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: “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)

Lap 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)

Song: “Clap Your Hands” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap them now with me.
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap your hands with me!

Additional verses:
Tap, tap, tap your knees…
Shake, shake, shake your feet…
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

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

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 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)

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)

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

Scarf Song: “My Scarf Goes Up” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
My scarf goes up, (throw)
My scarf comes down, (catch)
My scarf waves around, around, around. (wave around)
My scarf goes in, (crumple inside hands)
My scarf comes out, (pull back out)
My scarf flies about, about, about. (wave around)
(Credit: Sacramento Public Library)

Closing Rhyme

Clothes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

Song: ”Let’s All Put Our Pants On” (Tune: “Mama’s Little Baby Loves Shortnin’ Bread”)
Let’s all put our pants on, pants on, pants on,
Let’s all put our pants on, 1, 2, 3.

Additional verses:
Let’s all put our shirt on…
Let’s all put our socks on…
Let’s all put our skirt on…
Let’s all put our shoes on…
Let’s all put our sweater on…

Now that you’re all dressed, all dressed, all dressed,
Now that you’re all dressed, let’s go out to play!

Book: Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Song: “Magic Hat” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)
In your magic hat!

Additional verses:
You can hop and hop and hop…
You can make a face…

Song: “My Silly Hat” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
On my head, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
That my head wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?

(foot, knee, hands)

Additional verses:
Place hat on other body parts and sing the song again.

Song: “Kindness” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Yoga/breathing: Butterfly

Social Story: Except When They Don’t by Laura Gehl

Closing rhyme

Clothing Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Polar Bear’s Underwear by tupera tupera
Polar Bear's Underwear

Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes, (clap)
I am wearing my shoes
One, two, three four,
Now I stomp them on the floor!

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Book: How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe, illustrated by Yasuo Ohtomo

Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

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

Song: “Hat, Shirt, Pants and Shoes” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes.
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes
Scarf and belt and mittens and socks.
Hat, shirt, pants and shoes, pants and shoes.

Book: Book-o-Hats by Donald Lemke, art and design by Bob Lentz

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

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

Closing Song

Craft: Dress a paper scarecrow. (Source: Sunflower Storytime)