Our department loves to do scavenger hunts for the kids. They are so easy and great for program numbers. The schools recently had Spring Break and we decided on a Disney themed Spring Break week. Our Scavenger Hunt was inspired directly from The Ultimate Disney Party Book. Highly recommend for lots of ideas. A super awesome volunteer made our Mickeys and I laminated them.
| Introduction | Welcome – Bienvenidos |
| Action Rhyme | I Eat I eat apples- crunch, crunch, crunch I eat sandwiches- munch, munch, munch I eat lollipops- lick, lick, lick But I eat ice cream quick, quick, quick! Source: Music Makers for Kids |
| Book | If Snowflakes Tasted Like Fruitcake by Stacey Previn |
| ASL | Candy |
| Book | A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann |
| Action Rhyme | Sweet Candy Canes Tune: Are You SleepingCandy canes, Candy canes Are so sweet, Are so sweet. They are nice and minty. They are nice and minty. Good to eat. Good to eat. Source: Totally for Twos: Stories and Songs by The Mailbox |
| Action Rhyme | Baking a Pie The kitchen is so warm and nice. (hug self) And smells of apple pie and spice. (sniff) Five, four, three, two, one minute more — (count on fingers) Mother opens the oven door. (open pretend oven) And then she puts the pie on a rack. (set out pretend pie) Ummmm, when we eat it, our lips smack! Source: Busy Bees: Fun for Two’s and Three’s by Elizabeth Mckinnon |
| Action Rhyme | I Love Cookies I love cookies, I love cookies, I love cookies, thick and thin. I love cookies in my tum, I love cookies, yum, yum, yum. In my tum, yum, yum, yum – oh, I love cookies, I love cookies, I love cookies, thick and thin. Source: Busy Bees: Fun for Two’s and Three’s by Elizabeth Mckinnon |
| Action Rhyme | Pudding on a Plate Pudding on a plate, pudding on a plate (rock from side to side) Wibble, wobble, wibble wobble Pudding on a plate! Candies in a jar, candies in a jar (bounce up and down) Shake ’em up, shake ’em up Candies in a jar. Candles on a cake, candles on a cake Blow’em out, blow ’em out (baby: adult blows on baby) Candles on a cake. Source: King County Library System |
| Dance Song | Sticky Bubble Gum by Carole Peterson |
| Dance Song | I Feel Crazy So I Jump in the Soup by Laura Berkner |
| Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 15 |
| Goodbye Song | It’s Time to Say Goodbye |
Craft: Inspiration came from this craft.
| Introduction | Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed |
| Book | How Do Dinosaurs Eat Cookies by Jane Yolen |
| Nursery Rhyme | Do You Know the Muffin Man |
| ASL | Candy |
| Book | Count My Cupakes 1-2-3 by Joyce Wan |
| Finger Rhyme | Two Little Candy Canes Two Little Candy Canes (Hold up 2 fingers) Way up high on the Christmas tree? (point to the top of a tree) Two little candy canes winked at me (2 hooked finger/winking) I shook that tree as hard as I could? (wiggle body) And down came the candy canes (bring fingers down) Mmm, Mmm, they were good!! (act like your eating them) Source: King County Library System |
| Action Rhyme | Cupcakes The cupcakes are here, the cupcakes are there The cupcakes, the cupcakes are everywhere! The cupcakes are up, the cupcakes are down The cupcakes, the cupcakes are all around The cupcakes are in, the cupcakes are out The cupcakes the cupcakes are all about. Source: One Little Librarian |
| Action Rhyme | Let’s Make Jam! Tune: Ten Little IndiansLet’s all squish and squash some berries. Let’s all squish and squash some berries. Let’s all squish and squash some berries. Now we’ve made some jam!Let’s all spread it on some bread now. Let’s all spread it on some bread now. Let’s all spread it on some bread now. And now we’ll eat our jam! Source: Totally for Twos: Stories and Songs by The Mailbox |
| Action Rhyme | Andy Spandy Sugar and Candy Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop up! (stretch tall) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop down! (crouch down) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop in! (hug yourself) Andy Spandy, sugar and candy All pop out! (jump up with arms outstretched) Source: King County Library System |
| Dance Song | Jelly in the Bowl by Carole Peterson |
| Dance Song | Milkshake Song by Anne-Marie Ann |
| Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 10 |
| Goodbye Song | Say Goodbye |
Craft: Inspiration came from this craft.
