Our Mardi Gras Program was for kids 5+ and we hosted this program at night. Next time I think we'd consider an after school event as the turnout was low. During any of the craft time we played the cd Jazz for Kids; Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake.
Book - Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk
Felt - Princess and the Pea and the Pancake
Using the story The Princess and the Pea by Harriet Ziefert, I rewrote the story so that the pea is hidden under 10 pancakes, 10 splashes of maple syrup and 10 pats of butter. I cut the shapes for each ingredient. I passed all the shapes out randomly and then had the kids add them to a plate I brought so we could see how high the stack got. I will include the rewritten script at the bottom of the post.
Craft - Make jester hats using the templates at the link below. You will need construction paper in three colors , scissors, glue and a stapler or tape.
This program was designed and advertised for families with children. As people walked in we had a table set up so the children could make name tags for their stuffed animals. Opening I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party
Books
Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen
Where’s My Teddy? – Jez Alborough (Big Book Version)
*Update - I originally misattributed the idea for my felt board to the wrong blogger. I learned to make the Mystery Box felt by reading Fun with Friends at Storytime. *
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from her Album HUM - Highly Usable Music
Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Thank You Bear by Greg Foley My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand. Music Jack in the Box by Hap Palmer for So Big: Activity Songs for Little Ones Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem Little Red Box - Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs I wish I had a little red box To put my mommy in. I'd take her out and go, Kiss, kiss, kiss, (Kiss in air.) And put her back again. Daddy: Hug, hug, hug. (Hug self.) Good Friends: "How do you do?" (Shake hands).
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from her Album HUM - Highly Usable Music Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood Whooo's There? by Mary Serfozo
Music Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem 1 2 3 Whee by Mr. Eric and Mr. Michael from Groovy Green Sleeping Bag Chant by Carole Peterson Stephenson from H.U.M. - Highly Usable Music - Here the tune so you can sing it yourself and see lyrics on Macaroni Soup.
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books I Don't Like Gloria! by Kaye Umansky Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell Is There a Dog in this Book? by Viviane Schwarz. Music Goldfish by Laurie Berkner fromThe Best of the Laurie Berkner Band Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Animal Opposites by Petr Horáček Opposite Zoo by Ila Na The Three Bears by Byron Barton
Songs Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem Scarves Reach Up High from Exercise Party Two Little Black Birds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. One named Jack and one named Jill. Fly away Jack, flay away Jill. Come back Jack, come back Jill. Two little blackbirds flying in the sky. One named Low and one named High... Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole. One named Fast and one named Slow... Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate... One named Early and one named Late..
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.
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn Dinosaur Vs The Library by Bob Shea
Songs
Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Rhythm Sticks We bought a set of traditional rhythm sticks so I've upgraded my kids from Popsicle sticks.
We started with one stick each. We sand the alphabet song and tapped the floor for each letter. Then everyone got two sticks and we sang the song again. This went really well so I used the song.
Tapping On My Sticks by Kathy Reid-Naiman for I Love to Hear the Sounds
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends Books Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett The Splendid Spotted Snake by Betty Ann Schwartz The Snake Who Said Shhh by Jodie Parachini
Howdy Have you seen that old game where two images on separate discs are spun to make it look like they are together? It's called a Thaumatrope.
A thaumatrope is a toy that was popular in the 19th century. A disk with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to blend into one due to the persistence of vision.[1] (wikipedia)
Now you can make your own Thaumatrope (my teens just call them spinners) and use it to catch Pokemon. To make this toy you will need the print out this PDF or Publisher file, along with scissors, a single hole punch, string or yarn, a way to color your pictures using crayons, colored pencils or markers, and also glue or tape.
