{"id":13583,"date":"2019-04-23T13:13:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=13583"},"modified":"2019-04-23T13:13:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:13:36","slug":"bunnies-toddler-storytime-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2019\/bunnies-toddler-storytime-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunnies: Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Books We Shared<\/h2>\n

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Rabbit Pie<\/a> is an adorable book by Penny Ives, which shares a mama bunny’s recipe for “Rabbit Pie,” a perfect bedtime recipe: take six rabbits, a game of hide-and-seek, a soapy bath and a warm bed, and make sure to sprinkle lots of kisses!<\/p>\n

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Bunnies<\/a> by Laura Ellen Anderson offers lots of action prompts to share with a group and get kids to participate by jumping and thumping along.<\/p>\n

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Puppets<\/h2>\n

We used puppets to perform the song “Little Bunny Foo Foo”:<\/p>\n

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Little Bunny Foo Foo<\/span>
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Little bunny Foo Foo
\nHopping through the forest
\nScooping up the field mice
\nAnd boppin’ ’em on the head!
\nDown came the good fairy
\nAnd the good fairy said:
\n“Little bunny Foo Foo, I don’t wanna see you
\nScooping up the field mice and boppin’ ’em on the head!
\nI’m gonna give you two more chances,
\nThen I’m gonna turn you into a toad!”
\nLittle bunny Foo Foo
\nHopping through the forest
\nScooping up the field mice
\nAnd boppin’ ’em on the head!
\nDown came the good fairy
\nAnd the good fairy said:
\n“Little bunny Foo Foo, I don’t wanna see you
\nScooping up the field mice and boppin’ ’em on the head!
\nI’m gonna give you one more chance,
\nThen I’m gonna turn you into a toad!”
\nLittle bunny Foo Foo
\nHopping through the forest
\nScooping up the field mice
\nAnd boppin’ ’em on the head!
\nWell, the good fairy was mad now and little bunny Foo Foo had to run away…<\/p>\n

My bunny puppet went and hid under the tablecloth, and the fairy left too. So we said, “Come out, Foo Foo! The coast is clear!” And what do you think came out of the tablecloth?<\/p>\n

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Then we recited the “Here comes a bunny” song (see farther down), a magic spell to turn Foo Foo back into a bunny. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Flannel Boards<\/h2>\n

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Five little bunnies standing by the door.
\nOne hopped away and then there were four.
\nFour little bunnies sitting by a tree.
\nOne hopped away and then there were three.
\nThree little bunnies looking right at you.
\nOne hopped away and then there were two.
\nTwo little bunnies enjoying the sun.
\nOne hopped away and then there was one.
\nOne little bunny, all alone.
\nHe hopped away, and then there were none.<\/p>\n

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Songs and Rhymes We Shared Without Music<\/h2>\n

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Here is a Bunny<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a bunny with ears so funny (hold up index and middle fingers for ears)
\nAnd here is his hole in the ground (make a circle with the other hand)
\nAt the first sound he hears, he pricks up his ears (extend two fingers)
\nAnd hops in the hole in the ground (fingers jump into the hole)<\/p>\n

(Credit: Early Literature<\/a> and Storytime Katie<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Here Comes a Bunny<\/span><\/p>\n

Here comes a bunny–hippity-hop (hop)
\nWith ears so funny–flippity-flop (wiggle fingers on sides of head)
\nWhen in danger he–sniffity-sniffs (wiggle nose)
\nThen hides in his hole–jiffity-jiff! (cover eyes)<\/p>\n

(Credit: Teaching Mama<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Little Bunny<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a little bunny who lived in the wood. (hold up two fingers)
\nHe wiggled his ears as a good bunny should (wiggle on head)
\nHe hopped by a squirrel. He hopped by a tree. (hop, hop)
\nHe hopped by a duck. And he hopped by me. (hop, hop over fist)
\nHe stared at the squirrel. He stared at the tree. (stare, stare)
\nHe stared at the duck. But he made faces at me! (stare, make faces)<\/p>\n

(Credit: Texas State Library<\/a> and Storytime Katie<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Open Shut Them<\/span><\/p>\n

Open, shut them (open and close fingers)<\/em>
\nOpen, shut them
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap (clap hands)<\/em>
\nOpen, shut them (open and close fingers)<\/em>
\nOpen, shut them
\nPlace them on your lap, lap, lap (pat knees)<\/em>
\nCreep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them (“crawl” your fingers very slowly from your knees up to your face)<\/em>
\nRight up to your chin, chin, chin (touch chin)<\/em>
\nOpen up your little mouth BUT…(open wide!)<\/em>
\nDo not let them in! (quickly and abruptly move hands behind your back and smack lips shut)<\/em><\/p>\n

Fleas<\/span><\/p>\n

On my toe there is a flea
\nNow he\u2019s climbing on my knee
\nPast my tummy, past my nose
\nOn my head where my hair grows
\nOn my head there is a flea
\nNow he\u2019s climbing down on me
\nPast my tummy, past my knee
\nOn my toe\u2026 Take that, you flea!<\/p>\n

(Source: https:\/\/kcls.org\/content\/on-my-toe-there-is-a-flea\/)<\/p>\n

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Peekaboo<\/span><\/p>\n

Peekaboo, where are you
\nhiding in your… PLACE! PEEKABOO!
\nPeekaboo, I see you
\nand your smiling… FACE! PEEKABOO!<\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/span><\/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

More Fingerplays<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where is Thumbkin?<\/a><\/p>\n

Itsy-Bitsy Spider<\/a><\/p>\n

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Music from CDs We Shared<\/h2>\n

\u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Shaker Hop,” from Dancing Feet<\/a> by Carole Peterson<\/p>\n

“Goodbye in the Bayou” from Bon Voyage<\/a> by Jazzy Ash<\/p>\n

“Goodbye Song” from Shining Like a Star<\/a> by Laura Doherty<\/p>\n

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Video We Shared<\/h2>\n

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We watched a video about bunnies hunting for Easter eggs. I hope nobody minded that. In it, Ruby is hunting for eggs and hoping to win the Chocolate Chicken, and keeps flaunting to Max that she will win it, but Max gets sneaky. Now what will Ruby get for having the most eggs?<\/p>\n

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Continue the Fun<\/h2>\n

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Want more stories about bunnies? Check these out at your Pasadena Public Library branch:<\/p>\n

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