September 22^nd is National Elephant Appreciation Day so this week our Baby Time theme was Elephants!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

 

Elephant Songs and Rhymes:

 

Swishy Swishy Grass

 

Elephant, elephant, going stomp, stomp, stomp

through the swishy, swishy grass

The swishy, swishy grass

Elephant, elephant going stomp, stomp, stomp

through the swishy swishy, swishy, swishy grass

(elephant noise with movement)

 

Elephant, elephant with your big long trunk

through the swishy, swishy grass

the swishy, swishy grass

Elephant, elephant with your big, long trunk

through the swishy, swishy, swishy, swishy grass

(elephant noise with movement)

 

Elephant, elephant with your flippy, flappy ears

through the swishy, swishy grass

The swishy, swishy grass

Elephant, elephant with your flippy, flappy ears

through the swishy, swishy, swishy, swishy grass

(elephant noise with movement)

 

Elephant, elephant with your flicky, flicky tail

through the swishy swishy grass

The swishy, swishy grass

Elephant, elephant with your flicky, flicky tail

through the swishy swishy, swishy, swishy grass

(elephant noise with movement)

 

 

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Five Elephants

Adapted from: http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/files/library/wigglesfingerplays.pdf

Tune: Five Little Ducks

 

One elephant went out to play,

On a bright and sunny day.

He had such enormous fun

That he called another elephant to come.

Hey elephant!

 

Two… Three… Four

 

Five elephants went out to play,

On a bright and sunny day.

Time to go, they hear mama call

So wave goodbye to one and all.

 

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Elephant is so Slow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g06SgLoSF4A

 

An elephant goes like this and that,

he’s terribly big and he’s terribly fat.

He has no fingers but he has toes,

But goodness, what a long nose!

Hey dee hey dee ho! The great big elephant is so slow

Hey dee hey dee ho! The elephant is so slow

He swings his trunk from side to side

And he takes the children for a ride

Hey dee hey dee ho!

The elephant is so slow

 

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Boom Boom Ain’t It Great to be Crazy

http://www.theteachersguide.com/Songs/boom.htm

 

Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?
Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?
Giddy and foolish the whole day through

Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?

Way down South where bananas grow
A flea stepped on an elephant’s toe
The elephant cried, with tears in his eyes
“Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?”

 

Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?
Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?
Giddy and foolish the whole day through

Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy?

 

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Beginning songs:

 

We Clap and Sing Hello

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends

at story time,
We clap and sing hello!

 

*Hug  *Kiss  *Tickle

 

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Hello Hello

 

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

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Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames

 

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

 

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

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Ending Songs:

 

Elevator Song

Rhymes

Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low?

 

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand 
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

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Peek-a-boo

 

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

toodle-loo coochie coo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

I see you!

Peek-a-boo!

 

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

toodle-loo coochie coo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

I love you!

Peek-a-boo!

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Goodbye Song

 

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

Storytime is done today (wave goodbye)

So come again another day

It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

 

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The books we read today were I Love My Mama and No Matter What.

 

 

September 9^th is National Teddy Bear Day so this week our Baby Time theme was Teddy Bears!
Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Teddy Bear Songs and Rhymes:

Cinnamon Bear
https://www.preschooleducation.com/stbear.shtml

Cinnamon, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bear
Sitting on a kitchen chair.

Cinnamon sugar in a shaker.
Shake, shake, shake it
Like a baker.

Sprinkle it on buttered toast.
It’s the treat
You’ll love the most.

Cinnamon, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bear,
Do you think that we may share?

 

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Hug Your Bear
http://sjplyouthservices.pbwiki.com/Teddy+Bear+Storytime
Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat

Hug, hug, hug your bear
Squeeze him very tight

Hold him high, help him fly
Then hug with all your might.

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Five Little Teddy Bears
Tune: Five Green and Speckled Frogs
A Rhyme by Miss Krissy

Five little teddy bears, sat on the hallway stairs
Eating some honey from a jar   *Yum Yum*
One jumped down to the floor, trying to find some more
Now there are four little teddy bears.

Four, Three, Two, One, None

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Round and Round the Garden
http://us.pampers.com/en_US/activities/page/details/topicId/302/contentId/12005/stageId/104/type/207.do

Round and round the garden
(draw circle on child’s tummy)

Goes the teddy bear.

One step, two steps…
(walk your fingers up child’s chest)

Tickle ‘em under there!

(tickle under child’s chin)

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My Teddy Bear
youtube.com/watch?v=6fz-FsHYMJ8

My teddy bear has one nose.
one nose.
one nose!
My teddy bear has one nose.
I love my teddy bear!

