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Let it Snow! in the Winter

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HO HO HO– I hope that everyone is having a great holiday season! I’ve started doing some monthly pajama family storytimes over at Buena Vista. This month, I did some winter stories. It was a delight to see families cuddled up in their pjs enjoying the stories and singing Christmas songs. Tomorrow, Buena Vista is holding a special holiday storytime at 10 am… I will be making a special appearance there (along with SANTA CLAUS!).

PROGRAM
Entrance Music: Hap Palmer: Holiday Magic
Opening Song: If you Want to Hear a Story
Book: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Song: If You’re Wearing Red Today
Book: Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
Book (Sung): Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, version illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
Book: Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner
Song: Raffi’s Christmas Album (Jingle Bells)
Storytelling: The Mitten
Closing Song: We Wave Goodbye

AFTER PROGRAM VIDEO
Disney’s Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (approx. 30 minutes)

Christmas Clothing

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Today we read stories about getting dressed. Because we were all such great listeners at storytime… Santa Claus came to visit us at the library!!! HO HO HO! (Be on the look out for some photos to be posted on my Flickr account.) Happy Holidays, everyone! We are going to have a two week break; see you next year (January 9th)!!!

Books Shared:
How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
I Have Something in My Pocket
If You’re Wearing Red Today
Cap, Mittens, Shoes and Socks
Tony Chestnut

Bonus Song:
Silly Hat Song
(Tune: This Old Man)
On my head, I wear my hat.
It is such a silly hat
That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
[Repeat using foot, elbow and knee.]

Music:
Nutcracker excerpts
We Sing for Christmas (Jingle Bells)

Good Morning to You!

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Wake up, everybody! Today’s storytime was about waking up and mornings. We stretched and sang and danced and listened to stories. It was a very good morning. We also started using our new Winter Rhymes Sheet. Next week: Santa’s coming to the library!!! (After Storytimes) Falalalalalalalala!

Books Shared:
Hey! Wake Up! by Sandra Boynton
Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel
Cuddle Time by Libby Gleeson
What the Sun Sees by Nancy Tafuri
Oh! by Kevin Henkes

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet):
Stretching Fun
Cap, Mittens, Shoes and Socks
Old MacDonald
Ten in a Bed
Round and Round the Garden
My Eyes Can See

Bonus Rhyme: Five Little Snowmen
Five little snowmen all in a row
Each with a hat
And a big red bow.
Out came the sun
And it stayed all day
And one of those snowmen melted away.

Music:
Snoopy’s Christmas: Classiks on Toys
We Sing for Christmas (Jingle Bells)