Do you know that 

every child in the whole world

has a belly button? 

Just like YOU!

All over the world,

Children are the same.

All children need food.

Milk, cereal, meat, vegetables and juicy fruit.

Rice and pasta and bread.

Food to help them grow

big and strong and smart, 

just like you.

All children need clothes.

Diapers and shirts,

pants and dresses,

hats and coats,

all kinds of shoes!

All over the world,

children live in houses.

Some houses are big,

some are small.

Some are way up high,

some are on the water.

Some children stay in the 

same house for a long time.

Some children move 

from place to place.

All children need people to love them.

Mommies and daddies,

sisters and brothers...

Grandmas and grandpas...

Aunts and uncles, 

stepparents and foster parents..

Caregivers and teachers, 

neighbours and friends...

All children like to hold something special...

Blankets or pacifiers,

teddy bears or dolls.

They like to hold them close,

especially when they feel tired or sad.

All children like to play.

They dig in the dirt,

they splash water.

They build roads and bridges

for their cats and trucks.

They play games

like hide and go seek.

Children love to just run.

What do you like to play?