(music plays)

Emily walks on the street carrying a balloon bouquet.

Emily is in her twenties, with long slightly wavy brown hair with lighter tips and wears jeans, a printed top and a flesh tone leather jacket.

Animated frames show clips of children at parties.

Emily says EVERYONE LOVES A PARTY,
AND THIS BASH
COMES WITH A TWIST:
TWO KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET.
ONE IS A PARTY HOST,
THIS IS THEIR CELEBRATION;

A girl next to Emily blows a party horn.

Emily says THE OTHER WILL GET
A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.

Two girls sing at a party with a Mexican music band.

They all says HOLA!

Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
AND YOU'RE INVITED!

Emily shows a tablet with the name of the show. It reads "It's my party!"

Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!

Emily stands in the set of Party HQ.

She says HI, GUYS! I'M EMILY,
AND WELCOME TO PARTY HQ,
WHERE WE GET THE PARTY STARTED.
ON MY TO-DO LIST TODAY,
WE'LL BE MATCHING UP
TWO INCREDIBLE KIDS AND GETTING
THEM READY FOR A BIG BASH.
FIRST UP IS
OUR PARTY HOST, SYDNEY.
THREE THINGS YOU MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT SYDNEY:

A picture of Sydney appears in a frame on the screen.

Sydney is around 12, with long straight brown hair and wears a white T-shirt.

Emily says HER NICKNAME IS SQUID;
SHE'S GOT A BLACK BELT
IN KARATE,
AND SHE HAS
DOUBLE JOINTED ELBOWS.
SHE HAS ALL THE AWESOME INFO
ABOUT OUR CELEBRATION,
SO LET'S MEET HER!

Sydney says I LOVE TO PARTY.

Emily says SYDNEY, COME ON OUT!

Sydney walks in the set and says HI, EMILY!

Emily says HI!
CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE US SOME CLUES
AS TO WHAT THE CELEBRATION IS?

Sydney says THIS CELEBRATION HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE NUMBER 8;
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE COLOURS BLUE AND WHITE,
AND THIS CELEBRATION HAPPENED
BECAUSE OF A MIRACLE.

Emily says SAY NO MORE! I WANNA KEEP
THIS AN ULTIMATE SURPRISE
FOR YOUR PARTY GUEST
SO COME ON, FOLLOW ME!

They walk over to a large screen.

Emily says OK. SO, TELL US THREE QUALITIES
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IN YOUR PERFECT PARTY GUEST.

Sydney says SO, MY IDEAL GUEST IS
ADVENTUROUS, FUNNY AND MUSICAL.

Emily says ALL RIGHT. PARTY HQ DATABASE,
SHOW US SYDNEY'S PERFECT MATCH!

Pictures of kids are shuffled around on the screen.

A picture of a boy with wavy reddish brown hair appears on the screen.

Emily says IT'S LUCA! OK.
SO, THREE THINGS YOU MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT LUCA:
HE CAUGHT A BASEBALL
AT HIS VERY FIRST GAME,
HE WAS STUNG BY A JELLYFISH,
AND HE LEARNED
HOW TO PLAY THE DRUMS
AND THE PIANO ALL BY HIMSELF.

Luca says I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PARTIES,
AND I'M VERY EXCITED
TO MAKE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS.

Emily says COME ON OUT, LUCA!

Luca walks in the set and says HELLO!

Sydney says HI!

Emily says HI!

Luca high-five the girls.

Emily says LET'S DO A PARTY PIC.

They pose for a picture.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Sydney says I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE LUCA
COME TO BE A PART OF MY PARTY.

Emily says LUCA, ARE YOU READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT PARTY YOU'LL BE
ROCKING OUT AT?

Luca says CAN'T WAIT!
I'M READY TO COME PARTY.

Emily points at a button on a table and says SYDNEY, WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER THERE
AND PUSH THAT BUTTON.
A BUNCH OF BALLOONS
ARE GONNA FALL FROM THE CEILING.
LUCA, IT'S YOUR JOB
TO POP ALL THE GOLD ONES,
BECAUSE INSIDE OF ONE
IS YOUR INVITATION
TO THE CELEBRATION.
THREE... TWO... ONE! GO, GO, GO!
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

Sydney pushes the button. The balloons fall from the ceiling.

Emily says ALL RIGHT, REMEMBER,
IT'S YOUR JOB
TO FIND THE GOLD BALLOONS.
NO.
NOTHING IN THERE? OK.
GO! GO!

Luca says I FOUND ONE!
(EMILY GASPING)
OH...

Emily says WHAT PARTY ARE YOU GOING TO?

