This app sends anonymous performance stats for internal purposes to help the BBC improve your experience. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. Items that are not available in store will take 3-5 working days to be delivered to your nominated store. Sometimes, those characters carry a message: Rochelle in The Making Friends Badge uses a wheelchair, and Mr and Mr Crab are married, although there are no gay rights badges or disability badges. Instead, inclusivity is left as a natural aspect of the show. “It would be disingenuous to say that we didn’t think about inclusivity, but we didn’t want to be preachy with it,” says Orchard. One of the questions he is most commonly asked is: why, when all the mums and dads arrive with their children at the start of each episode, the crocodile Happy has an elephant for a parent. “Most people get that he’s adopted, but I’m pleased we are posing that question, even if we don’t explicitly answer it on the show,” he says. Each story is brought to life with magical things to touch and play with. These imaginative stories for kids are designed to support early years reading, so you and your child can enjoy reading, playing, and learning.

Open the side of the bus for move pretend play: take out the seats and set up the play park. There’s a seesaw for members of Duggee’s Squirrel Club to enjoy, and a swing that clips onto the side. The two figures we include can play all day! Betty the Octopus and Happy the Crocodile come with plenty of picnic accessories! Making Hey Duggee is a highly collaborative experience, says the show’s script editor and writer Jenny Landreth, even if it is ultimately Orchard’s vision. She thinks there’s a misunderstanding about who the show is written for. “People have said to me: ‘It’s clearly a show written for adults that kids also enjoy,’ which is not the case. Our aim is to entertain our young audience. We’re not on some secret mission; nothing is: ‘Wink, wink, this one’s for the grownups.’”They're based in convenient locations including supermarkets, newsagents and train stations. Plus they're often open late and on Sundays. I just think it’s a masterpiece, and I’m over the moon that I get to be in it,” says Armstrong, before adding with customary flourish: “Well done, squirrels! You’ve earned your excellent children’s entertainment bay-adge!” Push the bus and Duggee’s ears hilariously flap up and down! Push down on Duggee’s hat. Look out! The roof falls open! Open the side of the bus for move pretend play: take out the seats and set up the play park. There’s a seesaw for members of Duggee’s Squirrel Club to enjoy, and a swing that clips onto the side. The two figures we include can play all day! Betty the Octopus and Happy the Crocodile come with plenty of picnic accessories. Endless fun for little ones with a basket, food, blanket and radio. What songs are the friends listening to?! Rear storage compartment opens to store the accessories neatly and make sure they never get lost. The BBC TV show follows the adventures of an after school group for children: The Squirrel Club! Like all kids, members can explore, exercise, learning and earn activity badges as they have fun. Duggee’s Adventure Bus encourages play and imagination through creative roleplay. Items that are not available in store will take 3-5 working days (excluding weekends and bank holidays) to be delivered to your nominated store.