This week at HRLS storytimes, all branches will be celebrating some holiday cheer
full of music and celebration!
You can find wonderful books to check out, along with holiday movies, music, and more. Look up the tag: #holidayjamboree in our catalog for recommendations, or simply head over and browse the shelves.
Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00 PM the Bowman Library will host a Holiday Sing-Along for all ages. We will have a traveling organ, singing, instrument play-along for the little ones to join in, and favorite holiday music to enjoy.
Don't forget to come to the Whooville Christmas at 11:00 AM on December 7 at Bowman Library, and Handley Library will have another favorite celebration Old Town Holly Jolly on December 14th at 1:00 PM.
Additional activities to enjoy at home:
Make A Tree Just for Little Ones. Sometimes the youngest preschoolers are either unable to help decorate for the holidays, or they wish to “help” over and over! A trip to the fabric store for a large green piece of felt and several multi-colored small felt squares will provide hours of decorating. Cut your green felt into a tree shape and cut out ornaments to decorate it again and again!
Music to Sing:
5 Little Christmas Trees
5 little Christmas Trees
Standing all alone
Their heart were very sad
'Cause they hadn't found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell the tree
And off they went with a happy family!
(continue from 4-1 Christmas Trees)
No little Christmas Trees
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very happy
'Cause they all found a home!!!
Where Is Santa
(Tune: Where is Thumbkin)
Where is Santa? Where is Santa?
Here I am! Here I am!
Merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
Ho Ho Ho! Ho Ho Ho!
I'm a little Dreidel
(Tune: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little dreidel made of clay
Spin me around when you want to play.
When I fall down if you don't win,
Just pick me up and spin again.
Lighting All the Candles
(Tune: I've been working on the railroad)
I am lighting all the candles
On this Hanukkah night.
I am lighting all the candles
To see them shining bright.
Flicker, flickers little candles,
Fill me with your glow.
Now the time has come to count them,
Ready, set and go
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.
Kwanzaa's Here
(Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Red, green, black,
Red, green, black.
Kwanzaa's here,
Kwanzaa's here.
The decorations are quite a sight,
We light a candle every night,
The holiday is filled with light.
Kwanzaa's here.
This Year's Drawing to an End
(Tune: Mary Had A Little Lamb)
This year's drawing to an end,
To an end, to an end.
This year's drawing to an end.
Soon we'll start a new one.
Out with the old, in with the new,
In with the new, in with the new,
Out with the old and in with the new,
On January 1st.