Sign Language: party, cake, gift

Book: The Fairytale Cake by Mark Sperring, illustrated by Jonathan Langley

Rhyme: Ten Little Candles
Ten little candles on a birthday cake.
(hold up ten fingers)
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are eight.
(blow twice and bend down two fingers)
Eight little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are six.
Six little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are four.
Four little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are two.
Two little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are none!
Make a wish!

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: A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas

Rhyme: Pitty, patty, polt
Pitty, patty, polt, (tap feet together)
Shoe the little colt.
Here a nail, (tap one foot)
There a nail, (tap other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

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: The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli

birthday box book cover

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

Closing Rhyme

Travel Story Time – Preschool

March 31, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Pigs Ahoy! By David McPhail

Song: “Take a Trip Out on the Sea” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Book: Charlie’s Superhero Underpants by Paul Bright, illustrated by Lee Wildish

Song: “Blow Up Your Balloon” – The Wiggles: Splish, Splash, The Big Red Boat!

Book: Making the Moose out of Life by Nicholas Oldland (abridged)

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Cork rafts with time for creative play

creative play story time raft cork raft preschool story time craft

Fox Story Time – Baby

February 19, 2016

Opening Song

Sign language: Fox (o.k. quivering at end of nose)

Book: Do Like a Duck Does! by Judy Hindley, illustrated by Ivan Bates

Song/Puppets: “Duck and Cow” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

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.

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ etc.

Rhyme: Here we go up, up, up

Big Book: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins

Song: They’re a Part of Me (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book/Puppet/Song: What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis, illustrated by Svein Nyhus

Rhyme: Hurry scurry little mouse

Finger Puppets: The Gingerbread Man

Song (shaky eggs): “Gingerbread Man” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Closing Rhyme

Fox Story Time – Preschool

February 18, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Do Like a Duck Does! By Judy Hindley, illustrated by Ivan Bates

Song: “Duck and Cow” – Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Finger Puppets: The Gingerbread Man

Song: “Gingerbread Man” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate

Big Book/Fox Flannel: Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox, illustrated by Patricia Mullins

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

Closing Rhyme

Craft: “F” is for fox. Letter “F” turned into fox body with ears, eye, nose, and tail.

Outer Space Story Time – Toddler

February 16, 2016

Opening song

Sign language: moon

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Song: “Moon, moon, moon” – 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

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

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

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

Breakfast Story Time- Everybody

February 15, 2016

Opening Song

Book: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney

Rhyme: Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Three fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
One fat sausage sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan.

Book: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

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

Book: Go, Go, Grapes by April Pulley Sayre

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

Movie: “Arnie the Doughnut”

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

breakfast story time craft

Hugs and Kisses Story Time – Baby

February 12, 2016

Opening song

Sign language: Love, I love you

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri

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)

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: We Love Each Other by Yusuke Yonezu

Rhyme: Hurry scurry little mouse

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: 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: Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli

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.

Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wigglin’ etc.

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

Friendship Story Time- Everybody

February 8, 2016

Opening Song

Book: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

Song: “Skidamarink” – Sharon, Lois & Bram

Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Puppet: Pepo and Lolo Are Friends by Ana Martín Larrañaga

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around”- Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem

Book: You Are the Pea and I Am the Carrot by J. Theron Elkins, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

Rhyme: “Make a heart”
I put my hands together, (hands together like praying)
This is how I start
I curve my fingers right around, (curl fingertips)
And I can make a heart!

Book: A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom

Song: 1, 2, 3 good friends,
4, 5, 6 good friends,
7, 8, 9 good friends,
10 good friends are we!

Uno, dos, tres amigos,
Cuatro, cinco, seis amigos
Siete, ocho, nueve amigos
Diez amigos son!

Song: “Jump Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Optical Illusion- Spin to see the arrow through the heart

Ocean Story Time – Toddler

February 1, 2016

Opening song

Sign language: ocean

Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

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

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

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

Verona Story Time

Story Time Ideas from the Verona Public Library

Birthday Story Time – Baby

Travel Story Time – Preschool

Fox Story Time – Baby

Fox Story Time – Preschool

Outer Space Story Time – Toddler

Breakfast Story Time- Everybody

Hugs and Kisses Story Time – Baby

Friendship Story Time- Everybody

Ocean Story Time – Toddler