Tag: baby story time

Garden Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Garden, flower, bugs

Book with Puppets: Bunny Loves Beans by Jane Whittingham

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Ten Little Flowers”
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten flowers in the spring.

Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall.
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Beetle”
I’m a little beetle (bounce baby)
And I wiggle all day. (wiggle baby)
If you get too close to me, (hug baby)
I’ll FLY away! (lift baby)

Additional verses:
I’m a little bumblebee…
I’m a little ladybug…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Shaker Eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Rhyme

Bedtime Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Goodnight, sleep, stars, brush teeth

Book: The I Can Say Goodnight! Book by Stephanie Cohen, illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Book: Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen, illustrated by Sherry Scharschmidt

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo. (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle

Shaker Eggs: “Wimoweh” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme

My Body Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Hungry, eat, thirsty, drink, more, all done

Book: Baby’s Here! by Jessica Young, illustrated by Geneviève Godbout

Song: “This Is the Way We Clap Our Hands”
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands,
So early in the morning.

Additional verses:
This is the way we tap our toes…
This is the way we touch our nose…
This is the way we pat our head…

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Little Head, Little Nose by Yuli Yav, illustrated by Antonia Woodward

Lap Song: “Baby Hokey Pokey”
You put your arms up,
You put your arms down,
You put your arms up,
And you wave them all around.
And you tickle, tickle, tickle,
And you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
That’s how baby hokey pokey goes. (clap)

Additional verses:
You put your legs up…
You put your baby up…
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “Cheek, Chin”
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
cheek, chin, NOSE.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
Cheek, chin, TOES.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,
UP BABY GOES!
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Scarf Song: “Peek-a-Boo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme

Love Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Love, hug, kiss

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
All Kinds of Kisses book cover

Song: “If You Love Me and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love me and you know it, clap your hands.
If you love me and you know it, clap your hands.
If you love me and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you love me and you know it, clap your hands.

Repeat with: blow a kiss, give a hug

Song: “Ten Little Kisses”
One little, two little, three little kisses,
Four little, five little, six little kisses,
Seven little, eight little, nine little kisses,
Ten little kisses say, “I Love You.”
(repeat backwards)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1 by Amy Schwartz

Lap Song: “Love Somebody, Yes I Do”
Love somebody yes I do, (rock baby)
Love somebody yes I do,
Love somebody yes I do,
But I won’t tell who.

Jiggle like jelly yes I will, (jiggle baby)
Jiggle like jelly yes I will,
Jiggle like jelly yes I will,
‘Cause I can’t sit still.

Climb a ladder oh so high, (lift baby)
Climb a ladder oh so high,
Climb a ladder oh so high,
Till I touch the sky.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Acka Backa Soda Cracker”
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo, (lean forward on “boo”)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (kiss baby’s head or hug baby)

Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo, (lean forward on “boo”)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing Around the Campfire

Closing Rhyme

Food Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Eat, drink, milk, water, juice

Book: Who’s Hungry? by Dean Hacohen, illustrated by Sherry Scharschmidt

Lap Rhyme: “Round and Round the Butter Dish”
Round and round the butter dish, (circle fingers on back or tummy)
One, two, three, (tap)
A little here, a little there, (tickle ears)
As tasty as can be! (nibble neck)

Song: “This is the Way We Drink Our Milk”
This is the way we drink our milk,
Drink our milk, drink our milk.
This is the way we drink our milk
Early in the morning.

Repeat with: juice, water

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: Lunch by Denise Fleming
Lunch

Lap Song: “Acka Backa Soda Cracker”
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo, (lean forward on “boo”)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (kiss baby’s head or hug baby)

Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo, (lean forward on “boo”)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Jelly on a Plate”
Jelly on a plate, jelly on a plate, (gentle bouncing)
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, (rock side to side)
Jelly on a plate.

Candles on a cake, candles on a cake, (hold up your fingers like candles)
Blow them out, blow them out, (blow on child’s neck or tummy)
Candles on a cake.

