Sandra Boynton writes some of my favorite books for babies so I had to do a story time featuring her. If you don’t follow her on Instagram, you should! She posts amazing little drawings almost every day. 🙂
Welcome Song: Open Shut Them
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Put them in your lap, lap, lap!
Creep them, crawl them,
Creep them, crawl them,
Right up to your chin, chin, chin!
Open up your little mouth …
But do not let them in!
Source: Jbrary
Action Song: Acka, Backa, Soda Cracker
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo,
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (kiss baby’s head or hug baby)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce to rhythm)
Acka backa boo,
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Source: King County Library System
Book: But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Song: Itsy, Bitsy Spider
Book: Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton
Song: The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York, (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men!
He marched them up the top of the hill, (march baby up and down)
And he marched them down again.
And when you’re up, you’re up, (raise baby up)
And when you’re down, you’re down. (lower baby down)
And when you’re only halfway up, (hold baby at shoulder level)
You’re neither up nor down! (raise baby up and down quickly)
Song: Trot, Trot, Trot
Trot trot trot to London, (bounce baby)
Trot trot trot to Dover,
Look out baby you might fall over! (sway baby back and forth)
Trot trot trot to Boston, (bounce baby)
Trot trot trot to Lynn,
Look out baby you might fall in! (open legs and drop baby down)
Book: I Love You, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
Goodbye Song: Let’s Take Our Little Hands … (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
Let’s take our little hands and go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Let’s take our little hands and go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap!
Feet … stomp // Fingers … tickle // Hands … wave bye
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