Baby Storytime Spotlight: Peekaboo, Take Two

I’m still covering Fun for Ones for the time being, so that means double the baby storytime blog posts! 👶👶

Sing: Hello Everybody and How Are You?*

Sing: It’s So Good to See You

Tune: I’m a Little Teapot
It’s so good to see you,
I almost couldn’t wait!
Would you clap your hands and
Help me count to eight?

Repeat with other movements (e.g. stomp feet)

CREDIT: KCLS

Welcome & Gratitude**

Sing: Hello, Friends*

We sang “Hello Friends” in groups of three as the caregivers introduced themselves and their little ones around the room.

Sing: If You’re Happy and You Know It…*

Because I’m just so happy to see everyone today!

Sing: If You’re Ready for a Story…*

Read: Hands Can by Cheryl Willis Hudson (Big Book)

Mimicking the actions in this book helped the ones stay engaged during the story.

Sing: Hands Are Clapping

Tune: London Bridge
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap.
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap.
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap.
Clap your hands!
Repeat: Toes are tapping, eyes are hiding “peek-a-boo!”

CREDIT: KCLS

NOTE: I swapped the original (and questionable) “Skip to My Lou” tune with “London Bridge.” You could also use “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Sing: Peek-a-Boo! (scarves)

Tune: Frere Jacques
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo,
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose, I see your tiny toes.
Peek-a-boo! I see you!

CREDIT: KCLS

Sing: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (scarves)

Upon reflection, I would swap this song for one that focuses on just one body part per verse. The ones had a hard time keeping track of so many body parts!

Sing: Wave Your Scarf (scarves)

Tune: London Bridge
Wave your scarf up and down,
up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down.
Wave your scarf!

Repeat with other opposites (e.g. fast and slow, high and low)

CREDIT: JBRARY

Sing: Goodbye Scarves*

Sing: Talk, Read, Sing, Write, Play*

Lit Tip: Building Vocabulary through Music & Movement

Grown-ups, singing songs together helps grow your child’s vocabulary! Songs with matching movements like the ones we sang today help your little one learn and understand the meaning of new words.

Sing: If You’re Ready for a Story…*

Read: Eyes, Nose, Toes Peekaboo! (Choral Reading)

Play: Bubbles

Stay and Play

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*Please visit this page to learn more about my regular storytime songs and routines.

**For more about why and how I set storytime expectations, read these posts.