| Introduction | Welcome |
| Finger Rhyme | 5 Shiny Robots Five shiny robots, playing marbles on the floor, One went home and then there were four, Four shiny robots, playing in a tree, One went home and then there were three, Three shiny robots with nothing left to do, One went home and then there were two, Two shiny robots, think of something fun, One went home and there was one, One shiny robot pretending to be a hero, His mother called him home and then there were zero Source: King County Library System |
| Book | Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon |
| Action Rhyme | I Am A Robot I am a robot (march in place with robot arms) I am a robot Clank Clank (bend forwards and back at waist) Clank Clank (bend side-to-side at waist) ZZZZZZZZrt (raise arms up while shaking them) CRASH (Either fall, or “lose power’ or clap) Source: Future Librarian Superhero |
| ACTIVITIES The purpose of this Little STEAMers was to introduce our patrons to new technology toys the library owns. |
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| Craft 1: | Finger Robots I technically combined two different craft inspirations (Inspiration 1 and Inspiration 2)to come up with this little guy.  |
| Activity 1: | Osmo If you are contemplating buying the Osmo…DO IT. They are so much fun. My coworker had to pull me away from it when I first tried it out. The kids LOVED this station and many parents inquired where they could purchase it. Osmo recently rolled out an edition for the Kindle (much easier on wallet than purchasing an Ipod).  |
| Activity 2: | Code-a-Pillar Code-a-Pillar’s are also fantastic. I had toddlers and older kids interested in this device. Toddlers liked to chase it while my big kids tried to make different combinations with all the pieces. Super awesome as it starts to teach coding at an early age.  |
| Activity 3/4 |
Little Bits and Snap Circuit
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| Opening Song | Welcome |
| Introduction of Rhyme | This is the way the lady rides, Nim, nim, nim! This is the way the gentleman rides, Trim, trim, Trim! This is the way the farmer rides, Turot, Turot, Turot! This is the way the hunter rides. Galop, galop, galop, galop!For this part, we said the rhyme and did different movements for the each section. For the last galop, we would all fall down to the ground. |
| Die-Cut Horses | I had a volunteer cut out a different color die-cut horses. We made the horses make different galloping movements. |
| Rhythm | I handed out bells and we worked on different rhythms to the rhyme. |
| Dance Song | Galloping Country Style
We galloped around the room. |
| Obstacle Course | I put hula hoops around the room and some random buckets. The kids had to run around the hula hoops and jump over the buckets. I played I am a Horse by Jeanie B. |
| Take-Home | I’m currently not in the mood for crafts, so I made a take-home food bar. I called it a Horse Bar and I put favorite food of horses. We had carrots, pretzels (as a substitute for hay), and marshmallows (as a substitute for sugar cubes). This was a big hit with the crowd.
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| Goodbye | It’s Time to Say Goodbye |
| Introduction | Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed |
| Action Rhyme | Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your knees Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please |
| Book | Bear Hugs by Alyssa Satin Capucilli |
| Nursery Rhyme | Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy Was he? |
| Book | Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley |
| Sign Language | Teddy Bear |
| Traditional Rhyme | This is Big, Big, Big/Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands |
| Action Rhyme | Hug Your Bear Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Hug, Hug, Hug Your Bear |
| Action Rhyme | Teddy Bear Dance Dance with your teddy upon your toes, Swing your little teddy, there he goes, Hug your little teddy, hold him tight, Kiss your little teddy and say goodnight. Source: Toddler Storytimes II by Dianne Briggs |
| Dance Song | My Teddy Bear by Super Simple Songs |
| Dance Song | Tiptoe Teddy Bear by Gorgiana Stewart |
| Cool down | ABCs, Count to 5 |
| Goodbye Song | Say Goodbye |
Craft:
| Introduction | Welcome |
| Book | George in the Dark by Madeline Valentine |
| ASL | Teddy Bear, Bed |
| Book | One Ted Falls Out of Bed by Julia Donaldson |
| Action Rhyme | If I Were a Happy Bear If I were a happy bear, I’d go ha! ha! ha! (laugh) If I were a sad bear, I’d go boo, hoo, hoo! (rub eyes) If I were a cranky bear, I’d go stomp,stomp, stomp! (stomp feet) If I were a scared bear, I’d go AHH! AHH!AHH! (scream) If I were a tired bear, I’d go zzz zzz zzz (pretend to sleep) Source: Miss Meg’s Storytime |
| Action Rhyme | There Was a Bear Who Loved to Dance Tune: BingoThere was a bear who loved to dance And TEDDY was his name O Left foot, tap, tap, tap Right foot, tap, tap, tap Both paws, clap, clap, clap And TEDDY was his name O There was a bear who loved to dance There was a bear who loved to dance |
