We Wave Hello Like This
To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”

We wave hello like this
We wave hello like this
We clap our hands for all our friends
We wave hello like this

We wave hello like this
We wave hello like this
We clap our hands for all our friends
We wave hello like this

This is the Way We Paint
Credit: Storytime Katie
To the tune of “This is the Way”

This is the way we stir the paint, stir the paint, stir the paint
This is the way we stir the paint so early in the morning.
 
This is the way we dip our brush, dip our brush, dip our brush
This is the way we dip our brush so early in the morning.
 
This is the way we paint the paper, paint the paper, paint the paper
This is the way we paint the paper so early in the morning.
 
This is the way we blow it dry, blow it dry, blow it dry
This is the way we blow it dry so early in the morning.
 
This is the way we frame the picture, frame the picture, frame the picture
This is the way we frame the picture so early in the morning.
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If You’re Wearing
Credit: Preschool Education; adapted by N. Lawton
To the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
If you’re wearing red, then please shake your head.
If you’re wearing red, shake your head.
 
If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe,
If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe,
If you’re wearing blue, then please touch your shoe.
If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe.
 
If you’re wearing black, pat your back,
If you’re wearing black, pat your back,
If you’re wearing black, then please pat your back.
If you’re wearing black, pat your back.
 
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O,
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O,
If you’re wearing yellow, then please shake like Jell-O.
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O.
 
If you’re wearing brown, turn around,
If you’re wearing brown, turn around,
If you’re wearing brown, then please turn around.
If you’re wearing brown turn around.
 
If you’re wearing green, you can scream,
If you’re wearing green, you can scream,
If you’re wearing green, then please let out a scream.
If you’re wearing green, you can scream.
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We Wave Goodbye Like This
To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”

We wave goodbye like this
We wave goodbye like this
We clap our hands for all our friends
We wave goodbye like this

We wave goodbye like this
We wave goodbye like this
We clap our hands for all our friends
We wave goodbye like this

Color Rhyme
Credit: Librionyian; Jean Warren; adapted by N. Lawton

If your clothes have any red,
Put your finger on your head.

If your clothes have any blue,
Put your finger on your shoe.

If your clothes have any green,
Wave your hand so you’ll be seen.

If your clothes have any yellow,
Wiggle around like Jell-O.

If your clothes have any brown,
Turn your smile into a frown.

If your clothes have any black,
Put your hands behind your back.

If your clothes have any white,
Clap your hands with all your might.

Green Says “Go!”
Credit: Librionyian; King County Library System

Green means “GO!” Go! Go! Go! (march in place)
Yellow means “Slow.” Slow… slow… slow. (march in slow motion)
Red means “STOP!” (stop suddenly)
Go! Go! Go! (move fast!)
Slow… slow… slow. (move slowly)
Stop!

5 Little Crayons
Credit: Librionyian

Five little crayons standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers)
The first one said, “I’m red, you know!” (wiggle the fingers as you talk about them)
The second one said, “I’m green like a tree”
The third one said, “I’m blue like the sea”
The fourth one said, “I’m yellow as the sun”
The fifth one said, “Being purple is fun!”
Five little crayons, happy as can be (hold up 5 fingers)
Coloring pictures with you and me (point to person and then self)
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Red, Red, Red
Credit: Lego Librarian

Red, red, red, touch your head.
Blue, blue, blue, tie your shoe.
Brown, brown, brown, touch the ground.
White, white, white, take a bite.
Black, black, black, touch your back.
Gray, gray, gray, shout hooray!

This week, I set-up an art gallery wall for storytime participants to look at as they walked into storytime.  I went to Pixabay to look for watercolor artwork.  I printed off the images I selected and temporarily mounted them on cardstock to really create the "art gallery" feel. 

In true Nicole fashion, I forgot to take a picture of it.  Ha!

The letter of the week this week was the letter Cc.  We did some alphabet "yoga" and we made the letter Cc with our bodies.  Then we went through the pictures in the collage and I had the caregivers and children talk about what their favorite colors and types of cookies are.  We made the animal noises for cat and cow.

It would not be an art storytime without Harold and the Purple Crayon.  I super nerded out and wore my Harold and the Purple Crayon tee shirt from Out of Print Clothing.  I love the simple drawings and storyline of Harold.  

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More is a fabulously fun book to sing if you are familiar with the tune "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More".  I had the kiddos point to the different body parts that our mischievous protagonist painted in the story.

Beautiful Oops!  is one of my favorite books.  It has such a great message - it's okay to make mistakes!  I love how positive and delightful this book is.  The illustrations, cutouts, and flaps are fabulously fun.  This is a smaller book, but I am able to project it up onto a screen since we have a document camera that allows for us to do that.  I would not recommend Beautiful Oops for a big group if you do not have a way of enlarging the wonderful details.

We set all of our activities up around the room in stations so caregivers and babies could rotate through each activity.  In addition to our three stations that had art projects, we also put out our bin of baby toys and a book display cart with some of our favorite picture books.  

If you would like to see the post from our first week of Artsy Babies click here.