Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Windowsill Picnic Song
Promise: Spencer and Lex name that the meadow picnic is canceled, choose which packed details still matter, and create a windowsill version without claiming it replaces the original.
The part everyone joins: “Not the same, still ours today—make a smaller picnic way.”
Lyrics
Soft Basket-Tap Count-In
Spencer: Basket packed; the rain came down.
Lex: Name the change before we turn around.
On the lane, their basket swings.
Picnic cloth and two small things:
Apple slices, water cups—
Then soft rain begins to drop.
Spencer says, “Our meadow plan
Cannot happen like we planned.”
Lex says, “I feel disappointed too.
Let’s name what we still can do.”
Not the same, still ours today—
Make a smaller picnic way.
I can name what had to change.
You can choose what still remains.
Spread one cloth and leave some room—
New plans make a different tune.
At the bridge, they stay on land.
Rain dots show along the path.
Spencer checks the basket lid.
Lex says, “Keep the food within.”
“Cloth, apple slices, water cups—
Those are details packed with us.”
They choose those three, then head inside
Before the wetter clouds arrive.
Not the same, still ours today—
Make a smaller picnic way.
I can name what had to change.
You can choose what still remains.
Spread one cloth and leave some room—
New plans make a different tune.
Missing meadows can feel sad.
Making new does not erase that.
Keep one part and change the place;
Let both feelings have their space.
At the trail’s bright window nook,
Spencer spreads the cloth they took.
Lex sets apple slices down
With two water cups around.
Rain stays tapping on the pane.
“Not our meadow, not the same.”
Make-believe the windowsill
Whispers, “Small can matter still.”
No real window knows their plan;
That is just their picnic jam.
Not the same, still ours today—
We made a smaller picnic way.
We could name what had to change
And choose what we wished to save.
Cloth and snacks beside the room—
Different plans can hold a tune.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Flexible Plans; disappointment can make room for a new version.
Energy: Honest, cozy, and lightly playful; approximately 86 BPM.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Name the canceled plan, gather a few picnic details, then build a smaller indoor version. Children may tap, spread an imaginary cloth, choose one detail, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Spencer may name the canceled plan; Lex or the group names one detail worth keeping.
- Participation choices: Children may spread an imaginary cloth, tap, choose one picnic detail, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “you can choose,” a child may keep one detail, change the place, say the new version does not feel right, or pass.
- Food and weather boundary: A trusted grown-up manages real food, indoor setup, and weather decisions. No one shelters under trees, uses wet electrical areas, or eats food exposed to unsafe conditions.