As a theme song plays, in animation, JoJo, a little girl with her hair in puff balls, walks along a street, holding hands with Gran Gran, an older woman with her hair in a bun. A man walking a dog waves before being pulled away by the dog. It starts to rain. JoJo and Gran Gran hold green umbrellas and wear raincoats. It is springtime and pink blossoms bloom on trees in a park. Butterflies fly in a sunny blue sky. JoJo does a cartwheel and rolls down a hill. Gran Gran rolls down after her. JoJo tosses autumn leaves in the air. A man builds a snowman on a sidewalk. Gran Gran and JoJo walk by in coats and scarves. It is warmer weather and JoJo takes Gran Gran’s hand. Gran Gran opens a front gate.

(Theme music plays)

A person sings, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN
TAKE MY HAND
AND COME WITH ME
ON A JOURNEY THROUGH
OUR STREETS
WE'LL SAY HELLO TO
EVERYBODY THAT WE MEET
THROUGH THE YEAR,
AS SEASONS CHANGE
EXPLORING EVERY DAY
TAKE OUR TIME
TO STOP AND PLAY
AND WHEN THE SPRINGTIME
BLOSSOM
TURNS TO SUMMER SUN
JOJO LIKES TO GET OUTSIDE
GRAN GRAN ALWAYS
MAKES IT FUN
WHEN THE AUTUMN RAINFALL
TURNS TO WINTER SNOW
I KNOW A SPECIAL PLACE,
A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO
TAKE MY HAND,
WE'RE HEADING HOME
WITH JOJO AND GRAN GRAN

Title: It’s Time to Build a Snowman.

Credit: Written by Laura Henry-Allain

Gran Gran narrates,
IT WAS A SNOWY
WINTER MORNING.
THE TREES WERE BARE AND THE AIR
WAS FROSTY, AND JOJO AND GRAN
GRAN, THAT'S ME, WERE LOOKING
OUT OF THE WINDOW.

JoJo sings, IT'S SNOWING, IT'S SNOWING,
IT'S SNOWING!

A man shovels snow on a sidewalk.

(Gran Gran chuckles)

Gran Gran says, I HAVEN'T SEEN SNOW LIKE THIS
FOR A LONG TIME, JOJO.

JoJo says, PANDA WOULD LIKE TO GO
OUTSIDE AND PLAY IN THE SNOW.
CAN WE, GRAN GRAN?

Gran Gran says, HMM... TELL PANDA I THINK
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA!
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT
WHILE IT LASTS!

JoJo says, WOO-HOO, COME ON, PANDA!
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IN THE SNOW.

Gran Gran says, HOO-HOO, THERE MIGHT EVEN BE
ENOUGH SNOW TO BUILD A SNOWMAN!

(JoJo squeals)

In real life, children speak.

A boy wearing a blue T-shirt says,
WHEN IT SNOWS YOU HAVE TO
WEAR GLOVES...

A girl wearing a red cardigan adds, HAT, BOOTS...

The boy in blue says, SCARVES, COATS, AND WARM
WOOLLY JUMPERS.

A boy wearing a rainbow striped sweater says, I HAVE TO WEAR A BIG HAT,
BIG GLOVES, A BIG OTHER GLOVE,
BIG BOOTS.

A girl wearing a green and white striped T-shirt says,
I USUALLY WEAR SOME
WATERPROOF BOTTOMS.
AND -- AND A SCARF.

The boy in rainbow stripes says, WHEN IT SNOWS YOU CAN MAKE A
SNOWMAN AND YOU CAN DECORATE IT.

A girl wearing a pink T-shirt says, IF I MADE A SNOWMAN EVER IN
MY LIFE, GUESS WHAT I WOULD PUT
ON IT?
ALL TYPES OF VEGETABLES.

A girl wearing denim coveralls says, WHEN IT SNOWED LAST TIME I
BUILT A BIG GIANT SNOWMAN WITH
MY BIG SISTER AND MY LITTLE
SISTER.

The girl wearing green and white says,
I ONCE WENT OUT IN MY PYJAMAS
THAT WERE SHORT AND T-SHIRT IN
THE SNOW AND I WENT...
I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS SNOWING,
SO I RAN BACK INSIDE, GOT A HOT
CHOCOLATE, GOT INTO MY WARM
CLOTHES AND THEN WENT BACK OUT
AGAIN.

The boy in blue says, WHEN IT SNOWS YOU CAN MAKE A
SNOWMAN.

The girl in the cardigan says, UM, AND YOU CAN MAKE SNOW
ANGELS.

