Family Fun Day

We sure had quite a few folks show up for our Family Fun Day! We hope everyone had a great time!
Here are some photos of what I had going on:

Storytime Setlist Update

June 19 - I Dig Getting Dirty

Welcome song: Hello, How are You? by Dr. Jean

Fingerplay: 1 Little 2 Little 3 Little Bubbles
1 little 2 little 3 little bubbles. 4 little 5 little 6 little bubbles. 7 little 8 little 9 little bubbles. 10 bubbles in the air.
10 little 9 little 8 little bubbles. 7 little 6 little 5 little bubbles. 4 little 3 little 2 little bubbles. 1 bubbles on the ground. POP!

I'm Dirty by Kate and Kim McMullan

Felt: 5 Pigs so Squeaky Clean
5 pigs so squeaky clean.
Cleanest pigs you've ever seen.
Wanted to go outside and play
IN THE MUD!
1 jumped into the mud,
Landed with a great big THUD
Now there are 4 pigs squeaky clean.
4...3...2...1

Splish! Splash! Animal Baths by April Pulley Saye

Chorale Reading: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Song with Scarves: Dirt by Phish (if you have not listened to Phish before, please be aware that many songs are not public library children's program appropriate)

10 Dirty Pigs, 10 Clean Pigs by Carol Roth (i did cut this one out as we ran out of time)

Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka

Repeat the Bubble Song - tried blowing bubbles at the kids, but it was all sorts of wrong as my bubble wand did not work well. On the list for purchase: a bubble blower!

Poem: Dirty Face by Shel Silverstein

Goodbye Songs

June 26 - I Dig the Earth

Welcome Song: Hello, How are you? by Dr. Jean

Fingerplay: Wiggle Worms
1 little 2 little 3 little wiggle worms. 4 little 5 little 6 little wiggle worms. 7 little 8 little 9 little wiggle worms. 10 wiggle worms in the ground. 10 little 9 little 8 little wiggle worms. 7 little 6 little 5 little wiggle worms. 4 little 3 little 2 little wiggle worms. 1 wiggle worm in the ground.

No Place Like Home by Jonathan Emmett

Song with scarves: Oh Groundhog on Catch the Moon by Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell

A Look Inside a Burrow by Richard Spilsbury

Chorale Reading: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Next, i brought out a child's play tunnel wrapped up in brown packaging paper ("soil") and we took turns crawling through it as everyone sang this song:
I can be a bunny.
I can be a mole.
Isn't it funny
Crawling through a hole?

We had SO many friends at the Library, we ran out of time for Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin.

Then we repeated the Wiggle Worm fingerplay.

Goodbye songs

This Wednesday, our theme is "I Dig Gardening" See you at 9:30am!

Storytime Setlist Update

There has been so much going on lately that I have had to put the blog on a backburner... Unfortunately, I do not have time to add photos of the pictures books... So without further ado... storytime setlists :)

March 6: Families

Hello, How are you? Song

Shhh! By Kevin Henkes

Mama Hug by Brady Rymer - we used our egg shakers 

All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman

I Wish I Had a Little Red Box by Dr Jean on her CD Dr Jean SIngs Silly Songs

What a Good Brother by Diane Wright Landolf

Feltboard: 5 Little Monkeys

My Dog is as Smelly as a Dirty Sock by Hanoch Diven

Poem: Pick Up Your Room on page 7 in Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers

Goodbye Songs

March 9 Family Storytime: Getting Dirty

Hello, How are You? Song
Story: Mud
Feltboard: Piggies
Story: This Farm is a Mess
Song: Laurie Berkner's Pig on Her Head
Story: Robert Munsch's Smelly Socks
Activity: We ripped up mud-colored construction paper, made a "mud puddle," then cut out animals and people (and tractors!) from magazines to put into the mud. Great fine motor and conversation activity!

Next month on April 13, in lieu of Family Storytime, we will have our 10am Puppet Show!

March 13 Storytime: Let's Sing
Hello, How are You? Song
I Love to Sing by Anna Walker
Song in My Tummy by Laurie Berkner
Mystery Ride by Scott Magoon (everytime the words "mystery ride" came up, i sang them out obnoxiously)
Sometimes music does the singing for us. We laid down and listened with our ears and imagined with our brains. We didn't move or talk and then we got up and danced around to tracks 8 and 13 on a Camille Saint-Saens CD.
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanyas - we danced and "flew" around like birds.
Then we sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" the 'normal' way. Then we sang the song as if we were animals.
Goodbye Songs

We had a week off for Jenna's Spring Break.

March 27: Being a Good Friend
Hello, How are You? Song
Big Al by Andrew Clement
Four Friendly Fish from Cathy Bollinger's CD
Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson

Mary Had a Little Lamb felt with the song from 25 Fun Animal Songs CD

The Big Blue Spot by Peter Holwitz

Then we danced around and used our maracas and egg shakers as we listened to "You've Got a Friend in Me" sung by Yami Bob on the CD "Reggae for Kids: Your Favorite Disney Soundtracks"

Goodbye Songs

NEXT WEEK, April 3: Mysteries