Tumblelight Garden · for parents and caregivers

Dig, Dump & Lift!

Piko wants a pond house, but a big dirt pile is in the way! Four little garden machines help: the excavator scoops, the dump truck carries and tips, the bulldozer pushes it flat, and the crane lifts the roof on. Copy every move, and remember: big real machines are for grown-ups, so we stay back behind the fence. For ages 2–5.

Actions: Scoop it: bend and scoop both arms down and up like an excavator bucket. Dump it: lean back and tip your arms. Push it flat: push both hands forward. Lift it high: reach one arm up tall. Chant: roll your fists on 'Rumble-rumble', scoop on 'scoop-a-loop', rise up on your toes on 'up, up, up', then honk a pretend horn on 'BEEP-BEEP!'. Bridge: stand still behind a pretend fence and wave. Verse 3: hold one arm up tall like a crane, curl your hand like a hook, lower it down, then lift it up. In the 'Again!' round, call out which machine does each job.

Chorus

Scoop it, dump it, push it flat,
Lift it way up high!
Little machines can do all that,
Copy me, let's try!
Rumble-rumble, scoop-a-loop,
Up, up, up... BEEP-BEEP!

Verse 1

Here's the excavator, long, long arm,
A bucket on the end.
Scoop the dirt and lift it up,
Scoop your arms and bend!

Verse 2

Dump truck carries all the dirt,
Tip it back... and pour!
Bulldozer pushes, flat, flat, flat,
Push your hands, push more!

Chorus

Scoop it, dump it, push it flat,
Lift it way up high!
Little machines can do all that,
Copy me, let's try!
Rumble-rumble, scoop-a-loop,
Up, up, up... BEEP-BEEP!

Bridge

Big machines are big and strong,
Grown-ups drive them, every one.
We stay back behind the fence,
Watch and wave, it's fun!

Verse 3

Here's the crane, so tall, so tall,
The hook goes down, down, down.
Hook the roof and lift it up,
Then set it gently down!

Chorus

Scoop it, dump it, push it flat,
Lift it way up high!
Little machines can do all that,
Copy me, let's try!
Rumble-rumble, scoop-a-loop,
Up, up, up... BEEP-BEEP!

Outro

Rumble-rumble... up, up, up... BEEP-BEEP!