Miss Tammy's Favorites--New Year's Eve

I tried to find some of my "favorites" that would appeal to a large age range, knowing school's out and many siblings could attend.

Books

The Very Lazy Ladybug 

(pop-up)

by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle

Who Has These Feet?

by Laura Hulbert; illustrated by Erik Brooks

Hooray for Hat!

by Brian Won

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Run, Baby, Run

If I was a Bird

My Hands Say, "Let's Play!"

Activity

Decorate a party hat!

Fill-in Toddler

The day after Christmas I filled in last minute for the Toddler Storytime.  From past years, I knew there wouldn't be many.  I had 3 families (7 total).  But the toddlers were so adorable!

Books

The Button Book

by Sally Nicholls; illustrated by Bethan Woollvin

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

by Eric Litwin; illustrated by James Dean

Songs

My Hands Say Hello

The Little Green Frogs

Old MacDonald had a Farm

My Hands Say Goodbye

Magnet Board

Where's the present?

(hiding under farm animals--one little guy (just barely 2) absolutely loved the game!)

Food and Eating Baby Storytime

Finally back at Baby Storytime after 5 weeks of Preschool Prime Time on Wednesday Evenings!  

Books

Applesauce is Fun to Wear

by Nancy Raines Day; illustrated by Jane Massey

Lunch

by Denise Fleming

Today is Monday

by Eric Carle

Songs, Bounces and Rhymes

You Ought to See My Baby

Good Morning! / Hooray!

(tune: Happy Birthday)

Good morning to _________

Good morning to _________

Good morning to _________

It's nice to see you.

(small group)

At storytime we have __________ today

We're so glad let's shout "Hooray!"

When Cows Get Up in the Morning

I Can Make My Hands Go Clap

Sittin' In My High Chair

Humpty Dumpty

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Toast

One Bright Scarf / Jingle Bells

Flannel Board

Three Little Cookies

Down 'round the corner in the bakery shop

Were 3 little cookies with frosting on top

Along came (an animal) with a penny to pay

She bought the (colored) one and took it away!

Give a Gift Storytime

Books

Rabbit's Gift

by George Shannon; illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Thank You, Mr. Panda

by Steve Antony

Pip and Squeak

by Ian Schoenherr

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

If You're Happy and You Know It

Can You?

Jingle Bells

My Hands

Let's Play!

Prop Story

The Surprise

(nesting boxes)

Magnet Board

Where's the present hiding?

Coloring

Lift the Flap Gift

Who will you give the gift to?  What will you give them?

Animals Getting Ready for Winter

Books

Time to Sleep

by Denise Fleming

Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers: How Animals Adapt in Winter

by Jessica Kulekjian; illustrated by Salini Perera

Not Now Cow

by Tammi Sauer; illustrated by Troy Cummings

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

Are You Sleeping?

Jingle Bells

Flannel Board

Five in the Bed

Open Ended Art

Weaving with wooden frames and ribbon

(pretty much a bust with my young group...more appropriate for older kids)

I think they liked taking them apart more than putting them together!

Teddy Bear Storytime

Books

The Best Kind of Bear

by Greg Gormley; illustrated by David Barrows

Bears in Beds

by Shirley Parenteau; illustrated by David Walker

Where is Bear?

by Jonathan Bentley

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Bean Bag Song

Hap Palmer

Puppet

My teddy is looking all around

My teddy can spin around and around

My teddy is sleeping in his bed

My teddy is sitting on my hear

My teddy is looking at my toes

My teddy can kiss me on the nose

My teddy is whispering in my ear

What's he saying? Can you hear?

My teddy can hide behind me

But wherever I go my teddy will find me!

Magnet Board

Bears

(tune: Mary had a Little Lamb)

Grizzly bears are big and brown

Big and brown, big and brown

Grizzly bears are big and brown

And live in the woods

Polar bears are soft and white...

And live in the cold.

Teddy bears are just my size...

To cuddle with at night

Where is Teddy Hiding?

Pie Storytime

I didn't set out to create a pie specific storytime, but as I pulled in different books about eating/food, I found three that would work together.  I was able to do this fun storytime at two family storytimes (at different locations)

Books

Pie in the Sky

by Lois Ehelert

All for Pie, Pie for all

by David Martin; illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

by Alison Jackson, illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner

I actually used the Flannel Board I made several years ago

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

If I was a Bird

My Hands

The Ants Go Marching

Colors in Motion

My Hands say, "Let's Play!"

Magnet Board

Five Little Apples

Play and Learn

Playdough!

Pom Poms!

The Relatives Came...

Winter holidays usually means lots of relatives around. 

Books

Leyla

by Galia Bernstein

Full, Full, Full of Love

by Trish Cooke; illustrated by Paul Howard

What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best

by Laura Numeroff; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Five Little Ducks

Colors in Motion

Run, Baby, Run!

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Play and Learn

Paper Plate Art--faces

Last Minute Fill-in Storytime

I got called at home last minute to do a family storytime at another library.  I used our Storytime Collection books to pull together a Farm storytime in 15 minutes! :)

Books

Five Fuzzy Chicks

by Diana Murray; illustrated by Sydney Hanson

This Little Pup

by Laura J. Bryant

Barnyard Dance

by Sandra Boynton

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Are You Sleeping? Farm Edition

Silly Dance Contest

My Hands

Flannel

Little Boy Blue

Activity

Do-a-Dot Farm Animals

Planes, Trains, and Cars!

Books

Train!

by Judi Abbot

My Bus

by  Byron Barton

The Cars and Trucks Book

by Todd Parr

Music and Movement

I made up actions for two parts from Train!

train--slap knees, airplane--arms out to side, car--clap, digger--scoop with hands

Train!

Train, plane, car

Train, plane, car

Digger, digger

Digger, digger

Train, plane, car!

Train, plane, digger, digger

Train, plane car!

Train, plane, digger, digger

Train, plane, car!

Drivin' In My Car

My Hands

The Wheels on the Bus

Let's Play!

Open Ended Art

Invitation to create a shape vehicle

Play and Learn

Train, cars, city, and vet

Flannel board to retell My Bus

Optional Book

Wake Up Engines

by by Denise Dowling Mortensen; illustrated by Melissa Iwai

Balloons

Balloon Storytime has been brewing for awhile now, so I'm glad I finally had an open week to do it.  It was a very large storytime, which made the day a bit challenging.

Books

Brown's Rabbit's Shapes

by Alan Baker

Perfectly Percy

by Paul Schmid

Don't Wake Up the Tiger

by Britta Teckentrup

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Can You?

A Very Simple Dance

My Hands say, "Let's Play!"

Imagination

Dig in the box and find a balloon that's your favorite color!  What color balloon did you pick you?

Let's blow it up!

Bigger, bigger, bigger

Let it go!  Whoosh!!

Get another balloon.

Let's blow it up!

Bigger, bigger, bigger

Just a little bigger

POP!

Art

Painting with Balloons