Pip's Play Cards

Tap your knees two times.
Say, "Maybe next time."
Do it slow. Do it fast. Now whisper it!

Play beach on a towel.
Your grown‑up says, "Time to go home."
You tap, tap: "Maybe next time." Pack up together.

Pretend to swim around the room.
Your grown‑up calls, "No more swimming!"
Stop. Tap, tap. "Maybe next time."

Your grown‑up reads a book and stops in the middle: "We have to stop there."
You tap, tap: "Maybe next time."

Put three paper shells on the floor.
Walk home slowly, like Pip.
Count them into a bucket: one, two, three!

You are Papa. Teddy wants one more swim.
Say, "I know. It's hard to stop."
Help Teddy tap, tap: "Maybe next time."