Valentine’s Day-Babies

For Valentine’s Day I stay away from the more obvious commercial tie ins as well as the religious aspect. Instead, I focus on love.

Books

I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette by Rossetti-Shustak
Kiss by Jonathan Litton
Love You: A Pop-Up Book by David A. Carter

Bounces, Rhymes & Fingerplays

I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere

One I Love You
One I love you, two I love you, three I love you so! Bounce baby
Four I love you, five I love you, rock you to and fro! Rock baby side to side
Six I love you, seven I love you, eight you love me too! Bounce baby
Nine I love you, ten I love you, my bouncing buckaroo bounce really quickly!

Tiny Little Babies
Tune: Shortenin’ Bread

Tiny little babies love bouncin’ bouncin’
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, yeah
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, bouncin’
Tiny little babies love bouncin’ so
Bounce to the left, bounce to the right
Now hug that baby nice and tight!

Music

There’s a Little Wheel a Turnin’ in My Heart by Laurie Berkner
We follow right along using the motions suggested by the song.
Tony Chestnut by Carol Hammett
The following are the motions that go along with the words. Point to each body part.
Tony = toes, knees
Chestnut = chest, head
Knows = nose
I = eyes
Love you = hug baby

I’m Going To Wear A Raincoat

This flannel board I copied from Wendy at Flannel Board Fun. The set has pieces for articles of clothing for cold weather as well as for rain. I’ve included the rain portion here. It is sung to For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow. Since the tune is simple, is is easy for kids to pick up on and join in. I can easily see adding more pieces of clothing, such as a rain hat or maybe a towel to dry off with.

I’m Going to Wear A Raincoat PDF

I’m going to wear a raincoat,
I’m going to wear a raincoat,
I’m going to wear a raincoat…
When I go out today.

rain boots…
umbrella…

Bedtime-Babies

Books

Llama Llama Nighty-Night by Anna Dewdney
Peter Rabbits: Sweet Dreams, Peter by Frederick Warne
Steam Train, Dream Train Colors by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Time for Bed, Nori by Brigitte Weninger
Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed by Rookie Toddler

Bounces, Rhymes & Fingerplays

Good Night
One fluffy quilt on my bed,
Two little pillows on my head,
Three teddy bears to hold tight
Four kisses from Mom for a restful night,
Five hugs from Dad, and off goes my light!
Good night!

Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon

The Moon
I look for the moon every night point to the ceiling
Sometimes it’s yellow, orange or white
Sometimes it looks just like a ball. Make a circle with your hands
Sometimes it is not there at all
On some nights, half the moon will hide. Cover half of face
On others, it’s a smile tipped on its side. Make a C shape with fingers

Music

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Suzi Shelton
During the moments in the song when the lion is sleeping we rock the babies gently. When the lions wake up we bounce right along.
Sleeping Bunnies by Kathy-Reid Naiman
Similar to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” when the bunnies are sleeping we rock gently. When the bunnies wake up we start bouncing and jumping.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Old Town School of Folk Music
I start by sharing Annie Kubler’s board book that has the words to the rhyme and the ASL. We practice the ASL a couple of times before adding the music.