Flannel Friday: Flannelboards Inspired by Others
Hi all! No new flannels for you today; I wanted, instead, to share my excitement with all the wonderful bloggers/librarians who have joined in Mel’s Flannel Friday endeavor and have inspired me...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: A House for Birdie
I got this flannel idea from Cate at Storytiming. It’s based on the book A House for Birdie by Stuart J. Murphy, and the story, in its simplified flannel version, goes like this: Here’s Birdie (with...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: Mary Wore Her Red Dress
No, this flannel isn’t all about me. I don’t actually happen to have a red dress. But maybe I need to get one, for when I sing this song? Because what we’re talking about here is the kids’ song, “Mary...
View Article(Not) Flannel Friday: “Mrs. Mark’s Favorite Color” File Folder Story
The lovely Anne over at So Tomorrow has many times mentioned the book Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker as a source for many of her great flannelboards. And when I finally got my...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
While there are a lot of parts to make for this one, I think the kids will enjoy it! I think you know the story of Eric Carle’s Mixed-Up Chameleon, about the color-changing lizard who wishes to be like...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: A Blanket for the Princess
Today’s flannelboard comes from the wonderful book Storytime Magic – a great resource for any storytime provider. Here are the basics of the story (I have modified it a bit to include the colors I...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: Counting Sheep
In the fall I always do a bedtime-themed storytime. It just feels like the right time of year to be thinking about long winter naps, so I break out the cozy (and silly and crazy and chaotic) stories...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: 5 Little Cookies
A quick-and-easy flannel Friday for y’all today, because that’s all I had time for. I made cookies for this same rhyme a while ago, but decided I don’t like them anymore. These took me about 15 minutes...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: Sorting Socks Game
I have to start with a shout-out to my friend Becky who runs Denver Craft Ninjas (and who has just started an awesome new crafting party business, Kunoichi Craft Events): after several felt-related...
View ArticleFlannel Friday: B-U-N-N-Y
Like most of the country, it’s been really freakin’ cold here in Colorado this week. What that means for me, the preschool outreach librarian, is that the kids I see in storytime have not been able to...
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