Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

The Royal Picnic

Holly invites Ben on the annual Royal Fairy Picnic. King Thistle hopes there won't be a repeat of last year's magical jelly flood...

Gaston the Ladybird

Holly and Ben think Gaston the Ladybird is sad so they try and cheer him up by tidying his cave. But Gaston liked his cave just as it was - all messy and untidy!

Holly's Magic Wand

Holly needs her wand to do magic. But one day Holly loses her wand and is very sad. Ben uses his elf skills to find it again.

The Elf Farm

Holly goes with Ben and Mr Elf to the elf farm to collect an egg for the King's breakfast. While there, a huge chicken escapes from the farm and Holly and the elves have to chase it!

Daisy and Poppy

Holly and her friends must stay in the courtyard and play with Holly's little twin sisters Daisy and Poppy. All is fine until the twins borrow a magic wand and escape from the castle!

Queen Thistle's Teapot

Queen Thistle has a beautiful new teapot so delicate that no one is allowed to touch it. Holly accidentally breaks the teapot and tries to fix it with Ben's help.

The Frog Prince

Holly accidentally turns Ben into a frog. With the help of her friends, Holly tries to turn Ben back into an elf but instead turns him into a bird and then a rabbit!

The King's Busy Day

Holly spends the day with King Thistle on his royal duties. King Thistle must launch an elf boat, judge a fairy fruit competition and make a speech at the festival!

Fun and Games

Ben and Holly are having fun playing in the meadow. Holly gets frustrated when Ben uses his elf skills to win all the games. Ben gets frustrated when Holly uses her magic skills!

King Thistle is Not Well

King Thistle has a cold and needs medicine. Nanny Plum, Holly and Ben have fun collecting the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better.

The Lost Egg

Ben, Holly and Gaston the Ladybird find a large egg in the meadow. A tiny chick hatches from the egg and the children must find the mummy bird.

The Elf Games

Ben is in training for the elf games, Holly wants to join in but the rules state there is absolutely no flying or magic allowed. Ben gives Holly a chance to join in without using magic.

Nanny Plum's Lesson

Nanny Plum is teaching the fairy girls some important fairy rules when she is blown away, trapped in a tree, dropped in a stream and covered in mud!

The Elf Factory

The Elf Factory is deep down in the roots of The Great Elf Tree. It is almost Christmas time and the elves are busy making toys. Some magic saves the day when there is a problem.

Mrs Witch

Queen Thistle reads Ben and Holly a book about a nasty witch, so Nanny takes the children to meet a real one who lives in the forest. Nanny is rude to the witch, who freezes her with magic.

Elf Joke Day

Holly and Ben help the Wise Old Elf play a trick on Nanny Plum for Elf Joke Day, but she does not see the funny side, and gets her revenge by turning the Wise Old Elf into a giant snail.

King Thistle's New Clothes

Snooty King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit, but when the King's new clothes get dirty Nanny cleans them, along with the King's old clothes - and shrinks them all!

The Elf School

Holly and Nanny Plum join Ben at Elf School, where the Wise Old Elf tells them that strictly no magic should be used. Holly finds it difficult until Nanny uses a little magic to help.

The Royal Golf Course

A mole disturbs King Thistle's Golf Course, so a gnome is enlisted to help drive it away. Soon though the gnome is turning the King's golf course into a crazy golf course!

Morning, Noon and Night

The Wise Old Elf teaches the elf children how to tell the time using a watch, while Nanny Plum would much rather use a dandelion clock to teach the fairy children.

Gaston's Visit

Gaston catches a cold when his cave has a leaky roof, so Holly invites him to stay at the Little Castle until it is fixed. But soon Gaston is taking over!

Trip to the Seaside

Holly joins Ben and his family on a trip to the seaside, and Mr Elf tells her that no magic is to be used. But when no one has remembered to pack lunch, they ask Holly to help.

Ben's Birthday Card

Holly forgets Ben's birthday, and rushes home to make him a birthday card. But Nanny has stopped all magic, so Holly has to make the card herself.

Books

Queen Thistle reads the children a story, which inspires a question. They can't find the answer in the magic books in the castle, so go instead to the Wise Old Elf in the Great Elf Library.

Betty Caterpillar

Ben and Holly meet a new friend, Betty Caterpillar, but she is sad that she can't join in their games because she can't fly.

Queen Holly

Holly is left in charge when King and Queen Thistle go away on important business, but ruling the Little Kingdom isn't as easy as it looks.

