One of the big events that we do at least 1 time each summer is a story time in the park.  When we do these events, it is not uncommon to ha...

I love bringing nursery rhymes into story time and one of my favorite is Baa Baa Black Sheep.  There is so much you can do with it, from rhy...

We have a great relationship going this summer with our local Parks & Rec department (yay Julie for organizing!) and are doing a lot of ...

I love summer reading time because I get to pull out my favorite programs!  One such program is Parachute Games.  Once you have a parachute ...

Once upon a time, I attended a Jim Gill early childhood workshop and he brought out a giant dance scrunchie.  He showed off how he used his ...

One of my favorite easy and cheap props are stick puppets.  You can make them in bulk quickly and the kids love them.  This week's butte...

This past fall my library was given a grant to develop circulating early literacy kits.  As I was going through catalogs, I realized that I ...

This week for our Flannel Friday Thanksgiving Extravaganza I am showing off I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson.  I lo...

This week's contribution is a prop that is perfect for any Halloween story times that you are planning.  I even used it for my Trick-or-...

As some of you may know, I am in transition between two buildings right now.  Below is what my old desk currently looks like.  Please note t...

We are starting to prep here for our fall story times and one of our themes will be squirrels.  To add a little fun to the program, I made s...

I'll admit that I am a BIG fan of using props in story times.  One of my favorites to use are shakers.  For those that haven't used ...