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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