Family Storytime: Art

Graphic created on PicMonkey. Clipart from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips.

The theme for this week's storytime basket was Art!  I found some neat water color designs on Pixabay and created an art gallery wall for the storytime participants to look at and talk about before storytime began.  I also created a little take-home printable activity that encouraged the storytime kiddos to make some art of their own when they got home!

My outline can be accessed here: Art Storytime 8/1

The printables for storytime (the pre-storytime activity, lyric sheets, and post-storytime activity) can be downloaded below:

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I purchased the clipart for these printables from the amazing Krista Wallden of Creative Clips.

PRE-STORYTIME MUSIC

These are the songs that we listened to before storytime began.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Strawberry Fields Forever"

"My Blue Sailboat"

"Blackberry Pie"

PRE-STORYTIME ACTIVITY

This week, I set-up an art gallery wall for storytime participants to look at as they walked into storytime.  I went to Pixabay to look for watercolor artwork.  I printed off the images I selected and temporarily mounted them on cardstock to really create the "art gallery" feel. 

In true Nicole fashion, I forgot to take a picture of it.  Ha!

HELLO SONG

Credit: Verona Storytime                                                          To the tune of: Jolly Good Fellow 

We’ll wave hello together,
We’ll wave hello together,
We’ll wave hello together,
Because it’s fun to do.

We’ll give a hug together,
We’ll give a hug together,
We’ll give a hug together,
Because it’s kind to do.

We’ll high five together,
We’ll high five together,
We’ll high five together,
Because it’s fun to do.

LETTER OF THE WEEK: Cc

The letter of the week this week was the letter Cc.  We did some alphabet "yoga" and we made the letter Cc with our bodies.  Then we went through the pictures in the collage and I had the caregivers and children talk about what their favorite colors and types of cookies are.  We made the animal noises for cat and cow.

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I purchased the clipart for this collage from the amazing Krista Wallden of Creative Clips.

RECORDED MUSIC

These are the songs that we danced to during storytime.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Mr. Eric's Jumping Song"

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

"Hokey Pokey"

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" & "Walking Walking"

BOOKS

It would not be an art storytime without Harold and the Purple Crayon.  I super nerded out and wore my Harold and the Purple Crayon tee shirt from Out of Print Clothing.  I love the simple drawings and storyline of Harold.  

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More is a fabulously fun book to sing if you are familiar with the tune "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More".  I had the kiddos point to the different body parts that our mischievous protagonist painted in the story.

Beautiful Oops!  is one of my favorite books.  It has such a great message - it's okay to make mistakes!  I love how positive and delightful this book is.  The illustrations, cutouts, and flaps are fabulously fun.  This is a smaller book, but I am able to project it up onto a screen since we have a document camera that allows for us to do that.  I would not recommend Beautiful Oops for a big group if you do not have a way of enlarging the wonderful details.

ACTION RHYMES

First I’ll Find a Foot
Credit:  Pierce County Library System
First I find a foot,
and I hop, hop, hop. (stand on one foot and hop)
Then when I get tired,
I stop, stop, stop. (step on “stops”)
Turn around and
count to ten. (turn around)
Then I find a foot,
And I hop again. (hop on other foot)


Clap, Slap, Tap
Credit:  Fingerplays & Action Rhymes
Clap, clap, clap, clap   (clap hands)
Slap, slap, slap, slap  (slap legs)
Tap, tap, tap, tap (tap hands on head)


Busy Hands
Credit:  Fingerplays & Action Rhymes
Hands on shoulders, hands on knees
Put them behind you if you please
Raise them up high in the air
Down at your sides, now touch your hair
Hands at the side now you may place
Touch your elbows, now your face
Raise hands high up as before
Now you may clap 1,2,3,4


Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle
Credit:  Fingerplays & Action Rhymes
A wiggle, wiggle here,
A wiggle, wiggle there,
Wiggle your hands,
Up in the air.
Wiggle your shoulders,
Wiggle your hips,
Wiggle your knees,
and move your lips.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And wiggle and bend,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And that is the end!

GOODBYE SONG

We moved and sang to "Say Goodbye" from Carole Peterson's Tiny Tunes album.

POST-STORYTIME MUSIC

These are the songs that we listened to after storytime.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Little Boy Blue"

"Bunny Brown"

"Little Red Wagon"