Storytime

Storytime: Grumpy Monkey

Books Five Little Monkeys Five little monkeys jumping on the bed (hold up 5 fingers)One fell off and bumped his head (tap head)Mama called the doctor and the doctor said (phone to eat)“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” (shake finger) (count down) If You’re Happy & You Know It If you’re happy and you… Read More Storytime: Grumpy Monkey

Children's Programs

Easter Egg Hunt

I’ve been hosting Easter egg hunts at the library for several years now but realized I have yet to put it on the blog! The Easter egg hunt is for children birth to 5 years old and is held on the Friday before Easter. I have program the during the day while older siblings are… Read More Easter Egg Hunt

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Storytime: Thanksgiving

Books “The Night Before Thanksgiving” by Natasha Wing “The Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson “Feast for 10” by Cathryn Falwell Five Fat Turkeys (Tune: Thumbkin) Five fat turkeys, five fat turkeys (hold up 5 fingers) In the barn, in the barn (cover fist with other hand) Gobble gobble gobble (wiggle fingers under chin) Wobble,… Read More Storytime: Thanksgiving

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Storytime: Pumpkins

Books “Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins” by Dianne Ochiltree “Apples and Pumpkins” by Anne Rockwell “Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin” by Mary Serfozo Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground (touch the floor) How’d you get so big and round? (make circle with arms) Once you were a seed so small (pinch fingers together) Now you are a great… Read More Storytime: Pumpkins

Flannel Board, Storytime

Storytime: Dance

Books “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae “Baby Danced the Polka” by Karen Beaumont “Down by the Cool of the Pool” by Tony Mitton Five Ballerinas I love having the children stand up, spin in a circle and jump. Five dancing ballerinas Dancing on their toes One twirls, spins and jumps Then off the stage… Read More Storytime: Dance

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Storytime: Farm

Books “Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack” by Ivor Baddiel “Who Took the Farmer’s Hat” by Joan L. Nodset “Big Red Barn” by Margaret Wise Brown The Pigs on the Farm (tune: The Wheels on the Bus) For this song I had puppets that corresponded to each animal we sang about. The pigs on the farm go oink,… Read More Storytime: Farm