(hug and kiss)

 

Two ears
Two arms
Two legs
One tum

 

Beginning songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends
at story time,
We clap and sing hello!

 

*Hug  *Kiss  *Tickle

 

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Hello Hello

 

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

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Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

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Ending Songs:

Elevator Song
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand 
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

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Where is Baby?
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

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Goodbye Song

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
Storytime is done today (wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

 

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The books we read today were Teddy Bear Picnic and Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.

 

 

September is National Chicken Month, so this week our Baby Time theme was Chickens!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Chicken Songs and Rhymes:

This is the Way We Flap Our Wings
Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

This is the way we flap our wings
Flap our wings, flap our wings
This is the way we flap our wings
So early in the morning.

Hop around … shake our feathers …

Snuggle with mom/dad/nana

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Ten Fluffy Chicks
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/t057.html

Five eggs and five eggs
That makes ten.
Sitting on top
is the mother hen.
Crackle, crackle, crackle,
What do I see?
Ten fluffy chicks
as yellow as can be.

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Did You Ever See a Chickie?
Tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie

 

Did you ever see a chickie, a chickie, a chickie
Did you ever see a chickie hop this way and that?
Hop this way and that way
And this way and that way
Did you ever see a chickie
fly this way and that?

Scratch (tickle) – Peck (kiss)

 

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Hug Your Little Chickie

Tune: Skip to my Lou

 

Hug your little chickie and

give ‘em a peck

Hug your little chickie and

give ‘em a peck

Hug your little chickie and

give ‘em a peck

Kiss on the cheek

and head and neck.

 

Kiss your little chickie and

give ‘em a squeeze

Kiss your little chickie and

give ‘em a squeeze

Kiss your little chickie and

give ‘em a squeeze

Kiss on the hands

and toes and knees.

 

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Beginning songs:

 

We Clap and Sing Hello

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends
at story time,
We clap and sing hello!

*Hug  *Kiss  *Tickle

 

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Hello Hello

 

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

Hello hello

Can you clap your hands?

Hello hello

Can you stamp your feet?

 

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you give a kiss?

Can you say hello?

 

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Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames

 

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

 

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

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Ending Songs:

 

Elevator Song

Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low?

 

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand 
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

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Where is Baby?

 

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

toodle-loo coochie coo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

I see you!

Peek-a-boo!

 

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

toodle-loo coochie coo

 

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

I love you!

Peek-a-boo!

 

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Goodbye Song

 

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

Storytime is done today (wave goodbye)

So come again another day

It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

 

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The books we read today were Good Egg and Chick.

 

 

Up up and away! We had a superhero storytime for Baby Time this week.

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Five Heroes
A Miss Krissy rhyme
Tune: Five Green and Speckled Frogs

One Hero who fights crime
Defeating bad guys all the time
Looking out for people just like me. Uh huh!
He lets out a mighty call, Along comes a friend to all
Now there are two heroes fighting crime

2…3…4…

Five Heroes who fight crime
Defeating bad guys all the time
Now its safe for people just like me.Yahoo!
They let out a mighty call, Out came some friends to all
Goodbye heroes, and we’ll see again next time!

 

Superhero Superhero
Adapted from: http://www.jbrary.com/home/preschool-storytime-superheroes

Superhero, superhero
don’t be late
Superhero, Superhero
put on your cape.
Superhero, superhero
jump up high
Superhero, superhero
fly, fly, fly

 

Did You Ever See a Hero
Adapted from: http://www.jbrary.com/home/preschool-storytime-superheroes
Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie

Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero leap buildings in one bound?
Leap this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero, leap buildings in one bound?

Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero who used a lasso so well?
Circled this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero who used a lasso so well?

Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero, crawl up a wall?
Crawl this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero, crawl up a wall?

Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?

5 Superheroes
http://www.jbrary.com/home/preschool-storytime-superheroes
Tune: Five Little Ducks

5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain, Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!

4…3…2…1

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from: https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends
at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
*Hug *Kiss *Tickle

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stomp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stomp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stomp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames

Tune to Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Ending songs:

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

Let’s celebrate our love for our Mommies at Baby Time!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Mommy, Mommy
http://stepbystepcc.com/holidays/mothersday.html
Tune: Daisy Daisy/Bicycle Built for Two

Mommy, Mommy,
You know that I love you.
You’re my mommy
No one else will do!

Oh, Mommy, when we’re together,
We have the best time ever!
Oh, Mom, it’s true
I do love you!
Mommy, no one else will do!

 

I Love Mommy
http://http://rhymes.yakaberry.com/mothersday.html
Tune: Frere Jacques

I Love Mommy, I Love Mommy,
Yes, I do, yes, I do.
Mommies are for hugging,
Mommies are for kissing,
I love you,
yes I do.

