Happy 4th Birthday Flannel Friday!
Hi! My name
is Kelsey and I’m a librarian in Washington State and am so very excited to be
guest posting today on Kathryn’s blog for Flannel Friday’s 4th Anniversary. Flannel
Friday is probably the highlight of my week and I was very excited to share
something for the first time this month!
Now I’ll
admit, I tried to put together a great birthday flannel to share or something
brand new that hadn't been on Flannel Friday before, but sadly my mind went
blank and my creativity fled. So instead, I thought it only fitting that I share
my own version of a classic and one of the many amazing creations I've seen on
Flannel Fridays throughout the years. My version of 5 Elephants in the Bathtub
was inspired by Lisa over at Libraryland and
the wonderful Mollie and Leah at SunflowerStorytime .
I’m sure
many of you are familiar with the rhyme, but for those who aren't, it goes like
this:
One Elephant
in the bathtub,
Going for a
swim.
Knock, knock (Slap knees twice)
Splash, splash (Clap hands twice)
Come on in! (Motion to come in with both hands)
Knock, knock (Slap knees twice)
Splash, splash (Clap hands twice)
Come on in! (Motion to come in with both hands)
Continue counting
up until 5 …..
Five elephants in the bathtub,
Going for a swim
Knock, knock
Splash, splash
They all fell in!
At one of my
coworker’s prompting, I tried pulling all of the pieces to the floor as they
all fall in and the kids loved it. It got them wondering about the size of the
tub and how many elephants it would take to break it. We've also talked about
how many elephants they think could fit our meeting room, what colors elephants
are in nature, and whether or not they'd want to take a bath with an elephant
(that one always gets some really fun answers)!
This set is really versatile as well; besides an elephant storytime, I've also used it for a color themed one and a messy/clean storytime. I also use the set to play a really simple guessing game. You can hide an elephant behind the tub and then try and guess which it is. I’ll bring out an elephant not “playing” in the tub one at a time until they can figure out which color is missing.
This set is really versatile as well; besides an elephant storytime, I've also used it for a color themed one and a messy/clean storytime. I also use the set to play a really simple guessing game. You can hide an elephant behind the tub and then try and guess which it is. I’ll bring out an elephant not “playing” in the tub one at a time until they can figure out which color is missing.
Thanks for
checking out my contribution to Flannel Friday and thanks a million to Kathryn
for agreeing to host my guest blog!
Thanks Kelsey for such a fun post! Love the size of your pieces too. It's always great to get ideas for using our sets in more than one theme/activity!
The rest of this week's Guest a Palooza / 4th anniversary roundup is @ What Happens In Storytime.
The rest of this week's Guest a Palooza / 4th anniversary roundup is @ What Happens In Storytime.
Hi Kelsey, your elephants are absolutely adorable! And I love the way you took that opportunity to model for parents and caregivers how to TALK about stories and objects. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your flannel share Kelsey. New is good, but I think old favorites are often the most popular posts. I hope you had so much fun, you'll think of making your own blog!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Kelsey. I especially like the versatility with this set. ~ jane
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable and I love your suggestions for other uses! TFS Kelsey!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute - love the little duck. Appreciate the ideas for other uses too! Thanks for sharing Kelsey!
ReplyDeleteSo cute - love the duck - and love the ideas for different themes! Thanks!
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