I recently found out the our local library has a story time for babies around Nicky’s age. It started this week, so I signed him up and we went this morning. It’s perfect for us because it’s on Friday mornings from 9:30 until 10:00 am. Nicky usually naps around 10:30, so it works out very well. We just came back from our first story time, and it was really great!
There were babies from about 3 months probably until about 15 months, and Nicky was definitely one of the older ones. It was held in front of a HUGE fish tank, which all of the babies loved! There were about 10 or so other moms and babies, and we all sat in a circle on the floor and sang songs, did rhymes, read board books, did finger plays and listened to the storyteller read a picture book. After that, we had some playtime. It sounds like a lot to cram into a 30-minute period, but it actually went really smoothly and was the perfect amount of time. Nicky loved to look at the other babies and impress all of the moms with his vocabulary! He was such a good boy; he even helped put the toys away at the end (and dump them out again right after!).
I’m really happy that we found this. It goes for the next six weeks, and then we have to re-register, but it goes right through the school year. Nicky loves to read, and I like to get him out to socialize with other children when we can. Maybe he’ll be reading to the rest of the babies by the end of the school year!