Luca reads the card and says YOU ARE INVITED TO HANUKKAH!

"Hanukkah is written on the screen with large, colourful letters.

(INAUDIBLE SPEAKING)

Emily says SYDNEY IS TAKING LUCA
TO A HANUKKAH CELEBRATION,
WHICH SHE KNOWS
ALL ABOUT. LUCA,
ARE YOU EXCITED?

Luca says YES.
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE.

Emily says YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT.
SYDNEY, WHAT CAN'T YOU
WAIT TO SHARE WITH LUCA?

Sydney says ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PARTS
ABOUT HANUKKAH
IS THE DREIDEL GAME.

Luca says OK.

Emily says AND HANUKKAH IS
SUCH AN AMAZING CELEBRATION.
CHECK THIS OUT.

(Hava Nagila playing)

Pictures of people celebrating Hanukkah appear on the screen.

Emily says THE WORD HANUKKAH
MEANS DEDICATION IN HEBREW
AND IS KNOWN
AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
IT'S HELD OVER EIGHT DAYS
AND EIGHT NIGHTS.
AT SUNSET, FAMILIES GATHER
AND LIGHT THE
HANNUKIA
ONE DAY AT A TIME, SO THAT ON
THE EIGHTH DAY, ALL THE CANDLES
ARE BURNING BRIGHT.
HANUKKAH CELEBRATES
THE MIRACLE STORY
OF THE MACCABEES AND THE OIL.
IN HONOUR OF THAT SACRED OIL,
YUMMY FRIED FOODS ARE EATEN
AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS
GET TOGETHER.
THE DREIDEL
IS A VERY POPULAR GAME
PLAYED BY CHILDREN AT HANUKKAH.
MIRACLES AND MENORAHS?
THIS PARTY IS GONNA BE LIT!
GET IT? LIGHTING THE MENORAH?

The kids say YEAH.

Emily says OK. WAIT RIGHT HERE.
I'VE GOTTA HOOK THEM UP
WITH THEIR PARTY PHONES.
PARTY PHONE FOR YOU
AND PARTY PHONE FOR YOU.

They say THANK YOU.

Emily says THIS IS SO WE CAN KEEP IN TOUCH
WHILE I'M STILL AT PARTY HQ.
THE ADVENTURE AWAITS
THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BYE!

Luca says BYE!

Sydney says SEE YOU!

Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN
TO THE PARTY BEGINS NOW.

Sydney says I'M BOTH JEWISH AND CHINESE.
IT MAKES ME UNIQUE.

Luca says I HAVE HEARD OF
A HANUKKAH PARTY, BUT I'VE NEVER
BEEN TO ONE BEFORE,
AND I'M VERY EXCITED.

Sydney says I'M SO EXCITED
TO SHOW HIM WHAT HANUKKAH IS,
AND I THINK
HE'LL REALLY LIKE IT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

For kids dance around on the screen.

(KIDS LAUGHING)

They say WHAT IS HANUKKAH?

A kid in a blue hat says UM...

A girl with pigtail buns says I KNOW WHAT...
I KNOW WHAT THEY...

A girl with glasses says HANUKKAH LASTS
FOR EIGHT DAYS,
AND EVERY NIGHT,
THEY LIGHT A CANDLE.

The boy in the blue hat says ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME
THAT YOU GET GIFTS,
BUT THEN ON THE EIGHTH DAY,
YOU GET A BIG GIFT.

The kids say TASTE TEST: LATKES!

A girl in a head band says I THINK LATKE IS FRUIT.
YEAH, I THINK SO.

The boy with red hair says I THINK
IT'S FOOD.

The girls say OBVIOUSLY!

The girl with pigtail buns says UH... UH...
UM... UM... UM...
I NEED A DICTIONARY
RIGHT NOW.

Another girl says IT LOOKS LIKE A HASH BROWN.

A girl in a pink shirt says MM!

The girl with pigtail buns says MM! IT'S
PRETTY GOOD.

The girl in the pink shirt says IT TASTES LIKE EGGS.
YEAH, IT TASTES LIKE EGGS
WITH BREAD AROUND IT, LIKE...

The boy with red hair says POTATO. IT TASTES
JUST LIKE A HASH BROWN.
THAT'S A POTATO. FOR SURE.

The girl in the pink shirt says I'M GONNA TRY AND GRAB
AS MANY AS I CAN.

