Rainbow Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony

Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson

Song: “Little Raindrops” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap fingers on the ground/legs)
Little raindrops falling down, falling to the ground

Bigger raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap hands on the ground/legs)
Bigger raindrops falling down, falling to the ground

Other Verses:
Giant raindrops… (stamp feet on the ground)
Fast raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing quickly)
Slow raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing slowly)
Teeny Tiny raindrops… (use fingers only for rain and sing in a high pitched voice)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)

Song: “If All of the Raindrops” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: Rainbow Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

Scarf Song: “Shake Your Scarves” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.

Additional verses:
Shake our scarves together
Circle our scarves together
Toss our scarves together

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

Closing Rhyme