Sign language: Rainbow

Book: Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

Song (iPod): “Five Little Frogs” – David Landau; Kids and Kitties

Song: Hop, hop, hop along (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)

Book: Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)
Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)
Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)
Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, raise arms)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)

Song (iPod): “Over the Deep Blue Sea” – Susan Salidor; Come Make a Circle

Book: Rain by Robert Kalan, illustrated by Donald Crews

Rhyme: Trot, trot to Boston

Flannel: This Little Chick

Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
Credit: Leah Portz

Book (choral): Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Song (shaky eggs): “Little Red Caboose” – Old Town School of Music; Wiggleworms Love You

Closing rhyme

Birds Story Time – Baby

March 27, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Bird

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song (puppets): Owl in the tree (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my Lou, my darling

Blue bird in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”

Book: Silly Little Goose! by Nancy Tafuri

Song (iPod): “The Little Bird” – Elizabeth Mitchell; Blue Clouds

Book: Nest by Jorey Hurley

Rhyme: Trot, trot to Boston

Flannel: Five little owls

Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Song (shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner; Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing rhyme

Hugs and Kisses Story Time – Baby

February 13, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Love, hug, and kiss

Book: I Kissed the Baby! by Mary Murphy

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

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli

Song: Kiss kiss song (Tune: “Ten Little Indians”)
One little, two little, three little kiss kiss,
Four little, five little, six little kiss kiss,
Seven little, eight little, nine little kiss kiss,
Ten little kisses say “I Love You”
(repeat backwards)

Rhyme: Balloon goes up
Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

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 of course . . .
End with a big bear hug!

Book: We Love Each Other by Yusuke Yonezu

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book (choral): Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton – Eric Stoltz; Philadelphia Chickens

Song (shaky eggs): “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois & Bram; One Elephant Went out to Play

Closing rhyme

Snow Story Time – Baby

February 10, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Snow, mittens, and hat

Book: No Two Alike by Keith Baker

Rhyme: Jack Frost’s nose
Where did you get that little red nose? (touch nose)
Jack Frost kissed it (pinch nose)
I suppose.
He kissed it once (one kiss on nose)
He kissed it twice (two kisses)
Poor little nose, it’s as cold as ice (wiggle nose)

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Song: Snowflake, Snowflake (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground,
Snowflake, landing on your nose,
Snowflake, landing on your toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Flannel: Red mitten, red mitten

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

Song: Buckle, buckle (Tune: “Sailing, Sailing”)
Buckle, buckle, buckle my baby in (pat tummy)
Start up the car and drive around (sign for car)
Until we get to town (sign for travel, as you travel up the tummy to tickle chin)
Buckle, buckle, buckle my baby in (pat tummy)
Start up the car and drive around (sign for car)
‘Til we come home again (sign for travel, as you travel up the tummy to tickle chin)
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Book: In the Snow by Sharon Phillips Denslow, illustrated by Nancy Tafuri

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book (choral): Winter Friends by Carl R. Sams II and by Jean Stoick

Song (shaky eggs): “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman; Sing a Song of Seasons

Closing rhyme

Houses Story Time – Baby

January 30, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: House

Book: My House by Lisa Desimini

Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden (make a circle in child’s palm)
Goes the teddy bear.
One step, two steps, (fingers walk up arm)
Tickle you under there. (tickle under arm)
Round and round the haystack, (make a circle in child’s other palm)
Goes the little mouse.
One step, two steps, (fingers walk up arm)
Into his little house. (tickle under arm)

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: Bear at Home by Stella Blackstone, illustrated by Debbie Harter

Song/Puppets: “Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee” – Dr. Jean; Sings Silly Songs

Puppet: The Quiet Mouse
Once there lived a quiet mouse (hold out index finger)
In a quiet little house (wrap other hand around it)
When all was quiet as can be
OUT popped he! (pop finger out)

Flannel: Some Houses are wood and some are stone.
But let’s build one with shapes alone.
Start with a square but we won’t stop.
Add a triangle up on the top.
Then a rectangle for the door.
Now square windows 1, 2, 3, 4!
A little circle just for fun.
Now our shape house is all done!
(credit: Finger Tales, by Joan Phelps)

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book: Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Rhyme: Slowly, Slowly
Slowly, slowly, very slowly, Creeps the garden snail (walk fingers over baby)
Slowly, slowly, very slowly, Up the wooden rail
Quickly, quickly, very quickly, Runs the little mouse (run fingers over baby)
Quickly, quickly, very quickly, Round about the house

Song (shaky eggs): “Home on the Range” – Victor Johnson; Cowboy Playground

Closing rhyme

Moon and Stars Story Time – Baby

January 23, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Moon, stars

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Rhyme: Zoom Zoom Zoom
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon! (standing: swing & lift)
Zoom zoom zoom, we’ll be there very soon! (swing & lift)
5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby flies or swings up into the air!)

