Bunny Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: bunny

Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say MOO by Jonathan Allen

book cover

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan: Born to Wiggle

Book: Peek-A-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice

Peek-a-Boo Bunny book cover

Rhyme: Here is a bunny (Make fist with two fingers up straight.)
With his ears so funny.
Here is his hole (Circle fingers and thumb of other hand.)
In the ground.
When a noise he hears, (Rotate rabbit as if hearing noise.)
He pricks up his ears,
And jumps in his hole (Jump rabbit ears into hole.)
In the ground.

Song: “Sleeping Bunnies” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon

Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

book cover

Song: “Little Bunny” (Tune: “Twinkle, twinkle”)
Little bunny turn around
Little bunny touch the ground
Little bunny wiggle your nose
Little bunny touch your toes
Little bunny rest your head
Little bunny jump in bed

Song: “Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals

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

Closing song

Craft: paper bunny ears

Outer Space Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: moon

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

kittens first full moon

Song: “Moon, moon, moon” – Laurie Berkner: Lullabies

laurie berkner lullabies

Rhyme: Do you want to go up with me to the moon?
[Point to friend, self, then to sky.]
Let’s get in our rocket ship and blast off soon!
[Pretend to climb in ship, swish hands quickly.]
Faster and faster we reach to the sky.
[Jump and reach.]
Isn’t it fun to be able to fly?
We’re on the moon, now all take a look.
[Look down.]
Sit back down, and I’ll read you a book.
[All sit down.]

Book: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon! by Dan Yaccarino

zoom zoom zoom i'm off to the moon

Song: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: My Book of Planets by Elise See Tai, illustrated by Kuo Kang Chen

my book of planets

Song: “Twinkle, twinkle little star”

Song: “Turn-a-round” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: puffy paint moons on paper plates

Ocean Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: ocean

Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

hooray for fish

Song: “Have You Ever Been Fishing?” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Jellyfish by Cari Meister

jellyfish

Song: “Waves in the Sea” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
(Source: Surlalune Storytime)
The waves on the sea go up and down, [Raise and lower arms.]
Up and down, up and down,
The waves on the sea go up and down
All day long.

The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap…[Clap your hands.]

The fish in the sea go swish swish swish…[Swish back and forth.]

The boats in the sea go toot toot toot…[Make blowing horn motion.]

Book: Wiggle Like an Octopus by Harriet Ziefert and Simms Taback

wiggle like an octopus

Song: “Baby Shark”
Row your boat (doot doot,…) Row your boat (doot, doot…)
Baby shark…
Mama shark…
Daddy shark…
Grandpa shark (knuckles)…
Hungry shark (rub tummy)…
Row real fast…
Safe at last (wipe forehead)
Bye-bye shark (wave)

Song: “Turn-a-round” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: starfish with cheerio spots

Dog Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: dog

Book: Domino by Claire Masurel, illustrated by David Walker

domino

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.

little dog

Song: “There’s a Dog in School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David Carter

If You're Happy and You Know It book cover

Book: Hello, Puppy! by Jane Cowen-Fletcher

hello puppy

Song: “Turn-a-round” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: dog ear headbands

Sticky Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: sticky

Book: Sticky People (abridged) by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Cyd Moore

sticky people

Song: “Gluey Jump Dance Wiggle”

You put your right hand in, you put your right hand out.
You put your right hand in, then you stick it to your head.
You jump, dance, wiggle, and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.
(You keep your hand on your head as you continue through the song).