The Tooth Fairy

Ben and Holly are excited when they learn that Nanny Plum is a Tooth Fairy at night, and go along with her to pick up a little girl's tooth. But the little girl is not so little - she's a human and much bigger than them!

The Elf Windmill

King Thistle wants bread for his Royal breakfast, but there isn't any flour in the castle. Mr Elf takes Holly, Ben and Nanny Plum to the Elf Windmill to find out why it takes so long to make flour.

The Elf Band

Snobby King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit the Little Kingdom, and Holly and her Mummy and Daddy enlist the Elf Band to impress them.

The Ant Farm

Things are going missing all over the Little Kingdom - Holly has lost her wand and Ben has lost his horn! Soon they realise that ants are stealing their things, and try to persuade the Queen Ant to give them back.

Redbeard the Elf Pirate

Barnaby Elf's uncle, Redbeard the Elf Pirate, comes to visit the Little Kingdom, but he has lost his treasure. Holly, Ben, the Fairies and the Elves must help Redbeard follow the clues to track down the treasure.

Tadpoles

Holly takes some frogspawn home from class to look after, but is surprised when the frogspawn has turned into tadpoles by morning. Soon there are lots of little frogs for Holly to look after!

Cows

The children are at the Elf Farm, but to learn where milk comes from they must visit a Big Farm, to find cows. They travel to Lucy Big's Farm, where she shows them all the animals.

Queen Thistle's Day Off

Nanny Plum takes the Fairy children for a Nature Class in the woods, and bumps into the Wise Old Elf who is teaching a Nature Class to the Elf children.

Nature Class

Toy Robot

Out playing in the meadow, Holly, Ben and their friends find a broken toy robot. Holly fixes it with magic, but the robot does not behave as they thought it would.

Big Bad Barry

King Thistle wants fish for dinner, so he goes out fishing with Mr Elf, Ben and Holly on Mr Elf's boat. Mr Elf tells them a story about the biggest, baddest fish ever - Big Bad Barry. The King wants to catch Barry for supper.

King Thistle's Birthday

King Thistle does not want to get any older so decides that no one must celebrate his birthday, but all of the Little Kingdom has been waiting to celebrate.

The Wand Factory

Holly breaks her wand and must go to the Wand Factory, at the bottom of the Great Elf Tree, to get it fixed.

Camping Out

Holly is going on a camping trip with Ben and his mum and dad, but they are soon joined by annoying Mr Gnome, who is always hungry and sings silly songs.

Dinner Party

Snooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves round for dinner to King and Queen Thistle's Castle to sample Nanny Plum's cooking. Nanny, 'the best cook in the world', tries hard to cook 'special modern food'.

Daisy and Poppy's Pet

The Twins really want a pet, so Nanny Plum sets out to get them one. She magics them up Pippin the hamster. The Wise Old Elf brings Pippin a hamster wheel, but Pippin runs too fast in it and breaks out of the castle.

The Elf Rocket

After seeing a toy Elf rocket, the King orders a real rocket to fly to the moon. Elf honour is at stake and the Elves make a rocket in record time. For the trip, Nanny packs a picnic.

Picnic on the Moon

The visitors venture out of the rockets onto the moon, but they soon realise that they do not have enough fuel to get back to the Little Kingdom.

Lucy's Picnic

The elf and fairy children learn all about how the rubbish from a picnic can be recycled into beautiful new toys.

Acorn Day

The Elves and Nanny Plum are busy clearing up all the leaves. Suddenly the squirrels arrive with a mission to store acorns in the Great Elf Tree, but the Wise Old Elf has a cunning idea to rid the tree of the acorns.

The Elf Submarine

Ben and Holly set out in the Elf Submarine to try and rescue Redbeard the Elf Pirate's sunken treasure. Mr Elf steers the Elf Submarine to the bottom of the lake but before they realise, they are gobbled up by Big Bad Barry.

Visiting the Marigolds

Everyone is visiting snooty King and Queen Marigold's Castle. King and Queen Marigold give them a tour which features a room made of ice sculptures and an upside down room.

Woodpecker

King Thistle takes up bird watching. Using his magic bird book, he spots a Woodpecker taking up residence in the Great Elf Tree. The King is keen for more birds, so is pleased when another makes a nest in the Royal Castle.

The Party

It's the Twin's birthday party and chaos ensues when their little friends arrive. The Wise Old Elf tries to entertain them, but they prove too much of a handful, turning the Wise Old Elf into a mouse.

Snow

Holly and Ben help to save the day when Mr Elf forgets to deliver the last box of toys to Father Christmas in the North Pole on Christmas Eve.

