Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Tomorrow Basket Goodnight
Promise: Haylee saves the next idea instead of losing it, Austin helps make the reminder clear, and the pair leave one visible clue for tomorrow before settling by the window.
The part everyone joins: “Tuck it, thank it, tomorrow can wait.”
Lyrics
Soft Tool-Tap Count-In
Haylee: One more piece is in my head.
Austin: Save the next step before bed.
At the shed, the play day slows.
Haylee puts the small rake home.
Austin sets the scoop beside it:
“Tools can rest; the plan can stay.”
Tuck it, thank it,
Tomorrow can wait.
Save one idea,
Fold it up straight.
Place it where morning
Can find it again.
At the cubby, paper waits.
Austin holds the board in place.
Haylee draws the garden stand
With one sign they’ll add by hand.
Tuck it, thank it,
Tomorrow can wait.
Save one idea,
Fold it up straight.
Place it where morning
Can find it again.
Stopping now is not goodbye.
One small picture keeps the why.
Fold the page and carry slow;
Morning has a place to go.
By the window, daylight thins.
Haylee folds the drawing in.
Austin holds the basket low.
Haylee places it just so.
First star glimmers in the blue.
“Make-believe it guards our clue.”
No real star can guard a plan;
That is just their goodnight game.
Tuck it, thank it,
Tomorrow can wait.
One idea is resting;
The fun is not late.
Morning can open
The plan we saved tonight.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Bedtime & Routines; pausing now does not mean losing the fun.
Energy: Cozy, reassuring, and gently imaginative; approximately 72 BPM with a soft three-part bedtime refrain.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Choose one idea to save, place it in the tomorrow basket, then sing “tuck it, thank it, tomorrow can wait.” Children may fold an imaginary page, tap, sway, point, hum, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Haylee may sing the idea-saving line; Austin or the group may answer with “tomorrow can wait.”
- Participation choices: Children may mime folding one page, tap twice, sway, point to a basket, hum, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “save one idea,” a child may name, draw, gesture, or imagine one next step—or choose not to save one.
- Routine framing: The song supports a predictable transition without treating reluctance, extra energy, or unfinished play as misbehavior.