Storytime Theme :: Winter Holidays
December 2020: We're sharing stories about Winter Holidays! December is filled with celebrations, we'll share stories each week about different events like the winter solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's and more!
This month's Digital Storytime is sponsored by the Solon Public Library Foundation. The Foundation provides support for library programs and long-range building plans. Donations to the Foundation are an investment in our community and long-term growth of the Library.
December 2019
This month our theme was “Winter Holidays.” We learned about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa celebrations!
Books we read:
Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
It’s Hanukkah! By Jeanne Modesitt
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah by Susan L. Roth
Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington
My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz
Songs we sang:
Let’s All Do a Little Clapping (“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)
Let’s all do a little clapping*
Let’s all do a little clapping
Let’s all do a little clapping
And spread Christmas cheer! / And spread Hanukkah light! / And spread Kwanzaa love!
*jumping / bending / twirling / sitting
Ring Those Bells (“Jimmy Crack Corn”)
Ring those bells and turn around,*
Ring those bells and turn around,
Ring those bells and turn around,
Christmas time is here!
*…and stomp your feet / …and clap your hands / …and jump up high / …and touch the floor /
…and sit right down
Spin Little Dreidels
Spin, little dreidels, go, go, go.
Spin, little dreidels, now go slow.
Spin, little dreidels, jump so high.
Spin, little dreidels, reach for the sky.
Spin, little dreidels, touch your nose.
Spin, little dreidels, stand on your toes.
Spin, little dreidels, take a hop.
Spin, little dreidels, don't you stop.
Spin, little dreidels, spin around.
Spin, little dreidels, drop to the ground.
Danced to Happy, Happy Kwanzaa by Bunny Hull
Crafts we made:
Extra storytime crafts can be found in the Take and Make box at the Library. Stop by to pick up one you missed (or to do one you loved again!).