Time To Rhyme (6-17 months)
Submitted by Natalie Korsavidis, Farmingdale Public Library

Book
Peek-a-Boo! by Jan Ormerod

Songs
Itsy Bitsy Spider

Rhymes
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Humpty Dumpty
Jack & Jill
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Little Bo Beep
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Hickory, Dickory Dock
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Two Little Blackbirds
Jack Be Nimble
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

uses many different puppets for rhymes

These rhymes are flannels:
Jack be Nimble
Sing a Song Sixpence
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

Tot Time (13-35 months)
Submitted by Natalie Korsavidis, Farmingdale Public Library

Books
Bark George by Jules Feiffer (story and book prop)
Note: As this is a non-traditional storytime, the book prop is important as the story
is told using the prop instead of the actual book.

Songs
Open, Shut Them
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Shake My Sillies

Rhymes
Grand Old Duke of York (bouncing)
Big A, Little A

Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap
Two little fists go thump, thump, thump
Two little legs go jump, jump, jump
One little body turns around
And everyone sits quietly down

Goodbye Song
My hands say thank you with a clap, clap, clap
May feet say thank you with a tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Tap, Tap, Tap
Now raise our hands and wave goodbye

This was a 4 week session and each week had something different:
bubbles, bells to sing along with, scarves to toss, and textures (bag
of cotton, bag of dowels, bag of sand) to feel.

Bath Time for 2-3 yr olds
Submitted by Linda Eagan, Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

Books
On Your Potty by Miller
In My Bathroom by Thompson
Max's Bath by Rosemary Wells
Clifford's Bath by Norman Bridwell

Songs
Sung to Gonna Wash that Man Right Out of my Hair
...I'm gonna was that dirt right out of my hair... and send it down the drain.
...Continue with other body parts...knees, elbows, face, neck, etc.

Sung to Mulberry Bush
...This is they way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth. This is the way we brush our teeeth before we go to bed.
...Continue with put on pajamas, wash our face, climb into the bed, pull up the covers, turn on the light, say goodnight.

Games
Sometimes I play a game with the children using bathroom items like a rubber duck, wash cloth, bar of soap, etc. Children close their eyes and I remove an item and the children guess what is missing. They love it!

Bed Time for 2-3 yr olds
Submitted by Linda Eagan, Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

Books

Goodnight Horsey by Frank Asch
Maisy Goes to Bed by Lucy Cousins
Hush Little Baby (any version)

Songs
Rock-a-bye Baby
Are you sleepin? (Frere Jacques)

Games
Flannelboard game of bedtime items (lamp, book, bed, teddy, etc) - guess what's missing.

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