Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Merry Lost Mitten Map
A missing mitten turns an ordinary search into a pretend clue map. Aralynn Fox and Kaydence pause at each stop, look high and low, and repeat the anchor “Look, look—what do we know?” until a fluttering thread reveals the kind next step.
Rhyme
By the flower fence,
where the warm wind blew,
Aralynn found one mitten—
but where was mitten two?
“Look, look—high and low.
Pause, pause—what do we know?”
Kaydence checked the blossoms.
“No mitten in this row.”
They spun to the reading stump.
A red thread crossed the ground.
“Follow, follow, softly—
a clue is curling round!”
“Look, look—near and low.
By the creek bank? Let’s go slow.”
A leaf waved like a mitten,
but it was only so.
Down the mailbox pathway,
past one pebble, two,
Kaydence saw a fuzzy thread
caught where clover grew.
Aralynn lifted clover—
there the mitten lay!
“Let’s clip the pair together,
so they travel safe today.”
Look, look—slow and bright.
Clues can guide our eyes just right.
High or low, choose where to go—
then share what you know!
About This Rhyme
Age lane: R3 — Preschool Rhyme, approximately ages 3–5
Theme: Problem Solving
Skill: Looking carefully
Cast: Aralynn Fox and Kaydence
Weather: 70°F, scattered cotton clouds, no precipitation, warm meadow breeze, friendly festival weather
Route: Flower fence → reading stump → mailbox path, with Carlisle Farm creek details
Performance style: Bouncy clue chant with mitten rhymes, looking gestures, and child-sized choices
Estimated spoken length: About 45–55 seconds
Ways to Join In
- Shade eyes, point, or turn the head on “look, look.”
- Hold hands still for the two “pause” beats.
- Spin, pivot, gesture, or watch when the route reaches the reading stump.
- Trace a curling line in the air for the red-thread clue.
- Count one and two pebbles on fingers or nearby objects.
- Let children choose “high,” “low,” “near,” or “far” before the next clue is read.