Lunar New Year Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Moon, dragon

Book: Happy Chinese New Year!: A Festive Counting Story by Jannie Ho

Song: “Clap Your Hands” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap them now with me.
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap your hands with me!

Additional verses:
Tap, tap, tap your knees…
Shake, shake, shake your feet…
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Action Rhyme: “Dragon, Dragon”
Dragon, dragon, turn around. (twist baby side to side)
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground.
Dragon, dragon, fly up high. (flap arms)
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky.
Dragon, dragon, swing your tail.
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales. (wiggle)
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR!
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor.
(Credit: Laptime Songs)

Flannel: “Three Little Dragons”
Three little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack!”
Only two little dragons came roaring back.

Two little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack!”
Only one little dragon came roaring back.

One little dragon went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack!”
But no little dragons came roaring back.

Mother dragon said, “It’s a really good snack!”
And all three little dragons came roaring back.
(Credit: Laptime Songs)

Book: It’s Your Year, Baby Dragon by Little Bee Books, illustrated by Ariel Hsu

Lap Song: “Bumping Up and Down in My Little Blue Sled”
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Won’t you be my darling?

Additional verses:
Snow’s coming down on my little blue sled…
Waving to my friends on my little blue sled…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby “flies” or swings up into the air)
(Credit: Jbrary)

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Shake up high, shake down low, shout, “Hooray!”

Closing Rhyme

Lunar New Year Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin

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

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)

Book: It’s Your Year, Baby Dragon illustrated by Ariel Hsu

Flannel Song: “Five Little Dragons”
Five little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack.”
Only four little dragons came roaring back.

Four little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack.”
Only three little dragons came roaring back.

Three little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack.”
Only two little dragons came roaring back.

Two little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack.”
Only one little dragon came roaring back.

One little dragon went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack.”
But no little dragons came roaring back.

Mother dragon said, “It’s a really good snack!”
And all five little dragons came roaring back.
(Credit: Laptime Songs)

Song: “Chinese New Year” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
See the dragon dance and prance,
Dance and prance,
Dance and prance.
See the dragon dance and prance
On Chinese New Year’s Day.

Hear the firecrackers pop, pop, pop,
Pop, pop, pop,
Pop, pop, pop!
Hear the firecrackers pop, pop, pop
On Chinese New Year’s Day!
(Credit: Storytime with Miss Mollie)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

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

Closing Rhyme

Snacks on the Farm Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Spreckle’s Snack Surprise by Sandra Salsbury

Flannel: “Five Little Kernels”
(Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can. When you say “POP!” slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.)
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot.
All of a sudden, one went POP!

Repeat, counting down until all the kernels have popped.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about

Book: Croc-a-doodle-doo! by Huw Lewis Jones, illustrated by Sebastien Braun

Song: “DONUT” (Tune: “BINGO”)
I know a treat that’s round and sweet,
It’s fancy, fried, and tasty!
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
Please save a bite for me, hey!

Count down just as in “BINGO,” clapping for each letter as it’s replaced.

Puppet Rhyme: “Mmm, Donuts!”
Down around the corner, at the bakery shop,
There were [number] little donuts with frosting on top.
Along came [name], hungry for a treat,
And s/he picked the [color] one to take home and eat!
(Credit: The Lion is a Bookworm)

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around” – Jim Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times

Book: The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Marcellus Hall

Closing Rhyme

Magic Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura

Action & Puppet Song: “A Walk in the Magic Forest” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Get ready! Let’s put on our adventure hats (put on hat) and put on our magic glasses so we can see all the creatures in the forest (put on glasses). Maybe we’ll even see something magical. Now let’s go into the woods!

Through the woods we go, through the woods we go,
Let’s see what we can see! There’s magic here we know.

Hoo, hoo! What is that we hear? (An owl!) Put on your magic glasses to look at it! (Take puppet out) There it is! Can you make the owl song? Hoo, hoo! Let’s sing along with it.

Now we see an owl, now we see an owl,
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, now we see an owl.

Awoo! What is that we hear? (A wolf!) Put on your magic glasses to look at it! (Take puppet out) Let’s sing with it!

Now we see a wolf, now we see a wolf,
Awoo, awoo, now we see a wolf.

Ribbit, ribbit! What is that we hear? (A frog!) Put on your magic glasses to look at it! (Take puppet out) Time to sing…

Now we see a frog, now we see a frog,
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, now we see a frog!

Neigh, neigh! What is that we hear? (A unicorn!) Put on your magic glasses to look at it! But where is it? Maybe it will come out if we sing.

Now we hear a unicorn, now we hear a unicorn,
Neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh, now we hear a unicorn!

Song: “Can You Dance?” – Aaron Nigel Smith: Everyone Loves to Dance!

Flannel: “Five Little Unicorns” (red, blue, orange, green, purple)
Great dancing, everybody! Let’s see if our song worked.

Unicorns, unicorns, let’s have some fun!
Oh look! Here one comes!
Now there is one.

What color is it? (Blue)

One little unicorn felt a little blue;
Along came a green one,
And then there were two.

Two little unicorns friendly as can be;
The red unicorn joined them,
And then there were three.

Three little unicorns, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple unicorn,
And then there were four.

Four little unicorns, happy to be alive;
Found an orange unicorn,
And then there were five.

Five little unicorns all out to play;
Now we know that if we dance, they’ll come out to enjoy the day!

Puppet Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn (or prance around).
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.

