Magical Creatures Around Us Toddler Storytime

Opening #1 - Skinnamarink (action song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck from Kimbo)

Opening #2 - Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum (fingerplay)

Sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum;
Sticky, sticky bubblegum;
Stuck to your __________.
1, 2, 3, PULL!

(Repeat with more body parts)

Book – If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki Vansickle, illustrated by Cale Atkinson

Stand-up activity – “Around and Around” (action song from Welcome from Miss Carole by Carole Peterson)

Transition #1 - Open-Shut Them (fingerplay) 

Open, shut them
(open and close hands)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap (clap)
Open, shut them

Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
(put hands in lap)

Creep them, creep them
Under your chin
(creep fingers up chest)
Open your mouth, but don't put them in
(do as words say)

Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open shut them
Open shut them
Put them in your lap 

Flannelboard – Five Magic Rabbits (a counting down rhyme I found on the Harris County Public Library Story Time website)

Letter of the day - "M" is for magic

Transition #2 - Come 'A' Look And See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the music CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

Book #2 – Today I’ll be a Unicorn by Dana Simpson (board book)

Literacy Tip - Board books are sturdy books that toddler can enjoy using. We have a large assortment of board books available for check out.  

Closing - Jumping and Counting (action song from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem & More Salutes to Nonsense by Jim Gill)