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends Books
Camping in
Green by Christianne C Jones
Good Night, Animals by Lena Arro
Music Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem Sleeping Bag Chant by Carole Peterson Stephenson from H.U.M. - Highly Usable Music - Here the tune so you can sing it yourself and see lyrics on Macaroni Soup. Scarves Borrowed from Scarf Songs and Rhymes for Storytime on Jbrary. One Bright scarf - (adapted from 10 Little Fingers at Storytime Rocks)
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow (hold in hand) Wiggle it high (wiggle scarf above head) Wiggle it low (wiggle scarf by knees) Shake it fast (wiggle scarf quickly) Shake it slow (wiggle scarf slowly) Put it behind your back Where did it go? (bring out empty hands)
The first to come to the garden bed is a lovely butterfly of brilliant RED Then in comes another and that makes two Fly right in, my friend of BLUE This garden is fine, the best I’ve seen says the butterfly of the softest GREEN Our garden needs a sunny fellow Fly in butterfly, with wings of YELLOW Little friend of PURPLE, fly in too the garden is waiting for a color like you Hello ORANGE, we’ve waited so long fly in, right where you belong Butterflies, Butterflies, you’re such a sight Flying together with such delight!
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends Books Fourth of July Mice by Bethany Roberts Biscuits's Picnic by Alyssa Capucilli Music Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem Folder Story I used the Grand Old Flag folder story that made back in December to teach patterns to a different group.
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends Books Snappy Little Zoo by Dugald Steer What's for Lunch by Ann Garrett Songs Bananas by Jim Gill for Music Play for Folks of All Stripes Monkey Dance by Wiggles for Yummy Yummy Kangaroos Hopping by Exercise Party
Felt animals pilfered from our Little Engine That Could set.
Felt Zoo Hide and Seek - repeat the chant and hide one of the characters, letting the children guess who is missing.
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too by Anna Dewdney I Want My Daddy by Tracey Corderoy
Song Grandma Mose was sick in bed She called for the doctor and the doctor said, "Grandma Mose, you're not sick All you need is a cinnamon stick" Get up, shake, shake, shake, shake Get down shake, shake, shake, shake Turn Around shake, shake, shake, shake Get out of town shake, shake, shake, shake
Egg Shakers Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms (with egg shakers) Both songs are from Give Your Storytime a Shake on JBrary. if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy you know it and you really want to show it if you’re happy and you it give a shake
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Cheers for a Dozen Ears by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky Zoomer's Summer Snowstorm by Ned Young Mouse’s First Summer by Lauren Thompson Songs Bananas by Jim Gill from Music Play for Folks of All Stripes Reach Up High from Exercise Party (with scarves) Head and Shoulders from Songs for Wiggleworms There was a tree All in the wood The pretties little tree that you ever did see The tree was in a hole and the hole was in the ground
And the green grass grew all around all around
and on that tree...there was a branch and on that branch...there was a nest and in that nest...there was an egg and in that egg...there was a bird and on that bird...there was a wing and on that wing...there was a feather and on that feather...there was a bug
See what we did to celebrate Mother's Day in storytime last year.
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M. Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends Books
Where's My Mommy by Carol Roth
A Present for Mom by Vivian French
Songs
Milkshake by Wiggleworms (with shakers)
I’ve Got Two Hands by Peter and Ellen Allard from Sing it Say
It Stamp It Sway it 3
Reach Up High by Exercise Party
Egg Shakers
Bread and Butter Storytime Chant from Jbrary's Just Add Rhythm Sticks I edited the lyrics slightly to work with my hand bells.
Bread and butter Marmalade and Jam Let's tap our sticks as quiet as we can
...loud as we can ...slow as we can ...fast as we can ...high as we can ...low as we can ...nice as we can
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M. Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Ten Wriggly Wiggly Caterpillars by Debbie Tarbett Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horocek Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman Music Flitter Flutter by Johnette Downing for The Second Line – Scarf Activity Songs Spider on the Floor by Raffi for Singable Songs for the Very Young
Walter the Waltzing Worm by Hap Palmer - I start this song by handing each child a piece of string to use at their worm. They move the worm around on their body as the song suggests and at the end they can keep their new friend. Scarves Borrowed from Scarf Songs and Rhymes for Storytime on Jbrary. One Bright scarf (adapted from 10 Little Fingers at Storytime Rocks)
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow (hold in hand) Wiggle it high (wiggle scarf above head) Wiggle it low (wiggle scarf by knees) Shake it fast (wiggle scarf quickly) Shake it slow (wiggle scarf slowly) Put it behind your back (bring out empty hands) Where did it go?
