Baby Lapsit 5-18-18

Today after saying hello, our first book was Who Says That, Cat the Cat by Mo Willems. Personally, I'm delighted by every single Mo Willems book, so I was excited to find out he has board books as well. This one invites lots of interaction with animal sounds, and ends with a big hug for Bunny the Bunny.

Our lap bounce portion began, as always, with "Bumpy 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)

For the musical lap bounce portion today, I went with my standby theme of "pop:" "Pop Goes the Weasel," and "Popcorn" by Raffi twice through. This morning, I encouraged the grownups to toss their baby into the air a couple of inches for the POPs, instead of just lifting them. A few did, and it sounded from the giggles like the babies had the time of their lives. 

Our second book today was I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak. That book happened to be an at-home favorite of one of my regular babies who attends with his grandma, so it was fun to read it with them in the room. There's nothing especially remarkable about this book as far as baby-level board books go, but it's very sweet, and I like to pick books about grownup/child love and bonding as much as possible for this storytime.

Finally, it was time to say goodbye to our friends, and finish up with bubbles and toys.

Baby Lapsit 5-11-18

Today after saying hello to all our friends, we read one of my favorite books: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn. I love the whole Lola series, because Lola and her little brother love reading, the library, and books. The board book is a shortened version of the original picture book, but just as fun for kids to see the environment they are currently in reflected back at them on the pages of a book.

Our lap bounce portion began, as always, with "Bumpy 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)

Our musical lap bounce today was "Little Red Wagon" and "Milkshake." 

Usually I do "Milkshake" the way the Jbrary ladies do, but today we stood up on the last verse. It was a hit for babies and grownups; I heard lots of big belly laughs!

Our second book today was Nighty-Night by Leslie Patricelli. There are no more than four words on each page, and it demonstrates a nice bedtime routine for a baby about the age of our Baby Lapsit patrons. 

Finally, it was time to say goodbye to our friends and have bubbles and community playtime.