Storytime is definitely one of my favorite parts of my job, but planning storytimes each week can sometimes be a challenge. Although I haven’t always planned around particular themes (especially for Toddler or Baby Storytimes), I find that sometimes it helps me narrow down my choices. The families at my Musical Storytime seem to appreciate having a theme too.
So here is a rough calendar of themes (some of them based on random holidays), along with some general themes at the bottom. I’ll add more as I get to them.
If you have a theme suggestion or request, please let me know in the comments below.
January
Pizza (National Pizza Week)
Sleep (Festival of Sleep)
Penguins (Penguin Awareness Day)
February
Presidents (President’s Day)
Birds (Great Backyard Bird Count)
March
Books and Reading (Read Across America Day)
Pigs (National Pig Day)
Colors (Holi and St. Patrick’s Day)
Spiders (National Save a Spider Day)
April
Libraries (National Library Week)
Frogs (National Frog Month)
Wind (Big Wind Day)
May
Space (International Astronomy Day)
Pets (National Pet Week)
Mothers (Mother’s Day)
Mothers (Newer Post for Mother’s Day)
Bicycles (National Bike to Work Day)
Swimming (National Learn to Swim Day)
June
Fathers (Father’s Day)
Friends (National Best Friends Day)
Bathtime (International Bath Day)
Bees, Butterflies, & Bats (National Pollinator Month)
Eric Carle (Eric Carle’s Birthday)
July
Sharks (Shark Awareness Day)
Teddy Bears (Teddy Bear Picnic Day)
August
Elephants (World Elephant Day)
Pirates (International Pirate Month)
September
Pirates (Talk Like a Pirate Day)
Sign Language (International Day of Sign Languages)
October
Firefighters (Fire Prevention Week)
November
Native Americans (National Native American Heritage Month)
Kindness (World Kindness Day)
December
Monkeys (World Monkey Day)
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