Jack in the box, sits so still Will he come out, yes he will. Folder Story This is my library's version of the Ladybug, Ladybug folder story that teaches colors. I didn't make this for my library and I do not know who to credit for the original idea. Full text of the rhyme is available at Fun With Friends at Storytime - The Lovely Ladybug.
Closing We Clap Our Hands Like This - tune farmer in the dell. Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs on Storytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime. We clap our hands like this We clap out hands like this We clap our hands with all of our friends We clap our hands like this. We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss with all of our friends We blow a kiss like this. We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye with all our friends. We wave goodbye like this. Craft Using two Ellison die cuts, I made large magnifying glasses and many small bugs. The children could glue their magnifying class on construction paper and then draw an outdoor scene with the paper bugs in full view.
Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M. Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Dinosaur vs Bedtime by Bob Shea Dinosaur Stomp by Paul Stickland Hello, Dinosaur by Dwell Studios
Music Shaky Shaky by the Wiggles from Yummy Yummy I Feel Crazy So I Jump in the Soup by Laurie Berkner from Victor Vito We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner from The best of the Laurie Berkner Band One
Dinosaur - Sung to the tune of One Elephant. See KCLS video for the tune.
One
dinosaur went out to play
On a giant fern one day She had such enormous fun That she called for another dinosaur to come. Oh
Diiiiiiiiiiiinosaur!. Two dinosaurs went out to play…. Three dinosaurs… Four dinosaurs…. Five dinosaurs went
out to play On a giant fern one day They had such enormous fun That they played until the day was done!
Felt This is one of my most favorite dinosaur stories. I used a very tiny voice for the Ammonite in the story.I used this all the time at outreach and it became a running joke at work. Excuse Me Please Story
Excuse Me Please
I have an exact scrip for the excuse me please story but I always change it a bit the day of storytime. Basically Pterodactyl likes to fly in the same place every day but one day he cannot because Apatosaurus is in the way. Pterodactyl gets angry but he doesn't know what to do so he asks Stegosaurus, Triceratops, T-Rex and the little Ammonite for help. Each suggests they do something mean like show Apatosaurus their spiked tail, their horns or their teeth but of course Pterodactyl can't do any of those things because he does have spikes or horns or big teeth. Finally the little Ammonite says to say "Excuse me Please." Pterodactyl tries this and it works great.
I heard a little jingle, (jingle bells softly)
Right inside my house.
It sounded like the jingle
Of a little jingle mouse.
He jingled to the ceiling, (jingle bells high over head)
he jingled to the floor, (jingle bells on the floor)
He jingled till he fell asleep, (hold jingle bells in arms like a baby)
And he began to snore...
(snooore, snooore, snooore) (jingle bells very gently with a tiny,
squeaky snore)
Right outside my door, I heard a great big jingle, (jingle bells loudly)
It sounded like the jingle
Of a jingle dinosaur.
He jingled to the ceiling, (jingle bells high over head)
He jingled to the floor, (jingle bells on floor)
He jingled till he fell asleep, (hold jingle bells in arms like a baby)
And he began to snore...
(snooore, snooore, snooore) (jingle bells with a very loud snore)
Closing We Clap Our Hands Like This - tune farmer in the dell. Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs on Storytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime. We clap our hands like this We clap out hands like this We clap our hands with all of our friends We clap our hands like this.
We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss with all of our friends We blow a kiss like this.
We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye with all our friends. We wave goodbye like this.
Craft The kids made these little construction paper dinosaurs using a template I got online. I precut all the dinos and their little paper tube feet. And yes my dino has rosey cheeks.
