Valentines Day Themed Storytime for Early Talkers (Ages 0-3)

Theme: Valentines Day
Introduction Song: Open Shut Them

Open, shut them

Open, shut them

Give a little clap, clap, clap

Open, shut them, open, shut them

Lay them in your lap, lap, lap

Creepy crawly, creepy crawly,

Right up to your chin, chin, chin

Open up your little mouth

But do not let them in, in in

Little Heart

I have a little heart, (place hand over heart)

And it goes thump, thump, thump (pat chest three times)

It keeps right on beating,

When I jump, jump, jump (jump three times)

I get a special feeling, when I look at you. (point to child)

It makes me want to give you a hug or two. (hug yourself)

Book #1 Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck!

Lovebird Fingerpuppets

Two lit­tle love­birds sit­ting on a hill

One named Jack, one named Jill

Fly away Jack, fly away Jill

Come back Jack, come back Jill.

*kiss* muah!

Two little lovebirds sitting on a cloud

One named Soft, one named Loud

Fly away Soft

Fly away Loud

Come back Soft, come back Loud 

*kiss* muah!

I personally sewed these. They could have looked a little more bird-like but I think they turned out well :) The rhyme was short but with the hand motions, it made the children pay attention and was a nice transition to the next book.

Idea taken from the blog, Sunflower Storytime 

Book #2 All the Things I love About You by LeUyen Pham

5 Kisses Flannel Board Poem

For this one, I laminated pictures of family member's faces (Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, a dog, and a cat just for good measure) and I laminated 5 images of lips. It will work best with the family pictures that are just faces, rather than the ones with full bodies since the kisses will have to be big enough to be seen from the back of  the room. Each time I "kiss" someone, I'll add the laminated image of lips to the person and I will make a kiss sound! One thing I wish I did differently is have more of a multicultural family.

I have five kisses that I want to give away.

Who should I kiss this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll kiss Mommy!

*kiss* muah!

I have four kisses that I want to give away.

Who should I kiss this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll kiss Daddy!

*kiss* muah!

I have 3 kisses that I want to give away.

Who should I kiss this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll kiss Grandma!

*kiss* muah!

I have 2 kisses that I want to give away.

Who should I kiss this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll kiss Grandpa!

*kiss* muah!

I have 1 kiss that I want to give away.

Who should I kiss this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll kiss my doggy!

*kiss* muah!

Song: Skidamarink a Dinka Dink

Skidamarink a dinka dink. (Put right elbow in  left hand and wiggle  fingers)

Skidamarink a doo. (Put left elbow in right hand and wiggle fingers)

I love you. (Point to eyes, hug yourself, and point to others)

Skidamarink a dinka dink. (Repeat actions)

Skidamarink a doo.

I love you.

I love you in the morning. (Make a big circle over head  like the sun)

And in the afternoon. (Hold arms in circle out in front of you)

I love you in the evening. (Move arms in circle down)

And underneath the moon. (Release arms and make another big circle over head)

Skidamarink a dinka dink.

Skidamarink a doo.

I love you.

I chose the next book and poem because I really did not want to leave out Daddies! They are just as important as Mommies!

Daddy Loves Me
(To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Daddy loves me

Yes he does.

Yes he does.

Yes he does.

Daddy loves me

Yes he does.

He loves me every day.

He gives me hugs and kisses,

kisses, kisses.

He gives me hugs and kisses.

To tell me he loves me.

I love my daddy,

daddy, daddy.

I love my daddy and he loves me too.

 Book #3  I Love My Dad by Anna Walker

Song: It's a Very Simple Song

Songs to use with Shakers:

Closing Song  (to tune of the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way our hands say goodbye

With a clap clap-clap

Clap, clap-clap.

This is the way our hands say goodbye

With a clap, clap-clap ,clap-clap.

This is the way our knees say goodbye

With a tap tap-tap.

Tap tap-tap.

This is the way our knees say goodbye

With a tap tap-tap, tap-tap.

This is the way we wave goodbye

Wave goodbye, wave goodbye

This is the way we wave goodbye

Goodbye until next time.