Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Broken-Crayon Mosaic Beat
Promise: Lex names that the crayons have changed, Brandon tests a sideways rubbing method, and Lillian helps combine six sorted pieces into one bright mosaic picture without pretending the crayons never broke.
The part everyone joins: “Short crayons, sideways bright—changed tools make a different sight.”
Lyrics
Soft Crayon-Box Count-In
Lex: Box tipped over; colors broke.
Brandon: Short can draw a different stroke.
In the hollow, crayons fall.
Six snap short beside the wall.
Lex says, “Art time changed today.”
Brandon says, “Let’s test a way.”
Short crayons, sideways bright—
Changed tools make a different sight.
I can sort; you can test
Which small piece can color best.
Rub one patch, then leave some room—
Broken colors still can bloom.
At the shed, they sort all six:
Two warm reds, two blues, two greens.
Brandon turns one blue piece flat
And rubs a wide mark on the scrap.
Lex tries red along the side:
“Short strokes make a stripe this wide.”
No one says the break is gone;
New ways keep the drawing on.
Short crayons, sideways bright—
Changed tools make a different sight.
I can sort; you can test
Which small piece can color best.
Rub one patch, then leave some room—
Broken colors still can bloom.
Changed is real; the pieces stay.
We can choose another way.
Test the side and test the tip;
Keep the pieces with a grip.
At the stump, one paper waits.
Lillian plans six color spaces.
Lex rubs red; Brandon rubs blue.
Lillian adds green between the two.
Six short crayons, one bright scene:
Red and blue with paths of green.
“Make-believe the colors sing:
Different shapes can still make things!”
No real crayon knows the art;
That is just their mosaic part.
Short crayons, sideways bright—
Changed tools made a different sight.
We can sort, test, and share;
Six color patches meet us there.
Rub one patch, then leave some room—
One new picture fills the tune.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Creative Reuse; a changed tool can still make something worthwhile.
Energy: Bright, inventive, and honest about the change; approximately 96 BPM.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Sort the broken crayons, test new ways to use them, then combine the pieces into one picture. Children may sort by color, tap, rub an imaginary crayon sideways, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Lex may call “sort”; Brandon may answer “test”; Lillian or the group sings “combine.”
- Participation choices: Children may sort by color, rub an imaginary crayon sideways, tap six times, point to a patch, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “you can test,” a child may choose side, tip, pressure, color placement, or pass.
- Art safety: Use age-appropriate, verified non-toxic crayons on stable paper. No melting, heating, cutting, shaving, or mouthing is part of this activity.