{"id":391,"date":"2014-11-06T16:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T21:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edcarlibrary.ca\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T19:46:27","slug":"babytime-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.edcarlibrary.ca\/?page_id=391","title":{"rendered":"Storytime Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some things that you can do with your baby at home!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fingerplays<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>This Little Piggy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(done with your baby&#8217;s toes, starting with the big toe)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This little piggy went to market,<br \/>\nThis little piggy stayed at home,<br \/>\nThis little piggy had roast beef,<br \/>\nThis little piggy had none.<br \/>\nAnd this little piggy went<br \/>\n&#8220;Wee wee wee&#8221; all the way home!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wee Wiggy<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>(done on your baby&#8217;s fingers, starting with the pinkie)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wee wiggy,<br \/>\nPoke piggy,<br \/>\nTom whistle,<br \/>\nJohn gristle,<br \/>\nAnd big ole gobble, gobble, gobble! (pretend to gobble baby&#8217;s thumb)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bouncing songs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bounce your baby in your arms or on your knee while you sing these songs. Toddlers can bounce on their own, slapping their knees, clapping their hands and reaching up high with the actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Smooth Road to London Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nA smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nAnd the road goes up (lift your baby up or reach into the air)<br \/>\nAnd the road goes down (set your baby back down or reach down to the floor)<br \/>\nA smooth road to London Town.<\/p>\n<p>But by and by we come to a wood,<br \/>\nAnd there the roads are not so good.<br \/>\n(Bounce your baby fast)<br \/>\nA bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road to London town!<\/p>\n<p>A smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nA smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nAnd the road goes up (lift your baby up or reach into the air)<br \/>\nAnd the road goes down (set your baby back down or reach down to the floor)<br \/>\nA smooth road to London Town.<\/p>\n<p>But by and by we come to a dell,<br \/>\nAnd there the roads are not not so swell.<br \/>\n(Bounce your baby fast)<br \/>\nA bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road to London town!<\/p>\n<p>A smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nA smooth road to London town,<br \/>\nAnd the road goes up (lift your baby up or reach into the air)<br \/>\nAnd the road goes down (set your baby back down or reach down to the floor)<br \/>\nA smooth road to London Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Wibbleton to Wobbleton<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(bounce baby from one side to the other as you sing this song)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From Wibbleton to Wobbleton is 15 miles.<br \/>\nFrom Wobbleton to Wibbleton is 15 miles.<br \/>\nFrom Wibbleton to Wobbleton, from Wobbleton to Wibbleton, from Wibbleton to Wobbleton is 15 miles!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nursery Rhymes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These classic nursery rhymes are great to sing to your baby or toddler!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Bo Peep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,<br \/>\nAnd doesn&#8217;t know where to find them.<br \/>\nLeave them alone and they&#8217;ll come home,<br \/>\nWagging their tails behind them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Miss Muffet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet,<br \/>\nEating her curds and whey.<br \/>\nAlong came a spider and sat down beside her,<br \/>\nAnd frightened Miss Muffet away!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary, Mary Quite Contrary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mary, Mary, quite contrary,<br \/>\nHow does your garden grow?<br \/>\nWith silver bells, and cockle shells,<br \/>\nAnd pretty maids all in a row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Old Mother Hubbard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Old Mother Hubbard, she went to her cupboard,<br \/>\nTo fetch her poor dog a bone,<br \/>\nBut when she got there, the cupboard was bare,<br \/>\nAnd so her poor dog had none.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-51685802-1', 'edcarlibrary.ca'); ga('send', 'pageview'); \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some things that you can do with your baby at home! 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