Book Babies Storytime: Fall 2023

To learn our Fall Storytime songs, follow along with this Fall Storytime Outline.

Announcements & Bubbles

“I’m in the Mood for Bubbles”
I’m in the mood for bubbles.
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for bubbles.
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for bubbles, playing along with you.
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that today.
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that!

“There are Bubbles in the Air”
There are bubbles in the air, in the air (x2)
There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles everywhere
There are bubbles in the air, in the air.

There are bubbles way up high, way up high (x2)
There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky
There are bubbles way up high, way up high.

There are bubbles way down low, way down low (x2)
There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes,
There are bubbles way down low, way down low

Welcome Songs

“Cool Cat”
Hey there________ you’re a real cool cat
You got a lot of this and you got a lot of that
So come on in and get down (ch ch ch ch ch ch)
To the left (ch ch ch ch ch ch)
To the right (ch ch ch ch ch ch)
Up in the air (ch ch ch ch ch ch)And get down (ch ch ch ch ch ch)

Verses: Repeat with each child’s name. You can say “Hey there KID” instead of inserting a name if nobody has joined the virtual storytime yet.

“Hoot, Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl”
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day
And they all went hoot, hoot, hoot
But… We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la La de la de la, la de la de la,
We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la
They don’t go hoot, hoot, hoot.

Jump, jump went the little red squirrel one day
Jump, jump went the little red squirrel.
Jump, jump went the little red squirrel one day
And they all went jump, jump, jump.
But… We know squirrels go rub a dub a dub Rub a dub a dub, rub a dub a dub
We know squirrels go rub a dub a dub
They don’t go jump, jump, jump.

“The Leaves are Falling Down”
Tune of The Farmer in the Dell
The leaves are falling down,
The leaves are falling down,
Red, yellow, green, and brown,
The leaves are falling down.

“Popcorn Kernels”
Tune of Frere Jacques | Sing each line twice
Popcorn Kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot (Make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (Shake),
‘Til they POP (Toss scarves up into the air)

Book #1

More Singing!

“Pumpkin Chant”
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin bread! (Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin head! (Put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin pie! (Hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin eye! (Curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin cake! (Hold hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin shake! (Hold fists up close to ears and shake)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin stew! (Pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin BOO! (Peek-a-boo!)

“The Soup is Boiling Up”
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
The soup is boiling up,
The soup is boiling up,
Stir slow, around we go,
The soup is boiling up.

Old McDonald Walked through the Leaves
Tune: Old McDonald Had a Farm
Old McDonald walked through the leaves
Red, orange, yellow, and green
And in the leaves, she saw a squirrel
Red, orange, yellow, and green
With a scurry, scurry here and a scurry, scurry there
Here a scurry, there a scurry, everywhere a scurry, scurry
Old McDonald walked through the leaves,
Red, orange, yellow, and green

Other verses: Use different animals/sounds actions

Book #2

Wrapping Storytime Up

Positive Affirmations
Let’s do some positive affirmations together!
Examples: “I am brave.” “I am curious.” “I am silly.” “I am kind.”

“Make New Friends”
Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver, the other is gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That’s how long, I will be your friend.

“It Is Time to Say Goodbye to All My Friends”
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It
It is time to say goodbye to all my friends.
It is time to say goodbye to all my friends.
It is time to say goodbye.
Give a smile and wink your eye.
It is time to say goodbye to all my friends.