North Pole

The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents, but no one minds as it is an opportunity for them all to meet Father Christmas.

Giants in the Meadow

Lucy's dad is digging up the meadow and the Little Kingdom is in danger. How can they stop him without being discovered?

Mrs Fig's Magic School

Holly goes to school for the first time, to learn something other than how to make magic jelly. Ben comes along, despite protests from the Wise Old Elf. Everybody learns a lesson.

Daisy and Poppy's Playgroup

After the disappearance of Mrs Fotheringill, the twins have had no playgroup to attend. With no willing substitute available, Queen Thistle becomes their new teacher.

No Magic Day

When the fairies wake up to find that their wands are not working, the kingdom has to cope without any help from magic for the entire day.

Spies

When King and Queen Thistle ask Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf to build a boat capable of beating the Marigolds, the old rivals cannot help trying their best to outdo each other.

Hard Times

The fairy kingdom is left without food because there is nothing left in the treasure chest to pay the elves. As money doesn't grow on trees, King Thistle has to find a job.

Gaston Goes to School

Strawberry introduces her new pet to her classmates and everyone is impressed with how well trained she is. Gaston is sent to pet school, where Miss Jolly soon gets him into shape.

Elf Rescue

Miss Cookie organizes a nature trail for Lucy [the little girl that Ben and Holly know] and her class, but unfortunately, it goes right through the Little Kingdom! So it's up to Ben and Holly to stop Lucy's class and her teacher finding out about the elves and fairies!

Lucy's School

Holly and Ben spend a day at Lucy's school, but they must avoid being spotted by the teacher, Miss Cookie. Will they make it to the end of the lesson?

Baby Dragon

The children adopt a new pet - a dragon named Dave. They didn't know that he was going to grow and grow though... Wherever can they keep him?

Dolly Plum

Daisy and Poppy turn Nanny Plum into a doll. Soon, the Wise Old Elf copies the fairy toy and it becomes so popular that everybody wants one.

The Lost City

When Redbeard the Pirate goes in search of the Lost City, he soon gets in some bother and has to be rescued from the most unlikely spot.

The Shooting Star

The Wise Old Elf fears an alien invasion after a spaceship crash-lands in the Little Kingdom and can't make its way back home.

Nanny's Magic Test

Nanny Plum's magic licence is out of date and she is forced to return to Mrs Fig's magic school and must pass a test set by the Wise Old Elf before she can get a new one.

Gaston to the Rescue

After banning Gaston from the castle, the elves and fairies are out looking for him when they discover a speaking door which leads to the dwarf mine. Once in, they find they can't get out. Who will save them?

Miss Cookies Nature Trail

The New Wand

Holly's wand catches a cold, and she gets a new replacement wand from the Wise Old Elf, called the WiseWand 3000 and she's thrilled - until she discovers it's special feature: it doesn't do ANY magic at all!

Superheroes

In a homage to the 60's Batman series, Ben, Holly and their friends play a game where they become superheroes and supervillains. But Strawberry takes her supervillain role [The Strawberry Ice Queen] a little too far.

Mrs Witch's Spring Clean

Ben, Holly and Nanny Plum help Mrs Witch with a big spring clean by getting rid of some magical objects, but in the wrong hands they cause chaos in the Little Kingdom.

The Fruit Harvest

Rosie, Ben and Holly help out on the day of the fruit harvest, but Mr Gnome has eaten all the fruit. The elves and fairies should find various ways to stop Mr Gnome from eating the blackberries.

Uncle Gaston

Gaston's brother Tony and his family comes to visit, and Ben, Holly and Strawberry help him look after Tony's kids, Amber, Emerald and Keith.

Plumbing

King Thistle decides on home improvement to impress King and Queen Marigold, but things don't quite go according to plan... The bath tap at the Little Castle is dripping, so the elf plumber is called. But with King and Queen Marigold coming round, there is not much time to fix it.

Big Ben & Holly

When a spell goes wrong, Ben and Holly grow to human size! Now they are able to play with Lucy and her friends and want to stay big forever! But they soon discover that being big isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Daisy & Poppy Go Bananas

Madness, mayhem, and devastation is caused in the Little Kingdom when Daisy and Poppy use King Thistle's mother's wand to learn how to do magic, escape the castle, and... go bananas!

Mr Elf Takes a Holiday

Mr Elf is overworked so King Thistle sentences Mr Elf to take a holiday. Mr Elf isn't too pleased, but Mrs Elf and Ben are overjoyed at the news!. They go on holiday, but the plane breaks down and they crash-land on a deserted island. Meanwhile, Nanny Plum takes over the deliveries.