The girl in the head band and the boy with red hair say MORE, PLEASE!
(GIGGLING)

Back in the set, Emily says SYDNEY AND HER GUEST LUCA
HAVE BEEN PAIRED UP.
THE EVENT IS HANUKKAH.
I HAVE ACTIVITIES PLANNED
BEFORE THE BIG DAY.
THERE'S A PARTY PREP, SURPRISE
AND CHALLENGE
THAT THESE TWO NEW FRIENDS
WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE
BEFORE THE CELEBRATION.

"Party challenge" is written in big, colourful letters.

Emily says CALL SYDNEY'S PARTY PHONE.
(PHONE RINGING)

Sydney and Luca are at the Robbins Hebrew Academy.

Emily says HEY, GUYS!

Luca says HI, EMILY!

Sydney says HI!

Emily says I SEE YOU'VE ARRIVED AT ROBBINS
HEBREW ACADEMY.
YOU READY
FOR A CHALLENGE?

Sydney says YEAH.

Luca says YES.

Emily says YOU'LL BE RECREATING
THE STORY OF HANUKKAH.
TOMORROW, YOU'LL BE PUTTING ON
A SHOW IN FRONT OF
ALL OF SYDNEY'S FAMILY.
I'VE ASKED MY FRIEND RENÉE
TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UPS?

Sydney says YEAH.

Luca says YES.

Emily says CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW
THE DRAMA UNFOLDS. CHAT SOON!

Luca says SEE YOU!

Sydney says BYE!

Sydney says I WAS KIND OF...
SURPRISED... 'CAUSE
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK
WE WOULD BE DOING A PLAY.
Renée says HI, LUCA! HI, SYDNEY!

Luca and Sydney say
HI, RENÉE!

Renée is in her thirties, with long, slightly wavy brown hair and wears jeans, a black top and a sky blue blazer.

Renée says HEY! WE HAVE TO WRITE A PLAY
FOR YOUR HANUKKAH PARTY.

Luca says THE PLAY. I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO... TO DO A PLAY IN FRONT
OF EVERYONE
AT THIS HANUKKAH PARTY.

Sydney makes a funny face as she poses for a picture.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Renée says ONE... TWO...
THREE... GO!

Luca says TEAM! YEAH, LET'S GO LOOKING!
THERE WERE SO MANY COOL PROPS.
THIS WILL BE FUN.
WHOA!
(LAUGHING)

Sydney and Luca dig through a costume bin.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Sydney says WE PUT SO MANY COSTUMES ON
AND THEY WERE ALL LIKE,
REALLY FUNNY.

Renée says I THINK NOW IT'S TIME WE GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS. RIGHT?

Sydney says YES.

Renée says TELL ME THE STORY
ABOUT HANUKKAH.

Sydney says WE TELL THE STORY OF HANUKKAH
EVERY YEAR BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE REMEMBER
WHY WE'RE CELEBRATING HANUKKAH.
SO, LONG AGO, IN THE LAND
OF ISRAEL... I LIKE TELLING
LUCA THE STORY
BECAUSE HE'S NEVER...
HE'S NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE.
THEY WON THE BATTLE.

Renée says JUDAH WON. VICTORY OVER
THE EVIL KING. LET'S SEE
THE FIRST THING:
VICTORY OVER THE EVIL KING.

In costumes they play sword with prop chickens.

Luca says THE CHICKENS ARE MY ARMY.

Renée says OH, OBVIOUSLY. OK. I BUY IT.
(LAUGHING)

Sydney says VICTORY!

Renée says STEP 2, CLEANING THE TEMPLE.

Sydney says IT WAS LIKE,
COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE MENORAH.

Luca says OK. LET'S CLEAN THIS UP HERE.
OH, MY GOD! IT'S THE OIL!

Sydney says WHILE THEY WERE LIKE,
CLEANING UP THE TEMPLE, THEY SAW
A SMALL JAR OF OIL
THAT THEY THOUGHT
WOULD ONLY LAST THEM A DAY.

Renée says YEAH.

Sydney says BUT THIS IS WHEN THE MIRACLE
HAPPENED, AND IT ACTUALLY LASTED
FOR EIGHT DAYS AND EIGHT NIGHTS.

Luca says I FEEL LIKE I NOW KNOW
THE STORY OF HANUKKAH.

Renée says YOU'RE RIGHT.

Luca says I THINK SYDNEY'S FAMILY WILL BE
LAUGHING A LOT.
I THINK THEY'LL ENJOY IT.

Sydney says THIS IS GONNA BE THE MOST
UNUSUAL HANUKKAH PLAY EVER.

Luca says I THINK THE PLAY
WILL TURN OUT... PRETTY GOOD.

