Perry Public Library Storytime

Goin’ On A Picnic!

 

 

Stories we shared:

Teddy Bear's Picnic:  by Jerry Garcia                  This is the bear and the picnic lunch:  by Sarah Hayes

It's the Bear!:  by Jez Alborough                          Ants at the picnic:  by Michael Dahl

 

Other stories you may enjoy:

Claude has a picnic:  by Dick Gackenbach                                      Maisy Goes to the playground: by Lucy Cousins

Spot goes to the park:  by Eric Hill                                                   A tree is nice:  by Janice Udry

Up the steps and down the slide:  by Jonathan Allen                     The pig’s picnic:  by Keiko Kasza

Ernest and Celestine’s picnic:  by Gabrielle Vincent                      Come to the meadow:  by Anna G. Hines

Little Critter’s The Picnic:  by Mercer Mayer                                   Pig William:  by Arlene Dubanevich

The Four Getters and Arf:  by Helen Lester                                   Sophie and Jack:  by Judy Taylor

Picnic at Mudsock Meadow:  by Patricia Polacco                         Teddy Bears Picnic Cookbook:  by Abigail Darling

Picnic:  by Emily A. McCully                                                            Mr. Bear's Picnic: by Debi Gliori

Up to ten and Down Again:  by :Lisa Ernst                                   Biscuit’s Picnic:  by Alyssa Capucilli

Squeaks Good Idea :  by Max Ellenberg                                      Berry Best Friends Picnic:  by Jackie Glassman

Dora’s Picnic / Chirstine Ricci                                          Teddy Bear's Picnic:  by Bruce Whatley

We’re Going on a Picnic :  by Pat Hutchins

 

Songs and rhymes to share:

Goin on a Picnic  by Raffi           

Ants:  by Joe Scruggs         

Teddy Bears Picnic by Rozenshontz  or Jerry Garcia

 

A little hot dog                                                             The Ant Hill

            (do actions as rhyme indicates)                           Here is the ant hill  (make a fist with one hand)

I had a little hot dog                                                        With no ants about

I Popped it in a bun                                                        And I say          (cup hands to mouth)

I added some relish                                                        "Little ants won't you please come out"

Hot dogs are fun!                                                            Out they come trooping

I spread on some Ketchup                                              In answer to my call

And mustard like I should                                               1,2,3,4,5           (raise fingers of hand)

Then Popped it in my mouth                                           And that's all!

and said MMMMM Good!

 

Five Fat Sausages                                                       Picnic in the park

Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan                                  We packed sandwiches cookies and juice           (pretend to pack)

 (or - five fat hot dogs)                                    And went for a walk to the park   (walk fingers)

            (wiggle fingers of one hand)                                 We found a tree with lots of shade           (raise arms overhead)

When all of a sudden one went BAM!                               And spread our blanket beneath  (spread blanket)

(clap hands once loudly)                                    But what do you think happened?            (shrug shoulders)

Four fat sausages…                                                          When we started to eat our food  (pretend to eat)

Now there are no more sausages                                    One squirrel scampered over       (hold up & wiggle one finger)

Sizzling in the pan!   (shake head no)                              Two birds hopped close by          (2 fingers hopping)

                                                                                           And hundreds of ants marched up to us   (wiggle all fingers)

Picnic Packing   Sung to: "A Tisket-A Tasket"                All to share our food!      (pretend to pass out food)

A-tisket, A-tasket, 
Let's pack a picnic basket.                                             Ants at the Picnic   Sung to: "Skip to My Lou" 

We'll fill it up with food to munch.                                     Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?  (sing 3x)

What is in our picnic lunch?  (name foods)                       Guess I'll eat real quickly! 

                                                                                   

Summer Time is Picnic Time    Sung to: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Summertime is picnic time, picnic time, picnic time.
Summertime is picnic time, time to have some fun.

We will eat our *picnic lunch, picnic lunch, picnic lunch.
We will eat our picnic lunch, and play when we are done.

* Encourage your children to substitute the names of picnic foods for "picnic lunch."

 

Picnic Games

PICNIC BASKETS
Make a "picnic basket" for your child by folding a piece of brown construction paper in half. With the fold forming the bottom of the basket, tape yarn handles onto the open edges at the top.  Have your child open the basket and glue on magazine pictures of foods to take on a picnic. 

PLAY DOUGH PICNICS
Let your child use the dough to make picnic foods.  Arrange the foods on a paper plate to display on a paper tablecloth.

PICNIC PLACES
Put paper plates, cups, and napkins along with plastic forks and spoons in a picnic basket. Lay out a blanket on the floor and arrange several stuffed-animal "picnic guests" around it. Ask your child to tell how many plates you will need to take out of the basket for the guests. Have them check their answer by putting a plate in front of each animal. Did they take out too many plates? Too few? Just the right number? Continue in the same manner using the remaining items in the picnic basket.  

WHAT'S IN THE PICNIC BASKET?
Invite your children to watch as you place picnic items, such as a paper plate, a paper cup, a napkin, a fork, a juice box, an orange, and a small bag of chips, into a picnic basket. Then let them take turns closing their eyes, reaching into the basket, and trying to identify the items using their sense of touch. 

RACCOON ROBBER
Sit with your child around a blanket, and set out pictures of picnic foods that have been glued onto small paper plates. Ask your child to close their eyes while you take away one of the plates of food and hide it. When the child opens his or her eyes, invite them to guess which food is missing.  Then let your child be the “robber” and have you guess what is missing. 

OUR OWN PICNIC
Let your children help plan a picnic menu and pack the chosen foods in a picnic basket or individual lunch bags. Then take the children to a park or other outdoor area for their picnic. Or spread out a blanket on the floor and enjoy your picnic indoors.  

GOING ON A PICNIC
Have your child find something you would take on a picnic such as plastic food, napkin, plate, cup, blanket. Put a big picnic
basket in the middle of the floor. Sing the following song as your child puts each item in the basket.
      “Going On A Picnic”  by Raffi: Going on a picnic Leaving right a way If it doesn't rain we'll stay all day. Did you bring the     
        ______? (name a item a child has) Yes, I brought the _____. (have child with item sing above verse) Here we go.  

PICNIC SORTING
This is a sorting game. Have a picnic basket and a plastic tub in the center of the floor. In a shopping bag, have a group of assorted items, some that belong in a picnic basket and some that do not belong in a picnic basket.  Have your child sort the
items by putting them into the picnic basket if they belong there or putting them in the tub if it is not a picnic item. Some items
you could provide  might include: paper plate, mustard, toy food, a paintbrush, a block, a calendar.

 

 

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