Baby Storytime--September 5

My first "official" baby storytime!!

Bubbles

Hands Are Clapping
(Tune: London Bridges)
Hands are clapping
Clap, clap, clap

Clap, clap, clap

Hands are clapping
Clap, clap, clap
Hands are clapping!

Toes are tapping… Tap, tap, tap
Eyes are hiding… peekaboo!

Puppet

Little Bear in the tree

Sitting, oh, so still.

Won’t you come out?

Yes, he will!

He looks to the left

He looks to the right

He looks straight ahead

Then pops out of sight!

This puppet is from Folkmanis Puppets

Hello Song

(Tune: Good Night Ladies)

Hello ____, hello ____.

Hello ____, we’re glad you’re here today!

I have each parent/caregiver introduce themselves and their baby.  Then we sing hello to the baby.  A baby's name is one of the first things a baby recognizes.  

Trot, Trot

Trot, trot to Boston. Trot, trot to Lynn.
         (bounce baby)
Watch out little baby, you might fall in!
         (lower baby between your knees)

Trot, trot to Denver. Trot, trot to Dover.

          (bounce baby)
Watch out little baby, you might fall over!
          (tip baby to one side)

Book
Bouncing Babies by Mike Brownlow

Roly-Poly

Roly-poly, roly-poly (circle arms around each other—repeat each time you sing the phrase)

Out, out, out (move hands away from each other)

Roly-poly, roly-poly

In, in, in (bring hands together)

Roly-poly, roly-poly

Touch your nose

Roly-poly, roly-poly

Touch your toes.

Roly-poly, roly-poly

Up to the sky (pull baby up to standing)

Roly-poly, roly-poly

Fly, fly, fly (life baby up in the air)

Jack Be Nimble
Sit cross-legged on the floor with baby on one knee

Jack be nimble
Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick.
(move baby from one knee to the other on the word "over")

Shared Reading
Board Book Focus:  Helen Oxenbury

• Say Goodnight
• All Fall Down
• Clap Hands

Tickle the clouds (spoken)
Tickle the clouds
and tickle your toes
Clap your hands
and tickle your nose
Reach down low
And reach up high
Story time’s over —
Wave bye-bye!

Play and Learn Activities

I made three discovery bottles

• Glitter
• Jingle Bells
• Colorful Buttons