New Things to Do, New Things to See!
Happy New Year! Help little ones prepare for all the new things that they'll experience this year-and beyond- with these fun stories and rhymes.
Babies
| "Rainbow" | |
| (Perform with baby on your lap.) | |
| There's a world outside my window | Clap baby's hands gently. |
| It's a world of color for me. | |
| Fiddle-dee-dee, outside my window. | |
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There's a world of color for me. |
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| Rainbow, rainbow, | |
| Rainbow around me. | Bring baby's hands to your chest. |
| Rainbow, rainbow, | Return to clapping little baby's hands. |
| Rainbow around me. | Bring baby's hands to your chest. |
Toddlers
Little Quack's New Friend
by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Derek Anderson
ISBN: 0689868936
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| "Make New Friends" | |
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(Share this rhyme in a quiet voice. For the tune and an animated version of the song, see this video: http://youtu.be/OOHUNlSiH8U Additional song lyrics are available at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/makenew.htm) |
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| Make new friends, | Clap hands. |
| But keep the old. | |
| One is silver | |
| And the other is gold. | |
| A circle is round, | Make an imaginary circle using your index finger. |
| It has no end. | |
| That's how long | |
| I'll be your friend. | Tickle your little one when you get to "friend." |
Preschoolers
Arthur's First Sleepover
by Marc Brown
ISBN: 0316059560
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| "The More We Get Together" | |
| (For the tune, go to: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/moreweget.htm) | |
| The more we get together, | Clap hands. |
| Together, together. | |
| The more we get together, | |
| The happier we'll be. | |
| For your friends are my friends, | Point to little one, then to yourself. |
| And my friends are your friends. | Point to yourself, then to little one. |
| The more we get together, | Continuing clapping hands together. |
| The happier we'll be! | End with single loud clap on "be." |
