I love volunteering with our local library, and want to share some of the fun themes I've done with the kids! I volunteered this Easter season to run story hour and here's what we did!
Our current group of community kiddos are on the younger side, babies through ages 4, with most kiddos being 18 months - 3. We do have a few older homeschool kiddos that join their families, so I try to include them too! It's a fun age range to keep entertained.
Getting Started: I love using a parachute and stuffed animals from the library to get things moving while kids trickle in as story hour begins. Things to try while using the parachute - everyone go low, everyone go high! Everyone go slow, everyone go fast! Everyone, stop. Everyone go slow + fast, high + slow. Counting to three then stopping, everyone going under the parachute, etc. There's so much to learn with these simple movements for little kiddos! Plus, it's just so fun for them. And it's a great way to feel like the program has started for the day, while still giving time for families to arrive a few minutes late. Song we did this week: The Bunny Hop by Ray Anthony & His Orchestra.
Books: There are tooooo many cute Easter themed books! With our age group, I opted for board books so that we could read several or just one or two depending on the kid's vibe that day. We read:
Turkey's Eggcellent Easter by Wendi Silvano
Count on the Easter Pups (Paw Patrol book) by Random House
Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
Hop! Hop! by Leslie Patricelli
You're My Little Honey Bunny by Nicola Edwards
Wiggle Break: Inevitably, these kiddos will need to get some wiggles out! I brought my bluetooth speakers and led the kids in these songs: Hop Little Bunnies by Toddler Fun Learning, The Bunny Hokey Pokey by the Kiboomers, Hoppy and You Know it by Mr. Yipadee.
Craft: I found this cute Easter Chick craft on Pinterest and knew it would be fun to try with the kiddos! It's painting without (hopefully) too much mess and would make cute little chicks to take home. All you need is white paper, yellow paint, plastic forks, orange paper and some googly eyes! They turned out adorable!
Older Siblings Activity: Since we have some older siblings tag along, I try to have some activities for them too! I found these word searches and crosswords at TeachersPayTeachers. (The ones I chose are free!) I also printed a few of these coloring sheets in case the craft ran short or the olders needed more activities!
Happy Easter time at the Library!
Thanks for reading!
-Kami
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