The Grumpy Day

STORY

The Grumpy Day

At Home with Martin & Sylvia

It is a big gardening day, and everyone in Martin and Sylvia's family is feeling grumpy. The air seems heavy and hot and sticky, and brother and sister don't want to work. Daddy can't find his belt, and Momma is concerned about the weather. What are they to do? When the sky darkens and it starts to rain, everyone scrambles to finish the gardening. But with the pouring rain, and some family silliness, they find that their grumpies are washed away.

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Topics: SensitivityGrumpiness

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Martin

Sylvia

At Home with Martin & Sylvia

The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

Brother and Sister celebrate the shortest day of the year by embracing the sun in all their activities.
22 min
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Holiday Delight

Holiday Delight

The holiday season has been filled with baking, crafting, decorating and celebrating but suddenly Martin & Sylvia have a day with no plans and don't quite know what to do!
17 min
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Really Explorers

Really Explorers

Martin & Sylvia get to lead the hike on Mount Mooseberry... what kind of secrets will the mountain have in store for them?
24 min
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A Very Big Mess

A Very Big Mess

Martin & Sylvia realize that making fun and yummy snacks sometimes makes for a lot of mess... and clean up!
21 min
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Martin's Gold

Martin's Gold

Martin and Sylvia attempt to make their very own gold after learning about alchemy at the library.
19 min
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Trash Fairies

Trash Fairies

Sylvia ponders what kind of creature could be responsible for spreading trash all about their yard.
22 min
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The Grumpy Day

The Grumpy Day

The family finds that getting messy and silly can wash away everyone's grumpiness...
18 min
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Backyard Water Park

Backyard Water Park

Martin & Sylvia create their own backyard water park to cool off from the heat.
18 min
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Playdate

Playdate

Momma challenges Martin, Sylvia and friends to incorporate everyone's play ideas into one activity...
18 min
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Summer Magic

Summer Magic

Martin & Sylvia find it hard to wind down after a day of summer fun, especially when their Uncle Phil is visiting and the day is filled with exciting stories and games.
22 min
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Living Room Camping

Living Room Camping

Daddy helps Martin & Sylvia enjoy the fun of camping even when it's too cold and dreary to do it outside!
17 min
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Spring Sillies

Spring Sillies

The family decides to have a "Spring Sillies Day" to let out all their spring energy... who will be the silliest family member?
21 min
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Faces

Faces

Martin and Sylvia spend the day examining the similarities and differences in all the faces they see...
18 min
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A Case of the Giggles

A Case of the Giggles

Daddy teaches the kids how to prevent a "case of the giggles", but can he take his own advice?
16 min
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Eating Out

Eating Out

A special meal out gives the family an opportunity to experience a real French meal, and make new friends.
20 min
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Little House Day

Little House Day

Martin & Sylvia are inspired by a book they're reading to find all their food for the day within walking distance of their house. Luckily their neighbors are farmers!
23 min
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The Special Magical Day

The Special Magical Day

Martin wakes with a suspicion that it's going to be a special day, and he and Sylvia spend the day finding magic around every corner.
20 min
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Home-Grown Thanksgiving

Home-Grown Thanksgiving

This year, Martin or Sylvia's parents have decided to host the event at home. Everything they eat will come from their own garden or from farms nearby! Martin and Sylvia wonder: what in the world will they eat?
18 min
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Go-to-Sleep Fairy

Go-to-Sleep Fairy

Sylvia helps Martin with his difficulty falling asleep by introducing him to the "go-to-sleep" fairy.
19 min
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Tag Sale

Tag Sale

Sylvia learns the joy in giving away things she no longer uses...
21 min
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Many Hands

Many Hands

Brother and Sister learn that working together is not only important, but fun!
22 min
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Night Magic

Night Magic

Martin braves his fear of the dark to enjoy the magic of the night.
19 min
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A Frosty Walk

A Frosty Walk

A beautiful frosty morning inspires Martin & Sylvia to thank the frost fairies with a gift of their own.
20 min
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Stone Soup

Stone Soup

Together with friends, Martin & Sylvia enjoy the surprise ingredients that come together for their own "stone soup".
21 min
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Winter Dreams

Winter Dreams

Martin & Sylvia explore how sometimes dreams come true in unexpected ways...
25 min
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A Kitchen of Canning

A Kitchen of Canning

Momma makes hard work fun for all — even cleaning up!
19 min
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Fruit Cake

Fruit Cake

Sylvia suggests that this year, they use "All the Things!" in Nanni and Poppi's fruit cake. Momma is hesitant but they set out to give it a try...
20 min
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The Sudden Storm