Renée says I DEFINITELY THINK WE NEED ONE
OR TWO MORE REHEARSALS, ONE OR
TWO MORE RUN-THROUGHS.

Luca says YEAH.

Sydney, Luca and Renée pose for pictures in assorted costumes.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Sydney says IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TEACHING
LUCA ABOUT MY CULTURE,
ABOUT THE PLAY,
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY UNIQUE.

Luca says I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT
UNTIL TODAY.

Renée says YEAH. AND DID YOU THINK
THAT LIKE, WE JUST GAVE EACH
OTHER PRESENTS 'CAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THEY DO AT CHRISTMAS?

Luca says YES. I HAVE LEARNED MANY THINGS
ABOUT HANUKKAH, ABOUT THE STORY,
AND ABOUT THE
AND EVERYTHING.
AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO GO
PARTY WITH SYDNEY
AND HER FAMILY TOMORROW.

Emily calls them.

(RINGING)

Emily says HI, GUYS!

They both say HI!

Emily says HOW ARE MY YOUNG PERFORMERS?

They both say GREAT.

Emily says AWESOME. WELL, THERE'S STILL
SOME MORE FUN TO COME.
HERE'S A HINT:
LUCA, YOU'RE REALLY GONNA BE
LIGHTING UP THE ROOM
AND SYDNEY, YOU'RE GONNA BE
FRYING UP SOME FUN. TEXTING YOU
THE DETAILS NOW. TALK SOON.
BYE.

Luca says SEE YOU.

Sydney says BYE.

4 kids dance around.

"Acting time" appears on the screen.

A girl says ACTING TIME!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

The kids act out a range of emotions, from happy, to sad to angry.

(WHIMPERING)
(LAUGHING)

The girl with glasses says WHAT ABOUT OUR BOOHOO EYES?
(HIGH-PITCHED SOUND)
(GIGGLING)

Kids say FAVOURITE PARTY SNACK!

The girl with pigtail buns says CHIPS!

The boy with red hair says PIZZA!
NO, IT'S PIZZA!

The girl in pigtail buns says NO, IT'S CHIPS!

The boy with red hair says NO, PIZZA! HAWAIIAN.
EVERYONE LIKES HAWAIIAN.

Emily says UM... UM... UM...
CANDY! CANDY!
CHIPS.
I ACTUALLY HATE CAKE.

Emily says SYDNEY AND HER GUEST LUCA
CANNOT WAIT FOR
THE HANUKKAH PARTY TOMORROW.
BUT FIRST, I'VE COOKED UP
A FEW NEW TASKS
FOR THEM TO COMPLETE.
SYDNEY IS OFF
TO DO SOME PARTY PREP,
AND I'VE PLANNED
A SPECIAL SURPRISE ASSIGNMENT
THAT LUCA IS SURE TO LOVE.

A caption reads "Party surprise."

Emily says CALL LUCA'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)

Luca is at the Gardiner Museum, where there is an assortment of pottery.

(BEEPING)

Emily says HI, LUCA.

Luca says HI, EMILY.

Emily says WELCOME TO THE GARDINER MUSEUM.
YOU READY TO GET CRAFTY?

Luca says YES, I'M VERY EXCITED,
BUT WHAT ARE WE CRAFTING?

Emily says WELL, LET ME TELL YOU!
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A HANNUKIA!

Luca says WHAT'S A
HANNUKIA?

Emily says YOU'LL FIND OUT! MICHELLE,
THE MUSEUM'S POTTERY EXPERT,
WILL BE YOUR GUIDE.

Luca says MINE'S GONNA ROCK!

Emily says WELL, I HOPE.
TALK SOON.

Luca says HI, MICHELLE. I SEE YOU HAVE
LOTS OF CLAY THERE.

Michelle is in her thirties, with short curly brown hair and wears a blue shirt and a white apron.

Michelle says I DO. ARE YOU EXCITED
TO WORK WITH IT?

Luca says I WAS VERY EXCITED
WHEN I FOUND OUT
I WAS GONNA MAKE
A
HANNUKIA
FOR SYDNEY.

Michelle says A
HANNUKIA
IS THE CENTRAL PART
OF THE HANUKKAH CELEBRATION.
WE USE IT
TO LIGHT THE CANDLES
EVERY NIGHT OF HANUKKAH.

Luca says MICHELLE TAUGHT ME THAT A
HANNUKIA
IS A VERY IMPORTANT
PART OF A HANUKKAH PARTY.