Honey Bees

Ben and Holly visit the beehive to learn how honey is made. The Wise Old Elf is the bee keeper and proceeds to show the children his own special way of collecting honey.

Lucy's Sleepover

After Holly makes her small enough to play in the Little Kingdom, Lucy flies on Gaston the Ladybird and is invited to a sleepover at the Little Castle. But the next morning the spell wears off and she and Rex become big again.

Miss Jolly's Riding Club

The children go on a snail trek with Miss Jolly. All goes well until the snails head straight toward the elf farm and Mr Elf's cabbages...

Springtime

Spring is in the air in the Little Kingdom, which has daffodils, tulips, and 2 very hungry gnomes.

Pirate Treasure

Ben, Holly, Captain Redbeard and Nanny Plum go on a treasure hunt with Captain Squid's treasure map, and the treasure is in the most oddest place: Lucy's school.

Gaston Goes to the Vet

Ben goes on holiday with his parents, but the holiday is thrown off track when Gaston accidentally swallows the car keys!

Granny and Granpapa

Everyone in the Little Kingdom and the Wise Old Elf is invited to a party at Granpapa and Granny Thistle's castle in the clouds.

The Dwarf Mine

Ben and Holly discover holes popping up all over the Little Kingdom. They find out that the dwarves have woken up working in the mine, digging for treasure. So all the dwarves must be stopped.

Elf and Fairy Party

Ben and Holly and their friends are invited to Lucy's elf and fairy-themed birthday party. What do you think will happen next?

Planet Bong, Part 1

Zyros contacts Ben and Holly, and asks for the Wise Old Elf's help to save their plants.

Planet Bong, Part 2

Ben and Holly and their friends go to Zyros' home planet where they meet all manner of alien creatures and The Great Leader.

The Queen Bakes Cakes

A cake sale is held to raise money to fix Mrs Fig's magic school after an apple crushes it. Unfortunately, Queen Thistle is baking, and nobody can eat her cakes.

The Witch Competition

Mrs Witch must come out of retirement when a young witch called Wendy Witch wants to live in her house.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Naughty Daisy and Poppy cast a spell that sends their teacher Mrs Fotheringill to the centre of the Earth, and Ben and Holly encounter dinosaurs and volcanos as Granpapa Thistle leads them on a mission to rescue her.

Redbeard's Rainbow

Children's animation series. Captain Squid thinks that rainbows are a pirate's best friend - until he tries to hide his treasure.

Fox Cubs

There is a new fox cub leader in The Little Kingdom - Nanny Plum. But whilst trying to earn their adventure badges the fox cubs find themselves stuck at the top of a mountain!

Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf Swap Jobs for One Whole Day

Nanny and the Wise Old Elf cannot agree about who works the hardest, so they swap jobs for the day.

The VIP

A Very Important Person is coming to the Little Kingdom, and everyone is trying to get ready on time. But who is this Very Important Person? And will everything go to plan? I wouldn't bet on it!

Bunty II

Mr Elf sails his new boat 'Bunty II', but Big Bad Barry has other ideas.

Gaston is Lost

Ben and Holly must find Gaston, who is lost.

Chicken's Ride West

King Thistle wants eggs for breakfast, so the Elves, Ben, Holly and Nanny Plum decide to bring the chickens to the Little Castle

The Mermaid

Ben and Holly meet a mermaid, and with the help of Lucy and her dad, they return her lost magic mirror to her.

Daisy and Poppy's Trip to the Museum

Daisy and Poppy cause untold havoc in a museum!

Father's Day

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Ben &amp; Holly's Little Kingdom is a ten minute animation series for pre-school children set in a tiny land of elves, fairies, small animals and insects. These characters are so small that to them flowers and blades of grass seem like mighty trees. Each episode combines situations that will be familiar to small children (including playing games, snowy days, holidays, birthdays, bathtime) with the magical elements that are part of everyday life for fairies and elves.The stories revolve around the daily lives of Holly, a tiny five-year-old fairy princess and her best friend Ben, an elf of the same age. Because Holly is a young fairy she is still learning how to do magic properly and her spells often don't work out quite as planned. She also has quite a bit to learn about flying and mostly flutters close to the ground.Ben is a young elf. Elves can't do magic and they don't have wings. But elves are very brave, can run fast and are very good at making things – especially toys. Ben is extremely proud of being elf.

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

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