The weather is turning colder, and it’s a nice time to snuggly up with a cozy blanket.
MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*
MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*
BOUNCE: Icky Bicky Soda Cracker*
BOOK:
Where Can It Be? by Ann Jonas
MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
I once had a blanket.
It was fluffy and new.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was __________ (blue).
I once had a blanket,
The prettiest I’ve seen.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was ________ (green).
I once had a blanket,
Soft as a pillow.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was _______ (yellow).
I once had a blanket,
At the foot of my bed.
I once had a blanket,
And its color was ________ (red).
BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman
BOOK:
Dinosaur’s Binkit by Sandra Boynton
TICKLE: These Are Baby’s Fingers*
NURSERY RHYME:
Humpty Dumpty
Pattern and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses
And all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.
MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney
MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
BOUNCE: Ladies Ride*
MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Oh, Brother by Kathy Mallat
HOW IT WENT:
Blankets may not be the most dynamic theme out there, but I thought it worked pretty well. I really liked Dinosaur’s Binkit as a read aloud, which was nice since I wasn’t sure it would work because of its size. The stories were a little short this time, which is why I added the Ladies Ride bounce at the end. Usually I would do that to music from the album Wiggleworms Love You by the Old Town School of Music, but I didn’t have that on hand so we did it acapella.
ATTENDANCE: 28 people
* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music
Jen in the Library 
