For the third post in our baby storytime series, I’m sharing my favourite lap bounces. Make sure to check out the rest of the posts in the series! Welcoming Activities at Babytime Favourite Fingerplays and Tickles Focus on Newborns Favourite Dancing Songs Favourite Books for Baby Storytime Using Scarves and Egg Shakers with Babies Using… Continue reading Baby Storytime: Favourite Lap Bounces
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Baby Storytime: Favourite Fingerplays and Tickles
Crazy about all the little babies? We are too! In fact, we get asked about running baby storytimes or babytimes (as we call them here in Vancouver) ALL THE TIME. For this reason Lindsey wrote her Baby Storytime Beginner’s Guide. But she didn’t stop there, a couple weeks ago Lindsey kicked off a series all about… Continue reading Baby Storytime: Favourite Fingerplays and Tickles
Baby Storytime: Welcoming Activities
Welcome to the first post in a new series I’m kicking off all about baby storytime! We get asked a lot about how we run a baby storytime, and my Baby Storytime Beginner’s Guide is still a great resource to check out. Two weeks ago, I switched to a new job where I get to… Continue reading Baby Storytime: Welcoming Activities
Baby Storytime: A Beginner’s Guide
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
Revamping Baby Storytime: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ‘Chute
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
Our Favourite Lifting Songs for Storytime
So you liked The Elevator Song eh? Well you are in good company; pretty much every family here in Vancouver seems to love it too! It’s part workout and part awesome-sauce. But what about when it’s over? How do you keep those parents and wriggly-giggly things (thanks Mary Murphy!) happy? We have come up with… Continue reading Our Favourite Lifting Songs for Storytime
Babytime Outline #1
Print PDF Version Here These are the songs and books I used for a 30-minute babytime. You can hear all of the songs and rhymes by clicking on the Watch Here links. Books I Shared: Counting Kisses by Karen Katz Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera I tend to focus more on songs… Continue reading Babytime Outline #1