Family Storytime: Bunnies

After practicing some bean bag moves before we got to the song and getting to the end of the bean bag song, it was time to read some bunny stories.

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming is a longer book to start off reading for a bunny storytime and keeps the kids' attention. It's about a gardener who has a bunch of bunnies "munching" on his crops. Groups always enjoy saying "muncha! muncha! muncha!"

For our first activity, we made Bunny Stone Soup. This was adapted from Stone Soup. We each had a vegetable to put into the soup pot and each had a turn to stir our delicious soup that we were making for all the bunnies out there. We went over each type of vegetable and its color. I liked seeing how each child used their imagination for the soup.

Our next book was A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan. This is a must for a bunny storytime because who wouldn't love a silly book about a boy who always has a bunny on his head. In the past, we paired this book with a bunny hat craft...perfect combination!

Our next activity was Bunny Tails. This is a flannel about a bunny who doesn't like his white tail and would like to change it. He looks up at the sky and his tail becomes blue...he looks down to the grass and his tail becomes green...he steps into a muddy puddle and his tail becomes brown...he looks up at the dark sky and his tail becomes black. I asked the group if each tail looked right for bunny and they say no. Well, bunny thinks so too so his tail becomes fluffy white again. 

This next story is always a hoot to read and is perfect for a bunny/duck storytime theme. Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a perfect picture book, but this author can do no wrong. I love how the illustrations are crucial in this book. Is it a duck or is it a rabbit? We had fun trying to figure that out and we each had our guess.  

I wanted to read one more quick bunny story, so I decided on Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks. Simple pictures and rhyming make this book fun in a snap. 

We made bunnies in the grass for our craft. I think what makes this craft special is that it gives each child the opportunity to practice their scissor skills, not to mention it's a cute bunny.