Hugs and Kisses Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for heart

Book: Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershator and Mim Green, illustrated by David Walker

time for a hug

Rhyme: Up up up in the sky like this (lift baby in the air, facing you)
Down down down for a great big kiss (lower baby down again and give a kiss)
Up like this (lift up)
Down for a kiss  (lower down)
You’re my special baby!

Rhyme: Roly poly ever so slowly [slowly roll baby’s hands]
Roly poly faster faster faster faster! [roll hands faster]

Book: I Kissed the Baby! by Mary Murphy

I kissed the baby

Rhyme: Bunny kisses (rub noses)
Butterfly kisses (brush eyelashes on cheek)
Goldfish kisses (suck in your cheeks and kiss on the lips)
Billy goat kisses (gently bump foreheads)
And a big bear hug!

Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

Song: “Kiss, Kiss Song”
One little, two little, three little kisses,
Four little, five little, six little kisses,
Seven little, eight little, nine little kisses,
Ten little kisses say “I love you.”

Book: Huggy, Kissy by Leslie Patricelli

huggy kissy

Song: “Let’s Tap our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands…
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Rhyme: Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock (swing baby side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, stop!
What time is it? It’s one-o-clock.
Cuckoo! (lift baby)

Book: We Love Each Other by Yusuke Yonezu

we love each other

Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing around the Campfire

Closing rhyme

Love Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for heart

Book: Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershator and Mim Green, illustrated by David Walker

time for a hug

Flannel: Valentine Hearts
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with  me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with  me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

Song: If You Love Someone (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands…
If you love someone and you know it shout hooray…
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss…

Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing around the Campfire

Book: My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall

myheartislikeazoo

Rhyme: Make a heart
I put my hands together, (hands together like praying)
This is how I start
I curve my fingers right around, (curl fingertips)
And I can make a heart!

Song: Hearts and Kisses (using sign for heart)

One little, two little, three little hearts,
Four little, five little, six little hearts,
Seven little, eight little, nine little hearts,
Ten little hearts and a kiss
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Book: Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

be mine sweet valentine

Rhyme: Different Kinds of Kisses
Grandma kisses (grab cheeks and squeeze)
Fish kisses (purse lips and move them)
Movie star kisses (blow big ones)
Rabbit kisses (wiggle nose)
Dog kisses (stick out your tongue and lick)

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Heart tree with phrase “All things grow with love”

heart tree

 

Love and Friendship Story Time – Preschool

Introduction: It’s Valentine’s Day this week, so we are sharing stories about love and friendship.

Opening song

Book: You are the Pea, and I am the Carrot by J. Theron Elkins, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

you are the pea i am the carrot

Song: “The More We Get Together” with sign language actions

Book: Snowy Valentine by David Petersen

snowy valentine

Song: “Love Grows One by One” – Tom Pease

Book: A Friend Like You by Tanja Askani

friend like you

Song: “Skidamarink” – Sharon, Lois & Bram

Book w/ puppet: Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Janie Bynum

porcupine

porcupining

Craft: Paper Hugs!

love

Monkey Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for monkey

Book: Banana by Ed Vere

banana

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Rhyme: Roly poly ever so slowly [slowly roll baby’s hands]
Roly poly faster faster faster faster! [roll hands faster]

Book: Mommy, Carry Me Please by Jane Cabrera

mommy carry me please

Song: “Let’s Tap our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.

Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

Book: Curious George: How Many? by Cathy Hapka, H.A. Rey, and Margret Rey

Rhyme: Five little monkeys

Song: (tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The monkeys in the zoo all touch their toes…just like I do.
The monkeys in the zoo all rub their tummies…
The monkeys in the zoo all pat their heads…

Song (with shaky eggs): “No More Monkeys” – Asheba: Animal Playground

Animal-Playground

Closing rhyme

Bakery Story Time – Preschool

Introduction: This week’s stories are about things we bake. What kinds of things do we bake? Do you help in the kitchen?

Opening song

Book: Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

mister cookie baker

Song: “Three Little Muffins” – David Landau:  Kids and Kitties

Book: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

all for pie pie for all

Song: “Peanut Butter & Jelly” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

songs for wiggleworms

Book: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

duckling gets a cookie

Song w/shaker eggs: “Milkshake Song” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Movie: The Little Red Hen adapted from the book by Paul Galdone, Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD

little red hen


Craft:
“Frosting” cupcakes with homemade puffy paint (equal parts white glue & shaving cream, plus food coloring) with sequin sprinkles. Puffy paint is my new favorite thing! Super easy to whip up and the kids had a blast painting with it.

cupcakes

Jump and Bounce Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for jump

Book: Bouncing Time by Patricia Hubbbell, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

bouncing time

Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs (with plush frogs on a log)

five frogs

Song: Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Flannelboard chant: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”

One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One grasshopper in my yard.

grasshopper

(credit: 2008 CSLP Manual)

Song: “If You’re Hoppy and You Know It”

If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump,
If you’re hoppy and you know it then you really want to show it,
If you’re hoppy and you know it give a jump.
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka

hop hop jump

Rhyme: Kangaroo Brown
Jump! Jump! Kangaroo Brown
Jump! Jump! Off to town
Jump! Jump! Up and down
Jump! Jump! Kangaroo Brown
(Continue with Hop!.. Leap!…)

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Activity: Balls and bouncers in community room

jump and bounce playtime