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Song 02 · Toby Tops

Toby's Tiny Seed Countdown

Follow one tiny seed as water, sunshine, roots, a sprout, four green leaves and five pink petals turn it into a bright garden flower.

  • Count 1–5
  • How plants grow
  • Move & sing
Read the lyrics Make a blooming flower

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

Toby Tops holding one seed beside a five-petal flower and watering can.

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Toby's Tiny Seed Countdown lyrics

Toby's Tiny Seed Countdown is a counting to five song for kids and a preschool plant growth song starring Toby Tops. Follow one tiny seed as water, sunshine, roots, a sprout, four green leaves, and five pink petals turn it into a bright garden flower.

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Lyrics preview Intro - spoken Toby: One tiny seed. Is it a flower yet? Children: Not yet! Toby: Then let's dig, pat, drip-drop, grow! Show full lyrics Hide full lyrics

Intro - spoken

Toby: One tiny seed. Is it a flower yet? Children: Not yet! Toby: Then let's dig, pat, drip-drop, grow!

Sound cue: Dig-dig, pat-pat!

Verse 1

Toby found a seed so small, Curled up like a tiny ball. Dug one hole down in the ground, Soft brown soil all around. In went the seed with one small plop. Pat-pat soil upon the top. Toby peeked. "What do I see?" Soil as quiet as can be.

Pre-Chorus

Not yet, not yet, wait and see. Roots grow secretly. Give it water, warmth, and time. Then we sing our counting rhyme.

Chorus

One little seed sleeps down below. Two little drops - drip-drop - help it grow. Three warm sunbeams, soft and slow. Four green leaves wave hello. Five bright petals - what a show! One, two, three, four, five - grow, grow, grow!

Verse 2

Toby tipped his watering can. "Two small drops - yes, I can!" Drip went one and drop went two. Down the water trickled through. Three warm sunbeams kissed the pot. Toby peeked. "A flower?" "Not!" Bump-bump-bump went soil on top. Up sprang sprout with a green-green pop.

Call and Response

Toby: Pull it up? Children: No, no, no! Toby: What do we do? Children: Wait and let it grow!

Chorus

One little seed sleeps down below. Two little drops - drip-drop - help it grow. Three warm sunbeams, soft and slow. Four green leaves wave hello. Five bright petals - what a show! One, two, three, four, five - grow, grow, grow!

Action Break

Curl down small, a sleepy seed. Pat the ground and count the beat. Stretch up slowly, stem so straight. Wave four leaves - we know how to wait. Open five fingers, petals bright. Bloom, little flower, in the light!

Verse 3

Day by day the small stem grew. Four green leaves came peeking through. Five pink petals popped out wide. Toby bounced from side to side. He leaned close and sniffed the bloom. Sweet spring smell filled up the room. "Ah-ah-ah-CHOO!" went Toby Tops. The flower danced in petal hops.

Final Chorus

One little seed sleeps down below. Two little drops - drip-drop - help it grow. Three warm sunbeams, soft and slow. Four green leaves waved hello. Five bright petals - what a show! One, two, three, four, five - grow, grow, grow!

Outro

Dig-dig, pat-pat, drip-drop, grow. Little roots begin below. Water, sunshine, time, and care: Now a flower's blooming there!

Sound cue: Pop-pop, achoo, ding!

Listen for

Little discoveries in this song

  • Count clearly from one to five.

  • Follow the simple order of plant growth.

  • Practise patient care while the seed changes.

Move-and-sing prompt

Curl up like one tiny seed, tap two raindrops and stretch taller with every count.

After the song

Tiny seed countdown stretch

Curl up like one seed, make two rain taps, then stretch tall through five flower counts.

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

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

Toby's count-and-watch paper game

Make Toby's five-petal blooming flower

Draw, number and fold one paper flower, then float it on shallow water. Watch like magic as the five petals slowly bloom open while counting 1 to 5!

Picture key Follow the action Work in order Check before the next step
  1. A white sheet of paper with one large flower outline, a round center and five wide petals.
    Step 1

    Draw one big flower

    Draw a round circle in the middle of the paper for the flower center. Draw 5 wide, rounded petals all around it like a sunny star.

    Check: You have a flower with 1 round middle and 5 wide petals.

  2. A colorful five-petal paper flower with the numbers one to five on its petals and a yellow center.
    Step 2

    Number and decorate the petals

    Write numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the petals. Draw a tiny seed in the center and color your petals with bright crayons!

    Check: Every petal has its own number from 1 to 5 and a colorful garden look.

  3. A colorful numbered five-petal paper flower cut out, with child-safe scissors beside it.
    Step 3

    Ask a grown-up to cut it out

    A grown-up helper cuts neatly around the outer petal edges with scissors. Keep all 5 petals attached to the center!

    Check: You have one paper flower with all 5 numbered petals ready to fold.

  4. A colorful numbered five-petal paper flower folded inward into a closed bud.
    Step 4

    Fold the petals into a bud

    Fold petal 1 over the center circle, then petals 2, 3, 4 and 5. Press each fold gently like closing a sleepy flower bud.

    Check: All 5 petals are folded inward, tucked like a closed flower bud.

  5. A folded colorful five-petal paper flower floating in shallow water in a white plate.
    Step 5

    Prepare the pond, float and count

    A grown-up pours a shallow layer of water into a steady plate or tray. Place your folded flower on the water with the petals facing up, then keep your hands still and count 1 to 5 as it opens.

    Check: Your flower is floating safely and beginning to bloom open on the water.

Flower bloomed!

Count, notice and try another

Try a second flower with larger petals or different paper. Does it open faster or slower? Let the paper dry on the towel when playtime is finished.