Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Sunny Pond Ripple Chorus 046
Song promise: Haylee and Emmitt notice one small challenge, check it together, and let Emmitt choose his next step.
The part everyone joins: “Pause, check, choose what feels safe.”
Lyrics
Haylee hears the creek go ripple.
Emmitt hears the wet stones tap.
Haylee asks, “Want to hop beside me?”
Emmitt says, “I’ll watch one lap.”
Pause, check, choose what feels safe.
Try one step or wait in place.
Ask for help or change the plan.
Brave can mean, “I’ll choose when I can.”
Down the barn lane, one small puddle
holds a patch of silver sky.
Emmitt checks the ground around it.
Haylee waits and stands nearby.
Pause, check, choose what feels safe.
Try one step or wait in place.
Ask for help or change the plan.
Brave can mean, “I’ll choose when I can.”
Puddle rings wear wobbly sunshine.
Raindrop taps begin to rhyme.
Make-believe ripple drums roll softly
while the wind keeps gentle time.
By the quiet bench, Emmitt chooses
one dry stone beside the rain.
Haylee asks, “Want my hand for balance?”
Emmitt says, “Yes, for this one step.”
Pause, check, choose what feels safe.
Try one step or wait in place.
Ask for help or change the plan.
Brave can mean, “I’ll choose when I can.”
Bravery Tag
Trying small or waiting longer,
asking help or choosing “not yet”—
careful choices all can matter.
You can choose your next step.
About This Song
Age lane: S5 — Mixed-Age Family Songs, with an easy pause-and-choose chorus for young children and fuller risk-checking language for older listeners and caregivers.
Theme: Website freebie song for Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs; help families treat bravery as a careful choice that may include trying, waiting, asking for help, or stopping.
Energy: Silly, rain-cozy, and gently encouraging; 57°F with soft rain nearby, fading sprinkles, and a puddle-pat wind.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2–3 minutes.
Participation: Hear the real-world rhythm, sing the careful choice together, then repeat one helpful action as a chorus. Children may hop or sit, tap or watch, try or wait.
Ways to Join In
- On “pause,” hold still, look, or use a chosen pause signal.
- On “check,” look at the ground, ask a trusted grown-up, or gesture a question.
- Children may try one step, use a hand for balance, wait, choose another route, or stop.
- No real puddle, wet stone, or balance challenge is required during performance.