Sunday, December 3, 2017

Terrific Twos Storytime: Ghosts & Spooky Things

Can’t Wait to Celebrate
(from Jim Gill’s CD “Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense”)

ABCs

Open/Shut Them
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap 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 chinny chin chin
Open wide your little mouth- but do not let them in!

Count to 10 and Back

Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara


I've Got a Ghost
*each kid took a paper ghost to follow along with this song
(to the tune of "Skip to My Lou")
I've got a ghost on my knee
I've got a ghost on my knee
I've got a ghost on my knee
I hope he doesn't scare me!
[repeat with as many body parts as you would like]
adapted from Storytime Kids

Five Spooky Ghosts
Five grey and spooky ghosts, doing what they love most
Scaring some very silly kids- Boo! Boo!
One flew into the sky, where it was nice and dry
Now there are four grey spooky ghosts
[repeat until no ghosts are left]
from Storytime Ukulele

Breathing Ball

Just Say Boo by Susan Hood


Color Bats
*I made bats in 5 different colors of felt for this activity. When each child's color was called, they would place the bat on the felt board. It only took a little coaching from the caregivers.
The sun is setting, the moon's rising high
Now all the [red] bats start to fly!
from Abby the Librarian

If You're a Ghost and You Know It
If you're a ghost and you know just say boo (boo!)
If you're a ghost and you know just say boo (boo!)
If you're a ghost and you know it and you really want to show it
If you're a ghost and you know just say boo (boo!)
[we repeated with some suggestions from my big kids group the day before, including wolves/howling, bats/flapping wings, etc.]

Bubbles in the Air
There are bubbles in the air, in the air
There are bubbles in the air, in the air
There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles in the air
There are bubbles in the air, in the air
There are bubbles way up high, way up high
There are bubbles way up high, way up high
There are bubbles way up high, way up high in the sky
There are bubbles way up high, way up high
There are bubbles way down low, way down low
There are bubbles way down low, way down low
There are bubbles way down low, and they tickle on your toes
There are bubbles way down low, way down low

Bubbles

Goodbye Song
(to the tune of She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
The goodbye train is leaving see you soon (toot toot)
The goodbye train is leaving see you soon (toot toot)
The goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving

The goodbye train is leaving see you soon (toot toot)

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