Walking & Movement Baby Storytime

This storytime was for babies and their caregivers at my library.

Opening Songs & Rhymes

Hello Song

Well Hello Everybody, Can You Touch Your Nose?

(from Jbrary)

We'll Hit the Floor Together

(from Mother Goose on the Loose)

We'll hit the floor together

Hit the floor together,

Hit the floor together,

Because it's fun to do.

We'll smack our knees...

We'll wiggle our fingers...

We'll wave our arms...

...etc.

Open, Shut Them

Open, shut them, open, shut them

Give them both a clap, clap, clap

Open, shut them, open, shut them

Put them in your lap, lap, lap

Creep them, creep them, slowly creep them
Right up to your chiny, chin, chin
Circle around your little mouth but...
Do not let them in!

Themed Songs & Rhymes

Let's Go Walking

(from Sally & Erika)

We had the caregivers and babies

stand up and walk around the room

Let's go walking, walking, walking.

Let's go walking, walking so!

Walking high! Walking low...

Walking fast! Walking slow...

Let's go walking, walking, walking.

Let's go walking, walking so!

Action Rhyme: Handy Spandy

After we walked around and were standing in a circle, 

we did this jumping rhyme

Handy spandy, sugar and candy

We all jump in!

Handy spandy, sugar and candy

We all jump out!

Handy spandy, sugar and candy

We all jump up!

Handy spandy, sugar and candy

We all sit down.

Action Rhyme: I Went Walking
I went walking and what did I see?
I saw a ____ looking at me!
We used all sorts of puppets and animal sounds,
just like the Read Aloud Book (see below)

Read Aloud Book

I Went Walking
Written by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas

A child goes walking and comes across all kinds of animal friends! Similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, the repetition of text, animal & color identification, and cute illustrations make this a great read aloud. We had the parents join in on "what did you see?" One girl got so excited at the cow, pointing and yelling, "MOO!" So cute...

Egg-Shaker Songs

We end with some egg-shaker songs and playtime!

Shake My Sillies Out

(from Raffi)

If You're Happy and You Know It

(from Jbrary)

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake!

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake!

If you're happy and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake!

...give a clap!

...give a tap!