Food

Food   

 Time for 2's and 3's and Fun for 4's and 5's

Music: Yummy Yummy by the Wiggles

 

1.            Welcome and Storytime is Starting Songs

2.            Read first story Gladys Goes Out to Lunch, Lunch,  I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie or The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

3.            Fingerplay: PIZZA

Five leftover pizza pieces From the night before,

Dad came and ate one, Gulp! Then there were four.

Four leftover pizza pieces One with pepperoni

Mom came and ate one. Gulp! Then there were three.

Three leftover pizza pieces, Cheese like sticky glue.

Brother came and ate one, Gulp! Then there were two.

Two leftover pizza pieces Not having any fun.

Sister came to take one, Gulp and then there was one.

One leftover pizza piece But I don’t wanna be a hog.

So I went and got it And shared it with the dog!

4.            Read second story Harry Hungry, Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli, Sylvie, "Eat" Cried Little Pig, The King's Taster  or Too Pickley

5.            Song: TWO FAT SAUSAGES

Two fat sausages sizzling in the pan       Hold thumbs up like hitchhiking

One went POP                                          Smack lips- POP!

And the other went BAAAAAM!              Clap hands together BAM!

Peanut Sitting on A Railroad Track

A peanut sat on a railroad track

His heart was all aflutter (pat hand over heart.)

Around the bend came number ten, (hold up ten fingers).

Choo-Choo Peanut Butter (pretend you are pulling whistle.)

Smack (clap hands together).

6.            Craft: Play dough

Valentine's Day

Love

1.                  Storytime – Welcome song and Storytime is Starting song

2.                 Read first story “Kiss Kiss”, "Mr. Pout-Pout Fish", "Froggy's First Kiss" or "For Me?".

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3.                 Poem: A-Tisket A-Tasket

A-tisket a-tasket
A green and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my love
And on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
And on the way I dropped it
A little boy (girl) picked it up
And put it in his (her) pocket

(Was it red?) No, no, no, no
(Was it brown?) No, no, no, no
(Was it blue?) No, no, no, no
Just a little yellow basket

4.                 Read second story “Mr. Pusskins", “Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley” or “Love, Splat”.

5.                 Fingerplay: Five Big Valentines 

Five big valentines from the corner drug store 
I mailed one to a friend - then there were four 
Four big valentines, lovely ones to see 
I mailed one to my Mommy - then there were three 
Three big valentines - red, shiny, and new 
I mailed one to my Daddy - then there were two 
Two big valentines, the best is yet to come 
I mailed one to Grandma - Then there was one 
One big valentine, the giving is almost done 
I mailed it to Grandpa - and now there is none

6.     Craft:     Valentine Hearts

Materials: foam hearts, decorations, ribbon

Groundhog's Day

Groundhog’s Day        

Music: "All Together Now: Beatles Stuff for Kids of All Ages"

1. Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

 

2. Read first story Darkness Slipped In, Gregory's Shadow, or Shadow Night

3. Fingerplay: Groundhog Day (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?)

Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog?  (Thumb behind back)
Here I am! Here I am!  (Bring thumb forward)
Shadows on this sunny day, (wiggle thumb)
Frighten groundhogs all away. (Thumb behind back)
Winter will stay! Winter will stay!

Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (Thumb behind back)
Here I am! Here I am! (Bring thumb forward)
My, oh my, a cloudy day. (Wiggle thumb)
I will stay outside to play. (Move thumb around)
Spring is near! Spring is near!

4. Read second story Footprints and Shadows, Guess Whose Shadow?

5. Sing: Five Little Groundhogs

The first little groundhog crept out of his lair. (fingers creep)
The second little groundhog said, "Is spring in the air?" (eyes look up)
The third little groundhog asked, "Is the time right?" (look at wrist watch)
The fourth little groundhog squirmed, "The sun is too bright!" (cover eyes)
The fifth little groundhog squeaked' "My shadow I see!" (look over shoulder at shadow)
"I'm not staying out here! No, siree! Not ME! (shake head "no")
"Back to my burrow I'm going to creep." (fingers creep)
"And for six more weeks I'm going to sleep!" (eyes closed, hands by face)

6. Craft: Groundhog Puppet

You will need: Paper bag, copy of groundhog, markers, scissors, glue
Instructions:
Colour groundhog, cut out and glue on bag.

