19 Dec Storytime at Home: Cooking
Can’t join us for storytime at the library? Try creating your own version at home! Here are some ideas to try out for a cooking-themed storytime for you and your tiny chefs!
Books to Read:
Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki
A Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
Every Cake Has a Story by Christina Tosi
Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang
Action Song: Oh, Before I Eat My Meals
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
Oh, before I eat my meals I wash my hands (scrub, scrub)
Oh, before I eat my meals I wash my hands (scrub, scrub)
Oh, it’s very smart I think,
Sending those germs right down the sink,
Oh, before I eat my meals I wash my hands (scrub, scrub).
Oh, before I eat my meals I set my place (set, set)
Oh, before I eat my meals I set my place (set, set)
I set everything I need,
I feel very proud indeed,
Oh, before I eat my meals I set my place (set, set).
Oh, before I eat my meals I pass the food (pass the plate)
Oh, before I eat my meals I pass the food (pass the plate)
‘Cause we know it’s only fair
For us all to have our share
Oh, before I eat my meals I pass the food (pass the plate).
Fingerplay: 5 Little Apples
Five little apples lying on the floor.
I’ll roll one away, and that leaves four.
Four little apples hanging on a tree.
I’ll pick one off, and that leaves three.
Three little apples, I know what to do!
I’ll put one in my pocket, and that leaves two.
Two little apples sitting in the sun.
I’ll pick one up, and that leaves one.
One little apple waiting in my lunch.
I’ll eat it up with a crunch, crunch, crunch!
Song: On Top of Spaghetti
(Tune: On Top of Old Smokey)
On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table
And onto the floor,
And then my poor meatball
Rolled right out the door!
It rolled in a garden
And under a bush
Now my poor meatball
Was nothing but mush
The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be
Early next summer
It grew into a tree
The tree was all covered
With beautiful moss
It grew lovely meatballs
In a tomato sauce
So if you like spaghetti
All covered with cheese
Hold on to your meatballs
And DON’T EVER SNEEZE!
A-A-A-CHOO!
Play and more
Continue your storytime with kitchen play or cook a meal together! Ask questions as you go to build early literacy skills, such as: What letter does ‘cookie’ start with? What color is the cheese? What shape is the orange? How many plates are there? Can you stir the spoon in the bowl?
Written by Ryan F., Youth Services Library Assistant
