Magic Ocean Recipe

? HOOK (soft, magical, repeatable)

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Come swim with me, I’m Mermaid Mika,

My ocean home is sweet and deeper ?

Clap your hands, sway with me,

Feel the love beneath the sea ?

? VERSE 1 (my ocean family)

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I wake up where the waters glow,

Where gentle waves and sea winds blow,

My whale sings low, my dolphins play,

My fish friends dance all through the day

Crabs go tapping on the sand,

Starfish shining, hand in hand,

This is home, so bright, so free,

All my friends live here with me ?

? CHORUS (warm + affirming)

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My ocean’s sweet like a lullaby,

Soft and calm as the tide rolls by ?

When it’s clean, we laugh and play,

In my ocean every day ?

? VERSE 2 (gentle intro to acidification)

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But sometimes I feel something new…

A little change in the water blue,

It’s not as soft, not like before,

A tiny tingle I can’t ignore

When the air gets heavy up above,

And sends things down we don’t quite love,

It mixes in my ocean deep,

And changes how my waters feel ?

? BRIDGE (simple, kid-friendly explanation)

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When my ocean turns too sour, just a little bit ?

Like a lemon taste—not a good fit

Shells get weak and friends feel slow,

They need sweet water to help them grow

So we take care in simple ways,

Little choices every day,

Clean the earth, the sky, the sea,

You help my home—you help me ??

? VERSE 3 (empowerment + action)

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You can help me, yes you can,

With your heart and with your hands ?

Use less plastic, keep it clean,

Love the water, love the green

Turn things off when not in use,

Give the planet some good juice ?

Every small thing that you do,

Helps my ocean stay bright blue ?

? FINAL CHORUS (uplifting + unity)

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My ocean’s sweet when we all care,

Love is flowing everywhere ?

Me and you, we make it right,

Keep my ocean soft and bright

“Sometimes my ocean feels a little sour, like a lemon ?…

Can you help me make it sweet again?”

(Let kids respond: “YES!”)