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So what do kids really think of allergies? Check out this video and get a fun peek into the minds of kids to see how they perceive allergies and experience allergy symptoms.

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    VO: CHILDHOOD IS WHEN KIDS DISCOVER THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
    VO: BY MAKING IT THEIR PLAYGROUND.

    GABBY: I like to play with Hula-Hoops a lot because I’m good at it and I can spin around with them.
    JOSEPH: I like to climb trees.
    SOPHIA: I love bubbles. Because I like to pop them.
    ASTHON: My favorite thing to do outside is basketball because I can dribble and shoot.

    VO: But what happens when allergies get in the way?
    JOSEPH: I can’t play outside.
    GABBY: I was sneezing all day and I had to sleep in my bed.
    BRADY: I stayed home from school.

    VO: What are allergies, anyway?
    ASHTON: It was like someone stuffed carrots up my nose and I can’t get them out.
    BRADY: I’m drawing an eye. It has an allergy.
    GABBY: Before I sneeze, I turn, and then, and then I hold like this, and I say, “Achoo!”

    VO: And how do they make kids feel?
    BRADY: I don’t get to see my friends.
    GABBY: When I can’t play outside I feel bad.

    VO: But when allergies aren’t holding them back…
    VO: ….kids are unstoppable.
    GABBY: Yay! For playing outside!
    ASHTON: Happy!
    JOSEPH: Very happy.
    GABBY: Pretty awesome.
    SOPHIA: Bye, bye.