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    Storytime Theme: Octopuses

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    I’m not sure how I got this far into a blog with an octopus mascot and not have a storytime theme on octopuses! They are some really interesting animals – you can learn more about them from my original post about my logo design, for World Octopus Day, and my…

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    Storytime Theme: Hiking

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    I love going on hikes! My favorite part is probably that you never know what you’ll encounter on a hike – a stream, some wild animals, flowers, plants, and my favorite – waterfalls! My parents took us hiking fairly often when we were little. Sometimes it was just little paths…

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    Storytime Theme: Sports

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    With the popularity of little kids’ sports classes like soccer, gymnastics, and more I thought it would be fun to create a sport-themed storytime! I played a lot of different sports growing up and wasn’t particularly great at any of them. I probably played tennis the longest through high school.…

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    Storytime Theme: Eggs

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    Spring has sprung! This means it’s time for eggs to start hatching. Today’s Storytime Theme: Eggs is perfect for spring. It’s also a really great theme to incorporate science and nonfiction titles. Our Preschool Explorers program at work that features a mini-storytime with hands-on science experiments for preschooler is extremely…

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    Storytime Theme: Kites

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    It’s been really blustery and windy the past few days which made me think of a perfect storytime theme – Kites! I’m always amazed when I see people flying kites at Valley Forge Park or at the beach, they make it look so easy. Today, I’ve also included two different…

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    Storytime Theme: Giraffes

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    This storytime is inspired by my four-year-old niece who absolutely loves giraffes! And honestly, there are some adorable picture books about giraffes out there. With their long necks, black tongues, and cute little horns, giraffes are pretty funny to look at sometimes! Authors and illustrators take advantage of their goofy…

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    Storytime Theme: Wishes

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    This storytime theme went in a lot of different directions! So, whether you’re looking for fun, happy books about birthday wishes, or more serious books about wishes, you’ll find a little bit of everything! And for all ages too. Some of these books might work better for an older audience…

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    Storytime Theme: Animal Sounds

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    Probably one of the most popular type of books to read in storytime – Animal Sounds are sure to get kids engaged! They love yelling out animal sounds and even the quietest of kids know their animal sounds. Today I tried to share a wide variety of animals, beyond the…

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    Storytime Theme: Digging

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    I love a storytime theme that can really go in so many directions! Whether you’re focusing on gardening, construction, or dinosaurs these books are sure to inspire little ones to get down and dirty and start digging! Part of my family’s spring plans every year was to pick out the…

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    Storytime Theme: Shapes

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    This is a fun and important storytime theme! Being able to identify shapes and practicing drawing them helps PreK kids identify and write letters. Think about it, most letters are shapes or parts of shapes. Help kids with early literacy skills by reading some of these great stories, singing some…