Baby Storytime

Books We Read Today:

Who’s in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator, illustrated by Jill McDonald

Llama llama Zippity-Zoom by Anna Dewdney

Songs We Sang Today:

“Shake My Sillies Out” by Raffi

Welcome Song:

Where is baby? Where is baby?

There (s)he is! There (s)he is!

I’m so glad to see you, I’m so glad to see you

Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo!

Substitute the child’s name for “baby”

Mother Goose Rhymes:

All around the mulberry bush
The monkey chased the weasel
The monkey thought ‘twas all in good fun
Pop! Goes the weasel

A penny for a spool of thread
A penny for a needle
That’s the way the money goes
Pop! Goes the weasel

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

Frère Jacques, frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!
Din, dan, don. Din, dan, don.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping

Brother John? Brother John?

Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing,

Ding dang dong, Ding dang dong.

Bow wow wow
Whose dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker’s dog!
Bow wow wow

Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold

Pease porridge in the pot, 9 days old

Some like it hot, some like it cold

Some like it in the pot, 9 days old

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

The mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

The mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck two, the mouse said “woo”

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

The mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck three, the mouse said “wee”

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

The mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck four, the mouse said “no more”

Hickory dickory dock (tick tock, tick tock)

Bounces and Action Rhymes:

The Grand Old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.

And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only halfway up
They were neither up nor down!

Stand up or lift baby (or just baby’s arms) up and down according to the rhyme

The little bee went flying,
To see what he could see.
And all that he could see
Was a little TUMMY!

Move your hands about baby’s head as if it were a little insect. When you get to “TUMMY!” tickle baby.

This is the way the ladies ride:

Walk walk walk

This is the way the gentlemen ride:

Trot trot trot

This is the way the children ride:

BOOM BOOM BOOM

Bounce the baby on your knee or foot. When the ladies ride, bounce very softly, for the gentlemen, bounce a little more, and then bounce very vigorously when the children ride!

Patty cake, patty cake
Baker’s man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can!

Roll it, and pat it

And mark it with a B

And throw it in the oven for baby and me!

Clap baby’s hands for the first three lines. When rolling the cake, roll your hands, and then pat your knees when patting the cake. Draw a B on baby’s hand when marking the cake and mime throwing it in the oven at the end.

Closing Song:

(to the tune of Shortnin’ Bread)

Every little cell in my body is happy
Every little cell in my body is well
Every little cell in my body is happy
Every little cell in my body is well
I’m so glad every little cell
In my body is happy and well
I’m so glad every little cell
In my body is happy and well
Every little cell in my body is happy
Every little cell in my body is well