Flannel Friday

Inspired by Katie at Storytime Secrets and Anne at So Tomorrow, I took my own turn using this template from PurlBee, which I found on Pinterest. (Was that enough links for you?) Here’s the rh…

I FINALLY made a Fall is Not Easy flannel! I feel like I’ve leveled up as a children’s librarian. If you haven’t been exposed to this book before, it’s a fun, silly story th…

Next week is going to be craaaazy, with about double the number of storytimes I usually have. I’m simplifying and taking the same storytime to my outreaches (and a bonus outreach I’m do…

Today, I present my finger puppet glove. I used to have a puppet mitt at my last library and I found I really missed have that resource here. So I made my own! This was easily done with four simple…

I made this set to go along with my Steve Antony storytime in the fall. I used this free template from A Cup of Thuy to make the donuts. I made 12 little donuts and 5 big donuts. I used an illustration from Thank You, Mr. Panda to make the felt Mr. Panda. No puff paint on the donuts and just a little puff paint on Mr. Panda for his eyeballs. I used this set with Carrrie's rhyme, but I ad-libbed some at the end. "Bridget picked the pink one." Oh, that's a good one. It's chocolate with…

For this flannel, I used Matthew Porter's simple and lovely board book: Tails Chasing Tails. I made each of the animals from the book and then cut them in half (which, even though necessary, was still a little heartbreaking, honestly). The book starts with the elephant chasing the tiger: When the kids have guessed who that tail belongs to, I add the head: Here are the other animals chasing/being chased: And it ends with the mouse chasing a gray tail... Which brings the whole thing full…

Have you ever looked at an old flannel and really wanted to give it a makeover? When I started doing storytimes, I made flannels willy nilly… but my idea of what makes a good flannel now diff…

Little Bat Hide and Seek behind Witches Hats Just in time for Halloween - Another Design from Felt Board Magic

Happy Flannel Friday! On a Saturday. Because lately, that’s how I roll. Get it? Lately? As in I’m late with this post? Ha ha? (Sorry, too many long nights doing homework!) Although I do…

A HUGE thanks to K Leigh over at Storytime ABC’s for the inspiration for this one! When I saw her adorable polka dot monster I knew I needed one too. Here it is… And here is the adorabl…