Opening Songs

Welcome, Welcome, Everyone

(Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

Welcome, welcome, everyone,
Now you’re here we’ll have some fun.
First we’ll clap our hands just so,
Then we’ll bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome, everyone,
Now you’re here we’ll have some fun.

Sung at toddler & baby story times.

Hello Bubble

(Tune: “Frère Jacques”)

Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Sung at baby story times.

Bread and Butter

(From Jbrary)

Bread and butter, (pat legs and clap hands)
Marmalade and jam, (pat legs and clap hands; can substitute jelly for marmalade)
Let’s say hello as quiet as we can. (pat legs and clap hands, say “hello” the way you just indicated)

Repeat, saying hello different ways. (Ex: loud, high, low, fast, slow, nicely)

Used in everybody & preschool story times.

These are my Glasses

(Sung without CD; from Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?)

These are my glasses (make glasses with your fingers)
This is my book (hands pressed together)
I put on my glasses (put on the glasses)
And open up the book (open your hands)
Now I read read read (hold out the “book”)
And I look look look (look through the glasses)
I put down my glasses and (put hands down and…
clap hands together)
Close up my book!

Used in everybody & preschool story times.

We Say Hello Like This

(Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)

We say hello like this (wave)
We say hello like this (wave)
We’re all here for story time!
We say hello like this (wave)

We say hello to [insert kids name]
We say hello to [insert kids name]
We’re all here for story time!
So say hello to [insert kids name]

Used in sensory friendly story times.

Closing Songs and Rhymes

Tickle the clouds (spoken)

Tickle the clouds
and tickle your toes
Clap your hands
and tickle your nose
Reach down low
And reach up high
Story time’s over —
Wave bye-bye!

Used in everybody, preschool, baby, and toddler story times.

Goodbye, Goodbye

(Tune: “London Bridge”)

Goodbye, goodbye, we’ll see you soon,
see you soon, see you soon
Goodbye, goodbye, we’ll see you soon, on another day!