Here’s a spring parachute activity “My Little Garden”. So I hope you’re ready to move and sing this spring. This blog post is a lesson tutorial for a parachute music and movement activity song “My Little Garden”.
I’m sharing how to do a parachute activity and movement routine to the song “My Little Garden”. And each verse of the song will feature a different movement. Be ready to challenge your students with this activity. There’s lot’s of directional movement as well as fast/slow dynamics.
Make your spring lessons more interactive with parachutes! Music and movement activities will help your students learn and stay highly engaged.
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Parachute play isn’t just fun — it’s also packed with developmental benefits for children! Whether in a preschool classroom, music and movement session, or outdoor playtime, parachute activities offer a vibrant, engaging way to help children grow.
Here are 10 reasons why parachute movement activities are fantastic for kids:
Parachute games require kids to work together — lifting, lowering, and coordinating movements as a group. This fosters cooperation, turn-taking, and a strong sense of community.
Lifting, shaking, and moving the parachute strengthens large muscle groups. Kids practice coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while having a blast!
Many parachute songs and games include specific instructions (e.g., “Everyone lift on 3!”). These activities improve auditory processing and following multi-step directions.
The bright colors, swooshing sounds, and flowing motion of a parachute provide multisensory stimulation — engaging visual, auditory, and tactile senses all at once.
Parachute play naturally invites interaction. Whether kids are making a “mushroom” tent or switching spots during a song, they learn to engage positively with peers.
The rhythmic up-and-down motion can have a calming effect on children. Parachute games help kids release energy in a safe, controlled way, reducing stress and anxiety.
Many parachute songs involve counting, colors, opposites (up/down, fast/slow), and even early literacy skills. It’s a fun and active way to reinforce classroom learning.
The parachute becomes a storytelling tool — it can be a tent, a wave, a rainbow, or a volcano! Kids get to explore creative movement and imaginative play.
Parachute play can be easily adapted for children of all abilities. Everyone can participate, whether standing, sitting, or using assistive devices, making it an inclusive group activity.
At the end of the day, parachute activities are joyful, exciting, and memorable. Kids love them — and when kids are having fun, they’re more open to learning and connecting.
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“MY LITTLE GARDEN” SONG BY SING PLAY CREATE
Listen to the song and bounce the parachute on the beat.
The first part of each verse repeats at the beginning of all consecutive verses.
“The sun come up, the sun goes down”. (Movement is raising high above head, then low to the ground.)
Then a “character” does an action. There are nine verses in the song and each verse has a different parachute action.
The end of each verse is the same and we’ll take a big breath afterwards as we sing “In my little garden”.
1 (BOUNCING)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The flowers in my garden
Are dancing all around
Dancing, dancing all around
All around, all around
Dancing, dancing all around
In my little garden
2 (WALK IN A CIRCLE)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The trees in my garden
Are twirling all around
All around, all around
Twirling, twirling all around
In my little garden
3 (TWO HAND WIGGLE)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The bees in my garden
Are buzzing all around.
Buzzing, buzzing all around
All around, all around
Buzzing, buzzing all around
In my little garden
4 (BIG ARM WAVES)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The birdies in my garden
Are flying all around
Flying, flying all around
All around, all around
Flying, flying all around
In my little garden
5 (HOPPING AND BOUNCING)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The bunnies in my garden
Are hopping all around
Hopping, hopping, all around
All around, all around
Hopping, hopping, all around
In my little garden
6 (WALKING IN AND OUT 2 STEPS)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The butterflies in my garden
Are swirling all around
Swirling, swirling all around
All around, all around
Swirling, swirling all around
In my little garden
7 (QUICK WIGGLING)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The snakes in my garden
Are slithering all around
Slithering, slithering all around
All around, all around
Slithering, slithering all around
In my little garden
8 (RAISE OVERHEAD THEN DOWN TO THE WAIST)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The clouds in my garden
Are raining all around
Raining, raining all around
All around, all around
Raining, raining all around
In my little garden
9 (LOWER TO THE FLOOR AND BRING UP TO WAIST)
The sun comes up
The sun goes down
The seeds in my garden
Are growing all around
Growing, growing all around
All around, all around
Growing, growing all around
In my little garden
You may want to sing and practice the actions one verse at a time.
Sing the song acapella so that it’s slow enough for the younger children to learn.
Challenge older students in 3rd grade to create their own actions for each verse of the song.
It’s Spring! And it’s the perfect time to bring movement, music, and imagination together in your classroom with the “My Little Garden” parachute activity song!
Designed especially for PreK through 2nd grade, this original movement song captures students’ attention with familiar melodies, creative play, and joyful movement.
There’s a FREE RESOURCE with the sheet music, lyrics and coloring pages and links to the music.
Parachute Movement Song Activity for young children, “Flying High and Low” is an easy to learn parachute routine for children to learn via the video, music tracks and teaching presentation. Students will love waving, bouncing, high and low as the butterfly, honeybee and dragonfly fly through the garden.
The intent is to have students experience a variety of actions of directional words that focus on high/low and responding to the music as they make brain/body connections.
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Hi there! I’m Sandra, one of the authors behind Sing Play Create. My goal is to provide teachers with interactive resources and activities to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and enhance student learning.
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