{"id":12891,"date":"2019-02-06T11:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=12891"},"modified":"2019-02-06T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T19:58:17","slug":"bathtime-toddler-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2019\/bathtime-toddler-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathtime ~ Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our fourth storytime of the winter session we read stories about bathtime!\u00a0 As a special treat we had the library bubble machine blow magical bubbles while everyone walked into the story hour room.\u00a0 (We had to prepare for all of the bubble baths taking place during storytime.)<\/p>\n

FUN FACT:\u00a0 Did you know that your toddler actually benefits from sensory play\u00a0with bubbles?\u00a0 Take a look at this blog post from mother and\u00a0occupational therapist, Christie.\u00a0\u00a0She provides some great reasons (besides having fun) for blowing bubbles with your toddler.\u00a0 Click here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Mama OT<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, and\u00a0flannel boards we shared.<\/span><\/h1>\n
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BOOKS WE SHARED<\/h1>\n

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Dini Dinosaur<\/strong> <\/em>by Daniel Roode is a book about a dinosaur who has to learn the ins and outs of taking a bath!\u00a0 The easy part is playing and getting dirty.\u00a0 The hard part is jumping into the bath too soon!\u00a0 You see Dini forgets to take off his shoes, clothes and hat before he dives in to “scrub-a-dub-dub.”\u00a0 This picture book is cumulative, funny and sweet – a great way to talk about bathtime with your toddler.<\/p>\n

Emma Dodd’s picture book,\u00a0Dog’s Colorful Day<\/strong><\/em> is a great concept book about colors and counting that ends in a bath for Dog.\u00a0 The book recounts Dog’s\u00a0adventures in getting dirty.\u00a0\u00a0He starts off with one black spot on his left ear but manages\u00a0to gather a green grass stain, a squirt of orange juice, a purple marker smudge, a blue paint splotch and more!\u00a0 At the end of the day Dog\u00a0has a total of 10 spots and desperately needs\u00a0a bath!!\u00a0 The bold visuals,\u00a0the build up of spots and the familiar bathtime ritual at the end make this a mesmerizing book for toddlers.<\/p>\n

*See the\u00a0accompanying flannel board activity below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Flannel Boards\u00a0We Shared<\/h1>\n

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Five Elephants in the Bathtub*<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One elephant in the bathtub<\/div>\n
Going for a swim.<\/div>\n
Knock, knock, (Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”<\/em>)<\/div>\n
Splash, splash, (Splash knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”<\/em>)<\/div>\n
Come on in!\u00a0 (Motion with both hands to come in.<\/em>)<\/div>\n
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Two elephants in the bathtub…etc.<\/div>\n
(Until…<\/em>)<\/div>\n
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Five elephants in the bathtub<\/div>\n
Going for a swim.<\/div>\n
Knock, knock,<\/div>\n
Splash, splash,<\/div>\n
They all fell in!<\/div>\n
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**Click here for the finger play version of this rhyme<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Five Elephants Rhyme<\/a><\/div>\n
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Dog’s Colorful Day<\/h1>\n

This flannel accompanied the reading of the book –\u00a0 Dog’s Colorful Day<\/strong><\/em> by Emma Dodd (see above).<\/p>\n

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After collecting all of those “COLORFUL” spots you can see why Dog needed to take a BATH!<\/p>\n

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Action Songs\u00a0& Fingerplays We Shared<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

We share a lot of songs, bounces\u00a0& rhymes during storytime!\u00a0 You\u2019ll find lyrics\/words to those songs & rhymes\u00a0we shared without CD accompaniment\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

Welcome, Welcome Everyone<\/em>
\n(to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle)<\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone,
\n<\/strong>Now we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun!
\nFirst we clap our hands just so,
\nThen we bend and touch our toes.
\nWelcome, welcome everyone,
\nNow we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun<\/p>\n

Open Shut Them<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Open Shut Them<\/a><\/p>\n

Open, shut them, open, shut them, (open and close hands)
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0 (clap three times)
\nOpen shut them, open shut them (open and close hands)
\nPut them in your lap, lap, lap. (place hands in lap and bounce them 3X)<\/p>\n

Creep them, crawl them,\u00a0creep them crawl them, (crawl fingers up arms)
\nRight up to your chinny\u00a0\u00a0chin chin. (place\u00a0fingers on chin)
\nOpen up your\u00a0little mouth\u00a0(open mouth and say ahhhhhh)
\nBut do not put them in!! (put hands behind your back)<\/p>\n

This is Big<\/em><\/p>\n

This is big, big, big (stretch hands far to sides)
\nThis is small, small, small (cup hands together)
\nThis is short, short, short (hold palms close vertically)
\nThis is tall, tall, tall (hold palms far apart vertically)
\nThis is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
\nThis is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
\nThis is yes, yes, yes (nod head)
\nThis is no, no, no (shake head)
\nCredit:\u00a0Mel\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Twinkle Twinkle<\/a><\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
\nHow I wonder what you are
\nUp above the world so high
\nLike a diamond in the sky
\nTwinkle Twinkle little star
\nHow I wonder what you are.<\/p>\n

Itsy Bitsy Spider \u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Itsy Bitsy<\/a><\/p>\n

Goodbye Friends<\/em>\u00a0(in sign) \u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Goodbye Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

Goodbye friends, goodbye friends,
\nGoodbye friends, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n

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Music from CDs We Shared<\/h1>\n

Children love to sing and dance to music.\u00a0 Here are some of the\u00a0action songs & rhymes\u00a0on CD that we\u00a0used in storytime.\u00a0 Click onto the CD titles to find these items in our library catalog.<\/p>\n

\u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d from\u00a0Sally Go Round the Sun<\/a>\u00a0by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/p>\n

\u201cRoll Your Hands\u201d from\u00a0Toddlers on Parade<\/a>\u00a0by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot\u201d from\u00a0Toddler Favorites<\/a>\u00a0by Music for Little People<\/p>\n

\u201cItsy Bitsy Spider\u201d from\u00a0Its Toddler Time<\/a>\u00a0by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/p>\n

\u201cABC\u201d \u00a0from\u00a0Go Baby Go!<\/a>\u00a0Baby Loves Jazz by Baby Loves Jazz Band<\/p>\n

Two\u00a0Little Blackbirds\u201d\u00a0from\u00a0\u00a0Circle Time:\u00a0songs and rhymes for the very young<\/a>\u00a0by Lisa Monet<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re Going to the Market\u201d from\u00a0I Love to Hear the Sounds<\/a>\u00a0by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n

\u201cHead, Shoulders, Knees, Toes\u201d from\u00a0Its Toddler Time<\/a>\u00a0by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/p>\n

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Here is a Bubbles Song you can sing\u00a0at home while blowing (and popping) bubbles with your toddler! It also involves a little counting.<\/p>\n