Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

- Season 31

(2001)

Admiring trees and how they grow from seeds, Mister Rogers is inspired to draw an oak tree. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday at first is upset with his drawing of the Eiffel Tower, but his neighbors like it and help him appreciate it.

Mister Rogers has a video of different ways people build sand castles. A neighbor reads a book in Spanish. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine thinks art is only representational, but Mister Rogers reminds us everyone sees things differently.

A Native American potter shows how she creates a pot, from gathering the clay to designing it. In Make-Believe, Daniel's feelings are hurt by Lady Elaine's remarks about his mobile, but he knows why she sometimes hurts people's feelings.

Musical art from a glass armonica player and visual art from a quilter. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine realizes if she's kind to others, they will be kind to her. What matters is what's inside us and how we treat each other.

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe Arts Festival, the neighbors find their own ways to express themselves. Mister Rogers has a video that helps us appreciate the wide variety of art and says that being appreciative is a sign of growing.