{"id":2910,"date":"2015-04-04T22:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T22:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2015-04-08T01:19:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T01:19:02","slug":"toddler-storytime-spring-session-bunnies-bunnies-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2015\/toddler-storytime-spring-session-bunnies-bunnies-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring is here!!!!!
\nWe had lots of fun reading stories about bunnies\u00a0AND acting out some bunny antics!<\/p>\n

Here\u00a0is\u00a0a list of stories, rhymes, songs, and activities we shared – if\u00a0you’d like a printed copy, click onto this link –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TODDLER songs-rhymes <\/a><\/p>\n

OPENING SONGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome Everyone!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone,<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here, let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n

First we clap our hands just so,<\/p>\n

Then we bend and touch our toes,<\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone.<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here, let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n

Clap Everybody and Say Hello!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

No matter what the weather\u2026.<\/p>\n

Stamp everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Stamp everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Stamp everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

No matter what the weather\u2026.<\/p>\n

Repeat chorus with<\/p>\n

(Wiggle, Jump, Sing\u2026)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Kathy Reid-Naiman \u2013 Sing Around the Sun CD)<\/p>\n

ACTION RHYME:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Open Shut Them<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Open shut them, open shut them (hands open and close)<\/p>\n

Give a little clap clap clap (hands clap)<\/p>\n

Open shut them, open shut them (hands open and close)<\/p>\n

Place them in your lap, lap, lap. (place hands in lap)<\/p>\n

Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them (crawl fingers up both arms)<\/p>\n

Right up to your chinny, chin, chin (tap fingers onto chin)<\/p>\n

Open up your little mouth BUT (keep tapping and open mouth)<\/p>\n

DO NOT LET THEM IN!!! (quickly place both hands behind back)<\/p>\n

FIRST BOOK:\u00a0 PEEK-A-BOO BUNNY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bunny plays hide and seek with his friends!\u00a0 But, can he find ANYBODY???\u00a0 Not until they all jump out and say “Peek-a-Boo!”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>SONG:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Roll Your Hands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Clap, clap, clap your hands as loud as loud can be<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Tap, tap, tap your feet as softly as can be<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Shake, shake, shake your feet as quickly as can be<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Carol Hammett & Elaine Bueffel, Toddlers on Parade CD)<\/em><\/p>\n

SECOND BOOK:\u00a0 WHAT\u2019S THE MATTER BUNNY BLUE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bunny Blue has lost his granny?\u00a0 What\u2019s a bunny to do?\u00a0 Well his friends help and there is a very happy ending!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>FINGERPLAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(I used two little bunny finger puppets but you can use two fingers)<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3146\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Start this rhyme with both hands behind your back –<\/em><\/p>\n

A little brown bunny jumped out of the ground<\/p>\n

(bring out one finger \u2013 right hand)<\/p>\n

He wriggled his whiskers and looked ALL AROUND<\/p>\n

(wriggle the finger and sweep it around) )<\/p>\n

Then a little white bunny who lived in the grass<\/p>\n

Popped out his head and watched him pass.<\/p>\n

(bring out second finger \u2013 left hand)<\/p>\n

Then both little bunnies went<\/p>\n

(move both fingers hop forward)<\/p>\n

Hoppity hop<\/em><\/p>\n

Hoppity hop<\/em><\/p>\n

Hoppity hop<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Til they came to a wall and had to STOP!<\/p>\n

(both fingers stop moving)<\/p>\n

Then both little bunnies turned right around<\/p>\n

(turn both fingers around)<\/p>\n

And they scampered on back to their holes in the ground!<\/p>\n

( both fingers hop back until you can place them behind your back)<\/p>\n

FLANNELBOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Five Little Bunnies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Five little bunnies standing by a door<\/p>\n

One hopped away and then there were four.<\/p>\n

Four little bunnies, sitting \u2018neath a tree<\/p>\n

Another hopped away and then there were three.<\/p>\n

Three little bunnies looking at YOU<\/p>\n

One hopped away and then there were two!<\/p>\n

Two little bunnies soaking up the sun<\/p>\n

Another hopped away and then there was one.<\/p>\n

One lonely bunny looking very glum<\/p>\n

He hopped away and then<\/p>\n

there were none!<\/p>\n

\"Bunnies<\/a><\/p>\n

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MOVEMENT SONG:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Row Your Boat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Row, row, row your boat<\/p>\n

Gently down the stream<\/p>\n

Merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.<\/p>\n

[Repeat with Twist, Bump, Sway & Wiggle]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Full version of song on Wiggleworms CD \u2013 Songs for Wiggleworms)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Max and Ruby \u2013 Max\u2019s Chocolate Chicken<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

CLOSING SONGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Twinkle, twinkle little star<\/p>\n

How I wonder what you are<\/p>\n

Up above the world so high<\/p>\n

Like a diamond in the sky<\/p>\n

Twinkle, twinkle little star<\/p>\n

How I wonder what you are!<\/p>\n

Itsy Bitsy Spider<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout<\/p>\n

Down came the rain and washed the spider out!<\/p>\n

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain<\/p>\n

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again!<\/p>\n

Teddy Bear Turn Around<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around<\/p>\n

Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground<\/p>\n

Teddy bear, teddy bear show your shoes<\/p>\n

Teddy bear, teddy bear that will do!<\/p>\n

Patty Cake <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Patty cake, patty cake, baker\u2019s man<\/p>\n

Bake m a cake as fast as you can<\/p>\n

Roll it and pat it and mark it with a B<\/p>\n

And put it in the oven for baby and me!<\/p>\n

You Are My Sunshine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine<\/p>\n

You make me happy when skies are grey<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll never know dear, how much I love you<\/p>\n

And I love you more every day!<\/p>\n

(Wiggleworms \u2013 Songs for Wiggleworms)<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Little Teapot<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I\u2019m a little teapot, short and stout<\/p>\n

Here is my handle, here is my spout<\/p>\n

When I get all full of steam I shout<\/p>\n

Tip me over and pour me out!<\/p>\n

Two Little Blackbirds<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill<\/p>\n

One named Jack and the other named Jill<\/p>\n

Fly away Jack and fly away Jill<\/p>\n

Come back Jack and come back Jill<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Goodbye<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Well we\u2019ve had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye, goodbye<\/p>\n

We had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye to all the girls<\/p>\n

Goodbye girls!<\/p>\n

Well we\u2019ve had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye, goodbye<\/p>\n

We had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye to all the boys<\/p>\n

Bye Boys!<\/p>\n

Well we had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye, goodbye<\/p>\n

We had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye to all the wiggleworms<\/p>\n

Bye wiggleworms!<\/p>\n

Well we had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye, goodbye<\/p>\n

We had some fun and now we\u2019re done<\/p>\n

Goodbye to EVERYONE!<\/p>\n

By everyone!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Wiggleworms \u2013 Songs for Wiggleworms)<\/em><\/p>\n

STORYTIME’S OVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Let’s raise our hands high (stretch hands up to ceiling)<\/p>\n

And heave a sigh (sigh), storytime’s over, let’s wave bye-bye! (wave goodbye)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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