Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Porch-Package Question Song
Promise: Spencer and Lex pause their noisy surprise, Lillian returns the neighbor’s preference, and the group adjusts the welcome without treating one style as better for everyone.
The part everyone joins: “Ask, then welcome—kindness listens first.”
Lyrics
Soft Porch-Tap Count-In
Spencer: We made a welcome, bright and loud.
Lex: Ask before we call a crowd.
On the lane, one basket shakes
With two bells and paper shapes.
Spencer says, “A porch surprise!”
Lex asks, “Would they like that kind?”
Ask, then welcome—
Kindness listens first.
I can wonder; you can say
What kind of hello fits today.
Tap once softly, leave some room—
Different welcomes all can bloom.
At the bridge, they stay on land.
Lex holds up one question card:
“Quiet package, cheerful song,
Or an invite to come along?”
Lillian returns along the trail:
“Quiet package, note by mail.
They would like an invitation
For a visit they can plan.”
Ask, then welcome—
Kindness listens first.
I can wonder; you can say
What kind of hello fits today.
Tap once softly, leave some room—
Different welcomes all can bloom.
Not too quiet, not too loud—
Not one answer for the crowd.
Hear the choice and change the plan;
Kindness fits the welcome hand.
On the trail, the basket rests.
Spencer lifts the bells away.
Lex folds one invitation.
Lillian checks the name is right.
Paper shapes stay tucked inside.
“Make-believe they whisper, Hi!”
No real paper knows their choice;
That is just their welcome voice.
Ask, then welcome—
Kindness listened first.
We can wonder, hear, and say
What kind of hello fits today.
Quiet package, note, and room—
Their own welcome starts to bloom.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Neighborly Welcome; kindness begins by asking, not assuming.
Energy: Warm, thoughtful, and gently curious; approximately 88 BPM.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Prepare a simple welcome, ask what the neighbor prefers, then adjust the gift together. Children may tap, point, choose quiet or lively options, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Spencer may offer one welcome idea; Lex or the group asks what the neighbor prefers; Lillian returns the answer.
- Participation choices: Children may choose quiet, lively, or invitation-only options; tap, point, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “what kind of hello fits,” a child may offer an option, ask a preference, change the plan, or pass.
- Neighbor boundary: No one enters a porch, home, yard, or doorway without invitation. Delivery remains adult-supported and off-scene.