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Song/Flannel: “Stars Shining” – Kathy Reid-Naiman; Sing the Cold Winter Away

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book (choral): Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd

Song (shaky eggs): “Midnight Moonlight” – Kira Willey; Dance for the Sun

Closing rhyme

Lights Story Time – Baby

January 16, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Light

Book: Night Light by Nicholas Blechman

Song: Twinkle twinkle traffic light (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)
Twinkle twinkle traffic light (sign for light)
On the corner shining bright (rock right & left)
Red means, “Stop” (rock forward)
Green means, “Go” (rock back)
Yellow means, “Drive very slow” (circle right & left)
Twinkle twinkle traffic light (sign for light)
On the corner shining bright (rock right & left)

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

Song: “This Little Light of Mine” – Elizabeth Mitchell; You Are My Flower

Book: Light by Donald Crews

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, illustrated by Beth Krommes

Song (shaky eggs): “Fireflies” – Laurie Berkner; Laurie Berkner Lullabies

Closing rhyme

Things That Go Story Time – Baby

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015

Opening song

Sign language: Car

Book: Toot, Toot, Beep, Beep by Emma Garcia

Rhyme: This Little Train
This little train ran up the track (run your fingers up arm)
toot, toot, toot (make train whistle sound)
And then it came toot-tooting back (run fingers down arm)
Toot, toot, toot
(Credit: earlylit.net)

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: I Love Planes! By Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

Song: Baby Hop (Tune: “Bunny Hop”)
Snuggle up together
Baby’s in your lap
Snuggle up together and clap, clap, clap

Snuggle up together
Baby don’t you nap
Snuggle up together and tap, tap, tap

You’re working out together
Baby don’t stop
You’re working out together now hop, hop, hop

Rhyme: Rickety rocking horse

Book (choral): Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Song (shaky eggs): “Drive my Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing rhyme

Bell Story Time – Baby

December 12, 2014

Opening song

Sign language for bell

Book: Goodnight, Country by Susan Verlander

Rhyme: “When the Cat Goes Walking” (with mice puppets)
When the cat goes walking
Her feet make so sound
But the bell around her neck (do the sign for bell)
warns all the mice around
If they don’t hear the bell,
then mice come out to play (puppets jump and dance)
But when they hear a “ring-a-ling”
then they run away (puppets run away)

Song: “Wake Up Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Morning Magic

Book: Ting-a-ling! by Siobhan Dodds

Rhyme: “Arms Up 1-2-3”
Arms up 1-2-3
Arms out 1-2-3
Arms together 1-2-3
Arms down 1-2-3

Legs up 1-2-3
Legs out 1-2-3
Legs together 1-2-3
Legs down 1-2-3

Book: Jingle Bells – covers and layouts by Lesley Summers, all other illustrations by Sharon Williams

Rhyme: You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot,
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin,
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP! (wiggle baby, then lift)

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)

Rhyme: Little clock, big clock

The little clock goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock (swing baby side to side while standing)
The big clock goes ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong (swing back front to back)

Song: “Frere Jacques” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “There’s a Bell on My Head” (Tune: “There’s a Spider on the Floor”)

There’s a bell on my head, on my head,
There’s a bell on my head, on my head,
Oh, let it be said, there’s a bell on my head,
There’s a bell on my head, on my head.

There’s a bell on my arm…It’s not doing any harm but there’s a bell on my arm,

There’s a bell on my leg…Oh, help me, I beg, there’s a bell on my leg,

There’s a bell on my toe…Oh, wouldn’t you know, there’s a bell on my toe,

(Source: A Box Full of Tales by Kathy MacMIllan)

Song (with bells): “Jingle Bells” – The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

Closing rhyme

Pig Story Time – Baby

December 5, 2014

Opening song

Sign language for pig

Book: Piggy Pie Po (#3) by Audrey and Don Wood

Rhyme: “To Market, To Market”
To market, to market (bounce slowly)
To buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again (bounce quickly)
Jiggety jig.
To market, to market (bounce slowly)
To buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again (bounce quickly)
Jiggety jog.

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round)
All through the mud.

The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud.

The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud.

Book: Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan and Andrew Weldon

Rhyme: “Arms Up 1-2-3”
Arms up 1-2-3
Arms out 1-2-3
Arms together 1-2-3
Arms down 1-2-3

Legs up 1-2-3
Legs out 1-2-3
Legs together 1-2-3
Legs down 1-2-3

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail
I oink, oink oink
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)

(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Song (with puppets): “Old McDonald”

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)

Song (with shaker eggs): “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song (with shaker eggs): “Popcorn” – Barenaked Ladies: Snacktime

Closing rhyme

Verona Story Time

Story Time Ideas from the Verona Public Library

Category: Baby Story time

Colors Story Time – Baby

Birds Story Time – Baby

Hugs and Kisses Story Time – Baby

Snow Story Time – Baby

Houses Story Time – Baby

Moon and Stars Story Time – Baby

Lights Story Time – Baby

Things That Go Story Time – Baby

Bell Story Time – Baby

Pig Story Time – Baby