Bug Storytime!

This week we talked about bugs!

Songs:

Itsy Bitsy Spider By: Dr. Jean (Love this one cause we also sing about the big fat gorilla and teensy weensy ant)

Alabama, Mississippi By: Jim Gill (we use egg shakers for this one)

Hands are for clapping By: Jim Gill

Flannel Board:

5 Little Bees

1 little bee flew and flew, he met a friend and that made 2.

2 little bees busy as can be, along came another and that made 3.

3 little bees wanted one more, found one soon and that made 4.

4 little bees going to the hive, spied their little bother and that made 5.

5 little bees working every hour, buzz away bees and find another flower!

Books:

Can You Make a Scary Face? By: Jan Thomas

The Very Lonely Firefly By: Eric Carle

Aaaarrgghh! Spider! By: Lydia Monks

Check out my Bug tag on my Shelfari page for more good books that I didn’t have time to read!

Craft:

We made little ladybugs out of card-stock.  They stand up all on their own!  Here is my template so you can print it and use it too.  Enjoy!

Ladbug Craft

Donuts & Dads!

I just finished with my Donuts & Dads program and overall it went pretty well!  The attendance wasn’t that great, but Saturday programs at our branch are never well attended.  Oh well.  We just had a lot of leftover donuts and coffee

First I had the kids pick a paper tie for their dad to decorate with stickers.  It was so cute when all the dads had their giant ties on.  Here’s the template I used:

Blank Tie

Next I read the book, What Dads Can’t Do By: Douglas Wood, it’s a really cute story.

Then I had the dads interview the kids.  They asked them questions like “How old do you think I am?”.  There were some really great answers.  Here is the interview sheet I used from Pinterest.

Next we made picture frames out of foam sticks.  Here is the sample one I made with my husband and Kailey when she was much younger:

Lastly, we enjoyed donuts, OJ and coffee!  Even though it was small, they all had a lot of fun.  Happy Father’s Day!

Sheep Storytime!

This week we talked about Sheep!

Songs:

Bubblegum By: Dr. Jean

Fast and Slow By: Laurie Berkner (We use wrist ribbons and ran around the room!)

Flannel Board:

5 Fluffy Sheep

5 fluffy sheep skating on the floor, one fell down and that left 4.

4 fluffy sheep drinking cold tea, one got a tummy ache and that left 3.

3 fluffy sheep wondering what to do, one got bored and that left 2.

2 fluffy sheep laying in the sun, one fell asleep and that left 1.

1 fluffy sheep sitting all alone, he didn’t know what to do so he went home!

Books:

Sam the Lamb Folder story (Just like Scat the Cat except we say: I’m Sam the Lamb, I’m fluffy and fat, I can…)

The 108th Sheep By: Ayano Imai

The Sleep Sheep By: Anna McQuinn

Check out my Sheep tag on my Shelfari page for more good books that I didn’t have time to read!

Craft:

We made these cute sheep out of clothespins.  I’ve posted about them before here.

Book Bundles

I found the idea for having book bundles in the library on Pinterest from this blog.  I absolutely love this idea and since I implemented it last week, it has done great.  I love that it’s low maintenance and easy to just pick a theme, 3 books, and bundle!  The best part is that I can have my teen volunteers do it too.

Here are my bundle tags if you want to use them and print them out:

Book Bundles

Here are some themes to get you started:

Book Bundle Themes

Lastly, here is my sign I use:

Book Bundle Sign

Pet Storytime!

This week we talked about Pets!

Songs:

The Goldfish Song By: Laurie Berkner Band

List of Dances By: Jim Gill

Flannel Board:

Five Little Cats

Not Norman (I’m not going to read the book cause it runs a bit long, but I figured the flannel would still be fun)

Books:

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy By: Mo Willems

Extraordinary Pets By: Barroux (Great book, but I would cut it shorter next time. There are A LOT of pets)

Children Make Terrible Pets By: Peter Brown (They LOVED THIS)

Check out my Pet tag on my Shelfari page for more good books that I didn’t have time to read!

Craft:

We have an awesome giant fish bowl die cut and fish ones.  So we colored and glued!