You put your left hand in, you put your left hand out.
You put your left hand in, and you stick it to your tummy.
You jump, dance, wiggle, and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.
(Source: Enterprise Library Story Time)

Book: Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What is Texture? (abridged) by Jane Brocket

spiky slimy smooth
Flannel: “Five pigs so squeaky clean”

five pigs

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)

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

Book: The Baker’s Dozen by Dan Andreasen

baker's dozen

Song: Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Song: “Turn-a-round” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: stickers and crayons

Toy Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: play

Book: Push Button (abridged) by Aliki

cover image push button

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

Song: “Teddy Bear Turn Around” – Greg & Steve: Ready, Set, Move

Book: Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun

cover image meeow and the pots and pans

Rhyme: “This is Big”

This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no
(Source: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Blow Up Your Balloon” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Book: Red Sled by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest

cover image red sled

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Song (with bean bags): “Beanie Bag Dance” – Greg and Steve: Kids in Action

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: die-cut toys on toy box coloring page

toy box toddler story time craft

Counting Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: ten

Book: Count! by Denise Fleming

count

Flannel: “Four Little Rockets”

Four little rockets winking at me.
One shot off and then there were three!
Three little rockets with nothing to do.
One shot off, and then there were two!
Two little rockets afraid of the sun.
One shot off, and then there was one!
One little rocket alone is no fun.
It shot off, and then there was none!
(Source: RovingFiddlehead KidLit)

rockets

Rhyme: “This is big”
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no
(Source: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Big Fat Hen illustrated by Keith Baker

Big Fat Hen


Song/Flannel:
“10 Little Grasshoppers”

One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.

Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.

Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One little grasshopper in my yard.

Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One little grasshopper in my yard.

grasshopper

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

Book: Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz

ten tiny tickles

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: goldfish crackers on a page divided into fourths

goldfish

Socks and Shoes Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: socks, shoes

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

cover image pete the cat i love my white shoes

Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes
I am wearing my shoes
One, two, three, four
Now I stomp them on the floor! (repeat, going faster and faster)
(Credit: Preschool Education)

Rhyme: “This is big”
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Which Shoes Would You Choose? by Betsy R. Rosenthal, illustrated by Nancy Cote

cover image which shoes would you choose


Song:
“Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Everybody knows I love my toes”
Everybody knows I love my toes
Everybody knows I love my toes
I love my shoulders, my knees, my elbows and my nose
But everybody know I love my toes.

Book: Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

have you seen my new blue socks

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: My fox wears silly socks

my fox wears silly socks

 

Thanksgiving Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language: thank you

Book: Thank You for Me! by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Kristina Stephenson

thank you for me cover image 

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

If you’re thankful and you know it, Clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, Stomp your feet.
If you’re thankful and you know it, Shout “I am!”
If you’re thankful and you know it, Do all three.

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes

thanks for thanksgiving cover image

Rhyme: Popcorn

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!

(Children begin in a crouched position, knees bent, then s-l-o-w-l-y rise until the final POP! when we jump up in the air!)

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

Song: “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George (3 pages) by Cynthia Platt and Julie M. Bartynski, illustrated by Mary O’Keefe Young

happy thanksgiving curious george cover image
Song: “Hello Mr. Turkey, how are you?” (Tune: “If you’re happy and you know it”)

Hello Mr. Turkey how are you,? (clap twice)
Hello Mr. Turkey how are you,? (clap twice)
With a gobble, gobble, gobble and a wobble, wobble, wobble (flap and walk like a turkey)
Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? (clap twice)

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: Trace hand, then color and decorate with feathers

Monster Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett, illustrated by Kevan J. Attaberry (abridged)

Tickle Monster

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” – Sesame Street: Kids Favorite Songs 2

Book: Monsters Dance by Ann Hodgman, illustrated by Hannah Wood or Cookie Monster’s Busy Day by Ernie Kwiat (1st story)

Monsters Dance

Cookie Monster's Busy Day

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song:Horns, Fangs, Knees and Claws
Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
Eyes and ears and tail and paws
Horns, fangs
Knees and claws
Knees and claws.
(Source: King County Library Wiki)

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

Book: If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Ed and Rebecca Emberly (abridged)

 If you're a monster and you know it

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2

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

Closing rhyme

Craft: alphabet monsters

alphabet monster