Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Hollow Trail Clean-Up Chant
The chorus turns place-care into a safe team sequence rather than asking every participant to handle litter. Callen leads the physical work while Baby Bentley contributes through secure shared attention, listening, tracking movement, and calm companionship.
The part everyone joins: “Spot it, sort it, share the care!”
Lyrics
Count-In
Callen: Eyes on the trail!
Everyone: Hands wait and see!
Callen: Safe to pick?
Everyone: Ask first, please!
By the meadow gate that day,
golden grasses swept and swayed.
Callen spotted paper there;
Bentley watched from Callen’s care.
Leader: Spot it!
Everyone: Stop and see!
Leader: Safe to pick?
Everyone: Ask and see!
All: Sort it, share it, clear the way—
care for the Hollow every day!
Past the porch steps, wind blew fast.
One clean wrapper skittered past.
At the garden shed, Callen knew
which marked bin the paper went to.
Leader: Spot it!
Everyone: Stop and see!
Leader: Safe to pick?
Everyone: Ask and see!
All: Sort it, share it, clear the way—
care for the Hollow every day!
Callen: Sharp or sticky?
Everyone: Leave it there!
Callen: Who can help us?
Everyone: Grown-up care!
Callen: Small or quiet—
Everyone: All belong!
All: Every helper joins the song!
At the listening stump they heard
leaf and breeze and meadow bird.
By the berry patch, Callen tied
the sorted bag and set it aside.
Leader: Spot it!
Everyone: Stop and see!
Leader: Safe to pick?
Everyone: Ask and see!
All: Sort it, share it, clear the way—
care for the Hollow every day!
Point or tap, hum or watch—
everyone can help a lot!
Closing Tag: Clean path, soft breeze, room to share—
little acts show that we care.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8, with a newborn-safe shared-listening layer
Theme: Earth Care
Emotional hook: Everyone can care for a place
Cast: Callen Crow and Baby Bentley, age newborn / 0 months
Weather: 74°F, clear golden afternoon, no precipitation, busy butterfly breeze, big-movement weather
Route: Meadow gate → porch steps → berry patch, with maple hollow, garden shed, and listening-stump details
Energy: Bright pick-sort-share chant with a steady walking groove
Participation: Point out safe litter, let an older child or grown-up pick it up, sort it, share the job, and join through rhythm or observation
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 40 seconds
Ways to Join In
- Point from a safe distance or use eye direction on “spot it.”
- Pause with hands still on “stop and see.”
- Only an older child or grown-up should pick up an item after deciding it is safe; never handle sharp, sticky, broken, unknown, or hazardous objects.
- Mime sorting into clearly different pretend containers or tap two contrasting rhythms.
- For a baby listener, use a secure supported hold, gentle walking, quiet chanting, visual tracking, or still shared listening.
- Participants may stand, sit, roll, point, tap, hum, sing, gesture, listen, or watch.