Caillou inadvertently brings a cricket in the house and decides itll be fun to keep it as a pet. When the cricket gets loose and Caillou goes on a wild-cricket hunt, hes suddenly able to see things from the crickets perspective... and decides to put the cricket back outside where it belongs.
When Sarah gets a new dog, Caillou is actually a little jealous. All Sarah wants to do is play with her new pup! Caillou feels a little annoyed with the dog... until he dog-sits for an afternoon and realizes Sarahs dog is actually pretty great. He and Sarah talk about their feelings, and they decide itd be fun for all of them to play together.
After looking at a spider alien comic book with his older pal, Andre, Caillou feels afraid of real spiders. Hes nervous around the house, until Daddy tells him some spider facts and shows him how cool spiders can really be... and Caillou has to agree; they ARE pretty cool!
Caillou and Leo want to play hockey and are disappointed when they arrive at the rink to find Sarah and Clementine playing ringette. Caillou has never heard of ringette before, and he doesnt want to play the game... until he learns that Mommy used to play! She teaches him a few moves, and when Caillou and Leo realize its a lot like hockey, theyre eager to join the girls next game.
Caillou and his family are supposed to be enjoying a nice day at the beach, but its cloudy and rainy. Mommy and Daddy think of going home, until Caillou and Rosie show them they can have fun no matter where they are even a wet and soggy beach!
Mommy takes Caillou and Clementine to an indoor rock climbing wall, but Caillou doesnt want to give it a try. Its much too intimidating! Caillou overcomes his fear by literally taking things one step at a time.
Caillous older friend Andre is coming over to play, but Caillou is a little worried that his toys are too little kid-ish. He quickly hides his toys, filling his room with big-boy stuff (like car magazines and grown-up games)... only to find out Andre isnt quite ready for big-boy stuff either.
When Mommy gets a new pair of specs, Caillou wants glasses too. He pretends he has bad vision, tries to make a pair out of pipe cleaner, and even borrows an old pair of Mommys glasses (minus the lenses). When Caillou tapes pretend lenses to the frames and cant see where hes going around the house he finally realizes the importance of having good vision.
Miss Martin is throwing a dance party. Caillou is excited, only... he doesnt know how to dance! Caillou elicits advice from various family members, and feels more confused than ever when they each show him a different way to dance. When Caillou sees Miss Martin dancing any ol (silly) way she wants, Caillou realizes its more important to have fun than to worry about dance steps and styles.
Caillou doesnt want to hold hands and obey safety rules... until he discovers a bunch of tiny frogs that need help crossing the street. Realizing its hard work helping others to cross the road safely, he has a new appreciation for Mommy and Daddys rules.
Caillou forgets to wash his glittery hands after Miss Martin asks him to, and he leaves a trail of glitter around the preschool. The shiny specks become a mystery until Miss Martin discovers the children playing glitter tag... and Caillou is it! When Miss Martin asks the children to pretend the glitter is cold germs, Caillou realizes the importance of hand washing.
When Caillou complains about having to tidy up, Miss Martin suggests an experiment they wont tidy up the classroom for a few days, and theyll see what happens. At first, the kids think this is fantastic... until they cant find their puzzle pieces, they keep stepping on toys, and they cant even do their morning exercises. Caillou finally realizes its time to tidy up, and decides to lead the clean-up crew!
Caillou decides to trade his tiny toy shovel for some stickers... but changes his mind when he sees what his friend, Jay, can do with that toy shovel! Then Caillou tries to get the shovel back even though they agreed to no tradebacks and eventually hurts his friends feelings. When Caillou realizes Jay is upset, he decides to stick to his word, knowing that their friendship and his word - is more important.
Caillou desperately wants a pair of snazzy light-up sneakers like the ones Clementine has... until he realizes she cant jump in puddles while wearing them (for fear of ruining the lights), or get the shoes dirty, or kick a ball for fear of scratching them. Caillou decides his old sneakers are just fine because he can do so many fun things in them!
Rollie Racers (toy cars) are the latest craze, and Caillou wants them... lots of them! Caillou begs his parents to take him to the mall, and they finally agree but only after Caillou helps Daddy with a very special chore! Caillou helps Daddy fix their car... and he begins to have so much fun, he forgets all about going to the mall for Rollie Racers.
Caillou wants to learn to play a song on his little keyboard... only Rosie wont leave him alone. She keeps distracting him, trying to chime in with her drum, and pots and pans, and silly singing. When Caillou sees his sister playing on a pretend keyboard - just like Caillou - he decides to let Rosie join in his music fun.