The Sudden Storm

Sylvia worries that the first signs of spring will be erased by a late winter snow storm...
18 min
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Tree Keeper

Tree Keeper

Inspired by Martin's care of a special tree, Sylvia goes on the hunt for a perfect tree of her very own to "keep."
17 min
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Carrying Your Home

Carrying Your Home

Martin & Sylvia work together to bring pieces of their home with them on their trip to the city.
22 min
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Little Sister

Little Sister

Daddy helps Martin understand little sisters, and realize the importance of being a big brother.
17 min
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No Boo Boo Day

No Boo Boo Day

Can Martin and Sylvia get through a busy work day with no boo boo's?
20 min
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Sticks

Sticks

Martin & Sylvia decide to make everything out of sticks — from a playhouse to furniture and even toys!
20 min
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Daddy's Toe

Daddy's Toe

Martin & Sylvia learn what hard work it is to take on Daddy's responsibilities while he is healing his broken toe.
21 min
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Midsummers Eve

Midsummers Eve

Martin & Sylvia try to throw their own Midsummer's Eve festival...
18 min
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Dalmatian Valentine

Dalmatian Valentine

A family storytelling game inspires Valentine's fun...
30 min
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Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!

Martin & Sylvia explore the treasures uncovered by the receding of their brook after a flood.
20 min
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Family Portrait

Family Portrait

Is family portrait day ruined when the photographer can't come? Not if Martin & Sylvia have anything to say about it!
18 min
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Rainy Day Help

Rainy Day Help

Martin & Sylvia learn that helping friends can make you feel just as warm and fuzzy as cuddling inside on a rainy day.
18 min
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School

School

Martin & Sylvia discuss the different kinds of school with new friends at the Brown's farm.
17 min
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A Better Bird Feeder

A Better Bird Feeder

Brother and sister search for ways to make a better bird house...
25 min
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Dog Show

Dog Show

Martin & Sylvia learn about all kinds of dogs at the dog show.
20 min
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Treasure Indeed

Treasure Indeed

Martin & Sylvia find unexpected treasure on their "pirate" treasure hunt...
19 min
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Art Walk

Art Walk

Martin & Sylvia embrace all things artistic during the town Art Walk.
19 min
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A Map of the Year

A Map of the Year

Martin & Sylvia create a learning map for their school year.
16 min
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Morning with Momma

Morning with Momma

Sylvia is very glad she decided to go on an adventure with Momma...
18 min
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Magic Tricks

Magic Tricks

After seeing a magician, the whole family is inspired to perform magic tricks... who will be the best magician in the family?
20 min
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Theater Camp

Theater Camp

Martin invites Sylvia to play a special role in his theater camp performance.
23 min
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House in the Brush

House in the Brush

Martin & Sylvia must find a creative way to incorporate their "pioneer homes" into the new garden.
20 min
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Puppy Sitting

Puppy Sitting

Martin & Sylvia learn that puppies are as much work as they are fun!
22 min
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The Chicken Coop

The Chicken Coop

Martin & Sylvia pitch in to repair the Browns' chicken coop before the new baby chicks arrive...
23 min
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Maple Perfect

Maple Perfect

A change in weather means it's time to check the maple trees for sap... is it time to make delicious syrup?
22 min
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Visiting the New Baby

Visiting the New Baby

Martin & Sylvia experience the wonder of meeting a new baby for the first time.
19 min
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Ice Everywhere

Ice Everywhere

Disappointment over canceled sledding plans quickly turns to fun exploring the beautiful ice left by the freezing rain.
18 min
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The Laundry

The Laundry

Helping with laundry is much more fun when Martin & Sylvia use their imaginations to turn ordinary objects into fantastic ones.
18 min
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Round the World

Round the World

Martin & Sylvia are inspired to go on an exploration, but the weather means they need to get creative exploring inside...
20 min
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The Woodshed Theater: Part Two

The Woodshed Theater: Part Two

As Daddy finishes building the woodshed, Sylvia is already busy planning for the first production in Woodshed Theater, and her excitement inspires her family and neighbors to join.
26 min
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The Woodshed Theater: Part One

The Woodshed Theater: Part One

After the woodcutter harvests a few of the family's trees, they decide to use some of the lumber to make a woodshed that will eventually become a magical theater!
21 min
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Daddycation

Daddycation

Martin and Sylvia's mother has to be away for a few days, and the children will stay with Daddy. And oh, how Daddy makes the time uniquely fun!
22 min
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A Wintry Walk

A Wintry Walk

Martin & Sylvia attempt to follow some tracks in the snow and discover what kind of creature they came from.
17 min
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