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Song 06 · Stigo & Anki Bright

Stigo's Slow-Go Breathing Song

Sing with Stigo and Anki as a wobbly block tower brings a big feeling. Together they pause, smell a flower, blow a pinwheel and rebuild one small block at a time.

  • Big feelings
  • Slow breathing
  • Try again
Read the lyrics Make a paper pinwheel

For ages 2–6 · No autoplay · Best enjoyed together

Stigo smiling beside a small three-block tower while Anki claps in a sunny room.

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Stigo's Slow-Go Breathing Song lyrics

Stigo's Slow-Go Breathing Song is a breathing song for kids and a gentle calm-down song for big feelings. When Stigo's block tower tumbles, Anki helps him pause, smell a flower, blow a pinwheel, relax his body, and try one small step again.

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Lyrics preview Intro - spoken Stigo: One block, two blocks, three! [Sound cue: Wibble-wobble, plip-plop!] Stigo: Oh. It fell again. Anki: Big feeling? Show full lyrics Hide full lyrics

Intro - spoken

Stigo: One block, two blocks, three! [Sound cue: Wibble-wobble, plip-plop!] Stigo: Oh. It fell again. Anki: Big feeling? Stigo: Big feeling. Anki: Let's find your slow-go song.

Verse 1

Yellow block sat flat and square. Blue block balanced in the air. Red on top and green below, Higher, higher, up they go. Wibble-wobble went the stack. Plip-plop-plump, it tumbled back. Stigo stomped his feet down low. His frown said, "Oh no, no, no!"

Pre-Chorus

It's okay to feel this way. Pause and breathe before we play. Plant both feet upon the floor. One slow breath, then try once more.

Chorus

Smell the flower - one, two, three. Blow the pinwheel - whoosh with me. Breathe in slow, breathe out long. Find your steady slow-go song. Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes. Feel the quiet as it grows. One small block, one small go. Steady, Stigo - slow-go, slow!

Verse 2

Anki held a pinwheel round, Purple, pink, without a sound. Stigo sniffed a flower sweet. Breathed in slow - one, two, three. Then he blew a gentle breeze. Round spun colors, one, two, three. Shoulders softened, stomp was gone. Stigo hummed his slow-go song.

Call and Response

Anki: Big feelings? Children: They're okay! Anki: What can help? Children: Pause today! Stigo: Breathe in? Children: One, two, three! Stigo: Breathe out? Children: Whoosh with me!

Chorus

Smell the flower - one, two, three. Blow the pinwheel - whoosh with me. Breathe in slow, breathe out long. Find your steady slow-go song. Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes. Feel the quiet as it grows. One small block, one small go. Steady, Stigo - slow-go, slow!

Action Break

Plant your feet and stand up tall. Let your shoulders gently fall. Smell the flower: one, two, three. Blow the pinwheel: whoosh with me. Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes. Feel your slow-go calmness grow.

Verse 3

First one block sat flat and low. "No need to hurry - slow-go, slow." Next one nestled, snug and square. Stigo placed it there with care. Three small blocks made one short stack. Stigo smiled and then stepped back. Small and sturdy, straight and bright, Stigo's tower stood just right.

Bridge

If it wiggles, we can wait. If it tumbles, that's okay. Feel, then breathe, then try one go. Little steps and slow-go, slow.

Final Chorus

Smell the flower - one, two, three. Blow the pinwheel - whoosh with me. Breathe in slow, breathe out long. Stigo found his slow-go song. Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes. Feel the quiet as it grows. One small block, one small go. Proud and peaceful - slow-go, slow!

Outro - spoken

Stigo: Feel it. Anki: Breathe it. Both: Try one small go. Stigo: Slow-go!

Sound cue: Whoosh... block tap... ding!

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Little discoveries in this song

  • Notice that big feelings are okay to have.

  • Practise breathing slowly in and out.

  • Pause and take one small step before trying again.

Move-and-sing prompt

Plant your feet, smell an imaginary flower for three counts, then blow an imaginary pinwheel slowly.

After the song

Slow-go flower and pinwheel breaths

Pretend to smell one flower for three gentle counts, then slowly blow one imaginary pinwheel. Wiggle your fingers and toes before trying one small step.

  • Time: 5 minutes
  • Adult help: Breathe together
  • Materials: No materials needed

Choose large, child-safe objects and stay nearby whenever materials are used.

Stigo's fold-and-whoosh paper game

Make Stigo's slow-go paper pinwheel

Follow the seven picture steps to make one simple paper pinwheel with a grown-up. When it is ready, give it one long, gentle whoosh while you sing Stigo's slow-go chorus.

Picture key Follow the action Work in order Check before the next step
  1. A clean square sheet of light paper, ready to become a pinwheel.
    Step 1

    Start with a clean square

    Place one light square of paper flat in front of you. Smooth it with your hand so there are no folds, tears or curled corners.

    Check: You have one neat, flat square ready to decorate.

  2. A square paper sheet with yellow, coral, purple and blue coloring at its corners.
    Step 2

    Color the four edges

    Color a soft bright patch at each corner: yellow, coral, purple and blue work beautifully. Leave the middle of the paper pale and clear.

    Check: Your square has four colorful corners and a clear center.

  3. A colored paper square with diagonal folds and a small hole in its center.
    Step 3

    Fold and make the center hole

    Fold the square corner to corner both ways, then open it flat. A grown-up makes one small hole where the two fold lines cross.

    Check: You can see an X-shaped set of folds and one small hole at the center.

  4. A colored paper square with four diagonal cuts that stop before the center hole.
    Step 4

    A grown-up cuts the edge lines

    A grown-up cuts in from each corner along the folded diagonal line. Stop a little before the center hole so the middle stays joined.

    Check: Four cuts point toward the center, but the paper is still connected around the hole.

  5. A colorful paper pinwheel with its four folded blades meeting at the center.
    Step 5

    Fold all four blades inward

    Choose one loose tip beside each cut. Gently bend all four chosen tips to the center hole, keeping the same turning direction each time.

    Check: Four curved paper blades meet in the middle like a pinwheel.

  6. A finished colorful paper pinwheel attached to a white paper straw with a round center fastener.
    Step 6

    A grown-up adds the stick and needle

    A grown-up puts a paper fastener or rounded craft needle through the four blade tips and the center hole, then fixes it to a paper straw or safe stick. Cover the back securely with tape.

    Check: Your pinwheel is safely attached to its handle and can turn freely.

  7. A colorful paper pinwheel on a white paper straw, turning gently with soft motion marks.
    Step 7

    Blow and watch it turn

    Hold the stick still. Take one slow breath in, then blow a gentle, steady whoosh toward the blades. Watch the colors make a soft circle as they move.

    Check: Your pinwheel spins with one calm, gentle breath.

Pinwheel ready!

One slow breath, one gentle whoosh

Try one calm whoosh at a time. If the paper does not turn, ask a grown-up to check that the blade tips and fastener are not squeezed too tightly. The goal is slow, comfortable breathing, not a fast spin.