The girl in coveralls and a girl in a light green T-shirt, flap their arms.

In animation, JoJo and Gran Gran walk out a front door.

JoJo says, WHOA.
FLUFFY SNOW, FLUFFY SNOW

(JoJo giggles)

(Dog barks)

JoJo says, MONTY!

A man wearing a tuque walks Monty, a small dog.

JoJo says, LOOK GRAN GRAN, I CAN'T SEE
MONTY'S PAWS IN THE SNOW!

Gran Gran says, OH YES, THAT'S HOW DEEP THE
SNOW IS.
IT'S EVEN COVERING MONTY'S PAWS!

JoJo kneels in snow and says, LET'S BUILD OUR SNOWMAN HERE!

Gran Gran says, I THINK WE SHOULD BUILD OUR
SNOWMAN IN THE PARK.
I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO MAKE
SNOW ANGELS TOO.

JoJo answers, OKAY!

JoJo and Gran Gran flap their arms. JoJo makes Panda’s stuffed arms flap.

(JoJo laughs)

(Gran Gran chuckles)

JoJo and Gran Gran walk on a sidewalk towards Jared, a young man with a beard. Jared is building a snowman.

JoJo says, JARED!

Jared smiles and says, HEY JOJO, GRAN GRAN!

Jared and JoJo slap palms and fist-bump.

Jared asks, HOW'S MY SNOWMAN LOOKING?

Gran Gran answers, WONDERFUL!

JoJo says, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A
SNOWMAN, TOO.
IN THE PARK!

Jared gives a thumbs-up and says, SOUNDS GOOD, JOJO.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE MOST
OF THE SNOW WHILE IT LASTS.

JoJo says thoughtfully, HMM.

Gran Gran asks, CAN WE BUY A CARROT FOR HIS
NOSE, PLEASE, JARED?

Jared answers, OH, I'M ALL OUT OF CARROTS,
GRAN GRAN.
LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE MAKING
SNOWMEN TODAY, OR THEY'RE VERY
HUNGRY!

(Jared chuckles)

JoJo says, OH...

Jared says, BUT I DO HAVE SOME OTHER
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES YOU COULD
USE INSTEAD.

Jared makes a pear his snowman’s nose.

Jared asks, HOW ABOUT THIS?
OR THIS ONE?

Jared uses different fruits and vegetables, such as zucchini, apple, potato, broccoli, onion, and finally plum, as his snowman’s nose.

(JoJo and Gran Gran laugh)

JoJo gasps, THAT'S THE SAME SHAPE AS
PANDA'S NOSE!

JoJo holds Panda up to Jared’s snowman’s face.

Jared laughs and says, OH YES, SO IT IS.

Gran Gran looks down and says, JOJO, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
A GRAN GRAN PLAN.

Jared hands Gran Gran some plums.

Gran Gran says, THANKS, JARED.

Gran Gran says to JoJo, INSTEAD OF BUILDING A SNOWMAN,
WE CAN BUILD A SNOW PANDA.

(JoJo squeals)

JoJo and Gran enter park gates. They walk on a snowy path. Monty runs past them carrying a ball.

JoJo says, WHOA!
EVERYONE IS PLAYING IN THE SNOW,
GRAN GRAN!

The man in a tuque, the dog Monty and people in coats and hats do activities in the park.

Gran Gran says, AH, LIKE JARED SAID, YOU'VE
GOTTA MAKE THE MOST OF IT WHILE
IT LASTS!
NOW, WHERE SHALL WE BUILD OUR
SNOW PANDA?

JoJo says, HM.

(JoJo gasps)

WHAT ABOUT...
THERE?!

JoJo points to an empty snowy spot under a tree.

Gran Gran says, AH, GOOD SPOT, JOJO!

Gran Gran and JoJo kneel and gather snow, rolling it into a ball. Panda sits on a large snowball and JoJo puts more snow on top of it. Monty kicks snow playfully at JoJo. JoJo laughs and shoos Monty away.

JoJo and Gran Gran flap their arms and legs on the snow to make snow angels.

Gran Gran puts a smaller snowball on top of a big one. JoJo and Gran Gran each add small snowballs to make ears like Panda’s. JoJo and Gran Gran pick up different sized twigs and stick them on the snowball to make arms.

JoJo smiles at her stuffed toy, Panda, and points at the snow panda. Monty bounds towards the snow panda and takes one of the stick arms.

Gran Gran makes eye shapes on the snow panda’s head with her gloves and two stones. JoJo replaces the stick for the arm. Gran Gran adds a plum for a nose.

JoJo looks at Panda, then at the snow panda, and says, PANDA, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE
YOU.

