Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Doodle Blueberry Rhyme 048
“One small berry—look what grew.” The actual engine is notice change → name the milestone → wait without picking → celebrate gently → choose. Austin notices the first ripe blueberry; Spencer names the change; both leave the berry on the plant.
Rhyme
Doodle Blueberry Rhyme
Old stump school—bounce, then see;
One blue berry—first to be.
Austin whispered, “First one blue.”
Spencer said, “Look what grew.”
Pond stones—pause, hands stay low;
Leave the little berry so.
Warm sun patches crossed the ground;
Both watched leaves move all around.
Riverside bend—what shall we choose?
Say “Good growing,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Berry-boom!”
Then leave the fruit with growing room.
Bounce-path berries in make-believe play
Sent tiny blue notes through the day.
One small berry—look what grew;
Gentle cheers can grow there too.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two bounce taps, one noticing pause, and one kind-or-silly choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Notice: point, use eye direction, gesture, or watch.
- Name change: say, sign, or gesture “first blue berry” or “look what grew.”
- Hands stay low: rest hands or keep them beside the body.
- Celebrate gently: say “Good growing,” nod, smile if desired, or listen.
- Choose: rest or whisper “berry-boom.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. A trusted grown-up handles real growing, food safety, and harvesting; children do not pick or taste unknown fruit.