What's This Thing In My Bed?

What's this thing in my bed
Under the sheet?
It jumped on my leg
As I started to sleep.

It's skinny and long
With fur on each end,
And it's shell is quite hard,
It surely won't bend.

I don't want to look,
I am really quite scared.
I don't want to move
Until it's ensnared.

Oh, what shall I do
And where shall I go?
So I grabbed my left shoe
And dealt it a blow.

I turned on the light
And gazed at the bed.
Thank goodness, I'm saved!
The Q-tip is dead!

What's This Thing In My Bed?

What's this thing in my bed
Under the sheet?
It jumped on my leg
As I started to sleep.

It's skinny and long
With fur on each end,
And it's shell is quite hard,
It surely won't bend.

I don't want to look,
I am really quite scared.
I don't want to move
Until it's ensnared.

Oh, what shall I do
And where shall I go?
So I grabbed my left shoe
And dealt it a blow.

I turned on the light
And gazed at the bed.
Thank goodness, I'm saved!
The Q-tip is dead!

"Press Here"

We hit the Suntree/Viera Library this morning for toddler story time, and I finally managed to pick up a volunteer application which I have been meaning to do for a month now.  But I digress....back to story time. 
The theme of the day was color, and after the mandatory "stand up and get your wiggles out" kind of song, we meandered through a rhyme about a fish that changes colors, the absolutely wonderful Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See (I was quite disappointed in myself when I failed to remember that the cat was purple), and then participated in the reading of Press Here by Hervé Tullet.  Press Here engages the child's imagination by issuing simple directives such as  "press here and turn the page" on a blank white page with a single bright yellow dot.  After following the directions, the child is amazed to see that their action has magically changed the dot in size, color, number, or a myriad of other ways. 
In and age when even a toddler has learned that she should be able to perform wizardry with the mere touch of a fingertip to a touchscreen, this delightful book is a great reminder that the combination of a child, a book, and imagination perform an enchanting alchemy that modern technology can't even begin to emulate.

If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, check out this link....

And for Press Here, check out some great deals at Amazon.  You won't be disappointed!

"Press Here"

We hit the Suntree/Viera Library this morning for toddler story time, and I finally managed to pick up a volunteer application which I have been meaning to do for a month now.  But I digress....back to story time. 
The theme of the day was color, and after the mandatory "stand up and get your wiggles out" kind of song, we meandered through a rhyme about a fish that changes colors, the absolutely wonderful Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See (I was quite disappointed in myself when I failed to remember that the cat was purple), and then participated in the reading of Press Here by Hervé Tullet.  Press Here engages the child's imagination by issuing simple directives such as  "press here and turn the page" on a blank white page with a single bright yellow dot.  After following the directions, the child is amazed to see that their action has magically changed the dot in size, color, number, or a myriad of other ways. 
In and age when even a toddler has learned that she should be able to perform wizardry with the mere touch of a fingertip to a touchscreen, this delightful book is a great reminder that the combination of a child, a book, and imagination perform an enchanting alchemy that modern technology can't even begin to emulate.

If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, check out this link....

And for Press Here, check out some great deals at Amazon.  You won't be disappointed!

Workin' It

Toddlers in Tiaras
Got nothing on me
I've got a new purse
And it's something to see.

A little bit aqua

With pink, black and white

I'll work it today

Then I'll work it tonight.

A cool simple arm strap
To keep it close by
I'm stylin', I'm hip,
I'm fresh and I'm fly.


 

I know how to work it

Just watch and you'll see

Toddlers in Tiaras

Got nothing on me!

Workin' It

Toddlers in Tiaras
Got nothing on me
I've got a new purse
And it's something to see.

A little bit aqua

With pink, black and white

I'll work it today

Then I'll work it tonight.

A cool simple arm strap
To keep it close by
I'm stylin', I'm hip,
I'm fresh and I'm fly.


 

I know how to work it

Just watch and you'll see

Toddlers in Tiaras

Got nothing on me!

About Me

My name is Laurie Croce, and I have decided to restart my life beginning at the age of say....2. That means that I get to have temper tantrums when I don't get my way but also that I get to dance and laugh and sing without caring what people think about me! I am under the tutelage of Miss Evalynne Rose, who knows exactly how to be 2 years old because, well, she is 2 years old. I am going to strive to follow in her footsteps, absorbing all the various nuances of a proper pout or an infectious giggle. I am mere clay in the hands of a master potter, why don't you come along and enjoy the ride?

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