Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Spring Storytime Ideas

These storytime ideas can be used for spring, or modified for another time of year!


March 5th – “If She comes in like a Lion…”Lion & Lamb Theme-

Books: “The Little Lambs Rainy Day” by M. C. Suigne, “No more blanket for Lambkin! by Bernette Ford, and “Do Lions live on lily pads”? by Melanie Walsh

Craft: Lion & Lamb finger puppets.


March 12th -– “Go Green” St. Patrick’s Day Celebration-

Books: “the luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever” by Teddy Slater and “A leprechaun’s St.

Patrick’s Day” by Sarah Kirwan

Craft: A Rainbow w/ a pot of gold!


March 19th- “Spring has sprung!” –

Books: “Poppleton in Spring” by Cynthia Rylant, “Spring is here, Grumpy Bunny” By Justine Korman,and “Welcome Spring!” by Jill Ackerman

Craft: “Make a flower” with various materials (beads, sequins & beans, cupcake papers)


March 26th – “Easter Bunny Hop”

Books: “A Surprise for the Easter Bunny” , “Anna and the Chocolate Easter Bunny” by Kathleen Aman and “The Easter Bunny that Overslept” by Priscilla Friedrich

Craft: Paper Bag Bunny Puppet

We will also have special Easter refreshments!


April 9th – “April Showers” - Weather theme –

Books: “Splosh” by Mick Inkpen and “The Cloud That Wouldn’t Rain” by Ruth Brace

Craft- Weather Collage – (Introducing Mr. Sunny, Mr. Cloudy, Miss Rainy and Mrs. Windy)


April 16th – Nothing more than feelings- “mood theme for little people”

Books: “It’s hard to be Five” by Jamie Lee Curtis and “I Like Myself” by Karen Beaumont and “Green as a Bean” by Karla Kuskin (which illustrates the point that no matter what color you are you are still YOU!)

Craft: Face puppets w/moods


April 23rd – “Earth Day” -

Books: “Miss Fox’s Class Goes Green” by Eileen Spinelli,
“Biscuit’s Earth Day Celebration” by Alyssa Capucilli, and ”It’s Earth Day” by Mercer Mayer

Crafts: Make a collage from recycled materials

April 30th – “Flower Power” –

Books: “Fran’s Flower” by Lisa Bruce and “Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson.

Craft - Springtime on a paper plate (Bumble Bee visits a tulip)

May 7th – “Frogs” theme

Books: “1 gaping wide-mouthed hopping frog” by Leslie Tryon, “Too many frogs!” by Sandy Asher and

A special appearance by Monday the bullfrog / Matthew Van Fleet (puppet & story)

Craft: “Big Mouth Frog Puppet”

May 14th - - “ Blackbirds Fly”

Books & Rhymes - “Sing a song of sixpence”, illustrated by Pam Adams , “Two Little Blackbirds” nursery rhyme and “Grumpy Bird” by Jeremy Tankard.

Craft- “Blackbird Finger Puppets”

May 21st – “Windy, windy Day!”

Books- “Noises at night” by Beth Raisner Glass, “Virginnie's Hat”by Dori Chaconas, “Windy Wednesday” By Phyllis Root.

Craft- Make a wind sock (using a paperplate & plastic bag)


- Barb Husch, Door County Library (Forestville)

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