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Step by Step (Bedtime Routine Song)

Piko wants his story right now and tries to do every bedtime step at once. Mama Frog shows him the cozy way: one step at a time. A calm bedtime routine song for ages 2–5.

Actions: Chorus: slow, big, sleepy steps in place; on 'yawn', stretch your arms up slowly. Verse 1: wiggle your fingers like splashes, then pat, pat, pat like drying with a towel. Verse 2: lift one leg, then the other, then pop your head up for 'peekaboo'. Bridge: brush in tiny circles with one finger, whisper-quiet. Verse 3: open your hands like a book, then lay your head on your hands and close your eyes.

Chorus

Step by step, the day is done,
Sleepy steps, one by one.
Bath, pajamas, teeth so bright,
Story, bed, and then night-night!
Step-a-step, sleepy step...
Step-a-step, sleepy step...
Step-a-step, sleepy step... yawn.

Verse 1

Bath time first, splish, splish, splish!
Mama stays close, swish, swish, swish!
Towel wrap, pat, pat, pat!
Dry and cozy, just like that!

Verse 2

Pajamas next, one leg, two!
One arm, two arms, peekaboo!
Pop! goes my head, out it comes,
Cozy jammies, hum, hum, hum.

Chorus

Bridge

Brush, brush, soft and slow,
Mama helps, round we go.
Little circles, two minutes long,
Spit, and hum our sleepy song.

Verse 3

Pick a book, just one, just one,
Snuggle close, the story's begun.
Into bed, the light goes low,
Close your eyes... nice and slow.

Chorus

Outro

Step-a-step... night-night.