Karen Dixon

Aikendrum

“Aikendrum” is well known to Raffi fans. I like using this flannel board with the music playing as we go along. It great for moon and silly storytimes.

Aikendrum

There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aikendrum

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle
He played upon a ladle and his name was Aikendrum

And his hair was made of spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
His hair was made of spaghetti and his name was Aikendrum

And his eyes were made of meatballs, meatballs, meatballs
His eyes were made of meatballs and his name was Aikendrum

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle
He played upon a ladle and his name was Aikendrum

And his nose was made of cheese, cheese, cheese
His nose was made of cheese and his name was Aikendrum

And his mouth was made of pizza, pizza, pizza
His mouth was made of pizza and his name was Aikendrum

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle
He played upon a ladle and his name was Aikendrum

There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aikendrum

Food-Babies

Finding books on food for babies is fairly straightforward as there are an abundance of choice. I’ve only listed a few below. In particular, Yusuke Yoonezu authors quite a few different food related books. I don’t usually do flannel board stories with babies, but occasionally there is one that is simple enough to be appropriate.

Books

Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley
Exotic Fruit by Huy Voun Lee
Food by Yusuke Yonezu
Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Strawberries Are Red by Petr Horacek
Where is Baby’s Yummy Tummy by Karen Katz
Who’s Hungry by Dean Hacohen
Yum Yum! by Yusuke Yonezu

Bounces, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Acka Backa
Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo! bounce baby
Acka backa soda cracker, I love you! bounce baby, then give a hug
Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo! bounce baby
Acka backa soda cracker, UP goes you! bounce baby, then lift in the air
Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo! bounce baby
Acka backa soda cracker, I love you! bounce baby, then give a hug

Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree, raise baby’s arms over head
Two little apples did I see. hold up two fingers
So I shook that tree as hard as I could, jiggle baby
And down came the apples, lower baby between your legs to the ground
Mmm! They were good! Rub baby’s tummy and hug

Ten Plump Peas
Ten plump peas in a peapod pressed show ten fingers
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest put up fingers
They grew and grew and did not stop
Until one day the pod went POP! Clap hands

This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
This little piggy cried “wee wee wee!” all the way home

Flannel Boards

Going On A Picnic

Vegetable Soup Song

Music

Tony Chestnut by Carol Hammett: As the song progress point to the parts of the body that correspond the sounds in the words-toe, knee, chest, heat(nut), nose, and eye.
Spaghetti Legs by Jim Gill: We wiggle and shake all the parts of the body listed in the song-legs, arms, neck fingers, and body. In the interest of not injuring the babies, we tap gently on the neck. For the whole body we bounce along.

Snow-Toddlers

Books

Best In Snow by April Pulley Sayre
Cleo In the Snow by Caroline Mockford
In the Snow by Sharon Phillips Denslow
Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Oh! by Kevin Henkes
No Two Alike by Keith Baker
Red Sled by Patricia Thomas
Snow! Snow! Snow! by Lee Harper
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Under My Hood I Have A Hat by Karla Kuskin

Flannel Boards

Colorful Mittens

Five Little Snowflakes

I’m Going to Wear A Sweater

Fingerplays

Here’s a Hill
from: Storytime Katie
Here’s a hill tilt left arm so that it forms a hill
And here’s a hill tilt right arm so that it forms a hill
All covered with snow raise hands up, bring down in slow motion
I’ll put on my coat put coat on
And jump on my sled hold the rope of a sled
And ZOOM, down the hill I will go! clap hands, slid hands down

Music

The Mitten Song by Rachel Buckman: This is one of my favorite songs for winter time!
Snowflake Snowflake by Carole Peterson: This works great with scarves. We twirl them, let them softly fall, and follow the actions of the music.
We’re Marching In the Snow by Carole Peterson: March, skate, run, roll, and tip-toe in the snow.
Winter Hokey Pokey: There is no music for this. We sing in a cappella as we dance along.
You put your mittens in, you take your mittens out
You put your boots in, you take your boots out
You put your hat in, you put your hat out
You put your coat in, you put your coat out