Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Lost and Found Storytime

Books
The Found Things
by Petr Horacek

Mister Kitty is Lost
by Greg Pizzoli

Come Out, Come Out, Chameleon!
by Jonty Howley

Music and Movement

If I was a Bird

Magnet Board

Curious George Hiding Under a Hat

Open Ended Activity

Beads on a pipe cleaner

I missed the beginning part of storytime because I had a nose bleed.  Thankfully Katy jumped right in and got it started for me.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

STEAM Themed Thursday: Magnets

Four stations to explore Magnets!

Explore Magnets






Paint with Magnets




Magnet Game


Magna Tiles


Food and Eating Baby Storytime

Books

Bunny Loves Beans
by Jane Whittingham

I Could Eat You Up
by Jo Harper; illustrated by Kay Chorao

Applesauce is Fun to Wear
by Nancy Raines Day; illustrated by Jane Massey

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle

Lunch
by Denise Fleming

Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?

Songs, Rhymes, and Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Hello!
My groups have been so big, we haven't been able to sing to each child

I Have a Little Cow

Roly-Poly

Sitting in My Highchair

Pop a Little Pancake

I'm a Little Teapot

Hickory Dickory Dock

Toast

One Bright Scarf


Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Sweet Treats Storytime

Books

Baking Day at Grandma's
by Anika Denise; illustrated by Christopher Denise

All for Pie, Pie for All
by David Martin; illustrated by VAleri Gorbachev

Magnet Board Story

A Dozen Donuts
(based on the book, "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins)

Music and Movement

Making Cookies
I am making cookie dough
Round and round the beaters go
Add some flour from a cup
Stir and mix the batter up.
Roll them, cut them nice and neat
Put them on a cookie sheet.
Bake them, count them 1, 2, 3
Serve them to my friends for tea.

A Very Simple Dance


Flannel Board

Five Little Gingerbread Men

Open Ended Play

Playdough

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Give a Gift Storytime

Books
Thank You, Mr. Panda
by Steve Antony

Pip and Squeak
by Ian Schoenherr

Prop Story

Little Bee's Gift
with nesting boxes

Music and Movement

Silly Dance Contest

If You're Happy and You know It

Colors in Motion

Open Ended Activity

Lift-the-Flap Gift (Cut and Color)
Who will you give a gift to? What will you give them?

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Dinosaur Storytime

Books

How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?
by Lou Peacock; illustrated by Nicola Slater

Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs
by Eric Litwin; illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Dinosaurs Roar!
by Paul and Henrietta Strickland

Songs and Movement

We are the Dinosaurs
Laurie Berkner

Dinosaur Stomp

Dinosaur, Dinosaur

Flannel

Five Enormous Dinosaurs

Play

Dino Pattern Blocks

Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt