Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Happy Sprout Chant 072
“Ask, choose one part, help it gently.” The actual engine is notice sprout → ask grown-up → choose one part each → complete gentle support → leave sprout untouched → choose. Austin steadies one plain marker stick; Brandon presses loose soil beside it.
Rhyme
Happy Sprout Chant
Willow Circle—peek, peek, see;
One tiny sprout leaned gently.
Brandon asked, “May we help this one?”
A grown-up said, “Yes—one job each.”
Red barn gate—helping there;
Austin held the marker with care.
Brandon pressed loose soil around;
Sprout stayed safe above the ground.
Garden row—what shall we choose?
Say “Small help,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Sprout-parade!”
Then leave the growing plant in shade.
Peek-parade sounds in make-believe play
Bounced tiny welcomes through the day.
Ask, choose one part, help it gently;
Small helping choices serve our community.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two peek taps, one ask-first pause, and one tiny choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Notice: point, use eye direction, gesture, or watch.
- Ask: say, sign, or gesture “May we help?”
- Choose a part: indicate “hold” or “press soil.”
- Help gently: mime holding one marker or pressing loose soil with empty hands.
- Choose: say “Small help,” rest, or whisper “sprout-parade.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. A trusted grown-up handles real plant-care decisions; children do not pull, bend, tie, transplant, or taste unknown plants.