Gingerbread/Cookie Storytime

I was assigned three preschool storytimes at three different libraries this month, so I took the same theme to each one...Gingerbread.  But I just could not find a 2nd gingerbread book I really loved, so I expanded the theme to Gingerbread & Cookies.  Unfortunately one of the preschool storytimes had zero attend (don't remember the last time that's happened!) but it had snowed the night before and it was still snowing.

Books

The Gingerbread Boy

by Paul Galdone

Mr. Cookie Baker

by Monica Wellington

Flannel/Songs

Down around the corner in the bakery shop

Were five yummy cookies with frosting on top

Along comes a _____________ (animal puppet) with a dollar to pay

He/she buys the _______________ (color) and takes it away.

Yummy Gingerbread
5 yummy gingerbread sitting on a plate

The 1^st one said, “Boy we smell so great!”

The 2^nd one said, “There’s a chill in the air”

The 3^rd one said, “I see hungry children everywhere!”

The 4^th one said “I think we better run!”

The 5^th one said “Here the children come!”

Then the children each grabbed one with a

Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch! Munch!

The 5 yummy gingerbread all turned into LUNCH!

Five Little Gingerbread Men
5 little gingerbread men lying on a tray

1 jumped up and ran away

Shouting “Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can…

I’m really quick I’m the gingerbread man!”

No more gingerbread men lying on a tray.

They all jumped up and ran away.

Oh, how I wish they had stayed with me to play

Next time I’ll eat them before they run away.

Play and Learn

Lacing Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man Pre-writing

Cookie Matching

Puppets

Felt "gingerbread children" to dress

Cars