January Drop-in Storytime Ideas

Every year we try something different with January. We follow the Region 12 delayed school scheduled. So, if school is delayed, we also start late and cancel storytime. This year we tried drop-in for January.....and attendance was very very small....

Winter
Read: Here Comes Jack Frost by Konora and Caps, Hats, Socks and Mittens by Borden
Craft: Q-tip snowflakes

• Need Qtips/cottonswabs, white glue, wax paper and glitter.
• Tape a piece of wax paper to craft table
• Place a generous dollop of glue on middle of wax paper. Have child dip one end of 8 Qtips into glue, then  lay the opposite end into the glue.
• Have child sprinkle some glitter onto the entire "snowflake" and let dry.
• When dry, carefully loosen from wax paper....Viola you have a snowflake.

Bears
Read: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Craft: Bear Cave

• Cut-out of a cave and a bear, have child color bear and place inside the cave. Glue ... The end.

Song:
Here is a Cave (Author Unknown)
Here is a cave (Make a cave out of your fingers on one hand)
Inside is a bear. (Put your thumb into the cave)
Now he comes out
To get some fresh air. (Take thumb out)

He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat.

When Snow starts to fall
He hurries inside
His warm little cave
And there he will hide. (Put thumb back into the cave)

Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug. (Place your other hand over the cave)

National Hugging Day
Read: What Baby Wants by Root and Snuggle Puppy boardbook by Boynton
Craft: Hug card

• Need two cut-out arms, square-cut colored craft paper and the poem (see below).
• Have child arms, glue poem onto center of colored craft paper and then glue arms at either end of the square. When glue is dry, fold arms in.

Poem:
A hug delights and warms and charms,
it must be why we all have arms!
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
sweet for sisters and swell for brothers.
So, stretch those arms without delay and
give someone a HUG today!
Here is my hug for you!