Cupcakes Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas Taylor, illustrated by Jill Barton

Song: “This Is the Way We Bake a Cake”
This is the way we mix the batter,
Mix the batter, mix the batter.
This is the way we mix the batter
When we bake a cake!

Additional verses:
Spread the frosting
Sprinkle the toppings
Eat our piece

Rhyme: “Pat-a-Cake”
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, (clap)
Bake me a cake as fast as you can. (clap)
Roll it, (roll one hand over the other)
And pat it, (pat legs)
And mark it with a “B,” (make the letter B on baby’s tummy)
And put it in the oven for Baby and me! (hands flat, then point to baby, then you)

Book: Monsters Love Cupcakes by Mike Austin

Flannel w/Puppets: “Five Fancy Cupcakes”
Down around the corner at the bakery shop
Were five fancy cupcakes with sprinkles on top!
Along comes a (insert animal puppet) with a dollar to pay.
She picks up a cupcake and takes it away.

Repeat with other animals

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

Book: Baby Cakes by Theo Heras, illustrated by Renné Benoit

Shaker Eggs: “Milkshake Song” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Shaker Eggs: “Shake it On Your Shoe”
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3, 4, shake it on the floor.
5, 6, stir and mix.
7, 8, stand up straight.
9, 10, wave to your friends.

Closing Rhyme

Cookie Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Sign Language: Cookie (twist “cookie cutter” on palm)

Book: Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Yoga/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Social Story: The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

Closing Song

Craft: Decorate a paper gingerbread cookie

Baking Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Song: “The Mixing Bowl” – Kira Willey: Kings & Queens of the Forest

Felt Story: “Five Little Cookies”
Five little cookies, with frosting galore
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.
Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.
Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.
Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.
One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

cookie monster prop image

Rhyme: Making Cookies
I am making cookie dough. (hold out arms in a circle, like a bowl)
Round and round the beaters go. (roll hands)
Add some flour from a cup. (shake a pretend cup)
Stir and stir the batter up. (stirring motion)
Roll them, cut them nice and neat. (rolling pin motion)
Put them on a cookie sheet. (place pretend cookies)
Bake them, count them 1-2-3. (counting motion)
Serve them to my friends for tea. (take a bite!)
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Book: Everyone Loves Cupcake by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Eric Wight

Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: Yum Yum! What Fun! by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland

Closing rhyme

Cookies Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? book cover

Rhyme: Making Cookies
I am making cookie dough. (hold out arms in a circle, like a bowl)
Round and round the beaters go. (roll hands)
Add some flour from a cup. (shake a pretend cup)
Stir and stir the batter up. (stirring motion)
Roll them, cut them nice and neat. (rolling pin motion)
Put them on a cookie sheet. (place pretend cookies)
Bake them, count them 1-2-3. (counting motion)
Serve them to my friends for tea. (take a bite!)
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Flannel:  Five Plates of Cookies
Five plates of cookies – I can’t bake any more!
Give one away, and now there are four.
Four plates of cookies, colorful to see;
Give one away, and now there are three.
Three plates of cookies, shall I give one to you?
I think I will, and now there are two.
Two plates of cookies for lots of fun.
Give one away, and now there is one.
One plate of cookies left, as you can plainly see –
That is the one I’m taking home with me!
(Credit: Geri Ceci Cupery – E.D. Locke Library)

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins or Duckling Wants a Cookie by Mo Willems
  

Rhyme: Homemade Gingerbread
Stir a bowl of gingerbread,
Smooth and spicy brown.
Roll it with a rolling pin,
Up and up and down.
With a cookie cutter,
Make some little men.
Put them in the oven,
Till half past ten.
(Credit: canteach.ca)

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by David Carter
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? book cover

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

Closing Song

Craft: gingerbread girl coloring sheet with paper circles for buttons

Baking Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Yum Yum! What Fun! by Mara Bergman

Song: “This Is The Way We Bake a Cake”
This is the way we mix the batter, mix the batter, mix the batter
This is the way we mix the batter, when we bake a cake!

This is the way we spread the frosting, spread the frosting, spread the frosting
This is the way we spread the frosting, when we bake a cake!

This is the way we eat our piece, eat our piece, eat our piece
This is the way we eat our piece, when we bake a cake!

Book: Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

Felt Story: “Five Little Cookies”
Five little cookies, with frosting galore
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.
Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.
Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.
Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.
One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

Song: “Hands Are Clapping”(Tune: “Skip To My Lou”)
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Clap your hands my darling!

Additional verses:
Feet are stomping…
Arms are flapping…

Book: Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson

Fingerplay: Make a Cake
Mix the batter, stir the batter (make a stirring motion with one arm/hand)
Shake some flour in (make a shaking motion with one arm/hand)
Mix the batter, stir the batter (make a stirring motion with one arm/hand)
Place it in a tin (pretend to pour)

Sprinkle in some chocolate chips (pretend to sprinkle)
Put it in to bake (open both hands, palms up, and slide them forward)
Then open wide the oven door (pretend to open door)
And out comes the cake! (open both hands, palms up, and slide them forward)

Book:  Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins

Song (shaker eggs): “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Song

Craft: C is for Cupcake

 

Pizza Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

Pete's a Pizza book cover

Song: (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)

I can make a pizza! You can, too!
Listen and you’ll know just what to do.

Every little baker loves mixing, mixing
Every little baker loves mixing dough!

Chorus: Flour to the left, flour to the right
Now tie your apron nice and tight

Every little baker loves kneading, kneading
Every little baker loves kneading dough!

Every little baker loves tossing, tossing
Every little baker loves tossing dough!
(Credit: Abby the Librarian – modified with added chorus)

Book: Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington

Pizza at Sally's book cover

Flannel: Build a pizza (give children felt ingredients for board)

Song: “If You Wanna Eat Some Pizza”
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
If you like bubbly cheese then just say, “Pizza please!”
If you want to eat some pizza, clap your hands!
(Credit: Awesome Storytime)

Book/Puppets: “Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter, illustrated by Ponder Goembel

Hi, Pizza Man! book cover

Rhyme: “Pizza Man, Pizza Man”
Pizza man, pizza man: turn around, touch the ground, reach up high, touch the sky,
find your nose, touch your toes, find your knees, sit down, please!
(Credit: Modified from childhood; idea from Awesome Storytime)

Craft: Personal paper pizzas (paper shredder cheese)

pizza preschool story time craft

Closing Rhyme

Baking Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Jampires by Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell

Jampires book cover

Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book/Flannel: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
(count pie pieces as you take them away)

all for pie pie for all

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

Book/Puppets: Piggies in the Kitchen by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Ard Hoyt

Piggies in the Kitchen book cover

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Four donuts on a pan

baking donut preschool story time craft