{"id":1352,"date":"2014-05-13T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2014-05-14T00:11:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T00:11:22","slug":"infant-storytime-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2014\/infant-storytime-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant Storytime: Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s storytime was all about Playing<\/strong> and the letter P!<\/p>\n

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

Playing is one of the five easy early literacy activities you can do with your child every day to help develop their vocabulary and prepare them to learn to read in school when they’re older. \u00a0The five early literacy activities are: Talking, Singing, Playing, Reading and Writing. \u00a0It doesn’t take much to play with your baby. \u00a0The books we read today demonstrate that. \u00a0If you’d like some suggestions for new ways to play with your baby, here is an article<\/a> on BabyCentre.co.uk that has some fun ideas.<\/p>\n

We read Bounce, Bounce, Bounce: A Lap Game Book for Babies<\/a> by Kathy Henderson. \u00a0This illustrates the different “uses” babies find for household objects, often not the use they are intended for. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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

We also read Whoa, Baby, Whoa!<\/a> by Grace Nichols and illustrated by Eleanor Taylor. \u00a0If you’re anything like me and find yourself often telling your children “No,” you’ll definitely relate!<\/p>\n

\"whoababy\"<\/a>
Side note: One reason I like this book is that it shows a biracial family. My family is sort of biracial (or would you call it multiethnic?). I’m white and my husband’s Latino. There are quite a lot of biracial families in Pasadena, but most children’s books seem to show families that are all the same ethnicity. It’s always nice to find one that shows mixed races\/ethnicities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

We recited the nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle” with a library flannelboard, and we learned a new tickle song:<\/p>\n

You be the ice cream,
\n(Shiver your fingers around child.)
\nAnd I\u2019ll be the freezer.
\n(Put your arms around her.)<\/p>\n

You be the lemon,
\n(Touch her on the chin, lick your finger and make \u201csour\u201d face.)
\nAnd I\u2019ll be the squeezer.
\n(A nice hug.)<\/p>\n

You be the hot dog,
\n(Pretend to take a bite somewhere.)
\nAnd I\u2019ll be the bun.
\n(Another hug!)<\/p>\n

You be the baby (or child\u2019s name),
\nAnd we\u2019ll both have fun!
\n(End with a tickle.)<\/p>\n

Lastly, we played with bubbles! \u00a0I purchased this set of Gymboree Bubble Oodles on Amazon<\/a> and tried them out with all the storytime groups today.<\/p>\n

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

They worked really well and lasted a long time. \u00a0But one thing I learned was that you can’t blow too hard, or no bubbles will come out. \u00a0Slow and steady breaths are best. \u00a0And the soap is very thick and if it gets on your clothing, you’ll have spots for the rest of the day! \u00a0(I’m sure it washes right out though.)<\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

It’s worth it to see the kids looking so excited and happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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