Losing my Monday

I think this story time was inspired by the fact that I lost my TV remote control. So that is the most annoying thing EVER. I mean, I looked EVERYWHERE, including all the folds of the couch. It took WEEKS, but the remote has finally been recovered. Thank you, thank you. Anyway, back to the business at hand - lost things!!

Opening Song: If You're Happy and You Know It from Favorite Children's Songs CD.



Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox


Rhyme: Little Ladybug Lost Her Dots (found at Little Fingers that Play blog - Little Ladybug Song) I turned it into a flannel board rhyme.

Little Ladybug on the ground
Doesn't make a sound.
Looking for her ten black dots
She lost them on the ground.

One black dot
Two black dots
Three black dots
And four.

Five black dots
Six black dots
She's looking for some more.

Seven black dots
Eight black dots
Nine black dots
And ten.

The Ladybug who lost her dots has found them all again!!


Book: Where's Spot? by Eric Hill


Rhyme: Little Bo Peep

Book: Duck's Key, Where Can it Be? by Jez Alborough


Interactive Playtime

Lost stuff Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! I am excited to say that even though there was snow on the ground this morning, I actually had some kids (and parents!) brave the weather to come to story time! YAY!!! I have to admit, I was sure that I'd have to save this story time for next week. Glad I was wrong!!!

Anyway, we read books this week about lost stuff.

Opening Song: Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi

Book: Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems


Song: Where is Thumbkin?

Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont


Nursery Rhyme: Little Bo Peep

Book: Where's My Teddy? by Jez Albrough


Craft: Toilet Paper Roll Telescopes (or binoculars)
For this craft, I cut out pieces of paper the size of the TP roll, and wrapped them around the rolls. That way, the white of the paper was easier to decorate or color, depending on what the kids wanted to do. Since we had so few kids, and I had extra TP rolls, I let them make two and stick them together to make binoculars.


HOOOOOORAY!!! It's Wednesday, aka FMRNS Night!!! WHOOOOT WHOOOOOOT!!!! And I can't contain my excitement, because the latest season of American Idol has started!!! There were some really great auditions last week - and some REALLY bad ones too!!!

We have been postponing the viewing of Persepolis for a couple weeks now, so that is what is on tap for tonight!

I lost my Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!!! Happy SUPER Tuesday!!! My branch of the library is known as a Fail Safe Voting site. Meaning, you can vote here, but ONLY if you have a name change, an adress change, or some other kind of problem. Well, some people don't really appreciate this - they SWEAR this is their regular voting site. We've NEVER been a regular voting site on election day - only early voting. I've been at work since 6:45 - the voting started promptly at 7. I've already had quite a few voters yell at me because of this.

Anyway, back to story time - the most exciting part of the morning!!! I decided to read books about lost things, and today we've lost (and found!!) a bunny, a moo, and a teddy bear!!! Here are the books that I am reading today.

And of course, it's FMRNS!!! We have a couple of options for tonight's feature. Antonia's Line, from 1995, is a foreign Dramedy with Willeke van Ammelrooy and Els Dottermans. Our second option is It's a Wonderful Life, the classic Christmas story from 1946 with James Stewart and Donna Reed. Now, I know what you are thinking. "You never seen It's a Wonderful Life?!?!" No, I haven't. Well, at least not all the way through from start to finish. I've seen a bit here, a piece there, and I know about the movie. But, it's true, I have never seen the whole film.

And back to Super Tuesday. The Book Club Girl Blog posted a great post yesterday for those of you who want to vote, but are still undecided on who to vote for. The book is called The Undecided Voters Guide to the Next President by political analyist Mark Halperin, and it is currently online and free!!! I hear it's the essential reading guide so you can make the most informed decision about who you believe will make the best President. View it online for free until February 11.

Happy Tuesday everyone!!! Remember to get out there and VOTE!!! =)