Hi, everyone! My name is Miss Haley, and I’m so happy you’re joining me today for bilingual story time! Bilingual is a word that means more than one language, so this story time is bilingual since we’ll be singing songs and reading books in English and Spanish.
Today’s story time is going to be all about making art. You might think of art as just painting or drawing, but art can be so many other things, too. Like dancing, singing, taking pictures with a camera, and so many other things. Basically, anything you do or make can be art if you use your imagination and creativity to make it.
Song: Good Morning / Buenos dias
(Tune: “Frère Jacques” or “Are You Sleeping?”)
English Lyrics:
Good morning, Good morning
How are you? How are you?
Very well, thank you
Very well, thank you
And you? And you?
Spanish Lyrics:
Buenos dias, Buenos dias
¿Como estas? ¿Como estas?
Muy bien, gracias
Muy bien, gracias
¿Y usted? ¿Y usted?
Credit: Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel
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Song: Open, Shut Them / Abre, cierra
English Lyrics:
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, crawl them,
creep them, crawl them
right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your little mouth, but…
Do not put them in!
Credit: Jbrary YouTube Channel
Spanish Lyrics:
Abre, cierra
Abre, cierra
Da una palmadita, -ta
Abre, cierra
Abre, cierra
Mantenlas juntitas, -tas
Sube, sube, sube, sube
Hasta la barbilla, -lla
Abre la boquita pero…
¡No metas los dedos!
Credit: NCO Bilingual Storytime
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Book: Singing – Cantando de colores: A Bilingual Book of Harmony
Written by Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, and Citlali Reyes (illustrator) and read with the permission of Little Libros Books.
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Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider / Itsy bitsy araña
English Lyrics:
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.
Spanish Lyrics:
La arana pequeñita
Subió, subió, subió.
Vino la lluvia
Y se la llevó.
Salió el sol
Y todo lo secó
Y la araña pequeñita
Subió, subió, subió.
Credit: Spanish Playground
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Book: Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos
Written by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra, and read with the permission of NorthSouth Books.
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Craft: Self-Portraits / Autorretratos
Craft kits are available at the library or from the drive-up window while supplies last.
Supplies needed at home:
- A pencil
- Any other drawing and coloring utensils you have
- Liquid glue
Included in supply kit:
- A self-portrait template
- Popsicle sticks
- String
Instructions:
- To create your self-portrait, you can sit in front of a mirror and look at yourself or use a reference photo of yourself.
- Draw your outline first by making light marks with your pencil in case you need to erase.
- When you’re happy with the outline, you can go back over it with darker pencil marks or a pen, marker, or other writing utensil.
- After that, you can color in your drawing or leave it the way it is. You get to decide it’s done whenever you’re happy with it!
- Glue two big popsicle sticks on each of the long sides of the paper end to end. Repeat this step with three of the small popsicle sticks on each of the short sides of the paper. This will be your picture frame.
- Once the picture frame is dry, flip the self-portrait over to the blank side.
- Make a loop out of your piece of string big enough to hang the picture by and make a knot to close the loop.
- Glue the knotted part of the piece of string to the top-center of the blank side of your self-portrait. Let dry.
- Hang your self-portrait wherever you’ll get to see it and admire your hard work!
Tips:
- For the drawing of yourself, start wherever you want! I like to start by drawing big, easy shapes before adding my face, hair, and clothes.
- You can draw yourself from just the neck up or your whole body.
- If you have a pet, you can add them to your self-portrait like the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo often did. I added my dog Murphy!
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More Spanish-English Books About Arte:
Bilingual Books:
Draw! by Raúl Colón (wordless picture book)
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz = Me llamo Celia: la vida de Celia Cruz by Monica Brown
Viva Frida! by Yuyi Morales
Books Available in English and Spanish:
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community / Oye muro: un cuento de arte y comunidad by Susan Verde
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood / Quizás algo hermoso: cómo el arte transformó un barrio by F. Isabel Campoy
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Mango Languages App:
Did you know that we have an app available on the Fondulac Library website that can help you and your child learn a new language? It’s called Mango, and you can sign up for free using your library card number. Check it out by clicking here!
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Song: The Goodbye Song
English Lyrics
Goodbye
So long
To you
My friend
Stay well
And fine
Til we meet
Again
Spanish Lyrics
Adios
Adios
A ti
Mi amigo
Cuídate
Muy bien
Nos vemos
Otra vez
Credit: Burlington Specials
– Miss Haley, Youth Services Assistant