| Action Rhyme | Hug Your Bear Tune: Row, Row, Row Your BoatHug, Hug, Hug Your Bear Squeeze him very tight Hold him high and help him fly Then hug with all your might Source: Jbrary |
| Dance Song | Dance With Your Teddy Bear by Greg and Steve |
| Dance Song | Tickle Tickle Teddy by Georgiana Stewart |
| Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 10 |
| Goodbye Song | It’s Time to Say Goodbye |
Craft:
| Opening Song | Welcome |
| Nursery Rhyme | Where Is Thumbkin? (Start with hands behind back.)Where is thumbkin? Where is thumbkin? Here I am (Bring right hand to front, with thumb up.) Here I am. (Bring left hand to front, with thumb up.) How are you today sir? Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle thumbs as if they’re “talking” to each other.) Run away (Hide right hand behind back.) Run away. (Hide left hand behind back.) |
| Book | Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin |
| Action Rhyme | Feelings Song Original Author Unknown (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)I have feelings, you do too, Let’s all sing about a few. I am happy, I am sad. I get scared, I get mad. I am proud of being me. That’s a feeling too, you see. I have feelings, you do too. We just sang about a few.Source: Kids Soup |
| Song | Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes |
ACTIVITIES
| Craft: Trace Me! |  |
| Craft: All About Me | 
Source: Supply Me |
| Craft: My Fingerprints |  Source: Buggy and Buddy |
| Introduction | Welcome |
| Action Rhyme | The Soup is Boiling The soup is boiling up (bubble hands) The soup is boiling up (bubble hands) Stir it slow, around we go (stir) The soup is boiling up (throw hands and feet UP or pop up) Source: Storytime with Miss Tara |
| Book | There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup by Tedd Arnold |
| ASL | Soup |
| Book | There’s a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross Burach |
| Action Rhyme | This is the way We Make the Soup This is the way we make the soup, make the soup, make the soup (chop and stir motions). This is the way we make the soup, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the potatoes, add the potatoes, add the potatoes (fling those potatoes into the pot). This is the way we add the potatoes, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the leeks, add the leeks, add the leeks (drop the leeks into the pot). This is the way we add the leeks, Chop, chop, stir. This is the way we add the pepper, add the pepper, add the pepper (sprinkle the pepper into the pot). This is the way we add the pepper, Ahh, ahh, choo! Source: King County Library System |
| Action Rhyme | Purple Soup Stirin’ a purple soup Bop bop soup bop bop Stirin’ a purple soup-be-doobdoobdoo Purple Tomatoes, and purple tomatoes, And YOU are purple too! Cha cha cha cha. Source: Bus Songs |
| Action Rhyme | Silly Soup I’m going to make a silly soup. I’m making a that’s silly. I’m going to cook it in the fridge. To make it nice and chilly. In goes…a fox…a box…some sock…(rhyming words) Source: TES |
| Dance Song | I Feel Crazy Laurie Berkner |
| Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 15 |
| Goodbye Song | It’s Time to Say Goodbye |
Craft:
| Introduction | Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed |
| Book | Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley |
| Action Rhyme | Stir, Stir, Stir the Soup (To tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) Stir, stir, stir the soup Stir it all day long. Add some (insert food name here), Take a taste (slurrrp!) Soup will make us strong. (flex arm) Source: Jen in the Library |
| Book | Soup for One by Ethan Long |
| ASL | Soup |
| Nursery Rhyme | Please Porridge Hot Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, Nine days old.Some like it hot, Some like it cold. Some like it in the pot, Nine days old. |
| Action Rhyme | Stir the Soup Stir the soup in the pot Boy it’s really hot Stir it fast, really fast Stir it really, really slow. Stir it high, stir it low It’s still hot, let’s blow Stir it fast like you should I think it’s done! Mmmmmmmm! It’s good! Source: Johnson County Library |
| Action Rhyme | Alphabet Soup I handed out letters to all the kids and while we sang the alphabet (very slowly), the kids would come up and put their letter on the board. This was a huge hit.  |
| Action Rhyme | Rainbow Stew [Tune: Twinkle, twinkle] ~ Have the children stand in a circle (the stew pot).Rainbow stew, rainbow stew try a spoonful, maybe two! What goes into rainbow stew? Listen now while I tell you. Put in green beans, put in green beans. Put the green beans in the pot. (children wearing green enter the circle) Put in red beets, put in red beets. Put the red beets in the stew. (children wearing red enter the circle) Put in ‘tators, put in ‘tators. Put in chunks of brown potatoes. (children wearing brown enter the circle) Put in squash, put in squash, Put in rounds of yellow squash. (children wearing yellow enter the circle) Then stir! (everyone turns around) Source: Johnson County Library |
| Dance Song | Hot Potato by The Wiggles |
| Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 10 |
| Goodbye Song | Say Goodbye |
Craft:
