Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Snuggle Snowflake Practice Rhyme B
“Pause, make it small, try once more.” The actual engine is notice → try → pause → adjust → retry → choose. Haylee models the first finger-flake motion; Emmitt notices the tangle and suggests a smaller circle. The child may choose a kind next step—say “Try once more”—or a silly next step—whisper “flurry-fiddle.”
Rhyme
Snuggle Snowflake Practice
Carlisle creek—drip, drop, try;
Haylee traced a flake nearby.
Fingers crossed and bumped too fast;
Emmitt said, “Let that try pass.”
Barn-lane peek—pause, then see;
Emmitt said, “Try small and slow.”
Haylee drew one little round;
This time fingers floated round.
Quiet bench—what shall we choose?
“Try once more,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Flurry-fiddle!”
Then make one flake small in the middle.
Meadow-gate snow in make-believe play
Twinkled through the drizzly day.
Pause, make it small, try once more;
Gentle practice opens a door.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two finger taps, a pause, one smaller retry motion, and a child-chosen kind or silly response.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Try: trace one small flake or circle with a finger, gesture, or watch.
- Pause: rest hands for one comfortable beat.
- Adjust: make the next motion smaller or slower.
- Retry: repeat one small motion once; success is not required.
- Choose: say “Try once more,” rest, or whisper “flurry-fiddle.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. Trying again is optional; resting, changing the motion, or stopping are valid choices.