Count Downdown to Noon!

This was extremely successful! I had over 30 kids (and some babies) and 25 adults!

We stared at 11 with the Hello New Year Goodbye old song.

Then the book:

Shante Keys and the Black Eyed Peas by Piernas-Davenport - then we talked about what kind of traditions we have at our house.

Next we did "Can't wait to Celebrate" by Jim Gill.

Then I did New Years is marching round the bend EIEIO with puppets

Then we practiced counting down

Then I read First Night by

We then went to do some crafts:

Spin drum
2019 head band
coloring sheets

I put on some dancing music when some kids were finished. We did the hokey pokey.

At 5 til noon I called them all together and we grabbed a handful of confetti and counted down and threw.

I had bought some kisses but I forgot about them until after. Whew!
When I was picking up the confetti a few kids came and helped me pick it up. It was awesome!

Holiday Storytime for Toddlers

I wanted to do a combination of all the December holidays but ended up just doing 3.

Books:
Rory the Dinosaur Needs a Christmas Tree by Climo
How do Dinosaurs say Happy Chanukah by Yolan

Songs:
The More we get together
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
Jumping and Clapping
7 candles of Kwanza (flannel)
Jingle Bells (with bells)
Sleigh Ride (with bells)

I had a nice crowd and they were very attentive. I would have to guess they are trying to get on the "Nice" list. Our craft was a candle (gluing) because all the holidays have them.

Toddlers - dogs

Dogs is one of my favorite themes and it showed.

The books I read:

Oh No George! by Haughton
If you give a dog a doughnut by Numeroff

Songs:
Bingo - with flannel on the uke
There's a dog in school on the uke
The more we get together with signs
Digga Dog Dig by Harmonica Pocket

Then we did the stretchy band and it went okay.

We did row row row your boat
The wheels on the bus

Then I turned around to put in a song and everyone was gone when I got back.

Ha - learned my lesson!

Toddler Halloween Fun!

Everyone dressed up for our Halloween Toddlers.

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
If you're a monster and you know it
Jumping and Counting
Witches Brew by Hap Palmer with instruments

Books:
Pug and Pig Trick or Treat by Wan
 - the parents loved this one
Pete the Cat: 5 little pumpkins by Dean

Puppet/flannel
5 little ghosties based on the Chocolate Chip Ghost by Peifer

We went out into the library for our halloween parade. It went very well and we did a real craft with gluing paper onto pumpkin coloring sheets. They liked it so much I might do them once a month.

toddlers - Body Parts

Books:
From Head to Toe by Carle
Wiggle by Cronin
Spunky Monkey by Martin

Dance - Shake your body down

Songs
Rub a dub dub - with scarves
Head Shoulders knees and toes
hands are for clapping
If you're happy and you know it
What a miracle
The more we get together

early head start - book and library

Books
Dinosaur vs. the library
Llama Llama love to read
Read it don't eat it

songs
Shake your sillies out
if youre happy and you know it
May there always be sunshine
The more we get together
Shake your shakers (uke) to twist and shout

Fingerplay
5 little books

Puppets
I took my frog to the library


Lots of eyes not much play.

Bugs - toddlers

Books:
Look Out Ladybug by Tickle
The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Carle (flannel board)
Can you Make a Scary Face? by Thomas

Songs:
A Fly on my Toe (to farmer's in the dell) with fly puppets
Jumping and Counting
Ants go Marching with instruments (marching!)
What a Miracle
The More we get together

I also did the signs for butterfly and bug.

This one when very well. I got the adults to participate more and  we all had fun.