Michelle says SO THE FIRST DAY, YOU WOULD
LIGHT ONE CANDLE
AND THEN THE SECOND DAY,
YOU WOULD LIGHT TWO,
ALL THE WAY TO THE EIGHT DAYS.
THERE'LL BE ONE TALLER CANDLE
CALLED THE
SHAMASH,
AND YOU USE THAT ONE
TO LIGHT THE OTHER CANDLE.

They start working with clay.

Michelle says AND JUST FLATTEN IT A LITTLE.
IT'S GONNA MAKE IT EASIER
FOR YOU TO ROLL.
AND ROLL OUT.
GOOD.

Michelle and Luca throw the clay onto the table to flatten it out.

Michelle says AND...

They use newspaper cut outs to cut the clay.

Michelle says FOLLOW THE NEWSPAPER.

Luca says OK.

Michelle says EXACTLY ON THE LINE.

Luca says THIS IS VERY FUN.

Michelle says IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

Luca says THE PIECES BECAUSE MICHELLE,
WHEN SHE'S DOING IT, SHE'S LIKE,
DOING IT PERFECTLY AND
EVERYTHING SO EASILY.
WHEN I DO IT, I'M LIKE... UH...
IS THIS... IS THIS...
HOW I SHOULD DO IT?
I THINK I DID
ALL RIGHT.

Michelle says I THINK YOU DID
A GREAT JOB.
NOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR PAINT
BRUSH, AND WE'RE GONNA
PUT THE SLIP ON.
IT'S GONNA HELP REALLY STICK
THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER.
WOW. YOU'RE A NATURAL!

Luca says I DID NOT KNOW
THAT THERE WERE EXACTLY EIGHT
CANDLES AND ONE FOR LIGHTING.

Michelle says NOW, WE NEED ONE MORE. IT'S OUR
NINTH CANDLE. DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT THIS ONE'S CALLED?

Luca says THE... I FORGET.

Michelle says IT'S CALLED THE
SHAMASH.

Luca says THE
SHAMASH.

Michelle says AND THIS ONE WILL BE ON
A DIFFERENT HEIGHT
BECAUSE IT IS OUR HELPER CANDLE,
AND IT IS SEPARATED
FROM THE EIGHT.
NOW THAT THESE ARE MADE,
THEY'LL DRY AND WE'LL PUT THEM
IN THE KILN.

Michelle closes the kiln door.

Luca says ONCE THAT DRIES,
THEN WE CAN PAINT IT
WITH OUR COLOURS THAT WE CHOSE.
SO, WHAT COLOUR DO YOU LIKE?

Luca says MY FAVOURITES ARE ICEBERG,
AND I ALSO LIKE RUSSET.

Michelle says GREAT, LET'S DO IT! IT'S GONNA
BE SHINY AND BEAUTIFUL
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
I BET YOU I CAN GET MINE ON
FASTER THAN YOU.
(WHISTLE BLOWING)
GO!

Luca says NO! SHE'S WINNING!

Michelle says I GOT A COUPLE YEARS
ON YOU.

Luca says YEAH.
(CAMERA CLICKING)

Michelle and Luca race to finish painting their Hunnukias brown and blue.

Luca says I THINK MY
HANNUKIA
MAY TURN OUT DECENT.

Michelle says OH, YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL!

Luca says I'M SUPER EXCITED
TO GO CELEBRATE
THIS PARTY WITH SYDNEY
AND HER FAMILY TOMORROW.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(KIDS LAUGHING)

4 kids jump around performing their favourite party dance moves.

The kids say WHAT'S A
HANNUKIA?

The girl with pigtail buns says UM, THE THING... UM...

The girl in the pink shirt says UH, I THINK IT'S FROM HANUKKAH.
I'VE SEEN IT LIKE,
MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE.

The girl with pigtail buns says IT'S A CANDLE HOLDER.

The girl in the head band says LIKE, YOU PUT NINE
CANDLES IN EACH HOLDER.

The boy with red hair says YOU SKIP THIS ONE
WHEN YOU GET TO THE MIDDLE.

The girl with pigtail buns says UM, THEY LIGHT IT IN, UM...
I THINK IT'S LIKE, JANUARY.

The boy with red hair says DECEMBER 12TH.

The girl with pigtail buns says IN THE NIGHT.

The girl in the head band says IN THE AFTERNOON?

The boy with red hair says YOU WAIT UNTIL THE DAY
IS DONE, THEN YOU...
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

Emily says LUCA IS CREATING
SOMETHING THAT WILL
MAKE THE HOLIDAY SHINE.
NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT SYDNEY IS
FRYING UP FOR THE FEAST.

"Party prep" appears in big colourful letters.

Emily says CALL SYDNEY'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
(BEEPING)

Sydney is at her house, inside the kitchen.

