Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Catching up on past storytimes!

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting these storytime plans, we've had a busy fall! Between September and October, the library held 195 programs with over 5658 attendees of all ages.

Chickens Storytime:
Books: Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
First the Egg by Laura Seeger
Hurry, Hurry by Eve Bunting
Craft: Chick kit from Oriental Trading CompanyHorse Storytime:
Books: Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Activity: Dress up like a cowboy, sit in a saddle, and ride stick horses
Craft: Cowboy bandannas from Oriental Trading CompanyVehicle Storytime:
Books: Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
The Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Activity: Crawl through a cardboard box "car wash" (original idea by Susan M. Dailey)
Craft: Racecar stamp pictures
Bug Storytime:
Books: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth
Itsy Bitsy the Smart Spider by Cherise Mericle Harper
Craft: Egg carton spiders
Monster Storytime:
Books: Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Craft: Monster masks
Halloween Storytime:
Books: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Snappy Sounds Boo! by Beth Harwood
Frankie Stein by Lola Schaefer
We improvised a bit for this storytime since we had to go in the basement for a tornado warning!
Craft: Pumpkin bags
Snake Storytime:
Books: Mouse Count by Ellen Walsh
Hide and Snake by Keith Baker
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble
Craft: Bradley the Snake
Wolf Storytime:
Books: My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugenios Trivizas
Storytelling: The Three Little Pigs
Craft: Build the pigs' houses

For more information on any of these storytimes, feel free to contact megan@meadereads.org for detailed plans.