Dental Health Fun!!

We had such fun this week doing a Dental Health theme for storytime. We had this great book and as we read the book we would add the felt piece that corresponded to the silly stuff she found in her teeth.  I had all of the pieces except the mouth already in my many felt sets.  The mouth was an easy make with some different patterns on the WEBS. lol. This was an effective and fun way to use pieces that I haven't used in years and keep the kiddos very engaged!  I also have a few other teeth related items that we did HERE and HERE.  We had a easy craft and table activity also! It was a BIG hit this week with our young patrons.  Dental Health is important and Fun with Friends at Storytime.

Two Hungry Hedgehogs

We just did a Forest Animals storytime and I had my Five Little Foxes felt set, Five Little Hedgehogs but I wanted 2 little hedgehogs, of course!  Meet Morris and Marie! I love them.  I used a couple of Google images to make my cuties.  They were a big hit!  

Two hungry hedgehogs sniffing near a tree

One named Morris and the other is Marie.

Sniff away Morris, sniff away Marie.

Come back Morris, come back Marie.

Two hungry hedgehogs sniffing by a tree,

They're eating up the grubs, Morris and Marie!

                                 

Fall Animals are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Little Bats

Here's my Two Little Bats in time for Halloween Fun!  I do have another post that include bats HERE! These are super easy and lot's of Fun with Friends at Storytime! 

Two Little Bats

By Kathryn Roach  10/24/2023

Two little bats hanging out in a cave.

One named  Shiver and one named Brave.

Fly away Shiver!

Fly away Brave!

Come back Shiver!

Come back Brave!

Two little bats hanging out in their cave.

One named Shiver and one named Brave! 

Mushrooms in the Rain

 

I have a new set of fingerpuppets to go with this adorable theme of mushrooms.  I already have a fun set HERE, but I can't leave anything alone lol. 

                   Two Little Mushrooms growing in the rain

                   One named Luther and one named Lorraine.

                   They stand in the rain and never complain!

                   Two little Mushrooms, Luther and Lorraine.

We have 2 adorable books to use and we'll sing When I'm Feeling Up and play with the parachute! Mushrooms are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

                           

  

Let's Make Some Guacamole!

 

So we're prepping for Hispanic Heritage month coming soon and I wanted a felt set for Storytime so of course I thought of guacamole! Here's my rhyme, Let's Make Some Guacamole!  I had made the lemonade pieces a few months ago and never used them and thought they'd be perfect with my guac!  I used some Google images to make some patterns but free handed the tomato and chips. I used glitter glue to make my segments on the lime and slick paint for the salt and pepper shakers.  I made up a rhyme and we're ready for Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Little Zebras

 

A new set of 2 little fingerpuppets!  Here is Zoe and Zane. They like to gallop on the African plain. I found a cute Google image to deconstruct for a pattern and used some hot glue and slick paint and here they are! Zebras are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Berry Picking Time

 

Time to pick some berries!! 

Picked a Berry 

to the tune of Darling Clementine

Picked a strawberry, picked a strawberry that was growing in the sun.

Then I washed it, and I ate it. and I picked another one.

Change out blueberry, blackberry, raspberry and cherry as you pick them and pretend to eat them!

Here's another rhyme to use with the berries also.

Down in the Market

Down in the market at the end of the street, there are 5 ripe berries, so juicy and sweet.

Along comes a shopper with a nickel to pay. She buys the cherry and takes it away!

4...raspberry; 3...strawberry; 2...blueberry; 1...blackberry.

This theme resonated with the kiddos. They all like berries and around here it's strawberry picking time and the blueberries will soon be ready. We also played 'Which one is missing?' with the berries. That's always a big hit! This is one of my favorite themes for Storytime! Check out my other posts about berries Here and Here.

Yummy berries are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime! 

Two Little Dinosaurs!

 

Here are my Two Little Dinosaurs for some dino fun!  There are so many cute dino books for this theme and many other ideas on the Flannel Friday Pinterest board. Since we like to end our storytimes with a Two Little... rhyme, I made these two for our dinosaur storytime.  I used a Google image that I deconstructed and simplified and used some googly eyes and fabric paint and we are ready for Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Little Dinosaurs

(Kathryn Roach 10/26/2023)

Two little dinos in the mud getting dirty,

One named Stomp and one named Sturdy.

Walk away Stomp!  Walk away Sturdy!

Come back Stomp! Come back Sturdy!

Two little dinos in the mud getting dirty.

One named Stomp and one named Sturdy!

Life Cycle of a Butterfly!

   

We're planning for Spring story times and wanted to include a butterfly theme this year.  I saw this wonderful song and felt set Here and wanted to make my own. I made each piece about 6 to 8 inches.  I did tweak my butterfly to have lots of different colors and I'm ready to go! 

