Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Ask-Before-You-Fix Song
Promise: Austin spots the hazard and places one adult-approved marker, Callen keeps the group back while caring for Bentley, and Lillian inspects and manages the repair without the children touching the loose slat.
The part everyone joins: “Notice, block, ask before—shared things need the right repair.”
Lyrics
Soft Stop-Tap Count-In
Austin: Loose slat spotted—bench stays still.
Callen: Ask the grown-up with the skill.
By the acorns, one bench waits.
Austin sees a slat that shakes.
“Do not sit and do not press.
We should keep folks from this bench.”
Callen holds small Bentley near:
“Stay back here until it’s clear.”
Austin sets one marker down
On dry ground beside the bench.
Notice, block, ask before—
Shared things need the right repair.
I can point; you can say,
“Please keep clear and use another place.”
Tap once softly, leave some room—
Trusted help will check it soon.
At the bridge, they stay on land.
Austin names the bench and path.
Callen says, “One slat is loose.
No one touched it; none sat down.”
They send one clear report ahead:
“Community bench by the acorn bed.
One loose slat; the marker’s there.
Please inspect and make repair.”
Notice, block, ask before—
Shared things need the right repair.
I can point; you can say,
“Please keep clear and use another place.”
Tap once softly, leave some room—
Trusted help will check it soon.
Shared does not mean ours to mend.
We can warn and tell a friend.
Tools and fasteners stay away;
Responsible grown-ups choose the way.
At the gate, Lillian waits.
She hears where the loose bench stays.
“I will check the slat and frame.
Keep the marker in its place.”
Austin shows the path from far.
Callen keeps Bentley in his arms.
Make-believe the marker sings:
“Asking first protects shared things.”
No real marker knows the rule;
That is just their care-song tune.
Noticed, blocked, asked before—
Shared things reached the right repair.
We could point and clearly say
Where the loose bench needs a check.
Marker stays and people room—
Trusted help will fix it soon.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Shared Property; helping starts with permission.
Energy: Calm, useful, and community-minded; approximately 88 BPM with a notice–block–ask refrain.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Notice the loose bench slat, mark the area as unsafe, then ask the responsible grown-up before repairing. Children may show a stop hand, point from a distance, tap, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Austin may call “notice”; Callen or the group answers “keep clear”; Lillian accepts the report.
- Participation choices: Children may show a stop hand, point from a distance, tap, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “you can say,” a child may name the location, ask a trusted adult, choose another seat, or pass.
- Shared-property safety: Children do not sit on, test, tighten, remove, or replace a loose slat. An authorized adult assesses the full bench and chooses the repair.