Nighttime Storytime

School-Age Storytime

Books:
Bedtime Is Cancelled by Cece Meng
   This book was mediocre. The kids didn't seemed too impressed by it but they enjoyed it enough to listen attentively.

Oscar and the Mooncats by Lynda Gene Rymond
   This book gets a little creepy when the mooncats try to get Oscar to drink the moonmilk so he will be trapped on the moon forever. The kids seemed to like this one.

Activity:
Star Search-Find stars hidden around the room.
Star Catching- Catch stars (bubbles) in a cup.

Craft:
Shooting Stars

Bedtime Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Books:
Cornelius P. Mud, Are you Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg
Papa, Please get the Moon For Me by Eric Carle
Froggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
Bears in Beds by Shirley Parenteau
Brownie and Pearl Hit the Hay by Cynthia Rylant
No Bed Without Ted by Nicola Smee

Rhyme:
There were 5 in the bed and the little one said,
Roll over, roll over.
So they all rolled over and one fell out,
Boom! Ouch!

There were 4....

There was one in the bed and the little one said,
Goodnight!
(Snore loudly, pretend to fall asleep)

Craft:
Give kids lots of bears so they can decide how many to put in the bed. Cut out blankets from scrapbooking paper so kids can choose their pattern.

Bedtime Storytime

Toddler Storytime

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Books:
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready For Bed? by Barney Saltzberg
Five in the Bed by Penny Dann

Rhyme:
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Craft:
Give kids lots of bears so they can decide how many to put in the bed. Cut out Blankets from scrapbooking paper so kids can choose their pattern.