MARCH Book Babies + Toddlers: Food
MARCH Book Babies + Toddlers: Food
It may not surprise you that many toddlers are picky eaters, preferring foods like macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, and fruit snacks. This is actually normal, but you can help them develop their palate and move toward healthier eating—though you might have to be crafty about it. Check out the tips at KidsHealth and introduce them to some great books about a variety of foods. Happy eating!
Book Babies: Wednesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Babies not yet walking (Ages 0 – 12 months)
Toddler Time: Monday & Tuesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Toddlers who are walking (Ages 1 – 2 years)
Welcome Songs
Here We Are Together
Here we are together, together, together! Oh, here we are together in our library. There’s (sing names)… Here we are together in our library!
Hello Everybody
Hello everybody let’s clap our hands*, clap our hands, clap our hands. Hello everybody let’s clap our hands today! *pat our head, stretch up high, wiggle our fingers, tickle our knees, kick our feet, bounce up high!
S, T, R, W, P
(Sing while pointing to each finger on your child’s hand.) Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play each day!
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
TIP
When you give your child positive reinforcement by clapping or telling her she did a great job, you are encouraging her to act both independently and cooperatively. To encourage independence and cooperation at home, use activities that your child can do easily and don’t forget to give lots of positive reinforcement. – “Reading Picture Books With Children” by Lambert
Activity
Give your child a simple job, like putting toys away, wiping off a high chair tray, or even crawling to reach a toy, and let her do it herself. Praise her with clapping, hugs, or kisses for her efforts. This teaches her that she is capable and an important part of a team.
Books Presented
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Lunch by Denise Fleming
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Dinner: A Shapes Book by World of Eric Carle
Eat Up, Bear! by Terry Pierce
Baby Signs for Mealtimes by Linda P. Acredolo
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Pudding on a Plate
Pudding on a plate, pudding on a plate (rock from side to side)
Wibble, wobble, wibble wobble
Pudding on a plate!
Candies in a jar, candies in a jar (bounce up and down)
Shake ’em up, shake ’em up
Candies in a jar.
Candles on a cake, candles on a cake
Blow ’em out, blow ’em out
(tip baby upside-down and blow on baby’s face)
Candles on a cake. (give baby hug)
Source: King County Library System
Apples on the Ground
Apples* on the ground (shake on floor),
Apples in the trees (shake high),
Apples on the rooftop (hold above head)
but not on me! (drop)
*Lemons, oranges, plums, cherries, limes
Adapted from Jbrary
Popcorn Kernels
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
Popcorn kernels
In the pot (bunch scarves up in fists)
In the pot
Shake it, shake it, shake it (shake fists)
Shake it, shake it, shake it
Til they pop (throw scarves)
Til they pop
Source: Jbrary
Hey, Mr. Caterpillar
Hey, Mr. Caterpillar, how are you?
Do you like to eat?
Oh, yes you do!
What do you like?
Oh, you like _______!
Munch, munch, munch!
We know you do, ‘cause you ate it through!
Source: Katie Leigh
Vegetable Soup… Bubble, Bubble, Pop!
One little carrot
Cooking in the soup pot,
Cooking in the soup pot,
Cooking in the soup pot.
One little carrot
Cooking in the soup pot,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!
Adapted from Jbrary
Roly Poly
(Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up… up, up, up
Roly roly poly, roly roly poly
down, down, down… down, down, down!
Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
Source: Jbrary
Round and Round the Butter Dish
Round and round the butter dish (circle fingers on back or tummy)
One, two, three (tap)
A little here, a little there (tickle ears)|
As tasty as can be! (nibble neck)
Source: King County Library System
Toss Your Scarves
Tune: Jingle Bells
Toss your scarves, toss your scarves
Toss them way up high.
Toss your scarves up in the air,
‘til they reach the sky.
Wave your scarves, wave your scarves,
Twirl them ‘round and ‘round.
Twirl your scarves one more time,
Then let them, all fall down.
Source: Acorn Song Library
The Sneezing Song
Please don’t feed me black-eyed peas
You know what they will do
For if you feed me black-eyed peas
I’m going to sneeze
Ah-ah-ah-choo!
Please don’t feed me macaroni and cheese…
Please don’t feed me chocolate chip cookies…
By Jim Gill
