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

I'm Not Scared!

Preschool Storytime Books

Bear Feels Scared

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!

by Lydia Monks

Snip, Snap! What's That?

by Mara Bergman; illustrated by Nick Maland

Family Storytime Books

Let's Play Monsters

by Lucy Cousins

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!

Songs and Movement

The Monster Boogie

Laurie Berkner

There's a Spider on the Floor

I'm a Little Kitty Cat (Family)

Itsy Bitsy Spider--5 Ways (Family)

Flannel Board

Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Art

Create your own monster

(paper and paper scraps, scissors, glue, googly eyes, crayons, dot stickers)

Additional/Optional Books

The Mouse Who Wasn't Scared

by Petr Horacek

This was supposed to be my 3rd book in Family Storytime, but we ran out of time.

November Passive Craft

I cut a bunch of pattern block shapes in a variety of colors so kids can make their own turkeys!  (I'm so glad we have the pattern block die cuts!)

I hope the kids have fun with it and create some amazing turkeys!

STEAM Themed Thursday

We started a new weekly afterschool program.  The three youth librarians take turns planning and running the program each week.  Because of special programs and schedules I finally got to do my first event on Oct 17.

Ramps and Rollercoasters

We had a nice turn out and the kids (an any adults with them) had a great time!

Spooktacular Storytime

We hosted a Halloween Storytime for kids PreK-3rd grade.  I did one on a Saturday afternoon (Oct 18) and another one (at a different library) on Tuesday afternoon (Oct 29).

Books

The Little Ghost that Lost Her Boo!

by Elaine Bickell; illustrated by Raymond McGrath

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

by Linda Williams; illustrated by Megan Lloyd

At the Old Haunted House

by Helen Ketteman; illustrated by Nate Wragg

Flannel Board

Fall Riddles

Five Little Pumpkins

Songs and Movement

Monster Boogie

Laurie Berkner

Activities 

(I was not on the planning committee for this one) 

Emoji Jack O' Lanterns

Water Color black cat

(blow the water color with a straw to make a hissing cat)

Hanging, Whirling Ghost 

Spider Web

(walk the masking tape web and pick up spiders)

Baby Storytime--Fall

Books

The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

Baby Loves Fall

Karen Katz

Song/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Good Morning

Little Bear

I Have a Little Cow

My Body

On my face I have a nose,

And way down here I have ten toes

I have to eyes that I can blink

I have a head to help me think.

I have a chin, and very near,

I have two ears to help me hear

I have a mouth with which I speak

And when I run I use my feet.

Here are my elbows and my knees

Here are the cheeks my mom loves to squeeze.

My Pony Macaroni

Jack and Jill

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Toast

One Bright Scarf

Flannel Board

A small pumpkin,

A large pumpkin,

The biggest pumpkin I see

Now help me count them

1, 2, 3!

A brown leaf

An orange leaf

A yellow leaf I see

Now help me count them

1, 2, 3!

Family Storytime--Fall

Books

Pumpkin Cat

by Anne Mortimer

Who Loves the Fall?

by Bob Raczka; illustrated by Judy Stead

The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

Songs and Movement

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

(clap the syllables)

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin bread

loaf shape with hands

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin head

point to head

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin pie

hands form a circle

pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin eyes

point to eyes

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin  cake

make a tall cake with hands

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin shake

shake

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin stew

make pot with one hand and stir with the other

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin BOO!

Silly Dance Contest

Jim Gill

I Can Walk on Two Feet

Flannel

Fall Riddles

Five Little Pumpkins

Art

White and colored chalk on dark paper

Optional Books

Mouse's First Fall

In the Middle of Fall

Ten Little Squirrels