Ms. Rachel did FROGGIES in Baby PlayGroup this week. Try some books and some songs from the following list:
Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan.
Sing "Five Green And Speckled Frogs" in Five Little Monkeys by Dennis Buck.
Sing "Five Little Frogs" with Raffi in Singable Songs For The Very Young.
Find other program songs we sing in With You by Gemini, our Local Artists.

BABY PLAY GROUPS will return to all Branches AGAIN, the week of June 22!
Books for Babies and Toddlers often include playing a game. Counting, finding, touching, and learning are all fun games. Here are a few examples in Board Book format.
Counting Cockatoos
I Spy Little Bunnies
My Very First Book Of Shapes
Pat The Bunny
Do them once. Do them again!
Now you are a part of the FUN game.
AGAIN!

Looking for activities to do with Little Kids? There are great ideas for Play and Arts in the following books:
The Big Book Of Playtime Activities
Games To Play With Toddlers
Bright From The Start
Entertaining and Educating Babies and Toddlers

PlayGroup Sessions end, BUT let those Babies DANCE at TRAVERWOOD on December 28, 4:00 - 4:30 pm. Push back the coffee table; clear out the lamps; and have a dance in the Living Room to practice with:
Heel, Toe, Away We Go
Stomp, Glide, Wobble
Motown Dances
Shakin' A Tailfeather

The NEW YEAR is coming. Sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Here are some birthday books and songs you can enjoy with your baby.
STORIES: Little Gorilla
The Birthday Box
Oscar's Half Birthday
F Is For Fieasta
SONGS on CD: Birthday Party!
Birthday Party Songs

When you are reading to Babies and Toddlers be sure to include board books by Sandra Boynton. They are fun ... even after you have read them over, and over, and over, and over .... =)
Doggies; Blue Hat, Green Hat; Barnyard Dance; Moo, Baa, La La La!; But Not The Hippopotamus!; Horns To Toes And In Between; and Pajama Time!.

What do you do with the Baby-O ?
Start with Art ! FIRST ART: Art Experiences For Toddlers And Twos is packed with recipes and ideas for first art experiences anyone can do at home or in groups.
Then the Games ! The Baby's Game Book reminds you of plenty of lap games to count on and bounce on.

Home again Home again Jiggety Jig! My favorite rhythm-and-rhyme book for little folks is Piggy In The Puddle by Charlotte Pomerantz. It tells a piggy story with nursery rhyme rhythm. You can watch and listen to a claymation version of the story in the Reading Rainbow DVD Piggy In The Puddle, which includes "This House Is Made Of Mud" and the "Hippopotamus Song".

BABY PLAYGROUPS begin next week.
Love those babies! Bring them to PlayGroup!!
Here are some lovey dovey stories to share at home.
More, More, More Said The Baby by Vera Williams.
So Much by Trish Cook.
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein.

Kitchens and Food are everyday life. Babies know food. Try these and carry-on about food!
Yum! Yum! a book of "food" Nursery Rhymes.
Check out these Song Discs and Sing along.
"Biscuits In the Oven" with Raffi in Baby Beluga
"Teddy Bears Picnic" with Kevin Roth in Unbearable Bears or
"Pat-A-Cake" with Sharon, Lois and Bram in Mainly Mother Goose