Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Little Library Step After the Clockwork Trail Card
The part everyone joins: “Wood, metal, cloth—then leave one measure open.” Younger singers can name the materials; older singers can layer the directional responses.
Lyrics
Morning opened the little-library step.
Lex heard gears where the clockwork card slept.
Brandon watched its brass edge glide;
Alice traced the window side.
Lillian held one listening hand.
No one followed across the land.
Only the card went toward quilt lawn,
then clicked back home before they moved on.
Family Refrain
Younger voices: Wood, metal, cloth.
Older voices: Near, wide, across.
All: Hear what each one brings—
then leave one measure for listening.
At frog pond rim, Lex tapped wood:
one warm tok where the dry piece stood.
Brandon touched metal: one clear ting.
Alice brushed cloth: one soft whispering.
The card flashed “keep the rhythm tight.”
The path edge answered “leave room on the right.”
Both signs helped, but both at once
made the narrow gathering bunch.
Directional Echo
Near side: Keep the beat.
Wide side: Keep the lane.
Near side: Count the sound.
Wide side: Make room again.
The Irreversible Turn
Lillian did not add a fourth sound.
She opened one palm toward the ground.
One full measure passed without a beat;
silence showed where both plans could meet.
“Lillian found the missing part,” said Lex.
The card no longer led what happened next.
Wood, metal, cloth became placement clues;
the gathering changed how the sounds were used.
Safe-Space Coda
Lex set wood at the outer curve.
Brandon placed metal where the border turned.
Alice folded cloth beside one clear square.
Lillian kept the open center there.
Younger voices: Wood, metal, cloth.
Older voices: Near, wide, across.
All: Lillian left one measure free—
a little safe space in the company.
About This Song
Age lane: S5 — Mixed-Age Family Song
Theme: Counting & Movement — returning credit to the person whose idea changed the plan.
Energy: Cozy listening with a steady family pulse, directional echoes, and one full silent measure.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes 10 seconds.
Participation: Three-material sound parts, near-and-wide gestures, optional seated movement, silent count, and cleanup placement.
Ways to Join In
- Younger singers name wood, metal, and cloth.
- Older singers or adults carry the near-side and wide-side echoes.
- The full group holds one complete silent measure after Lillian’s open-palm cue.
- Participants may place, point, watch, sing, or remain seated while preserving the open center.