New Season, New Storytime Songs and Rhymes

Every season, I like to change up the songs and rhymes we do in our storytimes for babies and toddlers.  It keeps us the librarians on our toes and gives a whole new repetoire for little ones to learn and love.  I only change it 3 times a year so that all the little ones (and me!) have time to really learn the words, movements and tunes.  As we say in the children's librarian profession:

Repeat Repeat Repeat! 

Repetition is amazingly helpful to your little one and as much as you might tire of a song (or a book!) believe it or not, it's great to sing and read the same things over and over and over.

This season, I thought I'd link to the songs we'll be singing in case any of you would like to do any of these songs on non-library days (is there such a thing?)

So, if you're coming to Baby Circle Time on Wednesdays @ 9:30, here's what we're doing:

• Some Lap Bounces
• A Hippopotamus Got on a City Bus
• Roll Roll Sugar Babies
• A Smooth Road
• Dancing and Movement
• Mama's Little Baby
• In and Out the Window
• The Elevator Song
• Scarves and Shakers
• Rain on the Grass
• Wiggle, Wiggle, Stop
• Ride Baby Ride

You'll notice, these are ALL from a great duo, JBrary.  They're a great team of children's librarians in Canada who are our professional rock stars.  We LOVE them!  They always have lots of great songs, rhymes and books to share.  Here's their website if you'd like to check them out.  

If you're coming to Toddler Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30, here's what we're up to January - April:

• Dancing and Movement
• If You're a Robot and You Know It (this is based on a very fun book!)
• The Hammer Song (I've changed this to Mason to be a bit more 21st Century)
• Show me a 1
• Fruit Salad
• Scarves and Shakers
• Shake Shake the Mango Tree
• Put Your Scarf on Your Heart
• Herman the Worm
• 1 Bright Scarf

Again, lots of songs from JBrary!