{"id":506,"date":"2007-02-13T18:44:38","date_gmt":"2007-02-14T00:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/506"},"modified":"2007-02-13T18:47:28","modified_gmt":"2007-02-14T00:47:28","slug":"storytime-valentines-day-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/506","title":{"rendered":"Storytime: Valentine’s Day, Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

I fucking kicked storytime’s ASS.<\/p>\n

Not only did I figure out how to arrange things so I used up 45 minutes perfectly, I had a hit after hit after hit, whilst dealing with new kids (unknown temperaments! wants to touch the pictures!) and a cold room.<\/p>\n

I figured out how to keep the kids focused, or at least on the storytime rug, when they show up early. I’ve instituted kiddo yoga. Not that I call it that, but I thought maybe if we did some stretches, the kids would stop running around and screaming or being afraid and hiding in their mothers’ arms. I was right. Abbie told me about how one of her friends circumvented cranky kids by having them stretch. “Cranky (arms up) … stretching (arms to the ground)”. Anyway, by the time we were done stretching, everyone had arrived.<\/p>\n

STORYTIME: Valentine’s Day (45 min.)
\nStretching – arms up to the ceiling, up on tippy toes (if you have developed that balance), then out to the side, then down to the ground like a willow tree.<\/p>\n

Rhyme: I’m a Little Valentine (to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot)<\/p>\n

Song: Row Row Row Your Boat (seated)<\/p>\n

Story: Who’s Baby Am I? by John Butler<\/a><\/p>\n

Song\/game: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Bubbles – the moms blew bubbles while we sang, and the kids popped bubbles. It worked really well for the young ones, and the older ones helped me sing along. Note: moms can’t blow bubbles and sing without hyperventilating or inhaling soap.<\/p>\n

Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes – first normal speed, then slow. I didn’t think they could do fast.<\/p>\n

Story: The Best Thing about Valentines, by Eleanor Hudson <\/a><\/p>\n

Craft: Valentines – I cut out shapes, and they scribbled with crayons.<\/p>\n

Game: Valentine Hunt – I hid 3′ pom-poms all over the room, and the kids found them, ala Easter eggs.<\/p>\n

Playtime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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