Work It Out Wombats!
"Work It Out Wombats!" is a series for preschoolers starring Malik, Zadie, and Zeke — three energetic and creative marsupial siblings who live with their grandmother. It takes place in the Treeborhood — the biggest treehouse in existence! Together with their family and neighbors, the trio tackles problem-solving by putting their heads together and figuring out a solution. Learn More About the Show
Listen to the Work It Out Wombats! Podcast
Listen to the Work It Out Wombats! Podcast. In each episode, the Wombats excitedly welcome listeners (aka “Wombuddies” ) to an interactive playdate, and then encourage the Wombuddies to play along, by answering questions, chanting, counting, singing, and dancing.
Articles
8 Playdate Ideas for Preschoolers
Add some extra fun to your child's next playdate with one of these eight ideas!
Everyday Ways to Strengthen Your Child’s Problem-Solving Skills
“Work It Out Wombats!” celebrates creative problem solving and collaboration. Try these suggestions to support your child’s problem-solving skills.
“Break It Down” and Other Ways Preschoolers Can Practice Computational Thinking
Computational thinking is a creative and organized way to solve problems using a toolbox of skills from computer science. Try these three ways to support this type of thinking with your preschooler.
Birthday Party
Work It Out Wombats! Birthday Party
Throw a Work It Out Wombats! birthday party in your neighborhood (or Treeborhood). Print and use free invitations, decorations, and thank you notes featuring your favorite wombats - Zadie, Malik, and Zeke.
Hands-on Activities
Make a Paper Flower Garden
20 min activityUse colorful paper to make a flower garden with a beautiful pattern!
Make a Gift for a Stuffie
20 min activityCreate a present for your stuffie: a playground slide! Then test and improve it so your stuffie’s slide is even more fun.
Make Patterned Pancake Stacks
20 min activityMake a growing pattern with pancakes and different toppings.
Printables
Create, Test, Improve! Coloring Pages
Draw and color your ideas for a new toy for Zeke's stuffy.
Create Patterns
Practice making patterns as you color Mr. E's shell garden and Zadie's flower garden in this Work It Out Wombats printable.
Break It Down: Making Sandwiches
Making a sandwich can be broken down into several small steps. Help the Wombats decide who does which step in this coloring sheet.
Zeke Coloring Page
Color a picture of Zeke from Work It Out Wombats!
Zadie Coloring Page
Color a picture of Zadie from Work It Out Wombats!
Malik Coloring Page
Color a picture of Malik from Work It Out Wombats!
Dance Party
Create a dance routine for your family with these printable dance step cards.
Cornbread Coloring Page
Print, color, and add your own recipe ingredients to this Work It Out Wombats activity.
Games
Step It Out
Help Malik, Zadie, and Zeke put the steps in order to make sandwiches, serve snacks, get ready for the beach, and build sand castles.
Road Repair
Zeke and Snout are decorating the Treeborhood! Use shapes to fill holes in the road so they can get across and complete their mission.
Story Emporium
It's story time! Join Ellie and the Wombats to create four different stories. See how many endings you can make.
Toy Maker
Create toys for the Everything Emporium! Use Gramma Super’s toy making machine to create, test and improve toys. Make vehicles, stuffies, and toy houses for Mr. E, or make your own!
Patternpalooza Fair
Step right up and play pattern games at the Patternpalooza Fair! Help Carly, CeCe, and Clyde solve patterns galore at four different booths: Lucky Ducky, Balloon Bonanza, Fruit Kabob Frenzy, and Stuffie Sensation. Win prizes and become a pattern pro!
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Major funding for Work It Out Wombats!™ is provided by: a Ready To Learn Grant from the U.S. Department of Education; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American People; and public television viewers. Additional funding is provided by the National Science Foundation, the United Engineering Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and the GBH Kids Catalyst Fund.
This content was developed under grants from the Department of Education and from the National Science Foundation. However, this content does not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and/or the opinions, findings, and conclusions of the National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. The project is funded by a Ready To Learn grant [PR/Award No. S295A200004, CFDA No. 84.295A] provided by the Department of Education to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DRL-2005975) to WGBH Educational Foundation.