3 and under

Monday, April 5th @ 6 PM

Age 3 and under with caregiver

It's a wiggly party! Parents and children, join us for a squirmy-wormy good time. Celebrate spring with fun stories, songs, and snacks. No registration required.

Books

Mud by Mary Lyn Ray

Rainy Day Slug by Mary Palenick Colborn

Music

"Wiggle Wobble" from We All Live Together, Vol. 1 by Greg and Steve

Have parents stand, dance, and help their children with this song.

"Wiggy Wiggy Wiggles" from Sally the Swinging Snake by Hap Palmer

Use shaky eggs with this song

Snack

Individual Dirt Pudding Cups

Ingredients (Per Snack): 1 chocolate pudding cup, 2 oreo cookies (in a sandwich bag), 1 gummi worm

How to Make: kids crush the cookies in the sandwich bag, place the cookies and worm on the top of the chocolate pudding cup, and enjoy!

Games/Activities

Purchase worms from your local bait shop for the kids to hold (Places in Marion that sell live bait-Night Crawlers; Walmart had them for $3.26/20 worms, Rons Guns and More had them $4.79/2 dozen)

@ the Branches

LaRue: Tuesday, April 6, 6 PM

Caledonia: Monday, April 12, 6 PM

Prospect: Monday, April 19, 6 PM

All ages, family program

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms crawl in and out your mouth! Celebrate spring with stories, songs, a craft and a snack! No registration required.

Books

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin

Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson

Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Worm Family by Tony Johnston

Music

"Wiggle Your Knees Boogie" from Mr. Al a Carte by Mr. Al

"Ten Wiggle Worms (Part I)" from So Big by Hap Palmer

Snack

See Above

Games/Activies

See Above

Craft

Bead Worms (adapted from craft at: http://crafts.preschoolrock.com)

For pictures of the craft, click here: front view, side view

Materials (per child): one pipe cleaner, 1 round wooden bead, 30-40 assorted plastic color beads, permanent marker

Directions: Thread the wooden bead onto the pipe cleaner for the head and bend the end over to keep it on, thread color beads until desired length is reached, leave approx 1/4 to 1/2 inch of pipe cleaner at end and bend over to hold beads on, draw a face on the wooden bead with the permanent marker, wrap worm around wrist, pencil, picture frame, whatever.

Extras:

Fingerplays

This Little Worm (Tune: This Old Man)

This little worm.

Wiggly worm.

He goes creeping through the dirt.

With a squirm and squiggle

And a dig, dig, dig.

Hide from the robin! Oh, so big!

From: http://stepbystepcc.com/animals/worm.html

Little Wiggle Worm Fingerplay

The little wiggle worm

(wiggle pipe cleaner worm)

Went crawling underground.

(wiggle worm under hand)

Down came the rain;

(wiggle fingers downward)

Soon mud was all around.

(make a disgusted face; open arms wide)

Rain filled the tunnels

(open hand; move fingers together)

And pushed the little worm.

(push worm through the other hand)

So the puddles on the ground

(make an "o" with hand)

Were the only place to squirm.

(wiggle worm into "o")

From: http://www.prekinders.com/weatherunit.htm