Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Melody Assembled by Relay for a Reversible Trail Card
The part everyone joins: “Test it small, pass it on.” The song promises that children can try a choice safely in miniature, notice what changed, and leave room to continue later.
Lyrics
Three views watched one card unfold:
Callen by the water, Aydin by the gate,
Lillian beyond the porch-place name,
all sharing one small game.
The near side fit one careful step.
The wide side left more room.
“Which one works?” the card seemed to ask.
“Let tiny pieces choose.”
All: Test it small, pass it on.
Try one piece, then move along.
Near or wide, we look before—
test it small, then make some room.
Callen placed the blue piece near.
Aydin placed the gold piece wide.
Lillian turned the center fold
and kept one open side.
Pass the card. Trade the view.
Each new hand can show a clue.
What fits one may pinch another;
both results can still be true.
Turn Section
A damp fold caught. The pieces slid.
No one pushed them back in place.
Lillian held one pause-hand high:
“Something changed. Let us save the space.”
Callen held the card-edge still.
Aydin brought the bright repair thread.
Lillian kept the blank part open;
tomorrow could add what was not ready yet.
One careful stitch crossed the little tear.
The mend stayed bright for all to see.
The card was fixed, but not completed—
finished enough for today.
All: Test it small, pass it on.
Try one piece, then move along.
Near or wide, we look before—
leave one space for something more.
About This Song
Age lane: S2 — Preschool Songs, ages 3–5
Theme: Feelings & Friendship — asking what changed before trying harder.
Energy: Patient building with a gentle relay pulse and a soft landing.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 30 seconds.
Participation: Pass-and-place relay, near-and-wide hand shapes, one pause cue, and a pretend stitching gesture.
Ways to Join In
- Pass a small imaginary piece after each short verse phrase.
- Use close hands for near and open hands for wide.
- Lillian’s raised pause hand stops the relay.
- Trace one pretend stitch, then leave one open hand-space.