Squirrels love Acorns!

My backyard is full of squirrels finding, hiding and eating all the acorns they can! We're featuring squirrels in Story time this week so I made a new rhyme/activity.Old McRainbow's Rainbow Acorns!  I copied a page of acorns on colored paper. Then I laminated and cut them out and added a dot of velcro so that we can play. I deconstructed a Google image of a squirrel to make my frisky friend. He was a bit tedious to make so he'll probably be the only one. LOL! This activity is a favorite of the kiddos. They never get tired of adding their shape to the felt board. I do have a few other Fall/Squirrel/Acorn posts HERE.  

Squirrels and Acorns are a lot of Fun with Friends at Storytime.

         

Let's Make Some Music!

September is Music, Art and Dance emphasis at our library and we have a wonderful storytime planned to celebrate! I have several posts about Music and Art already.  I recently discovered this title and it lent itself to being flannelized!  I used Google images, free hand cut out and resized pictures from the book to make my set of felt musical instruments.  I'm ready for musical fun now with my Friends at Storytime!   

Hot Dog Song

 

Years ago I posted a hot dog post HERE. I included a song I made up about making a hot dog to eat. Well, I finally got around to making some pieces to use as I sing the song. My plan is to add the pieces to the felt board as I sing the song and the finished hot dog at the end.  I found Google images for each item and printed them out, cut them out and laminated them and cut them out again.  I think this is an easy way to illustrate the song and then play, "Which One is Missing?" afterwards. Yep, hot dogs are so yummy and Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Pickles for My Picnic

It's summertime and picnics are on the schedule. I've done some other posts for PICNIC that needed one more fun activity! I have an interactive rhyme about a jar of pickles for our lunch.  I made a large jar shape and added the light grey lid shape with silver fabric paint. I made about 30 pickle circles with felt and used dark green fabric paint for the peel and white fabric paint for the seeds.  I can hand out the pickles and tell the kiddos to listen as I give a clue. I then say, "If you're wearing sandals today, bring up your pickle and add it to my jar.". I'll continue with different clues,  If your name starts with (say a letter); or if you have a dog for a pet... We'll celebrate together when the jar is full of pickles! Pickles are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

                                      

Pretty Parrots

 

I've been thinking of a Pirate Storytime theme and of course I needed Five Pretty Parrots! These were a bit tedious but I'm so pleased with my pretty parrots!  I deconstructed and tweaked a Google image to make my set. I can use these to play our favorite game, "Which One is Missing?". The kiddos never get tired of that activity.  After we've finished the rhyme I say, "Let's play a game!" We review the colors of the parrots and then I say, "Cover your eyes". I step in front of the felt board and reach behind me to grab one of the parrots. I step aside so that they can see the board and then I say, " Open your eyes"! They love it!  The older kids get it quickly and the younger ones learn how to play quickly too!      Here are other Pirate posts; Pirate Treasure and Ahoy Matey!.  

Pirates and parrots can be a lot of Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Delicious Pickles!

 Happy Summer time! Just in time for picnics I have a new finger puppet set.  Here are my Two Little Pickles.  I just used a Google image and jazzed them up with fabric paint, and googley eyes.  These two make me smile 

Two little Pickles in the fridge being chill.

One is Sweet and the other is Dill.

Roll away Sweet… Roll away Dill.

Come back Sweet...Come back Dill.

Two little Pickles in the fridge are so chill!

One is Sweet and the other is Dill.  

Be sure to smile when you say 'sweet' and pucker up after you say 'dill'.  LOL!

Yummy pickles are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!  

Fingerpuppet Flowers

 

Here's another Finger puppet set to use during Spring and Summer! 

Two flowers in the garden,

they smell so sweet!

One named Posey and one is Pete.

They smile and nod to 

everyone they meet

A pretty flower, Posey and 

a happy flower, Pete.

Flowers are so pretty and Fun with Friends at Storytime!