Emily says HI, SYDNEY!

Sydney says HI, EMILY!

Emily says HOW'S THE PARTY
PLANNING COMING ALONG?

Sydney says IT'S REALLY BUSY.

Emily says I BET. ARE YOU READY TO GET
COOKING FOR THE FEAST?

Sydney says DEFINITELY. I'M READY
TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

Emily says TIME TO GET PEELING!
NO HANUKKAH PARTY
IS COMPLETE WITHOUT LATKES.

Sydney says THEY'RE ONE OF
MY FAVOURITE FOODS,
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO MAKE THEM.

Emily says GOOD! YOUR MOM IS
A LATKE PRO,
AND SHE'S GONNA
BE HELPING YOU OUT.
AND I KNOW YOUR RESULTS
WILL BE GOLDEN. TALK SOON.
BYE!

Sydney says BYE!
IT'S ALWAYS FUN
COOKING WITH MY MOM,
BUT IT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL
THIS TIME
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
MADE LATKES BEFORE.

Sydney's mom has long brown hair and wears jeans and a coral shirt.

Sydney's mom says OK, SYDNEY. WE HAVE LOTS TO DO
FOR TOMORROW'S HANUKKAH PARTY.

Sydney says LATKES ARE POTATO PANCAKES
THAT ARE DEEP FRIED IN OIL.

Sydney's mom says WE NEED POTATOES, OF COURSE.
PEEL THEM FIRST,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GRATE THEM.

Sydney says THEN YOU PUT THEM IN THE FRYER
AND THEY'RE SO GOOD.

Sydney peels potatoes.

Sydney's mom says A LITTLE BIT FASTER.

Sydney says WE'RE MAKING 100 LATKES.
100! THAT'S CRAZY!

Sydney's mom says CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?

Sydney curls her biceps and says THESE ARE MY LATKE MUSCLES.
(GRUNTING)
MY ARMS WERE TIRED AFTER.
HOW DID YOU LEARN
HOW TO MAKE LATKES?

Sydney's mom says TRIAL AND ERROR. IT'S MY OWN
SPECIAL RECIPE LATKES.
I FRY THEM IN THE DEEP FRYER
TO GET THEM EXTRA CRISPY.

Sydney says THE CRUNCH IS MY FAVOURITE PART.

Sydney's mom says WE USE A LOT OF OIL
FOR HANUKKAH. DO YOU KNOW WHY?

Sydney says WELL, THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.

Sydney's mom says SO, WE'RE GOING TO PEEL
THE ONIONS FIRST.
AND THEN,
YOU'RE GONNA GRATE IT.

Sydney says MY MOM DOESN'T LIKE
TO EAT RAW ONIONS, BUT I DO.

Sydney's mom says YOU LIKE RAW ONIONS?!
(LAUGHING)

Sydney says MY MOM AND I GET REALLY SILLY,
AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF FUN MOMENTS TOGETHER.
NOW, THE ONIONS
ARE MAKING ME CRY.

Sydney's mom says WE'RE GOING TO USE
THIS CHEESE CLOTH. LET'S PUT
THE POTATOES IN HERE.
OK?

Sydney says SQUEEZE.

Sydney's mom says SEE HOW ALL THE WATER COMES OUT?

Sydney says MOM, WHY DO WE
SQUEEZE THE POTATOES?

Sydney's mom says SO THAT WHEN YOU FRY IT,
IT DOESN'T BECOME SOGGY.
THAT'S THE SECRET
OF CRISPY LATKES.

The crack eggs and add them to the mix.

Sydney's mom says WEE!

Sydney says GROSS.

Sydney's mom says GROSS?!

Luca says MY FRIEND LUCA
IS COMING AND HE'S NEVER
BEEN TO HANUKKAH,
SO I WANT TO SHOW HIM
HOW GREAT HANUKKAH IS.
I THINK LUCA WILL LOVE
THE LATKES 'CAUSE EVERYONE
ALWAYS LOVES THEM.
THE EASIEST PART
OF MAKING LATKES
IS PROBABLY FRYING THEM.

Sydney's mom says WE'RE GONNA WAIT
UNTIL IT TURNS BROWN,
A GOLDEN BROWN.

Sydney and her mom try the latkes.

Sydney says MM!

Sydney's mom says GOOD JOB!
YOUR FIRST LATKE.

Sydney says TOMORROW'S THE BIG PARTY,
AND I CAN'T WAIT.

