Back with another throwback, pre-pandemic baby storytime plan! Writing this post brought back BIG bittersweet feelings… this was my very last in-person storytime before we closed to the public on March 15th. It was a very weird day.
Sing: Good Morning to You*
Welcome
Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big*
Gosh our babies are getting SO BIG, so fast!
Bounce: Mix a Pancake*
Must be all those pancakes they have for breakfast!
Sing: I Wake Up My Hands…*
Read: Ten Horse Farm by Robert Sabuda
The babies were absolutely captivated by the pop-ups in this book!
Rhyme: Pitty Patty Polt (x2)
Pitty patty polt,
Shoe the little colt,
Here a nail,
There a nail,
Pitty patty polt.CREDIT: KCLS
After our horses were shod, we took a horseback ride.
Sing: Walkin Ol’ Joe by The Old Town School of Folk Music
Before doing this theme, I never realized how many animals have hooves… even hippos!
Bounce: A Hippopotamus Got on a City Bus (Puppets)
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus
Got on, got on, got on a city bus
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug baby)
A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on a city bus
and all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaack up!”
A cow, a cow, a cow got on a bus
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Mooooove over!”CREDIT: JBRARY
Humans don’t have hooves… but we do have hands and feet!
Sing: Hands Are Clapping
Tune: Skip To My Lou
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap
Clap your hands, my darling!Repeat:
Toes are tapping, fingers are wiggling, eyes are hiding “peek-a-boo”CREDIT: STORYTIME KATIE
I had the grown-ups turn their babies to face them for this song so we could play peek-a-boo!
Rhyme: These Are Baby’s Fingers… (x2)
These are baby’s fingers,
These are baby’s toes,
This is baby’s belly button,
Round and round it goes.CREDIT: KCLS
Tickle: Cheek Chin, Cheek Chin
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, cheek, chin, nose.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, cheek, chin, toes.
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, up baby goes!CREDIT: KCLS
Read: Toesy Toes by Sarah Tsiang
Orca Books is one of my favorite board book publishers. They have so many excellent diverse books!
Rhyme: Tick Tock, Tick Tock, I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock*
Look at that clock! Where does our time together go?
Sing: Goodbye, Goodbye*
Stay and Play
*Please visit this page to learn more about my regular storytime songs and routines.
This weekly storytime theme was a first for me – ungulates! I had lots of fun figuring out how to adapt this theme for babies. What unusual storytime themes have you tried? Would love to learn more in the comments below!
Storytime in the Stacks 