Good morning and welcome to story time. I’m Miss Sharon. Today’s story time is all about balloons! Let’s get started with our opening song.
Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together,
the more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
Cause your friends are my friends,
and my friends are your friends,
the more we get together the happier we’ll be!
Source: Supersimple A Place To Learn and Grow
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Book: Perfectly Percy
Written and illustrated by Paul Schmid and read with the permission of Harper Collins.
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Fingerplay/Action Rhyme: Balloon
I’m going to blow up this balloon (make circle with hands)
And never, never stop. (make circle bigger and bigger)
I’ll blow and blow and blow and blow and (pretend to blow)
POP! (clap loudly!)
Source: Annes Library Life
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Little Balloon
I had a little balloon (make a circle with hands)
That I hugged tight to me (hug self tight)
There was a great big BANG! (clap hands loudly)
No more balloon, you see.
But if I had this many more (hold up five fingers)
I wouldn’t hug them tight (shake head “no”)
I’d just hold onto the strings (grasp strings)
And fly them like a kite. (raise both arms high)
Source: Youth Literature
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Book: Where is My Balloon?
Written by Ariel Bernstein illustrated by Scott Magoon and read with the permission of Simon & Schuster.
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Flannel Board: Pete the Clown and His Five Bright Balloons
Pete the Clown bought five bright balloons at the carnival.
He was so excited about them, he sang a song as he walked along.
“I’ve got five balloo-oons! I’ve got five balloo-oons!” (sung to a congo line chant).
But then… POP!
One balloon broke and started to drop. (remove balloon from board.)
Now how many balloons did Pete have?
Did Pete cry? No, never.
He knows balloons don’t last forever.
Pete was still so happy to have four balloons, that he kept walking along and singing his song.
“I’ve got four balloo-oons! I’ve got four balloo-oons!”
(Repeat the same sequence of events until Pete is out of balloons, then add the following ending.)
Pete was out of balloons! What could he do?
Well, he stopped where he was, turned around, and went back to the carnival, where he got five more balloons.
As he walked along, he sang his song:
“I’ve got five balloo-oons! I’ve got five balloo-oons!
Source: Jen in the Library
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Book: A Balloon for Isabel
Written by Deborah Underwood Illustrated by Laura Rankin and read with the permission of Harper Collins.
Song: Skinnamarink
Skinnamarinky dinky-dink (Put your left elbow in right hand, wave.)
Skinnamarinky Doo (Right elbow in left hand, wave.)
I (Point to eye.)
Love (Cross your arms over your heart.)
You! (Point to audience.)
Skinnamarinky dinky-dink (Left elbow in right hand.)
Skinnamarinky Doo (Right elbow in left hand, wave.)
I (Point to your eye.)
Love (Cross arms in front of heart.)
You! (Point to audience.)
I love you in the morning (Cross arms above your head.)
And in the afternoon (Cross arms around your chest.)
I love you in the evening (Cross around your tummy.)
And underneath the moon! (Cross arms above head again.)
Skinnamarinky dinky-dink (Left arm in right hand, wave.)
Skinnamarinky doo (Right arm in left hand, wave.)
I (Point to your eye.)
Love (Cross arms in front of heart.)
You (Point to audience.)
Too (Show two fingers.)
Boo boop we doo! (Wave and kiss!)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix_LyeuYbcI
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Craft: 3D Balloons
Kit Supplies:
- Sky template
- Balloon shapes
- String
Supplies you need from home:
- Crayons, markers or colored pencils
- Glue
Instructions:
Step 1: Color the boy & girl on the sky template.
Step 2: Arrange your balloons on the template.
Step 3: Fold all of the balloon shapes in half. It is your choice if you want to make your balloons one color or multiple colors.
Step 4: Glue one of the folded balloons to the paper (where you have chosen), glue another half on top of that piece. Continue until you have stuck all the balloon shapes together.
Step 5: Glue a string on the bottom of each balloon. Glue the strings into the hands of the boy and girl.
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Closing Song: Thanks for Coming
(Tune: Oh My Darling Clementine)
Thanks for sitting, thanks for listening,
Thanks for coming here today!
Now that story time is over
Hope you have a lovely day!
Source: Literary Hoots
Join Miss Kris next week for story time about Painting!
– Miss Sharon, Youth Services Specialist