Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Windowed Trail Card Makes One New Rule
The part everyone joins: “New starter, new view.” The song promises that each child’s different starting strength can reveal part of the route.
Lyrics
Three paths touched the weather-vane deck,
but no one lined up neck to neck.
Spencer began with a careful point.
Brandon began with a barefoot bounce.
Kaydence began with a steady hold.
The windowed card showed blue and gold.
No leader stayed through every part;
after each choice came a brand-new start.
All: New starter, new view.
Show what your strong hands do.
Point, pass, pause, then choose—
new starter, new view.
At quiet-bench grove, the window shone.
Blue said near; gold said go.
Spencer pointed where stones stayed dry.
Brandon heard one leaf tap nearby.
Kaydence turned the lower flap.
Under the bright route hid a gap.
The safest line bent back, not through;
the visible pattern had missed one clue.
The Turn
No rush to reed-dock inlet now.
They turned before the final bough.
The leaf tapped once against the card:
tik made the hidden opening clear.
Spencer held the near-side still.
Brandon kept the wide lane clear.
Kaydence lifted three calm fingers;
the relay stopped, but the meaning lingered.
One finger: look.
Two fingers: wait.
Three fingers: leave room at the gate.
Final Line
No one explained it. Everyone changed place.
About This Song
Age lane: S2 — Preschool Songs, ages 3–5
Theme: Outdoor Discovery — sharing leadership across unlike strengths.
Energy: Bright cooperation; playful walking pulse with wiggle-and-pause contrasts.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 25 seconds.
Participation: Rotating starts, pointing, passing, freezing, listening, and one three-finger gesture.
Ways to Join In
- Rotate the starter after every short choice.
- Use point, bounce, or steady-hold options.
- Freeze for the single leaf tap.
- End with Kaydence’s three-finger gesture instead of a sung explanation.