Rainbow Kids! Elliot, why are you wearing your raincoat and boots?
It's so sunny! Cowie told me that it would be raining today.
April Fool's, I got you, Elliot!
What? Ugh! Hehe! I'm gonna get you back.
It can't be fooled.
Hey, Cowie, this is unrelated, but...
your shoe is untied.
Nice try. Hey, Lisa?
Nope. No one's fooling me either.
Billy says he won't be getting fooled either, but I've got an idea where we can turn fooling into fun.
Welcome to Stories for Kids by Lingokids where we discover fascinating facts about the world around us and the fun of play learning.
In today's special episode, I will play a fun game for April Fools with the Lingokids gang, while also making sure we're thinking of others.
Will the Lingokids gang get fooled?
How about you, listeners?
Let's get back to the story.
We're going to play a little game of Simon Says.
Oooooh! I'm in! Me too!
Umm. Could you remind me of the rules?
Of course. I am going to give you something to do, but you can only do it if I say the words Simon Says.
Could we get an example?
Sure. Simon says, say your favorite color, Callie.
Purple. Good. Say your favorite color, Elliot.
Red. Gotcha. I didn't say Simon Says before I asked you.
Ugh! This is going to be hard. I like to think of this game in two parts.
memory and focus. Let's try something before we start.
For memory, I'll give you some colors.
Red, yellow, blue. Lingokids listeners, you remember those too, okay?
Now, we'll do focus.
I want you to stand on one foot.
Ready? Okay. Got it.
Oooh, boy. Whoa! Okay, now what?
Now do you remember the order of the three colors I told?
It's hard to remember colors while balancing Exactly right Elliott lingo -kid listeners.
Have you ever forgotten something because you were busy with another activity Okay, I think I'm ready for Simon Says now me too All right.
All right. Lingokids listeners, make sure you play along, too, and don't let the game fool you.
Simon says, touch your nose.
Easy. Simon says, touch your toes.
Oof, I should do more stretches.
Simon says, point to the ground.
Found it. Simon says, dance around.
Woo -hoo. Hee -hee. Hee -hee.
All right, we're going to move a bit faster.
Simon says, touch your chin.
Simon says, have a grin.
Cheese. Simon says, jog in place.
Simon says, make a funny face.
Yeah! Now, touch your knees.
Oops, nice try, Cowy.
But that time I didn't say Simon says.
Ah, you got me. Hey.
Can I still keep playing?
Of course. It can be a bit tricky, but that's why it's a good game for today.
Remember, April Fool's Day should be about harmless fun.
Harmless? Well, sometimes we can do or say something that we think is funny, but someone else may not find it funny.
No one wants their feelings hurt.
Do you understand? I think so.
Hey, Elliot. Yes? Did I hurt your feelings when I tricked you about the rain?
Well, I do feel a little silly in a raincoat and boots on such a nice day.
Right. But you didn't hurt my feelings, Cowie.
I know you're my friend and care about me.
Oh, good. But it did make me want to beat you in Simon Says.
Oh, yeah? Let's play again.
You're on, Cowie. Well, that's all for today's episode.
Today we learned that it can be a bit tricky to remember things when we're focused on something else, just like it can be hard to think of others when we're making a joke.
But in the end, with a little practice, we can keep improving.
I hope you had fun today, Lingokid's listeners!
We'll see you next time!