Mommies Rock! Mother's Day Storytime for Preschoolers

Book:  Mommy is that you? by Atsuko Morozumi

A sweet story with beautiful illustrations!  The ducklings get lost and think that every animal they meet is their mommy, until they are finally reunited with her in the end.

Book:  Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino and Stephen Kellogg
LOVE this one!  Great rhyming text, which makes the story kind of like a game for children to guess the name of the next animal.

Book:  Mommy, Do You Love Me? by Jeanne Willis and Jan Fearnley

This one went over okay, but a much more popular one with adults.  It's the "Mommy, will you love me if I'm silly/dirty/bad/etc," to which the mother always responds that she'll always love her baby, no matter the situation!  Very sweet!

Flannelboard Story:  Whose Baby Am I? by John Butler

I found this printable set of animals for this story, printed them on cardstock, laminated them and put sticky back velcro dots on the back of each one.  I don't use the actual book when telling this one.  Instead, I hand out either the set of baby animals or the mommies (this could be used for daddies too!) to the children and I keep one set.  Depending on how many children there are, I let them have one or two animals each. 

 Book:  Mommy, Carry Me Please! by Jane Cabrera

I like this book, because children are able to see how animal mommies carry their babies, which is usually different than how their mommies carry them.

Today, we had a pretty small crowd, so I decided instead of doing music, we'd do 2 crafts!

Flower Bookmark for Mommy Craft:  I found these on Oriental Trading Company's website.  They're foam flower shapes, with foam stickers the kids could decorate the bookmark with. 

Mother's Day Handprint Craft:  I copied the Mother's Day Handprint poem below on card stock, then painted their hands with red paint and each child made a handprint for their mommy.  This could be adapted for daddies, grandmothers, teachers, etc. 

For Mommy
This little hand will never grow
It will always stay just so
When I am grown and far away,
This little hand with you will stay.

Happy Mother’s Day 2011