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Shopping Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Store, Wait

Book: Bebé Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Steven Salerno

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Market Day by Lois Ehlert

Rhyme: To Market, To Market
To market, to market, To buy a fat pig. Home again, home again, Jiggety-jig.
To market, to market, To buy a fat hog. Home again, home again, Jiggety-jog.
To market, to market to buy a sweet treat. Home again, home again, apples to eat. To market, to market to buy a plum bun. Home again, home again, market is done.

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
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.

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


Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Book: Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot Apple
Sheep in a Shop book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Pretzel Store” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing rhyme

Elephant Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Elephant

Book: I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
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.

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

Book: Always by Emma Dodd
always cover image

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Fingerplay: “Up the Hill”
Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy (crawl up arm)
Here goes a rabbit up a hill, boing, boing, boing, boing (bounce up arm)
Here goes a snake up the hill, slither, slither, slither, slither (slide up arm)
Here goes an elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud, thud (clap up arm)
Here comes an elephant down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! (bounce down, clap hands for crash)
(Credit: adapted by Storytime Katie)

Song: “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Book: The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na
thingamabob cover image

Song (shaky eggs): “Elephant in There” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Closing rhyme

Hats Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Hat

Book: Which Hat is That? by Anna Grossnickle Hines, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
which hat is that

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
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.

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

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Book: This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Song/Scarves: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Old Hat by Emily Gravett

Song (shaky eggs): “A Day for Cat in the Hat” – The Seussetts: Songs from Dr. Seuss

Closing rhyme

Mouse Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Mouse

Rhyme: Hurry, scurry little mouse
Starts down at your toes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Past your knees he goes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Past where your tummy is.
Hurry, scurry little mouse
Gives you a mousy kiss.

Book: Hide-and-Squeak by Heather Vogel Frederick, illustrated by C. F. Payne

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Flannel/Song: Hickory Dickory Dock

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Book: Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego

Puppet/Rhyme: Where are the baby mice? (with mice in box puppet)
Where are the baby mice? Squeak, squeak, squeak,
I cannot see them peek, peek, peek,
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all!
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Song: “I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
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.

Additional verses:
I can make my legs go jump, jump, jump…
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: Mice by Rose Fyleman, illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Song (shaky eggs): “Mouse in My Tool Box” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Closing Rhyme

Moon and Stars Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Moon, Stars

Book: Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

 

Rhyme: Zoom Zoom Zoom
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon! (swing; lift)
Zoom zoom zoom, we’ll be there very soon! (swing; lift)
5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby flies or swings up into the air!)

Rhyme: Roly poly
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera

twinkle

Song/Flannel: “Stars Shining” – Kathy Reid-Naiman; Sing the Cold Winter Away

Rhyme: The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!

Song: 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.
Stomp, bye, etc.

Rhyme: One, two three,
Baby’s on my Knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Puppets/Book: The Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Tomie dePaula

Song (shaky eggs): “Midnight Moonlight” – Kira Willey; Dance for the Sun

Closing Song

Airplanes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign Language: Airplane

Book: Flying by Donald Crews

Song: “If You’re a Plane and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)
If you’re a plane and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a plane and you know it, zoom like this, “Zoom, zoom!” (spread out arms and “fly”)

Rhyme: “The Moon is Round”
The moon is round,
As round as can be.
Two eyes,
A nose,
And a mouth like me!

Book: A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London, illustrated by Denis Roche

Song: “I Can Make My Hands Go Clap, Clap, Clap” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
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.

Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Rhyme:
One, two, three,
Baby’s on my knee.
Rooster crows
And away he goes.

Rhyme:
Roly poly,
Ever so slowly.
Roly poly,
Faster, faster, faster.

Book: Maisy’s Plane by Lucy Cousins

Shaker Eggs: “Go Plane Go” – Kira Willey: Kings & Queens of the Forest

Closing Rhyme

Snow – Baby Story Time

Opening song

Sign language: Snow; Coat; Hat

Book: Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre

Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground,
Snowflake, landing on your nose,
Snowflake, landing on your toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Rhyme: “Jack Frost’s Nose”
Where did you get that little red nose? (touch nose)
Jack Frost kissed it (pinch nose)
I suppose.
He kissed it once (one kiss on nose)
He kissed it twice (two kisses)
Poor little nose, it’s as cold as ice (wiggle nose)

Book: Frozen Noses by Jan Carr, illustrated by Dorothy Donohue

Song: “This is the Way”
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.
Additional verses: Juice, Water

Rhyme: “Round About”
Round about, round about, goes the wee mouse (draw circle)
Up a bit, up a bit, in a wee house (tickle chin)

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

Song: “Did you ever see a baby?”
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Puppets/Book: Oh! By Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Oh! book cover

Song (shaky eggs): “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman; Sing a Song of Seasons

Closing Rhyme

Birthday Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Party, cake , gift

Book: Baby’s Firsts by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Michael Emberley

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: “This is the Way”
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.
Additional verses: Milk, Juice, Water

Book: Guinea Pig Party by Holly Surplice

 

Song: “Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?”
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Rhyme: “Round About”
Round about, round about, goes the wee mouse (draw circle)
Up a bit, up a bit, in a wee house (tickle chin)

Book (choral): Don’t Spill the Beans! by Ian Schoenherr

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

Closing rhyme

Blanky Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Blanket

Book: Fly Blanky Fly by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

Song: “This is the Way”
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.
Additional verses: Milk (milk cow), Juice (pinky finger J), Water (3 finger W, sideways at mouth)

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Blankies by Carol Thompson

Song: “Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?”
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Song/Scarves: “Don’t Wash My Blanket” – Hap Palmer: Peek-A-Boo and Other Songs for Young Children

Rhyme: “Round About”
Round about, round about, goes the wee mouse (draw circle)
Up a bit, up a bit, in a wee house (tickle chin)

 

Book: Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen and Sherry Scharschmidt

Song (with shaky eggs): “Ten in a Bed” – Kidzup Children’s Music: 150 Preschool Songs

Closing Song

Pumpkins and Apples Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Sign language: Apple , Pumpkin

Book: Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)

Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)

Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)

Puppets/Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
The Busy Little Squirrel book cover

Rhyme: This little pig

Fingerplay: Five Little Apples

Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)

Book (Choral): Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Duck and goose find a pumpkin

Song (shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

Closing rhyme