From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
scamper /skˈampə/ <v>
trotten, trampeln, trapsen, trappeln, trippeln
Note: Kinder/Tiere, hoppeln <v, intr>
Note: Hase, Kaninchen
"scamper down the stairs" - die Treppe hinuntertrappeln
"Elephants were scampering in all directions." - Elefanten trampelten in alle Richtungen.
see: scampering, scampered
Note: of children or animals