Hi! Welcome to today’s story time about yarn! Let’s get started with our hello song!

Song: Clap and Sing Hello!

We clap and sing hello.
We clap and sing hello.
With our friends at story time.
We clap and sing hello!
(Wave and sing hello; stomp and sing hello.)

Fingerplay: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

The itsy-bitsy spider,

Went up the water spout.

Down came the rain,

And washed the spider out.

Out came the sun,

And dried up all the rain.

And the itsy-bitsy spider,

Went up the spout again.

Movement: Little Lamb, Little Lamb

Little lamb, little lamb, turn around (turn around)
Little lamb, little lamb, touch the ground (touch ground with hands)
Little lamb, little lamb, jump up high (jump)
Little lamb, little lamb, reach the sky (stretch with arms overhead)
Little lamb, little lamb, sit right down (sit down)
Little lamb, little lamb, get ready to listen now (say this line quietly)

Source: Jen In The Library

Book:  Little Owl’s Orange Scarf

Written by Tatyana Feeney and published by Alfred A. Knopf.

Flannel Board: Five Balls Of Yarn

Five balls of yarn, sitting in a bowl

One fell out and started to…. ROLL

It bounced on my foot and there it sits

How many balls are left to knit?

[Count down until all the balls of yarn are on the floor.]

Source: Canton Public Library

Book:  Where Is The Green Sheep?

Written by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek, and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Flannel Board: Mary’s Many-Colored Lambs

Mary has a little blue lamb, little blue lamb, little blue lamb,

Mary has a little blue lamb, whose fleece is blue as sky…

Mary has a little green lamb, little green lamb, little green lamb.

Mary has a little green lamb whose fleece is green as grass.

Mary has a little red lamb, little red lamb, little red lamb.

Mary has a little red lamb whose fleece is red as strawberries.

Mary has a little yellow lamb, little yellow lamb, little yellow lamb.

Mary has a little yellow lamb whose fleece is yellow as the sun.

Mary has a little purple lamb, little purple lamb, little purple lamb
Mary has a little purple lamb, whose fleece is purple as…grapes!

Mary has a little pink lamb, little pink lamb, little pink lamb
Mary has a little pink lamb, whose fleece is pink as…bubblegum!

Mary has a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb,

Mary has a little lamb, whose fleece is white as snow.

Source: Libraryland

Book:  Knitty Kitty

Written by David Elliott, illustrated by Christopher Denise, and published by Candlewick Press.

Craft: Yarn Butterfly 

Kit Supplies:

  • Craft sticks
  • Yarn
  • Chenille Stem
  • Beads
  • Googly Eyes

Home Supplies:

  • Glue
  • Scissors

Directions:

  1. Glue two popsicle sticks together to form an “X” and let the glue dry completely.
  2. Glue the end of one piece of yarn to the middle of the craft stick “X.” Wrap the yarn around one end of the “X,” until you get to the end. Glue the end the yarn to the craft stick. Repeat on the other side of the “X.”
  3. Fold the Chenille stem in half, into a “V.”
  4. Open the “V” and wrap it a couple of times around the center of the butterfly.
  5. Twist the chenille stem together and then curl the ends to form the antennae.
  6. Slide beads on to the end of the pipe cleaner.
  7. Glue two googly eyes to the front of the butterfly.

Source: sheknows

Song: 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.

(Repeat)

– Kris, Youth Services Specialist