Additional verses:
If you’re a wizard or a witch, wave your wand…
If you’re a yeti and you know it, stomp your feet…
If you’re a dragon and you know it, flap your wings…

Book: Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman, illustrated by Andy Elkerton

Action Rhyme: “Dragons, Dragons”
Dragons, dragons, turn around.
Dragons, dragons, touch the ground.
Dragons, dragons, reach up high.
Dragons, dragons, touch the sky.
Dragons, dragons, touch your toes.
Dragons, dragons, touch your nose.
Dragons, dragons, clap your hands.
Dragons, dragons, sit down friends.

Action Song: “Fairies in the Yard” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Fairies in the yard are flying around,
Flying around, flying around.
Fairies in the yard are flying around,
All around the yard.

Additional verses:
Trolls (stomping)
Mermaids in the pond (swimming)
Unicorns (skipping)

Closing Rhyme

Dragon Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light

Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about

Book: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Derek Anderson
waking dragons cover image

Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dragon”

Social Story: Now by Antoinette Portis

Closing Song

Craft: Dragon cups
crepe paper dragon story time craft

Imaginary Creatures Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: magic, sun, rain, swim

Book: Who Loves the Dragon? by Bianca Schulze

Song/Flannel: “One Little Mermaid”
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!

Additional verses:
Two little mermaids…three, four, five!
(Credit: Jbrary, altered by Ms. Christi)

Rhyme: Giddyap, Giddyap
Giddyap, Giddyap ride to town
Giddyap, giddyap up and down
Giddyap fast, Giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Book: Bigfoot Baby! by Elias Barks and Meg Hunt


Song:  “Peek-a-Boo” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose, and your tiny toes
Peek-a-boo! I see you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Rhyme/Flannel: Five Little Unicorns
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore.
I watched the blue one prance away and then there were four.

I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.

I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew,
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.

I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run.
The red one pranced away, and then there was one.

I saw a lonely purple unicorn standing in the sun.
When I blinked my eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none
(Credit: Story Time Secrets)

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

 

Book: You Are My Magical Unicorn by Joyce Wan

Song (Recording) with ASL: “Skinnamarink” 

Closing rhyme

Magical Creatures Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening song

Book: Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.

Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around

Book: Have you Seen my Dragon? by Steve Light

Flannel:  Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue;
Ran to meet the green one,
And then there were two.

Two little dragons sitting under a tree;
The red dragon joined them,
And then there were three.

Three little dragons, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple dragon,
And then there were four.

Four little dragons, happy to be alive;
Found a orange dragon,
And then there were five.

Five little dragons all out to play;
“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.

Song: “Do Nothing Moment” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: R is for Roar

Social Story: Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows by Jessika von Innerebner

Closing rhyme

Royalty Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Princess and the Pit Stop by Tom Angleberger

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out”
Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake, my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake, my sillies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Additional verses:
…..clap, clap, clap my crankies out…
…..jump, jump, jump my jiggles out…
…..yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out…

Book: Night Knight by Owen Davey

Flannel:  Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue;
Ran to meet the green one,
And then there were two.

Two little dragons sitting under a tree;
The red dragon joined them,
And then there were three.

Three little dragons, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple dragon,
And then there were four.

Four little dragons, happy to be alive;
Found a orange dragon,
And then there were five.

Five little dragons all out to play;
“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.
(Credit: Jacksonville Public Library)

Song: “Everyone Can March”
Everyone can march, march, march
Everyone can march, march, march
Everyone can march, march, march
And now let’s make a stop.

Additional verses:
Everyone can clap, clap clap…
Everyone can jump, jump, jump…
Everyone can tap, tap, tap
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt

Rhyme (with dragon puppets): Two Little Dragons
Two little Dragons sitting on a hill.
One named Jack, one named Jill.
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill!
Come back Jack, come back Jill!

Additional verses:
Two little dragons flying in the sky, one named Low, the other named High…
Two little dragons sitting on a cloud, one named Soft, the other named LOUD…
Two little dragons sitting on a stick, one named Slow, the other named Quick…

Book: The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess

Closing Song

Royalty Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: please, thank you, crown

Book: Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew

Song:  “Did You Ever See a Baby?”
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)

Rhyme: I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s one o’clock!
CUCKOO!

Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s two o’clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Hello Knights! by Holub


Song: “Grand Old Duke of York” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The grand old Duke of York                                   (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill               (lift baby)
And marched them down again.

‘Cause when you’re up you’re up                           (lift baby)
And when you’re down you’re down
And when you’re only halfway up                          (lift baby)
You’re neither up nor down.

He marched them to the left                                   (bounce left)
He marched them to the right                                 (bounce right)
He marched them to the top of the hill                   (lift baby)
Oh, what a silly sight!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Rhyme: Pizza Pickle Pumpernickel
Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her belly where the hot dog goes!

Song/Flannel: “Queen Elsa Wore Her Crown”
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Monday!
(repeat with different crowns and days)
(Source: Miss Sarah Storytime blog)

Book: My Magical Dragon by Yujin Shin

Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Happy” – Pharrell Williams: Despicable Me 2 Soundtrack

Closing Song

Magical Creatures Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Say Hello! By Rachel Isadora

Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey

Flannel: Five Little Unicorns
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore.
I watched the blue one prance away and then there were four.
I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree,
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.
I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew,
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.
I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run.
The red one pranced away, and then there was one.
I saw a lonely purple unicorn standing in the sun.
When I blinked my eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none!
(Credit: Literacious)

Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.

Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around

Book: Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl

Song: “Do the Dragon” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Book: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Derek Anderson
waking dragons cover image

Closing Rhyme