Caillou tries to befriend his new classmate, Andy, but finds he isnt getting very far. When Caillou tries to see things through Andys eyes, and realizes he prefers quiet activities like drawing Caillou finally finds a way for them to be friends.
Caillou wants someone to play with, but he doesnt want to play dollies with Rosie... again! In an effort to get away from his pesky little sister, Caillou hides. As Rosie searches around the house for Caillou, her efforts soon turn into a fun game of hide-and-seek... giving both siblings something fun to do!
Grandma brings over some delicious treats for the kids to try - only theyre full of olives. Caillou doesnt like olives, but he doesnt know how to tell Grandma he doesnt like her cherished dishes... until... he cant stand to eat another one! Caillou blurts out the truth and realizes Grandma isnt upset everyone has likes and dislikes even her!
Caillou and Leo accidentally break Rosies clay poodle while playing. Instead of telling the truth, they try to make another clay poodle for Rosie... but end up with a few misshapen oddities e.g. a lionoodle and an elephantoodle. When Caillou and Leo finally confess, it turns out Rosie is equally happy with her new and unique clay creatures.
Mrs. Howard brings over an old train set for Caillou to play with. Caillou has much fun with it... until he breaks the train! Instead of telling Mrs. Howard, Caillou attempts to hide from her. When his rouse fails, Caillou confesses to breaking the train and is surprised to learn that Mrs. Howards son broke it many a time as a child... and she knows how to fix it!
Caillou flies Sarahs kite... and accidentally crashes it into a tree. Determined to get a new kite for Sarah, Caillou is disappointed when Mommy cant find a store that sells them. When Daddy suggests they make a kite, Caillou isnt convinced itll be better than a store-bought kite... until its finally finished! Sarah and Caillou are thrilled with their homemade kite because they made it together.
Caillou has some friends over and they want to play a game, only its not quite working out for them. Mommy is painting Caillous bedroom and he cant get to his toybox; Sarahs dog chews up his ball; and a tug-of-war results in a frayed skipping rope. When Caillou sees Mommy mixing paint from odds and ends, he decides to be creative too. He and pals create their own fun game!
Caillou promises to return Leos special marker after borrowing it... only, he cant seem to remember to bring it to preschool! After a few failed attempts at remembering, Caillou finally realizes with the help of Miss Martin and her sticky notes that he needs something visual to help him remember... and a shiny sticker is just the trick!
Caillou doesnt seem to appreciate how much time Mommy spends doing things for him (like cooking and picking up clothes)... until Caillou spends a lot of time making a paper mache bunny for Rosie. When Rosie couldnt care less about Caillous bunny, he finally realizes how it feels when someone is unappreciative of the hard work thats done for them. Caillou decides to make amends with Mommy.
When Rosie accidentally scratches Caillous bike, Caillou is determined to take back all of his toys and keep their things separate... until he accidentally breaks Daddys guitar string. Then Caillou realizes accidents happen sometimes. He forgives Rosie and decides to share his toys once again.
Caillou thinks its hilarious when he teaches Rosie how to blow raspberries... much to his parents chagrin. When Rosie blows a raspberry at Caillous artwork during a preschool open house, Caillou finally realizes its not always appropriate... and decides hes going to be a better role model for his younger sister.
Caillou and Daddy are finishing up a model of the solar system for show-and-tell... until the little red ball theyre using for Mars disappears. Where did it go? Caillou continually blames Rosie... and he discovers it was Gilbert who ran off with the little planet! Caillou apologizes to his sister, realizing he shouldnt jump to conclusions.
Caillou is confused when Emma is allowed to have extra snacks at preschool. Hes even more confused when Miss Martin explains that Emma has Type 1 Diabetes. Worried about his friend, Caillou becomes very protective of Emma, not wanting her to do anything not even go down the slide! But when Emma outruns Caillou in a race, he soon realizes Emmas diabetes isnt like a cold or flu. Its something Emma has to live with every day... and shes doing a pretty good job of it.
When things begin to go missing around the house like Mommys keys - Mommy blames Gilbert. Caillou is sure Gilbert didnt take them... and he sets out to prove it! Together, Caillou, Mommy and Rosie backtrack through the house and eventually discover Caillous theory was right Gilbert didnt take the keys -- Mommy left them in the door handle!