The Trials of Vacstradamus

Full Episode description

This week in the Neighborhood, it’s Count Vacula’s 1,000th birthday! For his big day, Vac gets a visit from his Great-Uncle Vacstradamus (or “Gruncle Vaxie”), and an official Seven-Day Trial Period. With big birthdays come big new responsibilities: Gruncle Vaxie gives Vac one week to tackle cooking eggs for breakfast, and doing the laundry.

Vac is feeling overwhelmed by his new tasks, and Scotty is swimming in dirty laundry. How will Vac deal with an interdimensional portal and an eggy mess? It’s time for Vac to level up, and time to team up to level up! Because helping around the house isn’t just a chore—it’s a great way to be kind.

Q: Why does Vac need to learn to make breakfast and do the laundry?

A: Getting older means that Vac can start to help Scotty with some tasks around the house.

Q: Why is it kind to help your grown-ups with chores?

A: Taking care of you and your home is a lot of work for your grown-ups. If you help your grown-ups out, it makes things a little easier for them. And it will make them happy to know that you care.

Brainstorm Together:

• Talk to the other people in your home about how you can team up to level up. What are some ways you can help out? How does it feel when things change and you take on new tasks? Are there ways you can make doing housework together fun? And if your grown-ups have more time to spend with you, what would you like to spend time doing with them?

Create:

• In this week’s episode, Vac invented a new way to do the laundry! Invent a new way that you can do the laundry, or another household task, and draw or write about it.

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