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Patch Petal
Five-petal terracotta flower with one stitched-looking fabric petal, sage stem body and leaf hands.
TeachesPausing an unfinished activity
EpisodeThe Castle Can Wait
PersonalityAn absorbed maker who learns to leave a promising project safely unfinished and return later.
Catchphrase“Park the plan. Come back later!”
The script.
Patch saves the next step of an unfinished castle so they can take a snack break.
0–6s
Patch: Snack time already? But my castle is not finished! Its royal sandwich room still needs a wall.
Snack time is called offscreen. Patch holds the next unused castle panel; other spare pieces lie nearby.
6–14sPatch: I can park this piece here and draw a tiny reminder of what comes next.
Patch sets the panel safely beside the project and makes a tiny reminder sketch.
14–24sPatch: Now I can take my break. Goodnight, cardboard kingdom. Please do not eat the royal sandwiches without me.
Patch leaves the project intact and steps toward snack time. The spare panel gets a tiny pretend goodnight wave.
24–31sPatch: Park the plan. Come back later!
Patch smiles at the reminder sketch before leaving the frame.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Patch Petal. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
pausing a project at bath timeFlag on the CastleBath time arrives before Patch finishes her sand castle, so she parks the plan with a flag.With Patch Petal, Hugo Hourglass · tap for the script
- 0-6s Sandbox. Patch pats the walls of a half-built castle. Hugo's sand runs low.
Hugo Hourglass: Bath time soon, Patch! Five more minutes. - 6-16s Patch freezes, leaf hands on a tower.
Patch Petal: But the castle has no roof yet! / Hugo Hourglass: Can it wait? - 16-25s Patch pokes a little leaf flag into the top.
Patch Petal: Flag means come back. I will finish tomorrow. - 25-30s Next morning, the flag still stands. A snail is waiting on top like a tiny guard.
Patch Petal: Hello, guard! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
stopping a book to come back laterSaved PageAt bedtime Patch is in the middle of a story, so Bex holds her page until tomorrow.With Patch Petal, Bex Bookmark · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bedroom. Patch reads under a lamp, eyes drooping.
Patch Petal: Just one more page. And one more... - 6-16s Bex slides up beside the book.
Bex Bookmark: Sleepy time. I can hold your place. / Patch Petal: Will I find it again? - 16-25s Bex tucks into the page. Patch closes the book gently.
Bex Bookmark: Right here, all night. - 25-30s Morning. Patch opens the book. Bex is asleep inside, snoring tiny zzz's.
Patch Petal: Good morning, Bex! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
leaving a project unfinished with a planBlock City SignPatch must leave her block city at Grandma's, so she and Suki make a come-back sign.With Patch Petal, Suki Suitcase · tap for the script
- 0-6s Grandma's floor. A block city, half built. Suki is packed by the door.
Suki Suitcase: Time to go home! - 6-16s Patch looks at her city.
Patch Petal: My city is not done! / Suki Suitcase: Let us make a goodbye plan. - 16-25s Patch writes a sign and props it up: SAVE ME.
Patch Petal: We come back Saturday. I will finish it then. - 25-30s Saturday. The sign now has a little drawing added: a cat wearing a builder hat.
Patch Petal: A helper! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
pausing a painting at cleanup timeDrying RackCleanup time comes mid-painting, so Patch parks her picture on the drying rack.With Patch Petal, Bristle Brushby · tap for the script
- 0-6s Art room. Patch paints a garden. Bristle holds the cleanup bell.
Bristle Brushby: Cleanup time, everybody! Brushes in the cup! - 6-16s Patch's petals droop.
Patch Petal: But my flowers have no stems! / Bristle Brushby: It can rest on the rack. - 16-25s Patch slides the painting onto the drying rack.
Patch Petal: Stems later. I will remember. - 25-30s Next day. Patch adds stems. Bristle points: a small paint fly has walked across it, leaving cute footprints.
Patch Petal: Tiny visitors! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
pausing play for a body needPuzzle Pit StopPatch is so busy with a puzzle she forgets she is hungry, and Loopy helps her park it for snack.With Patch Petal, Loopy Clip · tap for the script
- 0-6s Living room. Patch hunches over a big puzzle. Her tummy rumbles loudly.
Patch Petal: Grrrumble? Was that the puzzle? - 6-16s Loopy clips a note to the edge.
Loopy Clip: That was you. Check your body! / Patch Petal: I am hungry. But the puzzle! - 16-25s Loopy clips the note: BACK AFTER SNACK.
Loopy Clip: It will wait. / Patch Petal: Snack first. - 25-30s Patch returns with crackers. The very next piece is a picture of crackers.
Patch Petal: Puzzle snack! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
First 20 crew.
The other characters from the first new wave. Swipe to meet them.
