Shoes are neat and cover our feet! Storytime this week for our toddlers was all about these sole supporters! Books We Shared Buying new shoes is exciting, and My New Shoes by Leilani Sparrow, illustrated by Dan Taylor captures all the fun of going to a store and picking out the pair […]
Valentine’s Day: Toddler Storytime
Published on :On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, we shared books about love and flannel stories about this American holiday! Books We Shared Did You Know That I Love You? by Christa Pierce – In rhyming text, Bird reminds Fox of the many ways she shows her love for him, reminiscent of the […]
Groundhogs & Shadows – Toddler Storytime
Published on :I presented this storytime on January 31, and with Groundhog Day later in the week, it was only fitting to use the theme of Groundhogs & Shadows Books We Shared Our first book was a guessing game with shadows. Guess Whose Shadow? by Stephen R. Swinburne, begins with an […]
Hats – Toddler Storytime
Published on :At today’s storytime all the toddlers got hats! Stories Whose Hat is That? by Anita Bijsterbosch — A hat is blown by the wind from this animal to that animal, until finally a dog brings it to its rightful owner. We took our hats and waved them in the air […]
Pirates! – Toddler Time
Published on :Our Fall Toddler Storytime Groups! Shiver me timbers! We had some pirate fun during our final Toddler Storytimes of the fall session – AARRRGH! After reading a book about some little pirates taking a bubble bath, we blew some bubbles and tried to catch them while listening to the Gymboree song: Bubbles, […]
Winter/Snow – Toddler Time
Published on :During our December 12th toddler storytimes, we read about winter and snow. Brrrr…it was cold! Below are some of the stories, songs and activities we explored. Books We read Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson. In this book, Mouse follows his Poppa as they explore sledding, ice skating, making snow angels & […]
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 & […]