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Bathtime Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems or Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape by Mirka Hokkanen
The cover of the book The Pigeon Needs a Bath! The illustration is of a blue pigeon covered in dirt who is crossing its wings and saying, "I do not."The cover of the book Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape. The illustration has bubbles in different shapes in the background, a large, grumpy black cat with soap on its head, and a small white kitten who looks excited.

Song: “Bubbles, Bubbles” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Bubbles, bubbles, all around. (roll arms)
Bubbles, bubbles, on the ground.
Bubbles, bubbles, on my nose.
Bubbles, bubbles, on my toes.
Bubbles, bubbles, in my hair.
Bubbles, bubbles, everywhere! (reach arms out)

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

Book: Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup
The cover of the book Get Out of My Bath! The illustration is of an elephant swimming in water and shooting water out of its trunk next to a rubber duck toy.

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.
The felt pieces for the flannel song "Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean." The photograph is of a brown puddle of mud and five pink pig felt pieces. The pigs each have one side that is just pink and one side that has brown spots.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Book: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
The cover of the book Tubby. The illustration is of a happy baby in a bathtub full of bubbles and two rubber duck toys.

Scarf Song: “Everybody Wash” – Sesame Street: Splish Splash Bath Time Fun

Scarf Song: “This Is the The Way We Wash Our Face” – Teddy’s Wonderland: Teddy’s Nursery Rhymes

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

Closing Rhyme

Messy & Clean Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Little Rabbit Gets Messy by Kathleen Amant

Flannel Song: “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)

Book: Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark illustrated by John John Bajet

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!

Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Book: Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins

Scarf Song: “This is the Way”
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.

Additional verses:
Wash our face…
Brush our teeth…
Brush our hair…
Wave goodbye…

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

Dirt and Mud Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Dušan Petričić

Song: “Bubble Bath” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon

Flannel Song: “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.
The felt pieces for the flannel song "Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean." The photograph is of a brown puddle of mud and five pink pig felt pieces. The pigs each have one side that is just pink and one side that has brown spots.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Mud! by Annie Bailey, illustrated by Jen Corace

Action Rhyme: “Make a Mud Pie”
Make a mud pie in the mud, mud, mud! (pat lap)
Digging… (digging motion downward)
Scooping… (scoop hands upward)
Patting… (pat hands in air)
It’s so much fun! (hands out, emphasizing)

Where else should we make a mud pie? How about our head!? Scoop together some mud…
Make a mud pie on your head, head, head… (pat head)
Digging… Scooping… Patting…
It’s so much fun!

Repeat for toes, tum, etc.
(Credit: Tacoma Public Library)

Closing Rhyme