 

I Love You Mommy
http://www.preschooleducation.com/smother.shtml
You Are My Sunshine

I love you Mommy, my dearest Mommy
You make me happy when I am sad.
I want to tell you
I really love you
When I’m with you
I am so glad.

 

Mom: A Special Lady
Adapated from: http://www.preschooleducation.com/smother.shtml
Tune: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

A Mom’s a special lady,
So hug her every day.
She gives you lots of food to eat,
And takes you out to play.
Your mother reads you stories,
And buys you sneakers, too.
Aren’t you happy that you have
A mom who loves you, true?

 

Thank You Mom
http://www.preschooleducation.com/smother.shtml
Tune: London Bridge

Thank you, Mom,
for all your hugs,
All your hugs,
all your hugs.
Thank you Mom,
for all your hugs,
They feel good to me.
* Kisses * Love

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from: https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
*Hug *Kiss *Tickle

 

Hello Hello

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames
Tune: Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Ending songs:

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

It’s a nice day for a picnic in Baby Time!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Rainbow in the Sky
Author: Jean Warren http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station04/music_station_mar04.shtml
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot

There’s a great, big rainbow
In the sky,
With pretty colors way up high.
When it starts to rain
And the sun comes out-
A beautiful rainbow
Will pop out!

 

Pitter Patter Raindrops
http://voices.yahoo.com/songs-rain-toddlers-preschoolers-1412055.html
Tune: Sing a Song of Sixpence

Pitter patter raindrops
falling from the sky.
Here is my umbrella
to keep me safe and dry.
When the rain is over
the sun begins to glow.
Little flowers start to bud
and grow and grow and grow.

 

Thunderstorm Sounds
http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/funfingerplay.cfm

Boom, bang, boom, bang!
(clap)
Rumpety, lumpety, bump!
(drum on legs)
Zoom, zam, zoom, zam!
(slide hands back and forth)
Clippety, clappety, clump!
(bang on floor)
Rustles and bustles and swishes and zings
(hug shoulders and rock)
What wonderful noises a thunderstorm brings!

 

If All the Raindrops
Traditional Song
Tune: If All the Raindrops

If all the raindrops
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
Standing outside,
with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the raindrops
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!

If all the snowflakes
Were chocolate bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Standing outside,
with my mouth open wide

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

If all the snowflakes
Were chocolate bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!

If all the sunbeams
Were lemonade and ice cream
Oh, what a sun that would be!
Standing outside,
with my mouth open wide

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

If all the sunbeams
Were lemonade and ice cream
Oh, what a sun that would be!

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from: https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
*Hug *Kiss *Tickle

Hello Hello

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames
Tune: Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Ending songs:

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

It’s a nice day for a picnic in Baby Time!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

Picnic in the Park
https://www.preschooleducation.com/spicnic.shtml
Tune: She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain

Yes, we’ll all go on
A picnic in the park.
Yes, we’ll all go on
A picnic in the park.
Bring some lunch
And bring a ball.
There will be
Such fun for all!
Yes, we’ll all go on
A picnic in the park.

 

Cinnamon Bear
Adapted from: https://www.preschooleducation.com/stbear.shtml

Cinnamon, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bear
Sitting on a picnic chair.
Cinnamon sugar in a shaker.
Shake, shake, shake it
Like a baker.
Sprinkle it on buttered toast.
It’s the treat
You’ll love the most.
Cinnamon, Cinnamon,Cinnamon Bear,
Do you think that we may share?

 

Picnic Basket
https://preschooleducation.com/songs/picnic-songs-for-toddlers/
Tune: A Tisket a Tasket

A-tisket, A-tasket,
Let’s pack a
picnic basket.
We’ll fill it up
with food to munch.
What’s in
our picnic lunch?

 

Sittin in a Highchair
http://www.happalmer.com/babysongsmorelyr.htm

Chorus:
Sittin’ in a high chair, big chair, my chair
Sittin’ in a high chair, bang my spoon!
Sittin’ in a high chair, big chair, my chair
Sittin’ in a high chair, feed me soon!

Bring on a plate, bring on a cup
Papa’s gonna fill this baby up
Bring on bananas, bring on the bread
Mama’s gonna get this baby fed

Repeat Chorus

Bring on the carrots, bring on the peas
Mama come serve this baby please
Bring on the pancakes stacked in a pile
Papa’s gonna make this baby smile

Repeat Chorus

Bring on a napkin,
Bring on a sponge
Clean me up ‘cause
I’m all done!

 

Round and Round
Adapted from: https://www.great-picnic-ideas.com/teddy-bears-picnic-song.html

Round and round the picnic basket
Like a teddy bear
One step two step
Tickly under there!