Gran Gran says, I THINK THIS IS THE BEST SNOW
PANDA I HAVE EVER SEEN!

(Gran Gran and JoJo laugh)

JoJo says, NOW I HAVE TWO PANDAS.

JoJo whispers to Panda, BUT YOU'RE STILL MY FAVOURITE.

(Gran Gran chuckles)

JoJo asks, HOW WILL WE TAKE OUR SNOW PANDA
HOME, GRAN GRAN?

Gran Gran answers, WE CAN'T DO THAT, JOJO.
OUR SNOW PANDA HAS TO STAY IN
THE PARK.

JoJo says, OH... CAN WE COME BACK AND
VISIT IT TOMORROW THEN?

Gran Gran says, UM... I DON'T THINK OUR SNOW
PANDA WILL BE HERE TOMORROW,
JOJO.

JoJo asks, WHERE WILL SHE HAVE GONE?

Gran Gran reaches up and says, LOOK.
HERE.

Gran Gran holds some snow in her glove.

JoJo says, AH, IT'S MELTING!

Gran Gran says, SNOW MELTS WHEN IT GETS
WARMER, SO ALL OF THIS SNOW
MIGHT HAVE MELTED BY TOMORROW.

JoJo says, OH.

Gran Gran says, THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE
THE MOST OF IT WHILE IT LASTS.
BUT THERE IS ONE WAY WE CAN SEE
OUR SNOW PANDA TOMORROW.
WE CAN TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
AND THOSE LAST FOREVER.

JoJo cheers, YAY!

Gran Gran takes out a tablet and says, OKAY, SAY "SNOW PANDA!"

Gran Gran and JoJo say, SNOW PANDA!

Monty appears.

(Monty barks)

Gran Gran uses the tablet to take a selfie with JoJo and the snow panda.

In real life, the sun shines on a snowy yard. A boy wearing glasses looks out a glass door.

The boy says, IT'S SNOWED!

The boy presses his hands on the glass door.

The boy says, I WANT TO PLAY OUT IN THE
SNOW.

The snowy yard has trees and a row of houses on the far side.

The boy says, I LIKE WINTER TIME BECAUSE IF
IT SNOWS I CAN MAKE A SNOWMAN!

The boy goes outside wearing a coat, boots, a hat, mittens, and a scarf.

The boy says, FIRST I ROLL A BIG BALL OF SNOW
FOR THE BODY.

The boy gathers snow on the ground. He rolls it in a ball, which gets bigger as it picks up snow. He continues to push the ball of snow until it rolls to a stop. The boy puts another ball of snow on top.

The boy says, THEN I ADD THE SNOWMAN'S HEAD.

The boy rubs his snowman’s head and pats it with his gloved hands. The boy’s snowman becomes rounder and smoother. Snow gathers on the boy’s scarf. The boy keeps patting his snowman.

The boy says, I'M USING LITTLE STONES FOR
HIS EYES.

The boy presses and pats black stones into his snowman’s head to make eyes, nose, and mouth.

The boy says, THE SNOW WON'T LAST A LONG TIME
AND MY SNOWMAN WILL MELT,
BUT I LOVED BUILDING HIM.

The boy looks at his snowman as he walks away.

(Music plays)

In animation, a car passes Gran Gran’s house.

Gran Gran sits on a couch and says, IT LOOKS LIKE THE SNOW IS
MELTING, JOJO.

JoJo says, I'M GLAD WE MADE THE MOST OF
IT WHILE IT LASTED, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, MM-HM.

Gran Gran and JoJo look at their selfie and a photo of JoJo with a toy dinosaur.

JoJo says, IT'S HUGO!

Gran Gran says, JOJO, NEXT TIME IT SNOWS...
I THINK WE SHOULD BUILD A SNOW
DINOSAUR!

(Gran Gran roars)

(JoJo roars and giggles)

JoJo says, I LOVE YOU, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, OH, I LOVE YOU TOO, JOJO.

Gran Gran and JoJo hug.

(Theme music plays)

As the end credits roll, JoJo and Gran Gran walk through town and play in the park as the seasons change.

End Credits: JoJo, Taiya Samuel. Gran Gran, Cathy Tyson. Jared, Ashley Joseph. Based on Characters Created by Laura Henry-Allain.

Logo: JoJo and Gran Gran.

Series Producer, Tom Cousins. Producers, Charlotte Bushell and Adam Carter. Logos: CBeebies. BBC. BBC Children’s Productions. Copyright BBC Children’s Productions Ltd. 2020

Distributed by BBC Studios.