In this new 13-part series, six-year-old Emily Yeung takes on the world with her own unique perspective. She's joined on her adventures by everyone from snake handlers to professional basketball players; from stuffed animal makers to pineapple upside-down cake bakers. Whoever her guest may be, inquisitive Emily is always up for a new experience or challenge.
Each segment is six minutes long and they have been aggregated thematically into 13 half-hour episodes, each with 5 separate segments.
There is a companion interactive website to enhance and further the Emily Yeung experience.
The five 6 minute segments in Great Times in All Kinds of Weather are:
1) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG MAKING A SNOWMAN - Emily Yeung puts on her winter jacket because she's heading outside to build a snowman! Emily learns how to roll bigger and bigger balls out of snow and how to stack them on top of each other.
2) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG EXPLORING A CASTLE - Emily Yeung is on the hunt for...Easter eggs! Emily visits historic Casa Loma and searches its many secret passageways looking for Easter eggs.
3) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG RIDING A BIKE - Emily Yeung is racing the fastest woman cyclist on the planet! Emily chooses a bike and learns about bike safety before hitting the track.
4) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG ON A RAINY DAY - It's raining, it's pouring and Emily Yeung finds it boring! What's a girl to do on a rainy day? Why not make paper airplanes and race them before heading outside to jump in some big puddles?
5) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG SKIPPING ROPE - Emily Yeung joins a champion skipping team and learns how they combine gymnastics with skipping (two of Emily's favorite things).
The other episodes are:
1. Getting Creative, Part I Emily makes a variety of crafts including origami art, a clay sculpture, and a collage.
2. Getting Creative, Part II In this episode Emily makes her own stuffed animal, builds a sand sculpture, and more.
3. All Sorts of Animals Emily learns about snakes and camels, takes care of some kittens, and even swims with dolphins!
4. Great Canadian Wonders Emily visits Quebec City, an amusement park, an ice hotel and a hot spring, and explores the Rocky Mountains.
5. Fit and Fun Emily tries out a number of physical activities including basketball, soccer, skiing and snowboarding.
7. Creatures, Creations, Conservation In this episode Emily explores a forest, learns about worms, tries some science experiments, and plants a tree.
8. A Few of My Favorite Things Emily builds a treehouse, learns about rabbits and fireworks, plays dress-up, and goes ice fishing.
9. A Day in My Life Emily learns about different jobs including being a paramedic, a post office worker and an astronaut!
10. Let's Get Cookin' Emily tries her hand at making a variety of delicious foods in the kitchen.
11. Sharing Multicultural Traditions Emily learns karate, makes sushi and bubble tea, learns an African dance, and makes a medicine wheel.
12. At the Farm Emily rides a tractor, tends to the horses, learns about chickens, becomes a cowgirl, and makes fresh cheese.
13. Putting on a Show Emily puts on a puppet show, makes a mask, practices ballet dancing, and meets both Cirque du Soleil and the Blue Man Group.
Holiday Special Emily celebrates Christmas and learns about other holidays that people celebrate.
