KIDS ZONE: April 2013

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Rangers on the Run present Backyard Bugs

During the April School Holidays we had Rangers on the Run present their Backyard Bugs Show. We were lucky enough to be able to put on 2 shows! Here are some photos from the day.

APRIL LEGO @ MOSS VALE LIBRARY

Pirate Treasure Hunt @ Bradman Oval

During the school holidays the library held a Pirate Treasure Hunt at Bradman Oval. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a red belt and bandanas before heading off to search the oval for treasures. After some fun pirate games all the children received a treasure pack.

APRIL LEGO @ MITTAGONG LIBRARY

Monday, April 15, 2013

Baby Storytime 11th April 2013

BABY STORYTIME PROGRAM 11/4/13

OPENING SONG: Hello Song*

OPENING ACTION RHYME: Open Them Shut Them*

Book: Maisy learns to swim by Lucy Cousins

BUBBLE BLOWING : Bubble Song to the tune of "Twinkle twinkle little star"
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere.
Bubbles, bubbles in the air.
Bubbles, bubbles on your nose.
Bubbles, bubbles on the floor.
Bubbles, bubbles out the door.

WHITE BOARD SONG: A Hunting We Will Go
Today we used owl/towel, duck/truck, fox/box.

BOUNCE: Rickety rickety rocking horse
(bounce)
Rickety-rickety rocking horse
over the hills we goRickety-rickety rocking horseGiddyup, giddyup
(bounce)
WHOA!
(hug baby and dip down)

BOUNCE: I'm bouncing
(bounce child on knees)
I'm bouncing, bouncing everywhere,
I bounce and bounce into the air.
I'm bouncing bouncing like a ball
I bounce and bounce, then down I fall.
(let child slip through knees)

ACTION RHYME: Clap your hands
Clap your hands, clap them so
Make it fast, make it slow
Clap up high, clap down low,
Clap your hands like me.

RHYME: Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

RHYME: Jelly on the plate
Jelly on a plate
Jelly on a plate
Wibble-wobble, wibble-wobble
Jelly on a plate

Biscuits in the tin, biscuits in the tin
Shake them up, shake them down
Biscuits in the tin

Fire on the floor! Fire on the floor!
Stamp it out, stamp it ou
Fire on the floor!

BOUNCE: I can bounce
(bounce child on knees)
I can bounce as soft as you
I can bounce as soft as you
I can bounce as soft as you
Bouncing on the spot

I can bounce as slow as you
I can bounce as slow as you
I can bounce as slow as you
Bouncing on the spot

I can bounce as fast as you
I can bounce as fast as you
I can bounce as fast as you
Bouncing on the spot.

ACTION SONG: The wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
(Roll hands over each other)
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"
All through the town.
(Put arms together in front of you and'swish' like windshield wipers)
The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.
(Cover eyes with hands on 'shut' anduncover them on 'open')

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"
All through the town.
(Pretend to honk horn)

CLOSING SONG: Goodbye song*

All songs, ryhmes etc which are repeated every week are marked with an* and can be found at the following address:
http://wingecarribeekidszone.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/baby-storytime-at-bowral-library.html

Juliana

Baby Storytime at Bowral Library

At Bowral Library we run baby storytime every Thursday in school terms at 11am for 0-2 year olds.
We do get older siblings come along also so while these sessions are aimed at 0-2 year olds I do add in a couple of things for older children that I think will still be enjoyed by babies.

This is a run down of what I do each week:

I open and close with the same songs every week. I try to have a theme each week which just makes it easier for planning but this doesn't always happen. I read one book every week, we have a felt board story but because I use a white board my pictures are on paper with magnets on the back. I put all songs up on my whiteboard so caregivers are able to sing along.

When we finish our songs and stories I get out a bag with musical instruments. I put on a CD and play 4 or 5 songs and the children dance and play their instruments. Some weeks I give out scarves and we fly our scarves to a scarf song. Most weeks I also blow some bubbles while the parents and grandparents sing a bubble song.We then finish off with a bag of books that I put out for children to share with parents or grandparents. It's lovely to see how excited the children get when I bring out a bag of board books for sharing.

Here is what I repeat each week :

OPENING SONG:

Hello song
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you? How are you?
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you today?

OPENING ACTION RHYME:

Where is baby?
Where is baby? Where is baby?
There (s) he is! There (s) he is!
I'm so glad to see you
I'm so glad to see you
Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo!

CLOSING SONG:

Goodbye song
Goodbye, goodbye, we'll see you soon,
see you soon, see you soon.
Goodbye, goodbye, we'll see you soon,
on another day.

Each week time permitting I will add my program for that week to this blog. Some of you may want to sing some of the rhymes at home with your children so that is why I will list what I do each week.

I look forward to seeing you at baby storytime