Baby storytime

One of the most common Google searches that leads readers to my blog is a search for story time planning sheets. Up until now, I haven't had any to share, but after highlighting my best materials for baby story time over the past month, I thought it might be helpful to also provide an outline for planning a story time for babies. The printable document linked below includes spaces to fill in each of the following: Hello Song Opening Rhyme Book #1 Song with Prop Bounce/Tickle Body Parts Song…

After reviewing my baby story time plans, and attending a number of baby story times as a mom, I’ve pulled together my list of the best materials and activities I have found for this age group. Today, I'm sharing my list of the best action songs and rhymes for baby story time. Each song/rhyme title is linked to the corresponding lyrics/words, and notes about my sources are provided in italics. Songs Go In and Out the Window Traditional song. Mama Lisa's World also provides lyrics in English…

Use My Body laptime theme for your storytime or circle time for toddlers or preschoolers. Works great with an All About Me theme.

Want to offer programming for the youngest patrons? Here's a simple lesson plan for hosting a baby storytime @ your library!

This storytime was for babies and their caregivers at my library. Opening Songs & Rhymes Hello Song Well Hello Everybody, Can You Touch Your Nose? (from Jbrary) We'll Hit the Floor Together (from Mother Goose on the Loose) We'll hit the floor together Hit the floor together, Hit the floor together, Because it's fun to do. We'll smack our knees... We'll wiggle our fingers... We'll wave our arms... ...etc. Open, Shut Them Open, shut them, open, shut them Give them both a clap, clap, clap Open…

So I also do Baby Storytime at my library and thought I should post about it. I’ve recently (within the past few weeks) decided to revamp what I do. I’ve been getting bored with it a…

Baby storytime came as a complete and utter surprise to me. A week before the storytime session started (and two weeks after I had arrived at my new library), a co-worker had to pass baby storytime…

Best Story Time Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily story time with a classroom of kids? Do you run story time at your library? Do you just enjoy reading stories and doing book inspired activities and songs with your child? If you answered YES to any of these questions then these ideas are for …

Recently on the Storytime Underground Facebook group, people have been asking questions about how to run a baby storytime. Baby storytime is also known as simply babytime or lapsit. Yes you get to be surrounded by super cute babies, but I find interacting with caregivers, especially with regards to providing early literacy training, a key... Continue reading Baby Storytime: A Beginner’s Guide

As an on-call librarian, I do many babytimes throughout Vancouver to groups of many different sizes. Since July I’ve had the opportunity of providing the baby storytime to one particular branch each week, allowing me to cultivate relationships, grow the attendance, and try new things. On average, I get about 20-30 caregivers + babies per... Continue reading Revamping Baby Storytime: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ‘Chute