.
I knew you'd like it, Lisa.
What does your family do, Lisa?
Oh, well, first of all, we were matching pajamas all day long.
Cute. Uh -huh. And we watch movies and sometimes play catch outside if it's not too cold.
Any more pajamas? Yes.
It's a PJ party all day.
Incredible. And, Liat, what does your family do on New Year's Day?
Hmm. In the morning, we make a big pot of soup and bake lots of treats.
Oh. It makes the house smell so good.
And then in the afternoon, we visit our friends and give out our treats for a sweet New Year.
Such a nice tradition, Liat.
In our family, we have a tradition to go around the big table and share our New Year's resolutions.
Oui, can we? Oui, Grandmaire.
Is resolution a special kind of lotion for New Year's?
A New Year's resolution is like a goal you make for yourself for the New Year.
Oh, like a soccer goal.
Not exactly. It can be something you'd like to try for the first time or something you'd like to get better at.
Or it could even be something you'd like to stop doing.
Oh, I get it. Like, I want to ride my bike to school more this year instead of riding in a car to take care of the Earth.
Tres bien, Lisa. Very good.
And I would like to play the harmonica.
That is my New Year's resolution.
That's cool, Grandmaire.
Then you can make music wherever you go.
Exactimal. And how about you, Shari Cowie?
Well, this year, I want to read a whole book all by myself.
Ooh. I know you can do it, Cowie.
Those are some great New Year's resolutions or goals for the New Year.
Lingokids listeners, do you have any New Year's resolutions?
What are they? Well, that helped me think of my New Year's resolution.
What is it, Elliot?
This year, I want to learn a new word every day.
Cool. Yep. And I just learned my first word.
Prezi... I mean resolution.
You are off to a great start.
And what about my little friend, Billy?
Yeah, Billy. What's your New Year's resolution?
Perhaps to get more sleep, no?
Well, Lingokids listeners, today we learned that different families can celebrate the same holiday in different ways.
And it can be fun to share family traditions.
The best part about holidays, no matter how you celebrate, is to be together.
Join us next time to continue play -learning with the Lingokids friends.
