Share your Favorite Cartoon with your Child

Activity #8 - Share your Favorite Cartoon with Your Child

Do you have a favorite childhood cartoon? I can't quite recall which one was
mine. I mostly watched Sesame Street. But I loved the Peanuts cartoons my
younger brothers watched.

A funny thing happened a week or so ago. For some weird reason, I couldn't
quite spell HAPPINESS right. I kept on repeating the word and double
checking the spelling. H was amused and played "Happiness". The song
popularized by Lea Salonga but originally from "You're a Good Man, Charlie
Brown".

That was nice. The song gave me warm fuzzy feelings. I do look forward to
watching this with the baby when he/she is old enough for tv.

Click on the links to hear the respective versions. Here are the lyrics of the
Charlie Brown version for those who want to sing along:

"Happiness" from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

Charlie: Happiness is finding a pencil
Sally: Knowing a secret
Linus: Telling the time
Schroeder: Happiness is learning to whistle
Linus: Tying your shoe for the very first time
Sally: Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band
Linus: And happiness is walking hand in hand

Charlie: Happiness is two kinds of ice cream
Snoopy: Pizza with sausage
Schroeder: Climbing a tree
Charlie: Happiness is 5 different crayons
Sally: Catching a firefly
Linus: Setting him free
Charlie: Happiness is being alone every now and then
Gang: And happiness is coming home again

Charlie: Happiness is morning and evening,
Day time and night time too
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you

Linus: Happiness is having a sister
Lucy: Sharing a sandwich
Linus and Lucy: Getting along
All: Happiness is singing together when day is through
And happiness is those who sing with you

All: Happiness is morning and evening, day time and night time too
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you