Emily says HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!
PARTY PREP,
CHALLENGE AND SURPRISE
ARE COMPLETE.
LUCA CRAFTED
A BEAUTIFUL CREATION,
AND SYDNEY CREATED
LOVELY LITTLE LATKES.
EVERYTHING'S READY
FOR THE PARTY, INCLUDING ME!
I DON'T WANNA
MISS THEIR STAGE DEBUT.

Sydney says IT'S MY PARTY!

"Party time" appears in big, colourful letters.

At her house, Sydney says I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PARTY,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF
TO BE DONE.
I HAVE TO PICK OUT MY OUTFIT,
PUT UP ALL THE DECORATIONS.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
PLUG IT IN.

Sydney helps her mom fold blue paper napkins, then helps her brother hang lights along the staircase banister.

(TINKLING SOUND)

Sydney says WE HAVE TO HURRY.
THE GUESTS WILL
BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
(DOORBELL RINGING)

Sydney says I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE
THIS TRADITION WITH LUCA.

Luca says I BROUGHT YOU
A LITTLE SOMETHING.
REALLY? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Luca says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Sydney says I LOVE THE COLOUR SCHEME.

Luca says THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Sydney puts the Hannukia on the mantel.

Sydney says IT WAS A GREAT SURPRISE.
THIS LOOKS PERFECT.
(DOORBELL RINGING)

Sydney says THE GUESTS ARE HERE!
(OVERLAPPING
INDISTINCT SPEAKING)

Sydney says SO, THIS IS MY FRIEND, LUCA.

A guest says HI, LUCA!

Another guest says HI!

A man says HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

Another man says COME ON IN, GUYS. COME ON IN.

A third man says HERE YOU GO.

Luca and Sydney say
IT'S FOOD TIME!
HI.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

The party goers start digging in the food.

Sydney says SO, THIS IS CHALLAH,
FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN.

Luca says OOH, IT'S WARM.

A woman at the table says PASS IT OVER, COME ON!

A man says HERE, THERE'S SOME CHICKEN.

The woman says PASS ME SOME LATKES!
(EXCLAMATIONS OF EXCITEMENT)

Sydney says I MADE THOSE MYSELF!

Sydney's mom says I KNOW!

A man says WOW!

Sydney says MY FAVOURITE DISH WAS PROBABLY
THE LATKES BECAUSE I MADE THEM.
I HOPE EVERYONE LIKES THEM.

A woman says MM! IT'S REALLY GOOD.
I'M GONNA TAKE ONE OF THOSE.

Sydney says I WAS REALLY PROUD
AND I THINK EVERYONE
LIKED THEM.

Luca says OH, THIS IS GOOD.
THESE ARE GOOD.

People toast and say L'CHAIM!

Luca says MY FIRST HANUKKAH PARTY
WAS VERY FUN.

A caption reads "Kippah: Cloth cap."

Sydney says SO THIS IS A KIPPAH,
AND YOU PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD.

A man says WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
UNCLE DORON. HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY HAIR TO LIGHT ON FIRE.
(LAUGHING)

Luca says SYDNEY'S FAMILY IS REALLY FUN.

They light up the candles as they sing.

Luca says I THINK WHEN THEY LIT THE
HANNUKIA,
IT WAS VERY PRETTY,
AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS REALLY COOL.

Luca and Sydney say
L'CHAIM!
HAPPY HANUKKAH!

Sydney says LET'S ALL GATHER
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
SYDNEY'S MOM:

Guests say OK! ALL RIGHT!
(DOORBELL RINGING)

Emily says HI, GUYS!

Sydney says HI, EMILY!
EMILY CAME JUST IN TIME
TO SEE OUR PLAY.

Emily says HAPPY HANUKKAH! I HAVE SOME
GOLD CHOCOLATE COINS FOR YOU.

Sydney says THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW I LOVE THEM.
EMILY, MEET MY FAMILY.

Emily says HI!

They all say HI, EMILY!

Emily says HI! IS IT TIME FOR THE PLAY?

Sydney says OH, YEAH.

Luca says COME ON, SYDNEY. LET'S GO!

A woman says WELCOME.
THANK YOU.

Sydney says AND NOW, WE PRESENT
THE STORY OF HANUKKAH.

Luca says I'M THE EVIL KING,
AND I'M GOING TO DEFEAT YOU!
GO, ARMY!
(IMITATING SOUNDS
OF SWORDS CLASHING)

Sydney holds up a prop chicken and says I HAVE YOUR ARMY!
(LUCA SCREAMING)
(LAUGHING)

Sydney says I'M JUDAH, THE LEADER
OF THE MACCABEES!
AND I DEFEATED KING ANTIOCHUS.
(CHEERING)

Luca says I'M JUDAH'S BROTHER
AND ONE OF THE MACCABEES.
LET'S CLEAN UP THE TEMPLE.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Luca says I FOUND SOMETHING!

