The End! Baby Storytime

Today was our last baby storytime of the season! It makes me sad to say goodbye, but luckily our break isn’t long and we’ll start our summer season on May 19th!

Welcome Song
Open, Shut Them
Put Your Hands Up High
10 Little Fingers
Patty Cake
BOOK: Here a Chick, Where a Chick? – Suse MacDonald
Old MacDonald (with puppets)
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Merry Duke of York
This is the Way…
Tickle Bees!
Clap Your Hands
BOOK: Hey Diddle, Diddle! – Annie Kubler
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Peekaboo!
This is Big, Big, Big
Toast in the Toaster
Zoom!
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

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Animals! Baby Storytime

I was out last week and really missed everyone. I was very glad to be back this morning! We read some great animals stories today, and made some fun animal sounds!

Welcome Song
This is the Way…
This is Big, Big, Big
Cheek, Chin
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Patty Cake
BOOK: Jump! – Scott M. Fischer
Clap Your Hands
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Animal Pairs magnet board game (thanks Melissa!)
Toast in the Toaster
Merry Duke of York
Put Your Hands Up High
Tickle Bees!
BOOK: Moo, Baa, La La La! – Sandra Boynton
Kissing Rhyme
Zoom!
Wheels on the Bus
Goodbye Song

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Counting! Baby Storytime

Today we counted fingers, toes, and lots of hugs and tickles!

Welcome Song
10 Little Fingers
Put Your Hands Up High
Kissing Rhyme
Zoom!
BOOK: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes – Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
Clap Your Hands
Toast in the Toaster
Tickle Bees
This is Big, Big, Big (thanks Melissa!)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
BOOK: Mommy Hugs – Karen Katz
Patty Cake
Cheek, Chin
Merry Duke
Wheels on the Bus
Goodbye Song

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Spring! – Baby Storytime

It’s spring, it’s spring! Time to enjoy the beautiful weather and read stories about gardens and baby animals!

Welcome Song
Open, Shut Them
Clap Your Hands
Patty Cake
BOOK: Wee Little Lamb – Lauren Thompson
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day (sheep, pig, cow, duck)
Zoom!
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Toast in the Toaster
Tickle Bees!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
BOOK: Planting a Rainbow – Lois Ehlert (big book)
This is Big, Big, Big
Merry Duke of York
Peekaboo!
This is the Way We…
Wheels on the Bus
Goodbye Song

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Look Again! Baby Storytime

Things aren’t always what they seem! Today we read stories with pictures that aren’t always what they appear to be at first look!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
This is Big, Big, Big
Cheek, Chin!
Merry Duke of York
BOOK: My Heart in Like a Zoo – Michael Hall
This is the Way…
Patty Cake
Tickle Bees
Matching Game (thanks Melissa!)
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Kissing Rhyme
Itsy Bitsy Spider
10 Little Fingers
BOOK: It Looked Like Spilt Milk – Charles G. Shaw (big book)
5 Little Fingers game
Clap Your Hands
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

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Birds! Baby Storytime

Tweet, tweet! Today we shared stories and rhymes about all of our feathered friends!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
Tickle Bees!
Feathered Birds – Magnet Story
I Bounce You Here (Thanks, Melissa!)
BOOK: Birds – Kevin Henkes
Merry Duke of York
Zoom!
Where is Little Bird? – Magnet Story (Thanks again, Melissa!)
Two Little Blackbirds
10 Little Fingers
BOOK: If You Were a Penguin – Wendell & Florence Minor
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Cheek, Chin!
Three Little Ducks – Magnet Story
Clap Your Hands
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

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Dogs! – Baby Storytime

Bark! Woof! Grrrr…. Today we shared stories about dogs! We even saw some dogs in the park through our library window!

Welcome Song
Open, Shut Them
This is Big, Big, Big (thanks, Melissa!)
BOOK: Dogs – Emily Gravett
Zoom!
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Five Little Puppies
Clap Your Hands
Tickle Bees!
BOOK: A Good Day – Kevin Henkes
Peekaboo!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Patty Cake
BOOK: Where’s Spot? – Eric Hill
This is the Way We…
Kissing Rhyme
Merry Duke of York
Goodbye Song

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Movement! Baby Storytime

Today we danced, wiggled and played with books and rhymes about movement!

Welcome Song
Can You Hide Your Eyes?
Clap Your Hands
Kissing Rhyme
Jack in the Box
BOOK: Dance with Me – Charles R. Smith Jr.
Five Little Fingers Game
Old MacDonald (with puppets)
Tickle Bees
Cheek, Chin
Merry Duke of York
BOOK: This is the Way a Baby Rides – Susan Meyers
This is the Way…
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Touching Game
BOOK: Tickly Under There – Debi Gliori
Peekaboo!
10 Little Fingers
Zoom!
Goodbye Song

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Love! Baby Storytime

Today we shared more stories about love in celebration of Valentine’s Day! We love singing songs and making new friends and playing with bubbles!

Welcome Song
Clap Your Hands
Open, Shut Them
This is the Way…
BOOK: What Do You Love? – Jonathan London
Cheek, Chin
Kissing Rhyme
Pat a Cake
This is Big, Big, Big
Tickle Bees
Put Your Hands Up High
Peekaboo!
BOOK: Mommy Loves Her Baby – Tara Jaye Morrow
Zoom!
The Merry Duke of York
Wheels on the Bus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Bumble Bee
Goodbye Song

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Love! Baby Storytime

It’s February, and a perfect time to share our favorite stories about the things that we love!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
Kissing Rhyme
Zoom!
BOOK: The I Love You Book – Todd Parr
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This is the Way…
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
10 Little Fingers
This is Big, Big, Big (Thanks to Melissa for this one!)
Peekaboo!
BOOK: I Love Animals – Flora McDonnell
Pat a Cake
The Merry Duke of York
Tickle Bees
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

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