Not one but two mystery cartoons series

Hi everybody, I don't think starting two separate threads is necessary so I'll describe them both in one.

1. It's about a family that goes up into an attic, finds a book, closes their hands into a circle and then they get magically swooped away into whatever historical period is the main theme of that particular episode. I remember one episode they were in renaissance France (I think) and the father was a fire blower. Essentially the series is about time travel into historical epoch were the family takes roles of people who live(d) in that specific epoch. I think it went on CN but I simply couldn't find it in any of the lists. I think the show is from the 90's or possibly late 80's.

2. Every episode is a story for itself. In one episode the main character is a prince who wanted the rain to stop so he could enjoy a sunny day so he ordered his wizard to change the weather. The wizard warned that there will be a consequence and that consequence was that he was turned into a fish with only just a couple days of meting his bride to be. Another episode was about a boy who went to the sky and helped a girl become a star in the world above. (A star in the celebrity sense.) However she already was a star in the sense that her head was shaped like a star. In the end he stared into the sky as a new star was born and that actually her.

Thanks in advance for any help with these two series.