"Our Favorite Things" Collaborative Poem

Our six kids collaborated to write this poem, modeled after the song "My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music soundtrack:

"Our Favorite Things"

Chocolate cake, cookies, and all kinds of candy,
Hummingbirds sipping nectar from flowers,
Snow-covered mountains and clouds in the sky,
These are a few of our favorite things.

Easter in springtime, Christmas and toys,
Swimming in summer with the sun in my face,
Leaves turning colors, we celebrate Fall,
These are a few of our favorite things.

When my cat scratches,
When I fall in the dirt,
When no one wants to sit by me,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

Legos and TV and stuffed animals too,
Toy trains and puzzles and pencils and glue,
Dressing my baby doll, combing her hair,
These are a few of our favorite things.

Rainbow of colors, orange, pink and green,
Dress-up and painting and a rainbow of flowers,
Goosebumps, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid,
These are a few of our favorite things.

When my cat scratches,
When I fall in the dirt,
When no one wants to sit by me,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.