Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Puddle-Pat Weather
Promise: Spencer notices that the morning shower changed the outdoor plan, Lex finds a rhythm under shelter, and both choose three shallow, clear puddle spots only after trusted-adult and weather checks.
The part everyone joins: “Look, choose, change the play—puddle-pat a safer way.”
Lyrics
Porch-Drip Count-In
Lex: Drip from the eaves—pat one, two.
Spencer: Rain changed plans; what can we do?
Spencer waits for sun to show.
Lex hears porch drops tap below.
“First we check the sky and ground,
Then we choose a safer sound.”
Look, choose, change the play—
Puddle-pat a safer way.
I can notice; you can say
What the weather changed today.
Pat one rhythm, leave some room—
New plans make a playful tune.
Three clear puddles, shallow, small;
No deep water, mud, or fall.
Spencer pats beside the first.
Lex claps near the second place.
At the third they step in place,
Keeping water off each face.
Trusted grown-up says, “All clear.”
Boots stay steady, friends stay near.
Look, choose, change the play—
Puddle-pat a safer way.
I can notice; you can say
What the weather changed today.
Pat one rhythm, leave some room—
New plans make a playful tune.
Clouds can lift and plans can bend.
Check the path before the bend.
If we hear a thunder sound,
We go in and leave the ground.
At the marker, clouds grow thin.
Golden patches wander in.
Spencer says, “The trail looks bright.”
Lex says, “Shade is here in sight.”
“Make-believe the puddles play
Little drums from far away!”
No real puddle keeps the beat;
That is just their weather treat.
Look, choose, change the play—
Puddle-pat a safer way.
We can notice, check, and say
How the weather changed today.
Pat one rhythm, leave some room—
Flexible plans can make a tune.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Weather & Seasons; adapting play when weather changes.
Energy: Fresh, flexible, and playful; approximately 90 BPM with a drip-drop body-percussion groove.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Notice what the weather changed, choose a safe new way to play, then sing the change into a cheerful refrain. Children may pat, clap, step in place, point, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Spencer may sing what changed; Lex or the group may answer with one safe new play choice.
- Participation choices: Children may pat knees, clap, point to a puddle, step in place, gesture, speak, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “you can say,” a child may name a weather change, choose porch rhythm, dry-ground movement, or puddle play after adult clearance, or pass.
- Weather safety: A trusted grown-up checks weather, depth, footing, and route. If thunder is heard or lightning is seen, outdoor play stops and everyone goes indoors immediately.