Bathtime Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Does An Elephant Take a Bath? by Fred Ehrlich, M.D., illustrated by Emily Bolam

Fingerplay: “Tiny Tim (I Had a Little Turtle)”
I had a little turtle, (make a fist with the thumb sticking up and cover it with your other hand to make a “shell”)
His name was Tiny Tim,
I put him in the bathtub (dive hands into the bathtub)
To see if he could swim. (swimming motions)

He drank up all the water, (mime drinking water and say, “Glug, glug, glug”)
He ate up all the soap, (mime eating)
And now he’s home sick in bed (lay head on hands in sleeping pose)
With bubbles in his throat! (pat hand gently on throat)

Bubble, bubble, bubble, (roll arms around each other)
Bubble, bubble, pop! (clap on “pop!”)
Bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, pop!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup

Flannel: “5 Elephants in the Tub”
1 elephant in the tub, (hold up one finger)
Going for a swim. (swimming motions)
Knock, knock! (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash! (pat lap for each splash)
Come on in! (wave hand invitingly)

Repeat for 2, 3, and 4 elephants.

5 elephants in the tub, (hold up 5 fingers)
Going for a swim. (swimming motions)
Knock, knock! (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash! (pat lap for each splash)
They all fell in! (knock all the elephants and tub off the flannelboard)
(Credit: Jen in the Library)

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

Book: The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Closing Rhyme

Leslie Patricelli Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)

Song: “BINGO”

Song: “Roll Your Hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade

Book: Big Little by Leslie Patricelli
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Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Everybody Clap Your Hands” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs

Book: Nighty-Night by Leslie Patricelli

Song: “This Is the Way We Wash”
This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face so early in the morning.

Additional verses:
This is the way we scrub our tummies…
This is the way we scrub our toes…
This is the way we wash our arms…

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Song: “Run Baby Run” – Caspar Babypants: More Please!

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

Closing Rhyme

Bathtime Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Song: “Everybody Wash” – Sesame Street: Splish Splash Bath Time Fun

Book: Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup

Song: “Bubbles, Bubbles” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Bubbles, bubbles, all around. (roll arms)
Bubbles, bubbles, on the ground.
Bubbles, bubbles, on my nose.
Bubbles, bubbles, on my toes.
Bubbles, bubbles, in my hair.
Bubbles, bubbles, everywhere! (reach arms out)

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

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

Closing Rhyme

Messy and Clean Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Name Song: “Choo Choo”
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo (rub hands together)
Up the railroad track, (inch up baby’s arm)
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo
Then we’ll come right back. (inch down baby’s arm)
First we’ll go to (name)’s house, and then we’ll go to… (repeat for each child)
And then we’ll come right back.
(Credit: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library)

Sign Language: Messy, clean up, bath, wash

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

Song: “Did You Ever See a Baby?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

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.

Repeat with: toes/tapping, hands/waving, arms/rolling, eyes/hiding “peek-a-boo”
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud,
Landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
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Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “Little Bar of Soap”
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap. (lift baby)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap.
Oh, I’d slippy and I’d slidey over everybody’s hidey, (tickle)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Tiny Little Babies”
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, bouncin’.
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, yeah. (x2)
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight! (x2)

Repeat with: ticklin’, wigglin’, or clappin’

Book: Pig Takes a Bath by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

Scarf Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Scarf Song: “This is the Way We Wash” (Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
(Get out scarves and pretend they are washcloths while singing this song.)
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms
When we’re in the bathtub.

Additional verses: legs, tummies, heads

Closing Rhyme

Bathtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Song: “Bubbles, Bubbles” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Bubbles, bubbles all around. (roll arms)
Bubbles, bubbles on the ground.
Bubbles, bubbles on my nose.
Bubbles, bubbles on my toes.
Bubbles, bubbles in my hair.
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere! (reach arms out)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup

Flannel: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud,
Landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Everybody Wash” – Sesame Street: Splish Splash Bath Time Fun

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
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Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

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

Closing Rhyme

Bathtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: bubble

Book: The Pigeon Needs a Bath! By Mo Willems

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Song: “Bubbles, Bubbles” (Tune: Twinkle Twinkle)

Bubbles, bubbles all around. (roll arms)
Bubbles, bubbles on the ground.
Bubbles, bubbles on my nose.
Bubbles, bubbles on my toes.
Bubbles, bubbles in my hair.
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere! (reach arms out)

Song: “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Get Out of My Bath! By Britta Teckentrupp

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Flannel: Five elephants in the bathtub

Song: “Everybody Wash” – Sesame Street: Splish Splash Bathtime Fun

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli

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Rhyme: A small bubble (make a circle with your hands)
A medium sized bubble (make a larger circle with your hands)
A great big bubble I see (make a large circle with your arms)
Now let’s count them, are you ready?
1 –2 – 3  (make 3 circles again)
POP!  (clap hands loudly once)

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

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

Closing rhyme

Activity: puppets, scarves (pretend washcloths), and bubble machine

Bathtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Janet Pedersen

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Song: “Wash your Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Bathtime Piggy Wiggy by Christyan Fox, illustrated by Diane Fox

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Flannel song: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face so early in the morning.
This is the way we scrub our tummies (repeat)
This is the way we scrub our toes (repeat)

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli

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Rhyme
A small bubble [make a circle with your hands]
A medium sized bubble [make a larger circle with your hands]
A great big bubble I see [make a large circle with your arms]
Now let’s count them, are you ready?
1 –2 – 3 [make 3 circles again]
POP! [clap hands loudly once]
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense

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Closing Song

Activity: Puppets, scarves and bubbles