Messy & Clean Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly
out, out, out
out, out, out
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
in, in, in
in, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly
fast, fast, fast
fast, fast, fast
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
slow, slow, slow
slow, slow, slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

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.

Song: “This is Big”
This is big big big (hold arms out to the side)
This is small small small (cup hands together)
This is short short short (hold hands close with palms facing each other)
This is tall tall tall (reach one hand above head)
This is fast fast fast (circle fists quickly)
This is slow slow slow (circle fists slowly)
This is yes yes yes (nod)
This is no no no (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud,
Landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Scarf Song: “This is the Way”
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms
When we’re in the bathtub.

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.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme

Clean and Messy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

pete the cat i love my white shoes cover image

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

Flannel“Five pigs so squeaky clean”

Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

five pigs

Book: Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story about Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd

dog's colorful day cover image

Song: “This is the Way” (To the tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”) with scarves

This is the way we wash our hands
Wash our hands, wash our hands
This is the way we wash our hands
So early in the morning!

Continue with other body parts

Book: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont

Ain'tGonnaPaint cover image

Song: “Head and Shoulders” – Dance and Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.

Activity: Cleanup
Sort Items into the correct bag

Clean up Activity Image

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

Pete the cat standup story time craft