APRIL Book Babies + Toddler: Birthdays
It’s my birthday! Did you know that birthdays aren’t just fun and exciting for children—they’re also a great learning opportunity? Looking forward to and celebrating a birthday helps children understand traditions, family gatherings, and the joy of giving and receiving. Even something as simple as counting candles on a cake introduces early math skills. It’s also a wonderful time for parents to reflect on their child’s growth and developmental milestones. So… happy birthday!
Book Babies: Wednesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 0 – 10 months
Toddler Time: Monday & Tuesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 11 – 23 months
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
Talk to your child throughout the day! Narrate what you’re doing, ask them questions, and respond to their babbles or words. This builds their vocabulary and helps them understand the flow of language.
Activity
Pick a favorite book and find objects around the house that match things in the story. For example, if you’re reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, gather small stuffed animals or toys that match the animals in the book. As you read, let your toddler find and hold each object. This makes reading interactive and fun while reinforcing word-object connections!
Books Presented
A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas
Little White Fish Has a Party by Guido Van Genechten
Where is Baby's Birthday Cake?: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Karen Katz
It’s Baby’s birthday, but where is Baby’s cake? Little ones will love lifting the large, sturdy flaps to find Baby’s birthday cake in this new Karen Katz board book. Children will discover fun, festive objects under each flap until they finally find Baby’s yummy birthday cake on the final page of this adorable title.
The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli
Click, Clack, Surprise! by Doreen Cronin
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
Dog & Friends: Birthday by Emma Dodd
The Crayons' Book of Colors by Drew Daywalt
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
The Grand Old Duke of York
The Grand Old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they’re up, they’re up.
And when they’re down, they’re down.
And when they’re only halfway up
They’re neither up nor down.
Oh he marched them to the left.
And he marched them to the right.
Then he marched them up to the top of the hill,
And marched them out of sight.
Source: Jbrary
Pat a Cake
Pat a cake, pat a cake
Baker’s man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and roll it
And mark it with B
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!
Source: Cali’s Books
Five Birthday Candles
5 birthday candles, wish there were more, blow out one (blow), and then there are 4
4 birthday candles, pretty as can be, blow out one (blow), and then there are 3
3 birthday candles, mother bought them new, blow out one (blow), and then there are 2
2 birthday candles, birthday cakes are fun, blow out one (blow), and then there is 1
1 birthday candle, a birthday wish is fun, but blow out one, then there are none!
Source: Pasadena Public Library
Wiggle, Waggle Went the Bear
Wiggle, waggle went the bear
Catching bees in his underwear
One bee out, one bee in
One bee bit him on his big bearskin!
Source: Jbrary
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: Preschool Express
If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it, wave your scarf.
If you’re happy and you know it, wave your scarf.
If you’re happy and you know it, your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, wave your scarf.
*peek-a-boo, wave it high, wave it low, shake it fast, shake it slow.
Source: Preschool Express
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