During our December 12th storytime, we read about winter and snow. Brrrr…it was cold! Below are some of the stories, songs and activities we explored: Books We shared an abbreviated version of Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson. In this book. Mouse follows his Poppa as they explore sledding, ice skating, making […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Sleep!
Published on :Luckily no one yawned during our Infant and Toddler Storytimes today. I understand that our theme could make a person very, very sleepy. Check out some of the stories, activities and songs we explored. Stories During our infant storytime, we read Sleepyheads by Sandra J. Howatt and Yawn by Nick Sharratt. In […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Thanksgiving!
Published on :In anticipation of the holiday, we spent our storytime reading books about Thanksgiving. I know I was thankful to share time with the beautiful infants and toddlers who attended Tuesday’s storytime. It is always a joy! Here are the stories, songs & activities we explored. Stories During our infant and toddler storytimes, we […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Bugs!
Published on :On November 8th, we learned a lot about different kinds of bugs! We listened to a little boy named Lenny singing a song about all of the bugs he finds in his garden, we explored a book about a missing butterfly, and another about a boy’s love for bugs. Here are the stories, activities […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Mice!
Published on :On November 1st, we read books about mice. We watched a cat and mouse play “cat & mouse”, we read about a mouse who was “nobody’s mouse” AND we followed a mouse to his patch. Below are the books, songs & activities we shared. Our Books During our infant storytime, we read Cat & […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Pumpkins
Published on :This Tuesday we explored books about pumpkins and all things Halloween! We started by following Batty (our library bat) into the storyhour room! At the conclusion of storytime, each of the children picked a “felt” pumpkin from the library’s pumpkin patch and placed it onto the felt board! The end result? A colorful, […]
Infant and Toddler Time – Play and Pretend
Published on :Last Tuesday we read books about playing and pretending for our Infant and Toddler Storytimes. Here are some of the stories and activities we shared about our theme! Stories During our infant storytime, we read Meeow and the Little Chairs. In Sebastian Braun’s story, Meeow and her friends use their colorful chairs […]
Infant & Toddler Time – Apples
Published on :The first meeting of our fall session of Infant and Toddler Storytime was ALL about APPLES – the juicy kind! Here are some of the stories and activities we shared about our theme! Stories During our infant storytime, we read about Pepo and Lolo’s quest to reach a red, juicy apple stuck […]
Family Storytime – Animals???
Published on :What happens when you find a giraffe in your soup? When your dog sleepwalks? When you find an elephant and make him your pet? Some very funny shenanigans!!! We read stories about those subjects, sang a song with our egg shakers, participated in some action rhymes, a flannel board story and […]
Family Storytime – Spiders, Flies & Other Creepy Crawlies…
Published on :We had fun during our family storytime today! We explored stories about spiders, flies & other creepy crawly creatures. There was even a little bug eating going on…(well we didn’t really eat any bugs, but we did pretend). Below are some of the books, songs & fun activities we shared. BOOKS: Okay…why […]