Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Echoing Maple Breakfast Melody
The song turns a pancake breakfast into a chain of visible contributions. Spencer and Lex choose different jobs, notice the work already completed, and pass appreciation along with the bowl and pitcher rather than treating one person as the breakfast hero.
The part everyone joins: “Mix, pour, pass it through—thank the hands that helped with you.”
Lyrics
Count-In
Spencer: Bowl on the table—one, two, three.
Lex: Spoon in the bowl—leave four for me.
Down blackberry lane they came,
morning work became a game.
In the Cobb Farm orchard air,
Spencer set the bowl with care.
Lex checked flour, milk, and spoon.
“We can start the batter soon.”
No hot pan and no open flame—
mixing was their chosen game.
Leader: Mix it slow!
Everyone: Round we go!
Leader: Pour the cool milk—
Everyone: Watch the line flow!
All: Pass it safely, follow through—
thank the hands that helped with you!
Near the stone footbridge they passed,
creek-song bubbled clear and fast.
At the table, Spencer poured
one small measure they had stored.
Four slow circles, scrape the side;
nothing hurried, nothing wide.
Spencer said, “You held it true.”
Lex replied, “And thanks to you.”
Leader: Mix it slow!
Everyone: Round we go!
Leader: Pour the cool milk—
Everyone: Watch the line flow!
All: Pass it safely, follow through—
thank the hands that helped with you!
Spencer: Want to measure?
Lex: Want to stir?
Spencer: Want to set the napkins first?
Lex: Pick one job that fits for you.
All: Then thank the helper next to you.
Down the Hawkins Hollow trail,
porch breeze lifted orchard pale.
By the pasture fence they spread
napkins, cups, and fruit with bread.
Cooking waited for a grown-up;
their cool-prep work was through.
Lex passed on the ready bowl.
Spencer said, “We helped as two.”
Leader: Mix it slow!
Everyone: Round we go!
Leader: Pour the cool milk—
Everyone: Watch the line flow!
All: Pass it safely, follow through—
thank the hands that helped with you!
Measure, set, or stir the tune—
homegrown help can start us soon!
Closing Tag: Bowl is ready, table too—
breakfast starts with me and you.
About This Song
Age lane: S4 — Upper Elementary Song, approximately ages 8–12
Theme: Family Routines
Emotional hook: Helping starts at home
Cast: Spencer and Lex
Weather: 64°F, bright overcast, no precipitation, soft porch breeze, cozy listening weather
Route: Blackberry lane → stone footbridge → Hawkins Hollow trail, with Cobb Farm orchard, creek bridge, and pasture-fence details
Energy: Warm acoustic breakfast groove with layered mix–pour–thank responses
Participation: Choose a safe role, keep a shared count, pass items carefully, and thank the next helper
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 55 seconds
Ways to Join In
- Trace four slow stirring circles in the air, on a knee, or with a safe empty utensil.
- Mime pouring a cool ingredient, or tip an empty lightweight cup; only a grown-up handles heat, hot pans, appliances, or open flame.
- Choose one role: measure a pre-portioned cool ingredient, stir, set napkins, count cups, pass an empty light item, point, or observe.
- Keep all real food preparation at a stable table or approved work surface; the route landmarks are story framing, not literal cooking stations.
- Participants may stand, sit, roll, gesture, count, tap, sing, sign, listen, or watch.
- Thank-you may be spoken, sung, signed, gestured, smiled, or shown through attentive direction.