Time to Pick Up the Groceries: Snickerdoodles July 23rd and Cutie Pies July 24th and 25th Storytime Topic: The Grocery Store

We'll grab our grocery lists and head on down to the supermarket during our Snickerdoodles Toddlers and Cutie Pies Preschool Storytimes next week (July 23, 24, and 25)! Little ones will pick up all the items they need in our Let's Go Shopping Grocery List Game, read an assortment of food shopping tales, sort shopping carts by size in our What a Cartload of Groceries Shopping Cart Sizing Flannelboard, and make a bagful of groceries craft.

*I will be putting the photo of the grocery bag craft up tomorrow.*

Miss Jennifer's Italian Foods/Food Trip: Italy Storytime Template

My storytime kids and I fell in love with the beauty and foods of Italy during my Italian Foods/Food Trip: Italy Storytimes.

Introduction
 Showed children a map of Italy and described that it was shaped like a boot kicking a ball (Sicily). Explained to children that Italy was far away so they needed a plane ticket to go there.

Plane Ticket
Gave children plane ticket from busybeekidscrafts.com. Then explained to children that in order to get into Italy they would have to show their passport. I described to the children that a passport shows you are a visitor from the U.S. (or another country).

 Passport
Created a passport using blue cardstock and a template from abcteach.com. Inside you will find I modified an idea from http://cleanmama.blogspot.com/ and created thumbnail pictures of Italy and Germany coloring pages from supercoloring.com ,  next to where I placed my stamp of arrival. The stamp of arrival is an adorable french postal stamper from Hobby Lobby.

                                 

Dance
"If You Want to Eat Some Pizza" (Tune: "Happy and You Know It") (Source: http://storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com/2009/04/fingerplays-songs-and-story-extensions_06.html)

Books Read
Oodles of Noodles by Diana Hendry
Pizza At Sally's by Monica Wellington

Flannelboard
Italian/American Food Match-up Game. Children placed foods belonging to Italy under the Italian flag and foods from the U.S. under the American flag. Italian food examples include a pizzelle cookie, pizza, pastas, tomato, mozzarella cheese balls, latte with small cup and pizza. American food examples include corn, roasted turkey, apple pie, watermelon, and ice cream (technically, ice cream can also be Italian. Italians call ice cream gelato).

Craft
Paper plate pizza. Paper plates were dyed with tea to give them a "just baked" feel.
                                    

Music we listened to during Craft
A World of Kids: Italy. Songs included on this cd include "Santa Lucia", "Mia Bella Annina" ("My Beautiful Annina") and "Canta Gondoliere" ("Sing, Gondolier").

Miss Jennifer's Ice Cream Storytime Template

Reading is so Delicious, nutritious, and fun (especially during library storytime). Join Miss Jennifer on her food-themed toddler and preschool summer reading programs. Below you will find our first Reading is So Delicious Summer Reading storytime, Ice Cream.

June 11, 12, and 13 Toddler and Preschool Ice Cream Storytime

Books
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
The Ice Cream King by Steve Metzger

Dance
"Let's Clap Our Hands For Ice Cream" (Tune: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")
(Source: http://www.preschoolexpress.com/theme_station05/jun05_icecream.shtml)

Ice Cream Chart
The kids decided which ice cream flavor they liked the best: vanilla or chocolate.

Song
"Take Me Out for Some Ice Cream" (Tune:"Take Me Out To the Ballgame")
(Source: http://www.childcarelounge.com/general-themes/ice-cream.php)

Flannelboard
Ice Cream Sensation (Source of flannelboard story: The Best of Totline Flannelboards by Totline Productions pg. 258 Cutouts: Cricut Simply Charmed)

Craft
Ice Cream Cone

Snickerdoodles (Toddlers) and Cutie Pies (Preschoolers) June 18th, 19th and 20th Storytime: Italian Food

Buon Giorno!

We're taking a  food trip to experience the glorious sights and tastes of Italy! We'll find out all about Italian and American foods in our Italian and American Foods Match-up Game, dance to a perky pizza song, read Oodles of Noodles by Diana Hendry, and make a piping hot pizza craft.

Everyone registered for this storytime will receive their very own "food trip passport" as they "journey" to this food-friendly country!

Ciao!

Check Out our Tasty Reading Is So Delicious Bulletin Board Display!

I think I'm getting hungry!

Preparation for our Summer Reading Program, Reading is So Delicious is in full swing at the library!

Toady I created this bulletin board display in honor of the crispy, salty, savory, and sweet flavors of  the food we will be discussing in our upcoming storytimes and programs.

Let's Get Cooking! Reading is So Delicious and Eating is Too! Try Out These Tasty Cookbooks!

Imagine the decadent smells of exotic dishes wafting through the air like spicy fried dumpling-like morsels such as Akkra from Jamaica or savory Stuffed Green Peppers and Potatoes from Hungary as they busily cook away on your stove top. You could also choose to reminisce of a simpler time by devouring a bowl of a colonial American breakfast favorite, Hasty Pudding.

All these recipes and more can be found in the many cookbooks lining our shelves. From homespun Italian dishes to romantic and elegant French delicacies, the Oak Brook Public Library will have you taste buds tingling for one of these meals.

The following cookbooks will leave you "hungry" for more wonderful cooking experiences and tasty treats!

The Spatulatta Cookbook by Isabella and Olivia Gerasole (J 641.5 GER)

The Colonial Cook by Bobbie Kalman (J 641.5 KAL)  (Hasty Pudding recipe p. 19)

Cooking the Caribbean Way by Cheryl Davidson Kaufman (J 641.5 KAU) (Akkra recipe  p. 52)

The Mix-It-Up Cookbook: Make More Than 100 Dishes from 18 Basic Recipes! Published by American Girl Library (J 641.5 Mix)

Cooking the Hungarian Way by Magdolina Hargittai (J 641.594 HAR) (Stuffed Green Peppers with Potatoes recipe  p. 54)