Toddler Halloween Storytime

Great Storytime/party!

Songs:
Hello song
Jumping and counting
Hands are for clapping
If you're a monster and you know it
Harry's Halloween Circus with instruments parade around the library

Books
Plumply Dumply pumpkin by Serfozo
Mouse's Frist Halloween by Thompson

Puppets
6 little ghosties based on the chocoloate chip ghost

Craft - Jack o lanterns

This one was great!

First Grade Field Trip

This is an annual occurrence.
Tour - we went around the library and in the back.

Storytime - books: The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Daywalt, No Pirates Allowed by Greene, and Bruno the Standing Cat by Robert.

Boo with puppets - I took my frog to the library by Kimmel

Songs - Book Chicka Boom
Aiken Drum with uke

Craft - Headbands

choose and book and check out.



My tour was a little lame. I forgot the dance to Boom Chicka Boom (I was going to do Ramm Samm Samm but I got the wrong disc.) I forgot the bookdrop during the tour and the teacher had to ask for it.

Luckily there was only one class. The kids were great listeners. But I am exhausted.

Toddler Farm Animals

Crazy crazy. Kids were all over the place. Very similar to yesterday's preschool storytime. Not as many rude parents but at least one.

Hello Song
Big Red Barn by Brown (big book)
-this one was a little long for them

Hands are for Clapping

Flannel - Baa Baa Black Sheep

Barnyard Boogie by Mccanna

Old Macdonald with puppets -got the kids up next to me again

I know a chicken with shakers

Goodbye song

What a miracle

I wanted to do a puppet story but the kids are just out of control and I doubt it would have worked.

Preschool storytime - Farm Animals

I started it out fine but there were 4 parents in the back who talked and didn't control their kids which made it difficult.

Hello song
Duck on a Bike by Shannon

List of Dances
If you're happy and you know it

Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Cowley

Mrs. Wishy Washy dance/song

I know a chicken with shakers - the girl who wanted a red egg pouted the whole time, I ignored her.

Old MacDonald with puppets

When ducks get up in the morning on the uke

Goodbye song

I had such plans! The kids in the back went nuts for the puppets and they got closer and closer and when one of them touched a puppet I put them away. Couldn't see doing the story with puppets after that.

Toddlertime - Body Parts

Books:
Head to Toe by Carle
Can you make a scary face by Thomas

Songs
the more we get together
hokey pokey (no music)
Toe knee chestnut (no music)
Jumping and counting
Bean bag rock with bean bags
 - must remember to tell them not to throw them
Head shoulders knees and toes
Hands are for clapping
What a miracle

Finger play
Here is my ear

This one was pretty tame and no fancy stuff. They enjoyed the Carle book but not scary face as much. More music was needed than planned because of this. The bean bags went better than I expected. I made the mistake of saying don't throw them at people so they threw them all over the place.

Oh well.

Trunk or Treat

Amazing! 1200 cars about twice that number of kids.

We did a pirate ship. I made a pirate jacket. It was great!

Next year, bring chairs...do a dry run with decorations...more staff? Make sure we have Deale on something not just AACPL

Toddlertime - Bathtime

This one was a very successful program.

I used the hello song I did yesterday at outreach.

Songs:
Hello song
Hands are for Clapping
Jumping and counting
Bubbles by Berkner with bubbles
Rubber Ducky on uke
What a miracle
Goodbye song

Books
Bubble Bath Pirates by Krosoczka
The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Willams

Flannel
5 little elephants in the bath tub

Fingerplay
This is the way we wash our...

The kids loved the bubbles...lots of laughing and giggling.