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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…

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    Family Storytime Theme: Color Red

    Storytime went pretty well today!  The kids definitely got Red by Michael Hall.  I made sure to talk about it a little bit before we started and the older kids picked up on the fact that the crayon itself was blue, but it’s wrapper was red.   We talked about what…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Color RED

    My storytime was definitely not my favorite today, the kids didn’t really seem to enjoy the books but were really into our scarf song.  I think part of the reason is that we have a little boy in class with a disability who comes with an adult and an aide…

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    Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs

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    I tend to gauge my storytimes on how sweaty I am at the end. The sweatier (usually) the better. But today upped the ante with a hoarse voice (from roaring) and being sweaty. Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs was a great time and hit with kids and adults alike! The group ranges from babies to…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Snow

    Storytime was interesting, to say the least!  I have 25 kids registered with 6+ on the waitlist and ended up with at least 25-30 in storytime yesterday.  Considering the number of children in the room, the program went fairly smoothly, although I had a few adults that kept talking while…

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    Family Storytime Theme: Snow

    My storytime went really well this morning.  We’re offering a family storytime on Friday mornings at 10:30am which is something we’ve never done before and it seems to be a BIG hit already!  I think I scared the parents a little because most were very attentive and participative. Hopefully, it…

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    Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Robots

    I just finished my fourth storytime of the day and I am beat!  Today’s Sensory Friendly Storytime Theme: Robots! These storytimes are provided at classrooms for preschool-age children who have a disability.  The disabilities range from vision, language, autism spectrum, learning disabilities, mobility disabilities, and others.  It can be exhausting…

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    Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello

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    I don’t know if it’s Adele’s new song, but I decided to try out a Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello this morning and it was awesome! I really liked all the books (and so did the families) as well as all the fun activities I chose as transitions and fillers. The…

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    Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Things That Go

    I was surprised that I had never done this theme for my sensory storytime as that it’s such a popular theme for storytime.  So, without further ado, here’s my transportation theme for my sensory friendly storytime.  This storytime is done a little differently than my toddler storytimes, geared toward a smaller…