{"id":9227,"date":"2017-10-31T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T00:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=9227"},"modified":"2017-10-31T17:19:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T00:19:26","slug":"9227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/9227\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween – Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Halloween!\u00a0 It was such a delight to see what the toddlers dressed-up as for today:<\/p>\n

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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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\nPlumply, Dumply Pumpkin written by Mary Serfozo, illustrated by Valeria Petrone<\/a>
\nPeter the tiger is searching for the perfect pumpkin.\u00a0 But why?\u00a0 This book with it’s bright illustrations and fun words and rhythm is a great choice for toddlers.<\/p>\n

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\nPumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas<\/a> (read in 11am only)<\/p>\n

Duck just wants to carve a pumpkin to show Mouse and Pig.\u00a0 But when he falls in, Mouse and Pig thinks it’s a pumpkin monster!<\/p>\n

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American Sign Language: HALLOWEEN<\/h4>\n

We learned the ASL sign for Halloween!\u00a0 See how to do the sign at\u00a0Handspeak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Letter<\/h4>\n

H is for Halloween
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\nHalloween starts with the letter H! We identified the letter, drew it in the air, made the sound that H makes, and talked about some other things that start with H: hand, horse, hen, heart and Happy Halloween! (But not pumpkin.)<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Counting<\/h4>\n

9 Pumpkins
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\nWe counted nine pumpkins during our counting flannelboard!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Stories<\/h4>\n

Mouse’s Halloween House\u00a0<\/span>
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(Pattern & story\u00a0from\u00a0Mother Goose\u2019s Playhouse\u00a0by Judy Sierra)<\/p>\n

One day in the fall, a little gray mouse found a big orange house.
\nShe nibbled a hole in the middle to make the door.
\nShe nibbled 2 holes near the top to make windows.
\nShe nibbled a wide hole near the bottom so her children could run in and out.
\nThen she put a candle inside so the house was never dark.<\/p>\n

The mouse\u2019s little house
\nwas a sight to be seen.
\nIt was a jack-o\u2019-lantern \u2014
\nHappy Halloween!<\/p>\n

5 Little Pumpkins<\/span> (10am storytime only)
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\nFelt Pieces from ArtFelt<\/a><\/p>\n

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
\nThe first one said, “Oh, my, it’s getting late!”\u00a0(Hands beside face in surprised look)<\/em>
\nThe second one said, “There are witches in the air!”\u00a0(hand flies overhead)<\/em>
\nThe third one said, “Well, I don’t care!”\u00a0(shake pointer finger)<\/em>
\nThe fourth one said, “Let’s run, and run, and run!”\u00a0(run with feet)<\/em>
\nThe fifth one said, “I’m ready for some fun!” (point to self)<\/em>
\nThen WHOOOOOOSH went the wind\u00a0(make sound and whoosh hands back and forth.)<\/em>
\nand OUT\u00a0(clap)<\/em> went the lights.
\nAnd the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.\u00a0 (Roll hand over hand.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Video We Watched<\/h4>\n

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\u201cBat\u201d from Good Night Maisy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maisy is getting into bed with Panda when she hears a strange sound.\u00a0 What could it be?\u00a0 Leaving Panda looking out the window, she brings her flashlight outside to discover — a bat!\u00a0 What fun!<\/p>\n

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Rhymes & Bounces & Songs We Shared without Music<\/h4>\n

We sing a lot of songs during storytime! \u00a0You\u2019ll find lyrics to those songs without music here.<\/p>\n

Welcome Song<\/span>
\n(to the tune of: \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d)<\/em>
\nWelcome, welcome everyone
\nNow 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<\/span>
\nOpen, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Give a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0(Clap hands on \u201cclap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Place them in your lap, lap, lap\u00a0(Pat lap with hands on \u201clap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Right up to your chin, chin, chin\u00a0(tap chin with hands on \u201cchin\u201d)<\/em>
\nOpen up your little mouth\u00a0(open mouth wide and pretend to put fingers in)
\n<\/em>But do not let them in!\u00a0(Hide hands behind your back quickly)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a video of me (Jennifer) doing this rhyme,\u00a0watch the video below:
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