Christmas

Christmas

1.            Storytime – Welcome Song

 

2.            Read first story "The Christmas Giant", "Olivia Helps With Christmas",  "Santa's Stuck", "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell", "The Great Reindeer Rebellion" or "Who Will Help Santa This Year?"

3.            Song: Hat and whiskers, belt and boots

Hat and whiskers, belt and boots, belt and boots, belt and boots.

Hat and whiskers, belt and boots,

Twinkling eyes and a cherry red nose.

4.            Read second story "Merry Christmas Splat", "Santa Duck", "Tacky's Christmas", "When Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho!" or "Tyrannoclaus"

5.            Song: Rudolph

Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer...... (hands up like antlers)
Had a very shiny nose....(point to nose)
And if you ever saw it...(wooo, wooo!)
You would even say it glows....(hands out around face "glowing")
All of the other reindeer...(hands up like antlers)
Used to laugh and call him names...(make "raspberries" with mouth)
They never let poor Rudolph...(boo, hoo...use hands to wipe tears while saying it)
Join in any reindeer games...(slap legs, clap, hands out, clap)
Then one foggy Christmas eve,
Santa came to say: (we use deep voices now)
Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer ...(hands up for antlers) loved him
As they shouted out with glee...(rah-rah, ziss-boom-bah!)
Rudolph the red nosed  reindeer (hands up for antlers)
You'll go down in history!

 

6.            Craft:      Foam Stocking

Cut out stocking shape from fun foam. Decorate using glitter foam that is cut into shapes, sequins, stickers etc. Punch hole in corner, thread ribbon through and tie to make hanging ornament.                  

Mice

Mice

 

1.                   Storytime – Welcome Song

2.                  Read first story "Big and Little", "Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear" or "Seven Blind Mice"

3.                  Sing: Hickory Dickory Dock                                        

Hickory dickory dock (run fingers up legs)                   

The mouse ran up the clock (run fingers up body)   

The clock struck one (clap hands once over head)    

The mouse ran down (run fingers down body)

Hickory dickory dock (run fingers down legs)               

…the clock struck two (clap twice)  - the mouse said boo!                                                

…the clock struck three (clap 3 times)   - the mouse said whee!          

…the clock struck four   (clap 4 times)   - there is no more  

Fingerplay:  Five Little Mice

Five little mice came out to play,
Gathering crumbs along the way,
Out came pussycat sleek and fat;
Four little mice go scampering back

Four little mice came out to play
Gathering crumbs along the way
Out came pussycat sleek and fat
Three little mice go scampering back

Three little mice came out to play
Gathering crumbs along the way
Out came pussycat sleek and fat
Two little mice go scampering back

 Two little mice came out to play

Gathering crumbs along the way
Out came pussycat sleek and fat
One little mouse goes scampering back

One little mouse came out to play
Gathering crumbs along the way
Out came pussycat sleek and fat
No little mice go scampering back

4.                  Read second story "The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Stawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear", "Mouse Mess"

5.                  Fingerplay: Five Little Mice on the Pantry Floor

Five little Mice on the pantry floor
This little mouse - he peeked around the door  (hold one finger 'crooked' like peeking)
This little mouse - he nibbled on some cake;  (make eating motions with hand)
This little mouse - not a sound did he make! (make "shhhh" to mouth)
This little mouse - took a big bite of cheese! (make BIG biting motion)
And this little mouse - he heard the kitten sneeze!
ACHOO!!!! sneezed the kitten (yell achoo)
and SQUEAK they all cried! (yell squeak)
They found a hole and ran inside!!!

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6.      Origami Mouse

What you’ll need:4” square of construction paper, Construction paper scraps, Black fine point marking pen or crayon

How to make it: Fold the paper square in half diagonally. Unfold the square. Make a kite shape.  Lay the square in front of you so that it looks like a diamond.  The line from the fold should point at your stomach.  Fold the corner on your left to the center fold line. Fold the corner on your right to the center fold line. Fold the kite shape in half along the diagonal so that the flaps are inside. Open the fold so that a tiny tent forms.  The two flaps will overlap at the bottom of the tent.  Glue or tape the overlapping flaps together. Cut the scraps of paper to make ears and a tail for your mouse.  Glue them on the mouse.  Draw eyes with marking pen.