MillenniaLibrarian: Baby Lapsit June 2019

My Baby Lapsit formula is:

Intro and hello
Board Book #1
Lap Bounce Journey ("Bumpy Road/Smooth Road" and two recorded songs)
Board Book #2
Movement song or another lap bounce song (optional, depends on time)
Peek-a-Boo
Goodbye
Bubbles and Community Playtime

June 4

Board Book #1

Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla

Lap Bounce Journey

"Bumpy Road/Smooth Road"
Grownups are instructed to seat their baby facing forward on their laps and bounce along with me as I demonstrate with a roughly baby-sized teddy bear. Here is the chant:

Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Smooth road, smooth road. (Move baby smoothly back and forth)
Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Smooth road, smooth road. (Move baby smoothly back and forth)
Rough road, rough road! (Bounce baby higher than before)
Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Rough road, rough road! (Bounce baby higher than before)
Hole! (Hold baby under armpits and let them fall between your legs)

"My Bouncing Buckaroo"
I learned this one in an online course I took recently to brush up on my storytime sign language skills. Before we do this rhyme I like to go over counting up to ten using only one hand and American Sign Language numbers (this is a little above babies' developmental stage but a good skill for parents to learn and practice for later). I also like to emphasize that this fun rhyme gets children ready to laugh at jokes later in life by making them anticipate the last line, then doing something unexpected by getting loud and crazy! This is the general basis of most jokes, so in addition to numbers and rhyming words, this is a good exercise in building social skills.

One, I love you. Two, I love you.
Three, I love you so!
Four, I love you. Five, I love you.
Never let you go!
Six, I love you. Seven, I love you.
Eight, you love me too!
Nine, I love you. Ten, I love you...
My Bouncing Buckaroooooooooooo!!!!!

"Noble Duke of York"