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from: https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
*Hug *Kiss *Tickle

 

Hello Hello
Tune: Hello Hello

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames
Tune: Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Ending songs:

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)
Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends (clapclap)

April 18^th we celebrated Easter with these songs and rhymes!

 

Hiding Eggs
Tune: Six Little Ducks
A Miss Krissy Rhyme

The Easter Bunny went out one day
with his basket full of eggs
See the bunny hop about
What color of egg is hiding out?

Red * Blue * Yellow * Purple

 

Hippity Hop
Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel
https://www.kidsparkz.com/preschool-sings-easter.html

Easter bunny, hippity hop,
Hide ’til Easter morning.
Easter bunny, where are you?
UP pops the bunny!

(lift baby)

 

Hop Along Little Easter Bunny
Tune: Ten Little Indians
http://www.childfun.com/holidays/easter/songs-fingerplay/

Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along your way

Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hop along your way

 

The Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot
Adapted from: http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/easter_songs.html

The Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny
is coming straight to me.
Closer and closer
he hops upon my knee.
Up to my shoulder
the Bunny’s oh so near.
Happy Easter, friend,
he whispers in my ear.

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from:  https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/

Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!

*Hug  *Kiss  *Tickle

 

Hello Hello

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames
Tune: Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Ending songs:

 

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand <em>
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)

Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)

It is SPRING and that means bouncing bunnies!

Here are the songs and rhymes we used:

 

Did You Ever See a Bunny
http://www.theholidayzone.com/easter/songs.html
Tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie

Did you ever see a bunny,
A bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny,
Hop this way and that?
Hop this way and that way?
Hop this way and that way?
Did you ever see a bunny,
Hop this way and that?

Did you ever see a bunny,
A bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny,
That hopped quite this fast?
Hop this way and that way?
Hop this way and that way?
Did you ever see a bunny,
That hopped quite this fast?

Did you ever see a bunny,
A bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny,
That hopped quite this slow?
Hop this way and that way?
Hop this way and that way?
Did you ever see a bunny,
That hopped quite this slow?

 

Four Little Bunnies
Adapted by Miss Krissy
Tune: Six Little Ducks

Four little bunnies I once knew
Black one, white one, and gray one too
But the one little bunny with the ears that flop
He led the others with a hop hop hop
Hop hop hop
Hop hop hop
He led the others with a hop hop hop

 

Hippity Hoppity Little Bunny
Adapted From: http://www.theholidayzone.com/easter/songs.html
Tune: Ten Little Indians

Hippity, hoppity, little bunny,
Hippity, hoppity, little bunny,
Hippity, hoppity, little bunny,
Hopping all around.

Hopping, hopping, oh so quickly,
Hopping, hopping, oh so quickly,
Hopping, hopping, oh so quickly,
Hopping all around.

Hop to the left and then to the right,
Hop to the left and then to the right,
Hop to the left and then to the right,
Hopping all around.

Hopping now much more slowly,
Hopping now much more slowly,
Hopping now much more slowly,
Tired little bunny sits down.

 

Sleeping Bunnies
http://www.nurseryrhymes.org/sleeping-bunnies.html
Tune: Sleeping Bunnies

See the bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They`re so still, are they ill?

Wake up little bunnies!

Hop little bunnies, Hop little bunnies Hop little bunnies – Hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, Hop little bunnies Hop little bunnies – Hop, hop, hop

Fa la la lalala la Fa la la la la lalala

Fa la la lalala la Fa la la lalala lala

 

Beginning Songs:

We Clap and Sing Hello
Adapted from:  https://storytimekatie.com/songs-rhymes/openingclosing-songs/
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell.

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!

*Hug  *Kiss  *Tickle

 

Hello Hello

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

Hello hello
Can you clap your hands?
Hello hello
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you give a kiss?
Can you say hello?

 

Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
Adapted from: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/borntoread/babyrhymesgames
Tune: Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’
Lost my wheel and the axel’s draggin’… Going to Storytime

Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon
Hammer the wheel back on the wagon… Going to Storytime

Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon
Up and down in my little red wagon… Going to Storytime

 

Ending songs:

 

Elevator Song
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#59
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Oh, the city is great and the city is grand <em>
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door!

Take the elevator up, take the elevator down (3 x)
Then we turn around!

 

Peek a Boo

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I see you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I see you!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Where is Baby? …. Peekaboo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo I love you!
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
toodle-loo coochie coo
Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo
I love you!
Peek-a-boo!

 

Goodbye from Storytime
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Oh it’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)

Storytime is done today
(wave goodbye)
So come again another day
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends      (clapclap)