Sausage in a pan, sausage in a pan, (gentle bouncing)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (wiggle baby)
Sausage in a pan.

Sweeties in a jar, sweeties in a jar, (gentle bouncing)
Shake them up, shake them up, (tickle)
Sweeties in a jar.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (bounce baby gently on lap)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway baby from side to side gently)
Up I POP! (lift baby up in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Milkshake Song” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Closing Rhyme

Lunar New Year Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Moon, snake

Book: Maisy’s Chinese New Year by Lucy Cousins or Baby Loves Lunar Phases on Chinese New Year! by Ruth Spiro, illustrated by Irene Chan

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Flannel Rhyme: “Little Moon, Little Moon”
Little moon, little moon, hiding in the sky.
Is that you behind the blue cloud I spy?

Repeat with other colors
(Credit: Storytime in the Stacks)

Book: It’s Your Year, Baby Snake by Little Bee Books, illustrated by Ariel Hsu

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby “flies” or swings up into the air)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Closing Rhyme

Winter Clothes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Hat, coat, gloves

Book: One Mitten by Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by Maggie Smith
one mitten cover image

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

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Flannel: “Red Mitten, Red Mitten”
Red mitten, red mitten, what do you see?
I see a blue mitten looking at me.

Repeat for different colored mittens

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

Song: “Baby Put Your Pants On” (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on, (move baby’s legs)
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three. (gently poke baby’s belly)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three.

Leg to the left, leg to the right, (move legs)
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight.
Leg to the left, leg to the right,
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight.

Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three.
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Bumping Up and Down in My Little Blue Sled”
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Won’t you be my darling?

Additional verses:
Snow’s coming down on my little blue sled…
Waving to my friends on my little blue sled…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “BOOTS” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Closing Rhyme

Polar Animals Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Bear, penguin

Book: 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals! by Rebecca Fjelland Davis

Song: “Let’s All Do a Little Clapping” (Tune: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)
Let’s all do a little clapping,
Let’s all do a little clapping,
Let’s all do a little clapping,
And spread winter cheer.

Additional verses:
Stretching
Tapping
Bouncing
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “If You’re a Penguin and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you know it, then your face will surely show it,
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.

Additional verses:
Stomp your feet
Waddle around

Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube

Book: I Am Small by Emma Dodd
Cover of the book I AM SMALL by Emma Dodd

Lap Song: “Bumping Up and Down in My Little Blue Sled”
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Won’t you be my darling?

Additional verses:
Snow’s coming down on my little blue sled…
Waving to my friends on my little blue sled…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Did You Ever See a Penguin?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin?
Did you ever see a penguin go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way, (lean front/back, side to side)
Did you ever see a penguin go this way and that? (lean front/back)

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Closing Rhyme

Winter Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Snow, winter

Book: One Snowy Day by Diana Murray, illustrated by Diana Toledano

Song: “Let’s All Do a Little Clapping” (Tune: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)
Let’s all do a little clapping,
Let’s all do a little clapping,
Let’s all do a little clapping,
And spread winter cheer.

Repeat with: stretching, tapping, bouncing
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: First Snow by Bomi Park

Lap Song: “Bumping Up and Down in My Little Blue Sled”
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down in my little blue sled,
Won’t you be my darling?

Additional verses:
Snow’s coming down on my little blue sled…
Waving to my friends on my little blue sled…
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town, (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down, (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow,
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Scarf Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away

Scarf Song: “Dance Like Snowflakes” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Dance like snowflakes, dance like snowflakes,
In the air, in the air,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Everywhere, everywhere.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Closing Rhyme

Colors Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Colors, red, yellow, green, blue

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

Rhyme: “Five Green Peas”
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed, (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and wouldn’t stop, (arms bigger)
They grew and they grew until they POPPED! (clap hands together)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Maisy’s First Colors by Lucy Cousins

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?

Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Scarf Song: “These Are the Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
Red like an apple, green like a tree,
Yellow like the sun, and blue like the sea,
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
(Credit: Allegan District Library)

Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.

Closing Rhyme