Here they are! These contain the overall look and style I believe I will be going with.
Cold open: Simple clear blue sky
Flat clouds and sun pop up (or “pop in” at speed), clouds drift along like carnival shooting game
Camera moves down, green/brown earth pops up straight from screen bottom
House pops up, pop-up book style; basketball board and bush unfurl 
Forest then pops up along with other background elements; car pulls up off screen, engine halts; door opens, shuts
Character walks from screen left and turns to face house
Character proceeds 
Walks past basketball post, reminiscing; walks off
Steps up to forest; camera pans up
Shows static, almost stagnant tree line not too far above, character looking up at it; sun shines down, clouds go on their way
Cut to PoV shot, lone bird flies off
Cut to character looking up, concerned expression; looks down, thinking 
Head and scene become silhouetted as character looks down; camera moves forward into newly formed hole in head 
Same as scene 5: house and background elements pop up, but are entirely more whimsical, bobbing around
Smash zoom to dense and wild forest exploding from earth; camera pans up to follow its trajectory
Camera halts, captures top of tree line to capture stark blue sky; flock of colorful birds breaks into the open 
Fade to forest floor, quick flash of child silhouetted running through forest, laughter echoing into next shot
Smash zoom out
Hears echo of laughter, looks up wide-eyed and bewildered 
Cut to shot from within forest; car horn honks in distance; character turns, starts to walk away
Camera recedes into forest, crossfade further in; fade black
