Category: Baby Story time

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

Fingers and Toes Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book:  Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

ten little fingers and ten little toes

Song: Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Ankles, knees, elbows and nose
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes.
(Source: King County Library System)

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

Song: “Round and Round You Go” (Tune: “The Bear Went over the Mountain”)
Our toes are starting to wiggle, our toes are starting to wiggle,
our toes are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)

Our fingers are starting to wiggle, our fingers are starting to wiggle,
our fingers are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)

(Credit: Librarian Lisa’s Storytimes)

Book: Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Marc Brown

ten tiny toes

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

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

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: “On my Toe There is a Flea” (play 2x) – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow

Book: Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood

piggies 

Song (with shakers): “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

happy songs

Closing rhyme

Snow Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book:  Spot’s Snowy Day by Eric Hill

spots snowy day

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

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.

Rhyme: Jack Frost’s Nose

Where did you get that little red nose? (touch baby’s nose)
Jack Frost kissed it (pinch nose gently) 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 (give baby’s nose a wiggle)

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

under my hood i have a hat

Song: Boots and parka, scarf and hat (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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

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

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

in the snow

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)

Song (with jingle bells): “Jingle Bells” – Kimbo Educational: Where is Thumbkin?

Closing rhyme

Things That Go Story Time – Baby

Opening song

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

toot toot beep beep

Rhyme: This little train ran up the track (Trail fingers up baby’s arm from fingers to shoulder)
It went Choo Choo! (Tap baby’s nose!)
And then it ran back. (Trail fingers back down baby’s arm.)

The other little train ran up the track (Trail fingers up baby’s other arm from fingers to shoulder)
It went Choo Choo! (Tap baby’s nose!)
And then it ran back. (Trail fingers back down baby’s arm.)

Book: The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz

babies on the bus

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book: I Love Planes by Philemon Sturges

i love planes

Song: (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’, bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.

Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight.

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)

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

sheep in a jeep

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

Closing rhyme

Food Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for food.

Book: One Little Spoonful by Aliki

one little spoonful

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

Song: “Popcorn” – Barenaked Ladies: Snacktime

snacktime

Rhyme: Pat-a-cake

Book: The Big Eating Book by Guido Van Genechten

big eating book

Rhyme: Two fat sausages in a frying pan (bounce)
One went pop (lift baby up) and the other went bam!

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

Song: “Kitchen Time Medley” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

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: Eat by Roberta Intrater

eat

Song (with shakers): “Fruit Salad Salsa” – The Laurie Berkner Band: Victor Vito

Closing rhyme

Dog Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book:  Please Take Me for a Walk by Susan Gal

please take me for a walk

Song (with dog puppet): “How much is that doggie in the window?”

Flannelboard: Dog houses (credit: Mel’s Desk)
Little dog, little dog, are you in the green house? Is this the green house? No, this is the red house. No, little dog, you are not in the red house, etc.

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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)

Book: One, Two, That’s My Shoe! by Alison Murray

one two thats my shoe

Song: This Old Man (verses 1-3)

Rhyme: Ride away ride away (Bounce baby on lap)
Johnny will ride
He shall have a pussycat
Tied to one side (Slip baby to one side)
He shall have a puppy dog
Tied to the other (Slip baby to the other side)
And Johnny will ride to see his grandmother

Song: BINGO

Rhyme: Diddle diddle dumpling

Book (choral reading, with song): Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton, song from Sandra Boynton: Philadelphia Chickens

snuggle puppy

Song (with shakers): “Hot Dog” – They Might Be Giants: Disney’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (stop after brass section)

mickey mouse clubhouse

Closing rhyme

Peek-a-boo Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Book:  Peekaboo Zoo by Susan Hood, illustrated by Simone Abel

peekaboo zoo

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Rhyme: Exercises, exercises
Let’s all do our exercises (lift baby’s arms, repeat with legs)
(Credit: Babies in the Library by Jane Marino)

Book: Peek-a-Boo What? by Elliot Kreloff

peekaboo what

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

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker (bounce)
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Book: Baby Says Peekaboo! by Dawn Sirett

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Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Song (with scarves): Where is baby? (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Where is baby? Where is baby? (cover baby’s face)
There she is. There she is. (peek under scarf)
I’m so glad to see you. I’m so glad to see you.
Peek-a-boo! I see you! (kiss)
(Credit: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Milkshake Song” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing rhyme

Playtime Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for play

Book: Itsy-Bitsy Babies by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Jan Ormerod

itsy bitsy babies

Rhyme: Exercises, exercises
Let’s all do our exercises (lift baby’s arms, repeat with legs)
(Credit: Babies in the Library by Jane Marino)

Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker (bounce)
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Book: Numbers at the Park by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by Ag Jatkowska

numbers at the park

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

wiggleworms love you

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

Rhyme: X marks the spot (draw on baby’s back)
Dot, dot, dot,
Up and down, around and around,
Oooooh! (tickle)

Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Book (choral reading):  Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli

Higher Higher

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

Closing rhyme

Fall Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for fall

Book: Hello Kitty, Hello Fall!  by Jean Hirashima

hello kitty hello fall

Song: (Tune: “London Bridge”)

Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…

Rhyme: Exercises, exercises
Let’s all do our exercises (lift baby’s arms, repeat with legs)
(Credit: Babies in the Library by Jane Marino)

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Book: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills

duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song: (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)

Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri

busy little squirrel

Song: Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your funny nose; put a nut between your toes.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail!

Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease – I’m Gonna Reach!

Closing rhyme

 

Messy and Clean Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for clean up

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

pete the cat i love my white shoes

Rhyme: Exercises, exercises
Let’s all do our exercises (lift baby’s arms, repeat with legs)
(Credit: Babies in the Library by Jane Marino)

Flannel: Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)

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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 squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

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

pig takes a bath

Song: (Get out scarves and pretend they are washcloths while singing this song. Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.”)

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.

(Also wash your legs, tummies, heads…)

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

Rhyme: Let’s go riding in an elevator
First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor (slowly lift baby)
Down (bring baby back down)

Book (choral reading):  Tubby by Leslie Patricelli

tubby

Song (shaky eggs): “Bubble Bath” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Closing rhyme