Sydney says WHAT IS IT?

Luca says IT'S SOME OIL.
I THINK THE PLAY TURNED OUT
PRETTY GOOD. IT WAS
REALLY FUN TO PRESENT.

Sydney says YEAH, IT WAS. I THINK
MY FAMILY LIKED IT A LOT.
IT'S ONLY GONNA
BE ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.

Luca says OH, WELL.
IT'S WORTH A TRY.

In a deep voice, Sydney says EIGHT DAYS LATER...
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Sydney says OH, MY GOSH! IT'S STILL BURNING!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

Luca says I THINK THERE WILL BE
MORE FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
STARRING US.
THIS IS THE MIRACLE OF HANUKKAH.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Sydney says AND THEN, WE GOT
TO OPEN PRESENTS,
WHICH WAS MY FAVOURITE PART.

Lucas opens his present and says THANK YOU,
SYDNEY.

Sydney says NO PROBLEM.
THIS IS SO COOL.
I LOVE BASEBALL.

Luca says MY FAVOURITE PART
WAS PLAYING THE DREIDEL GAME.

Emily says WHO'S GONNA WIN?
I'M FEELING LIKE
I'M GONNA WIN.

Luca says I'M NOT TOO SURE
ABOUT THAT.

Sydney says IN MY FAMILY, WE PLAY
FOR ALL THE CHOCOLATE
GELTS
IN THE MIDDLE.

Emily says GAME ON, EVERYONE!
GAME ON!
OK.

Luca says THE CHOCOLATE PART... MWAH!

A woman says WOW.
THAT WAS AN A+ SPIN. WOO!

Emily says OH, YEAH.

Lucas spins and says WATCH THIS.

They all say WHOA!

Luca and Sydney say
I WON ZERO CHOCOLATES.

Emily says THE LAST SPIN.
LET'S SEE... COME ON!

Luca says YOU GOT ALL!

Emily says DID I REALLY?

Luca says YEAH.

Emily says HIGH FIVE!
THAT WAS FUN.

Luca says UNFORTUNATELY,
EMILY WON.

Emily says I LOVE HOW CELEBRATORY
EVERYTHING IS,
AND CAN I SAY THAT YOU GUYS
WERE AWESOME IN THE PLAY?

Luca says I LOVED
THE CHICKENS.

Sydney says IT WAS... YEAH.

Emily says SYDNEY, WHAT HAS BEEN
YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT
HAVING LUCA AS YOUR GUEST?

Sydney says WELL, I LOVED TEACHING HIM
ALL THESE PARTS ABOUT HANUKKAH,
AND I THINK HE ENJOYED
LISTENING TO IT TOO.

Luca says OH, YEAH.

Emily says AND LUCA, WHAT HAS BEEN
YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?

Luca says PROBABLY THE MEATBALLS. MWAH!

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Sydney says WHAT ABOUT MY LATKES?!
AND THOSE TOO.

Emily says AND THE DREIDEL GAME!

Sydney says ONE, TWO, THREE.

They all sing DREIDEL, DREIDEL, DREIDEL
I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY
AND WHEN IT'S DRY AND READY
MY DREIDEL
I SHALL PLAY. HEY!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

All the kids at the party gather around the dessert table, trying pastries and decorating cookie with colourful icing. Then they play another round of Dreidel.

Luca says I LOVE THE CHOCOLATE COINS.
I LOVE THE DREIDEL GAME.
I LOVE SYDNEY'S FAMILY,
THEY'RE GREAT. AND I JUST
LOVE HANUKKAH IN GENERAL.

Sydney says HE WAS A GREAT GUEST, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM AGAIN.

Sydney says SELFIE TIME.

Emily says YEAH!
(CAMERA CLICKING)

They pose for a selfie.

Emily says THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO PARTY
AND CULTURES TO EXPERIENCE.
I LOVE A CELEBRATION.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW
AND MAKE A NEW FRIEND.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT PARTY.
I THINK I HAVE ROOM
FOR ONE MORE LATKE. BYE!

Luca and Sydney say IT'S MY PARTY!

(APPLAUSE)
(CAMERA CLICKING)

Music plays as the end credits roll.

Series producer, Daniel Bourré.

Host, Emily Agard.

Directed by Gloria Kim and Sharon Lewis.

Produced in association with TVOKids.

Copyright 2018, It's my party Productions. All rights reserved.