Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Golden Snow Day Wiggle Song A
Big feeling, warm choice—wiggle, breathe, use your voice. Families hear the real-world rhythm, sing the feeling together, then repeat one helpful action: wiggle fingers, take one slow breath, name a need, or choose a cozy pause.
Lyrics
[Two soft taps, then one slow breath.]
Golden light and butterfly breeze,
Busy leaves in the maple trees.
No snow is falling here today—
We can still make snow-day play.
At the meadow gate, Callen stood,
Bentley nestled close and safe.
Callen named the bouncing cheer:
“A big bright feeling is visiting here.”
Hands stay steady; voice stays clear;
Warm choices can help feelings steer.
Big feeling, warm choice—
Wiggle, breathe, use your voice.
Tap one toe or pause in place;
Choose what helps your body find space.
Big feeling, warm choice—
Gentle strength can join the noise.
At the porch steps, shadows skipped;
Callen watched as maple leaves flipped.
“Maybe snow? Maybe not today.”
A wished-for plan can change its way.
Callen breathed and named one need:
“A cozy pause is good for me.”
Leader: Big feeling—what can we choose?
All: Wiggle, breathe, or name what we need.
All: Big feeling, warm choice—
Wiggle, breathe, use your voice.
Tap one toe or pause in place;
Choose what helps your body find space.
[Soft chimes and finger-snow motions.]
In Maple Hollow, gold leaves spun;
By the garden shed, they glittered in sun.
At the listening stump, the breeze blew bright;
Make-believe snowflakes danced in the light.
No cold storm came and no white ground grew—
It was warm-day play the family knew.
At the berry patch, the breeze slowed down;
Callen kept Bentley safe and sound.
One slow breath, then one soft hum;
Big feelings stayed, but calm could come.
No need to hide and no need to race—
A warm small choice made breathing space.
Big feeling, warm choice—
Wiggle, breathe, use your voice.
Name one need or pause in place;
Choose what helps your body find space.
Big feeling, warm choice—
Warm and steady, every voice.
Wiggle fingers, breathe in slow—
Make-believe snow, then let it go.
About This Song
Age lane: S5 — Mixed-Age Family Song. The chorus gives younger listeners an easy warm-choice refrain, while the verses give older children and adults language for excitement, disappointment, and choosing a comfortable next action.
Theme: Website freebie song that helps families pair big feelings with warm, possible choices.
Energy: Bright, breezy, playful, and gradually settling; outdoor big-movement weather translated into newborn-safe caregiver-scale movement.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2–2½ minutes.
Participation: Family call-and-response, finger wiggles, foot taps, warm-wrap gestures, and a child-owned repeat of one helpful action. Bentley participates only through secure caregiver holding and listening.
Ways to Join In
- Wiggle: free participants may wiggle fingers or toes; Callen does not add this action while supporting Bentley.
- Breathe: take one comfortable slow breath, watch, or listen; never require a timed hold.
- Use your voice: name a need, hum, sign, gesture, or point to a choice.
- Pause: become still for one beat or rest hands.
- Child ownership: in later choruses, children choose and supply one helpful action—wiggle, breathe, name a need, or pause.
- Bentley remains a supported newborn listener. Callen’s stable two-arm hold, head and neck support, and attention to Bentley are primary throughout; any additional movement is caregiver-scale swaying only.