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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs

    This was my last storytime for the session and the kids were so excited by the theme!  They had an awesome time ROARING with Bob Shea’s book and anytime I asked what kind of dinosaur was pictured in Snappy Little Dinosaurs a few of my littlest’s friends would just yell “DINOSAUR!”…

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    Storytime Theme: Cookies

    Although I had a fairly small group this morning, it was a wonderful storytime!  Everyone was very participative (including the grandmas and grandpas).  Of course, how can you not love a storytime based around cookies?  The kids thought a cookie-loving cow was absolutely silly and the adults could tell what…

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    Flannel Friday: The Crazy Traffic Light

    The Crazy Traffic Light by Rob Reid There’s a crazy traffic light On a corner in our town. It has the normal colors, You know, yellow means slow down, And green means go And red means stop. It’s all the other colors That’ll make your mouth drop. Chorus: When you…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Cookies

    This storytime made me soooo hungry!  Toddler Storytime Theme: Cookies is definitely a storytime hit for just about everyone! The kids really enjoyed all of the books and were quite interested in figuring out who ate all the cookie dough in Karen Beaumont’s book Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? …

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    Storytime Theme: Winter Clothing

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    I am so impressed with this group of kids, I’ve chosen some longer books and they will sit through them!  The kids were absolutely giggling over Froggy Gets Dessed this morning and love doing our wiggle song, “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” and really liked jumping to Jim Gills’s “Jumping & Counting”…

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    Flannel Friday: “Bubble Bubble Pop”

    I did this little song during my Saturday storytime and it was so fun!  The kids loved it! – their favorite part was when the bubbles… POPPED!   And the parents picked it up really quickly which made it much more interactive.The fish are made out of felt (cut out…

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    Norse Mythology for Tweens

    With the popularity of Rick Riordan’s books, I was sure that the new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard would be a HUGE hit, but I think I jumped the gun a little too quickly because most of the kids I know have had the chance to read…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Mittens

    I had a really good storytime this week!  It was a full house, but the kids were fairly well behaved and loved talking about mittens! Unfortunately, it’s raining and not snowing here… but, oh well!  It was still fun to talk about!  The kids love doing Once Upon a Snowman (probably because…

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    Family Storytime Theme: Colorful Chameleons

    This storytime was awesome!  I enjoy my Saturday crowds because they are a lot of families that I don’t see during the week and are usually very into participating.  The kids LOVED the fish song and (once they figured it out) the “Mmm Ahh” song too!  They were also captivated…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Winter Animals

    We had a really heavy downpour this morning, after a two-hour school delay so needless to say I only had six little ones in my storytime.  The show must go on and the kids that were there got a little more individualized attention which they all really liked.  They really…