Storytime Themes
Our Barefoot Books storytimes include a related activity and can be adapted for different age groups. Each workshop is $50 (per venue) and lasts about one hour. Storytimes where each attendee receives a book are also available (cost varies). Here are some of our favorites with many more to come:
*Animal Boogie: Sing and dance to this fun sing along and make jungle animal masks!
*Driving my Tractor: Sing along and make farm animal finger puppets! Related books: There's a Cow in the Cabbage Patch, How Big is a Pig, A Farmer's Life for Me
*There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea: Sing along and decorate sea creatures with paper collage.
*Secret Seahorse: Learn about sea creatures and create underwater fabric collage scenes inspired by the illustrations by Clare Beaton.
*Monkey See, Monkey Do: This Indian folktale from The Story Tree will be read, acted out, and then children will have the opportunity to design their own hats or make a monkey mask!
*Port Side Pirates/Starlight Sailor: Create treasure maps, spyglasses, and paper boats!
*Grandpa's Garden/What's This?: Design your own garden plot and plant seeds.
*The Gigantic Turnip: This humorous classic tale lends itself to acting and decorating farm animal masks.
*Lola's Fandango: Enjoy this beautiful story then create little dancers.
*Bear at Home/Bear About Town: Create maps of our homes and our towns after reading these fun Bear books!
*The Prince's Bedtime/The Real Princess: Decorate crowns and make wands!
*Lin Yi's Lantern: Make paper lanterns!
*My Daddy is a Pretzel/Yoga Pretzels: Join in yoga poses and breathing exercises!
*Kids' Kitchen/Herb the Vegetarian Dragon: Create a simple cooking activity and learn about healthy foods!
*Animal Boogie: Sing and dance to this fun sing along and make jungle animal masks!
*Driving my Tractor: Sing along and make farm animal finger puppets! Related books: There's a Cow in the Cabbage Patch, How Big is a Pig, A Farmer's Life for Me
*There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea: Sing along and decorate sea creatures with paper collage.
*Secret Seahorse: Learn about sea creatures and create underwater fabric collage scenes inspired by the illustrations by Clare Beaton.
*Monkey See, Monkey Do: This Indian folktale from The Story Tree will be read, acted out, and then children will have the opportunity to design their own hats or make a monkey mask!
*Port Side Pirates/Starlight Sailor: Create treasure maps, spyglasses, and paper boats!
*Grandpa's Garden/What's This?: Design your own garden plot and plant seeds.
*The Gigantic Turnip: This humorous classic tale lends itself to acting and decorating farm animal masks.
*Lola's Fandango: Enjoy this beautiful story then create little dancers.
*Bear at Home/Bear About Town: Create maps of our homes and our towns after reading these fun Bear books!
*The Prince's Bedtime/The Real Princess: Decorate crowns and make wands!
*Lin Yi's Lantern: Make paper lanterns!
*My Daddy is a Pretzel/Yoga Pretzels: Join in yoga poses and breathing exercises!
*Kids' Kitchen/Herb the Vegetarian Dragon: Create a simple cooking activity and learn about healthy foods!
