Bathtime Storytime for 2s and 3s

I did not get the chance to perform this storytime with the 2 and 3 year olds because I was very sick last week. My coworker lead the program for me on Tuesday but here is what I had planned:

1. Regular Opening Song (to tune of the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way our hands say hello,
With a clap, clap-clap, Clap, clap-clap
This the way our hands say hello,
With a clap, clap-clap, clap-clap

This is the way our knees say hello,
With a tap tap-tap,
Tap tap-tap
This is the way our knees say hello,
With a tap tap-tap, tap-tap

This is the way we wave hello,
Wave hello, wave hello
This is the way we wave hello,
So early in the morning

3. Blow bubbles and sing the song "Hello Bubble" brought to you by Jbrary!

Lyrics:
Hello Bubbles, hello bubbles
Come and land, come and land
Right in the middle, right in the middle
of my hand, of my hand

Goodbye bubbles, goodbye bubbles
time to go, time to go
I can help you, I can help you
with a blow, with a blow

3. Book: Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Janet Pederson

4. Flannelboard: Five Rubber Duckies by Miss Sarah (me!)
This rubber ducky is number one.
He went swimming in the bath just for fun.
With a wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And a Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
One rubber ducky came swimming back.

This rubber ducky is number two.
He walks around like others do.
With a wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And a Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Two rubber duckies came swimming back.

This rubber ducky is number three.
He’s hiding now-where can he be?
With a wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And a Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!Two rubber duckies came swimming back.

This rubber ducky is number four.
She ate a fish, but she wants some more.
With a wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And a Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Four rubber duckies came swimming back.

This rubber ducky is number five.
He flapped his wings and tried to fly.
With a wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And a Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Five rubber duckies came swimming back.

5. Song: Bob McGrath - Soap Song

6. Book: Big Red Tub

7. Flannelboard Story: 5 Hippos in a Bath Tub

One hippo in the bathtub,
Going for a swim.
Knock, knock (slap knees twice)
Splash, splash (clap hands twice)
Come on in! (motion ‘come’ with hands)

Continue until 5 Elephants…..
Five hipposs in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock
Splash, splash
They all fell in!

Idea taken from Sunflower Storytime and changed elephants to hippos since we had a hippo die-cut shape!


8. Song: Raffi - Bathtime
You could blow bubbles during this great Raffi song OR you could sing "Goodbye Bubble" (same as the opening Hello Bubble song shared above by Jbrary)



9. 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

10. Give children a duck stamp on their hand!

Additional Songs:

The Night I had a Dream by Laurie Berkner

 



 Louis Lion Sings Good Night -  Boys in the Bath (Track 5)

Carole Peterson - I Brush My Teeth (Track 7 from Baloney!)

Any song from the Seseme Street CD, Splish Splash Bath Time Fun

Other Books to consider:

Bathtime Piggly Wiggly by Christyan and Diane Fox

Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi Applet, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

My Blue Boat by Chris Demarest

Who's in the Tub by Sylvia Jones, illustrated by Pascala Constantin

Other Rhymes to Use:


Bubbles
a small bubble (make a circle with your hands)
a medium sized bubble (make a larger circle with your hands)
a great big bubble i see (make a large circle with your arms)
now let’s count them, are you ready?
1 –2 – 3 (make 3 circles again)
pop! (clap hands loudly once)

(From Sunflower Storytime)

Evan’s Bath Song by Rachel Bartkowiak
(To the tune of Rockabye, Baby)
Splishin’ and splashin’
In the bathtub.
When we take a bath
We clean and we scrub.
With a washcloth
And a little shampoo,
And when it’s all over
We smell good as new.
Splishin’ and splashin’
That’s what we do.
Don’t forget Ducky.
He likes it, too.
Watching’ the bubbles
Dance in the tub.
Oh, how we love bath time
Rub-a-dub-dub!
From Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

This is the Way We Take a Bath

(tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way we wash our hands
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands
So early in the morning.

This is the way we wash our hair
Wash our hair, wash our hair,
This is the way we wash our hair
so early in the morning.

This is the way we wash our feet
wash our feet, wash our feet
This is the way we wash our feet
So early in the morning

The Toothbrush Song
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Brush them everyday.
We put toothpaste on our brush
To help stop tooth decay.
Floss, floss, floss your teeth.
Floss them every day!
Using the string to clean between
Keeps the plaque away!
Clean, clean, clean your teeth.
Clean them every day!
Your teeth will sparkle for years to come
In the most beautiful way!
Brush, brush, brush your teeth.
Brush them every day!
Happy, healthy teeth you'll have
If it's done this way.
(From: Can Teach)