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35 Things I Do When I Don't Watch T​.​V.

from Kids for President! by Dr. Fruit

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This song has a basketball bouncing, cards shuffling, and an apple crunching. Do you hear them? What else do you hear?

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Thirty-five things I do when I don’t watch T.V.
My brain likes these things more than T.V. for me.
Watching T.V. is so passive, you can do it in bed.
Here are thirty-five things that I like to do instead.

I like to eat watermelon and
Spit out the seeds,
Look up at the stars
While I spin till I’m dizzy.

I like to play hopscotch
And card games and Clue,
And I like to do art
Made of sticks, leaves and glue.

I like cooking from recipes
And making leftovers soup.
I like writing letters
And practicing my hula hoop.

These thirty-five things I do when I don’t watch T.V.,
They don’t have commercials to make me want more things.
They don’t keep me complacent with pop culture hype,
And they don’t promote unhealthy stereotypes.

I put glue on my feet,
And then I make glitter footprints.
I like to melt chocolate
And dip chunks of fruit in it.

I like to drum pots
Or sing by a fire,
And I like to ride bikes
After inflating my tires.

I cut pictures from magazines,
And I collect cool rocks.
I make wind chimes from recycling
And puppets from socks.

Perhaps those who watch television don’t know
What goes on in their brains when they’re watching their shows.
I don’t much like T.V. I got rid of mine.
Now many more wonderful things fill my time.

I swing on tall swing sets.
I read books by myself.
I play the banjo,
And I once built a small bookshelf.

I make fruity nut-bars,
And I tie-dye my clothes.
I do hundred-piece puzzles,
And I facepaint my nose.

I like to walk barefoot
Through puddles in rain.
And I like to fly kites
And paper airplanes.

Thirty-five things I do when I don’t watch T.V.
My brain likes these things more than T.V. for me.
Living real life is better than watching it on screen,
Throw out your T.V., and you’ll see what I mean.

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from Kids for President!, released July 18, 2012

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Dr. Fruit Durham, North Carolina

Intelligent kids' tunes that combine Dr. Fruit’s youthful passion for social change with playful attitudes towards gender, vegetables, and biology.

Dr. Fruit lives in Durham, NC with their dog, Mordecai.

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