January 19th, 2016

The Books We Read:
Jasper & Joop  by Olivier Dunrea
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Songs & Activities:
Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean
Five pigs so squeaky clean.
Cleanest you’ve ever seen.
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud.
Landed with a big THUD.
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs...
Credit: Storytime Katie

Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, sticking your hands to your head.
Ready, unstick!
Verses:
Sticking your hands to your knees.
Sticking your hand to your elbows.
Sticking your back to someone else’s hand.
Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Slime:

This was a great, easy, and really not TOO messy project. The kids had fun experimenting with the stretchiness and color of their slime.  It's a good introduction to some simple science, too!

April 10, 2018

The Books We Read:
I'm Dirty by Kate & Jim McMullan
Tidy by Emily Gravett
Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say hello! We clap and say hello!
With our friends at storytime, we clap and say hello!

We [wiggle, jump, hop, stomp, dance, spin, whisper] and say hello...
Credit: Adapted from Jbrary

Egg Shaker Play
If You're Happy and You Know It
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake...
If you're happy and you know it, give a tap...[tap shaker on different parts of body]
If you're happy and you know it, give a clap...
If you're happy and you know it, wave "hello"...
Credit: Jbrary

Shake Your Shaker
To the tune of "London Bridges"
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it here, shake it there.
Shake your shaker in the air.  Shake your shaker.

Additional verses:
Shake your shaker..
...up and down, rub your shaker on the ground...
...high and low, shake it fast, shake it slow...
...near and far, drive your shaker in the car...
...fast and slow, shake it stop, shake it go...
Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Painting with Objects
We had fun painting with a variety of objects, including LEGOs, pom-poms, feathers and more:

As you'd expect, each artist had a unique creation in the end.  Here are two examples:

March 3rd, 2015

What We Read:

Duck in the Truck  by Jez Alborough
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Olivia  by Ian Falconer

Songs & Activities:
Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean
Five pigs so squeaky clean.
Cleanest you’ve ever seen.
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud.
Landed with a big THUD.
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs...
Credit: Storytime Katie

Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, sticking your hands to your head.
Ready, unstick!
Verses:
Sticking your hands to your knees.
Sticking your hand to your elbows.
Sticking your back to someone else’s hand.
Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Slime

April 4, 2017

What We Read:

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Edward Gets Messy by Rita Meade
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Songs & Activities:
Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, sticking your hands to your head.
Ready, unstick!
Verses:
Sticking your hands to your knees.
Sticking your hand to your elbows.
Sticking your back to someone else’s hand.
Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Slime