Stretchy Band Music and Movement Activity “My Little Garden”

It’s spring! Let’s do the stretchy band music and movement activity “My Little Garden” in your music class this week! It’s a very active song that your students will love moving to with a stretchy band.

As part of April’s Music and Movement month activities, this week I’m sharing stretchy band fun! Bear Paw Creek is joining in the fun too and has lot’s of high quality movement props and blog articles for you.

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STRETCHY BAND MUSIC AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITY

It’s Spring! And it’s the perfect time to bring movement, music, and imagination together in your classroom with the “My Little Garden” stretchy band activity song! Designed especially for PreK through 2nd grade, this original movement song captures students’ attention with familiar melodies, creative play, and joyful movement.

Whether you’re leading music time, spring-themed units, or need a quick activity to get the wiggles out, this blog post has everything you need in one fun, easy-to-read article.

The activity is going to be acting out the lyrics to the song “My Little Garden” using a stretchy band. In the video I demonstrate how to do each action for each of the nine verses in the song. Then at the end of the video I demonstrate the entire activity.

There’s a FREE RESOURCE with the sheet music, lyrics and coloring pages and links to the music.

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“MY LITTLE GARDEN” SONG LINKS

Click on the image to get the song links to your favorite music station.

WHY USE A STRETCHY BAND?

Ever try a stretchy band with your kiddos? It’s honestly such a simple tool, but it works wonders—especially when they’re feeling overwhelmed or antsy.

Here’s why it’s kind of magical:

• It gets them moving. Stretching the band gives their muscles something to do and helps release that built-up stress. Plus, hello endorphins!
• It helps them feel grounded. That pulling motion gives proprioceptive input (fancy word for “my body knows where it is”), which can be super calming—especially for kids who struggle with sensory stuff.
• It’s a tactile thing. The band has texture and resistance, and that sensory input can be really soothing. Almost like a fidget, but for the whole body.
• The rhythm helps too. That stretch-release pattern? It’s like rocking or tapping—naturally calming and regulating.
• It builds focus. They’ve gotta pay attention to what they’re doing, which helps bring them into the moment and gives their brain a break from whatever was stressing them out.
• They’re in control. They decide how much to pull and move, and that sense of control can seriously lower anxiety.
• It supports calm breathing. Movement like this often leads to deeper breathing, which helps slow things down emotionally and physically.
• It’s a healthy outlet. Got big feelings? Stretch it out! It’s a safe and physical way to release frustration or anger.
• And honestly? It’s fun. Sometimes just switching gears and doing something playful is all they need to reset.

Adding a stretchy band to your kiddo’s toolkit can be a total game-changer. Great for home, school, or wherever they need a moment to regulate.

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LESSON STEPS

Listen to the song and bounce the stretchy band 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”

Then a “character” does an action.

The end of each verse is the same and we’ll take a big breath afterwards.

“In my little garden”.

You may want to sing and practice the actions one verse at a time.

Get the resource with all of the diagrams, music, teaching videos to use in your classroom.

LYRICS TO THE SONG

🌷 What Makes “My Little Garden” Stretchy Band Activity So Special?

✔️ Built-in Teaching Support:
Don’t worry about teaching the actions yourself—just project the teaching video so your students can learn both the lyrics and movements at their own pace.

✔️ Full Music & Movement Experience:
Once they’ve got the hang of it, play the scarf movement video and sing along together. Your students will love pretending to explore a magical spring garden as they wave scarves, follow patterns, and sing!

✔️ Ready-to-Go Materials:
No more scrambling for lesson ideas. With included lesson steps, a teaching presentation, storybook, sheet music, flash cards, and even a spring coloring page, this resource saves you time while engaging your learners with purposeful play.

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I love using stretchy bands in my classroom. I hope this activity helps your students learn about gardens, springtime , beat, rhythm, form while having fun!

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