New Baby (UPDATED)

New Baby

New babies are always exciting additions to our families! Here are some great books and rhymes to share with your family and new baby!


READ: Books 

I Am A Big Brother By Caroline Jayne Church
The New Baby By Mercer Mayer
Waiting for Baby By Rachel Fuller
I Am a Big Sister By Caroline Jayne Church
You were the First By Patricia MacLachlan
I'm a Big Sister By Joanna Cole
I'm a Big Brother Joanna Cole
The Baby is Here! By Angela Santomero
The Wonderful Things You Will Be By Emily Winfield Martin
King Baby By Kate Beaton 
I'm Not Little By Alison Inches 
One Special Day By Lola Schafer

 RHYMES AND SONGS:

 Tickle: “Baby’s Fingers”
These are baby’s fingers (touch fingers)
These are baby’s toes (touch toes)
This is baby’s belly button (touch stomach)
Round and round it goes! (tickle)
Credit: Co-workers or online reasources

“Gitty –Up (Lap Ride)”

Gitty--up, gitty--up, gitty--up

Up—up!

Gitty--up, gitty--up, gitty--up

Up—up!

Gitty--up, gitty--up, gitty--up

Up—up!

Whoooa---Horsey (Raise Arms in the air)

 Credit: Myself

Tick -Tock (Lap Ride)

Holding baby in your lap rock back and forth during rhyme—on cuckoo part lift baby in the air

Tick- Tock, tick-tock,

I’m a little cuckoo clock.

Tick- Tock, tick-tock,

Now it’s almost ten o’clock

Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!(on cuckoo part lift baby in the air)

Credit: Myself

Five Little Babies… Five little babies were playing together one day. One saw a ball, and so he crawled away.
Four little babies were playing together one day. One saw a rattle, and she crawled away.
Three little babies were playing together one day. One saw a kitty cat, and he crawled away.
Two little babies were playing together one day. One saw a teddy bear, and she crawled away.
One little baby was playing by himself one day. He cried and his mommy came and took him away.
 Credit Nuttinbutpreschool.com

Pat a Cake… Pat a cake; pat a cake (Clap hands to words.) Baker’s man Bake me a cake as fast as you can (Clap faster.) Pat it and roll it (Roll hands around each other.) And mark it with a “B” (Clap hands to words.) And put it in the oven for baby and me
Credit: Childhood 

Five Little Babies… Five little babies in the bed (hold up fingers & remove one each time) And the little one said, “Roll over, roll over.” (roll hands) So they all rolled over & one fell out There were 4 in the bed And the little one said, “Roll over, roll over.” Etc. down to “one in the bed” And the little one said, “Good Night!”
Credit Nuttinbutpreschool.com


For Baby… Little fingers, Little toes, Little mouth, Little nose. Little ears, With which to hear, Little baby, So precious and dear.
Credit Nuttinbutpreschool.com

This Little Piggy… This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had roast beef. This little piggy had none. This little piggy cried wee, wee, wee, all the way home.
 Credit: childhood

Rock- A- Bye Baby… Rock- A- Bye baby on the tree top. When the wind blows the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks the cradle will fall. And down will come baby cradle and all.
Credit: Childhood

“With Our Hands”

(tune -Mary had a little lamb)

With our hands we clap, clap, clap

Clap, clap, clap

Clap, clap, clap

With our hands we clap, clap, clap

We have lots of fun!

We are feet we tap, tap, tap

Tap, tap, tap

Tap, tap, tap

With our feet we tap, tap, tap

We have lots of fun!

Credit:myself 

 Fingerplay: “Peek-a-Boo”
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose and your tiny toes
Peek-a-boo! I see you!
Credit: Read Sing Play/ Storytime katie

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Baby sister coloring 

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