Winterfest Movie Marathon

Come in from the cold

and enjoy some wintery movies,

hot chocolate and popcorn

 

Saturday, February 19

10-3:30pm

FREE, DROP IN

Pigs

Pigs

45 minutes

Music: Tom T. Hall  "Country Songs for Children"

1.                   Storytime – “Welcome Song” and “Storytime is Starting” Song

2.                   Read first story "Oww!", "Piggy Pie Po", "Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!" or "Three Little Pigs and the Wolf Who Came to Dinner"

3.                   Poem: This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried  Wee, wee, wee, All the way home. (wiggle each finger starting with the thumb)

 

Fingerplay: Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee

Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee [Put pig finger puppets on thumbs or Have those without finger puppets just use thumbs.]
Hungry pigs as pigs can be
For their dinner had to wait
Down behind the garden gate [Bring fingers on both hands together hiding pigs.]
Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee
Climbed the barnyard gate to see. [Bring pigs up over fingers.]
Peeking through the gate so high
But no dinner did they spy spy, [Say in sad voice.]
Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee got back down
Sad as pigs can be,
But the gate soon opened wide
And they scampered forth outside outside. [Hands swing apart, as pigs run forward.]
Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee,
Greedy pigs as pigs can be
For their dinner ran pell-mell
And in the trough both piggies fell. [Make trough with hands, pigs fall in.]

 

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4.                   Read second story "Piggies", "Pigs Love Potatoes" or "Guess Who's Coming for Dinner?"

5.                   Action Poem: Two Mother Pigs

Two mother pigs lived in a pen  [Show thumbs.]
Each had four babies, and that made ten [Show fingers and thumbs.]
These four babies were black as night [Hold up hand, extend fingers, thumb in palm.]
These four babies were black and white [Hold up other hand, thumb in palm.]
But all eight babies loved to play And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day. [Roll hands.]
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap,  [Make fists, palms up.]
And squealed and squealed till they went to sleep.

Song: PIGS IN THE MUD Tune:  “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Roll, roll, roll around In the mud all day.
That is what the pigs all do. What a way to play!

Roll, roll, roll around That is how they stay,
Oh, so very nice and cool On a sunny day!

6.                   Craft:      Pig Picture

Materials: copy of pig, markers, scissors, glue.

                    

PRINCESS MOVIE MARATHON

"Princess and the Frog"

"Princess of Thieves"

"Princess Diaries"

Saturday, February 5

10-3:30pm

FREE, DROP IN

Jungle

Jungle

45 minutes

Music: Congo to Cuba

1.                   Storytime – “Welcome Song” and “Storytime is Starting” Song

2.                   Read first story "Hug", "Splash!", "Nobody Laughs at a Lion" or "Who is the Beast"

3.                   Poem: Eeny, meeny, miney, mo
Eeny, meeny, miney, mo (point to each finger)
Catch a tiger by the toe (catch a finger following the rhyme)
When he hollers let him go (let go of finger)
Eeny, meeny, miney, mo 

Fingerplay: Itsy bitsy Monkey
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (have hands climb)
Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee (drop fist from over head to hit on the knee)
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain (kiss your fist)
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again (climb hands again stretch as high as can reach) 

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4.                  Read second story "Potty", "Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming!", "Jungle Bullies", "Jungle Party"  or "Nobody Laughs as a Lion!"

5.                  Action Poem: Jungle Animals
This is the way the elephant goes (clasp hands together , extend arms, move back and forth)
With a curly trunk instead of a nose
The rhino all hairy and fat
Has a sharp horn in place of a hat
The hippo with his mouth so wide-
Let's see what's inside (hands together and open wide and close them)
The wiggly snake upon the ground
Crawls along without a sound (weave hands back and forth)
But monkey see monkey do
is the funniest animal I ever knew! (place thumbs in ears and wiggle fingers)

6.                  Craft:      Hippo Puppet

Materials: paper bags, hippo head and body, markers, glue, scissors

Colour then cut out hippo body and head, glue to paper bag.