Caterpillars and Butterflies are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!  

Two Little Butterflies

 

I'm ready for Spring! I have Two Little Butterflies ready for Storytime:

Two Little Butterflies on a daffodil

One is Lindbergh and the other is Lucille!

Fly away Lindbergh. Fly away Lucille.

Come back Lindbergh. Come back Lucille.

Two little butterflies on a daffodil, 

One named Lindbergh and one named Lucille.

My butterflies have black plastic-coated wire antennae and sequins and glitter glue for fun!

Butterflies are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

A Very Hungry Caterpillar felt set!

     

I had been wanting to do this set for a long time and was too intimidated. A few months ago I gathered up my courage and felt and scissors and hot glue gun and got busy! This took a couple of weeks off and on to make but I am super pleased with the result!  Check out the other sets on Flannel Friday's Pinterest board, Bugs.  I love the fat caterpillar and his cocoon. I had to tweak my butterfly a bit but I think it's a pretty good interpretation of Eric Carle's.  

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Happy Birthday times 2!

 

Birthdays are always so much fun as a theme for storytime! I have another set of finger-puppets for our Birthday theme! I used a Google image and slick fabric paint with shiny pipe cleaner and cut up sequin candles for the top of my cakes. I also cut a piece of large sequin for the happy smile and used goofy google eyes for fun!  These guys make me smile! 

Two fancy cakes for your birthday,

One named Hip Hip and one named Hooray!

Blow out their candles, then we all say

“Happy, Happy Birthday,

Hip Hip,  Hooray!” 

Don't Wake Up the Tiger by Teckentrup is a fun, suspenseful picture book with a happy surprise birthday ending! Birthdays are always so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Zoom away with Rocket finger puppets!

 

I have 2 possible rhymes for my rockets:  

Two space rockets want to go up to the sky!

Here is Zoom! and here is High.

They're ready to launch, start the countdown.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1  Blast off!

So long Zoom! Goodbye High!

or

Two space rockets on the launching pad.

One named Theresa and one named Thad!

Blast off, Theresa! Zoom away Thad!

Come back Theresa! and come back Thad!

Two space rockets on the launching pad.

One named Theresa and one named Thad!

Zooming off in our rocket is so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Puppy Pugs

Here are 2 puppy pugs ready for storytime!  I used three shades of brown to make my cute puppies! Google eyes and fabric paint finished off the details.  We are doing a storytime theme of pets soon and these little guys are going to help!

Two puppy pugs are ready for bed! One named Freda and one named Fred. 

Go to sleep Freda. Go to sleep Fred.  

Wake up (bark) Freda! Wake up (different bark) Fred...

Pugs are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Finger Puppets for January!

Here are 2 more Finger Puppet sets for January.  I love my sweet penguins and adorable little marshmallows. I used google eyes on the penguins but the marshmallows have fabric paint eyes that are not as goofy looking. LOL! Google images helped me make my patterns.  I have  penguin posts HERE and Hot Chocolate post HERE! 

This winter we are having so much Fun with Friends at Storytime! 

A Collection of Finger Puppets for Spring

 We've started planning for Spring! Yay! We like to end our storytime with a finger puppet rhyme. The repetition of the technique doesn't get old because we change up the shape and the names of the two littles! Here are my ducks, frogs and trees! These are addictive to make! LOL!

Two yellow Ducks paddling in the pond. one named Daphne and one named Don.

Swim away Daphne. Swim away Don...

Two little frogs croaking in the swamp. One named Ribbit and one named Jump.

Hop away Ribbit! Hop away Jump! ...

Two happy trees, waving in the wind. One named Fancy and one named Finn.

Wave your leaves Fancy. Wave your leaves Finn!

Stand up tall Fancy. Stand up tall Finn!

Two happy trees, waving in the wind. One named Fancy and one named Finn.

We are having so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Here's Two Little Winter Puppets!

 

 I have made Two Daring Snowpals and Two Freezing Snowflakes for our wintery storytimes. 

Two daring snowpals at the top of a hill.  One named Bonnie and one named Bill.

Slide down Bonnie... Slide down Bill ... Come back Bonnie... Come back Bill. 

Two daring snowpals at the top of a hill.  One named Bonnie and one named Bill!

                                           

Two freezing snowflakes floating down from heaven.  One named Kay and one named Kevin.

Float away Kay...Float away Kevin...

I used toothpicks colored with a brown marker for my snowpal arms and the snowflakes are plastic snowflake Christmas ornaments hot glued to felt circles. I used fabric paint for the snowpals and google eyes and a cut up sequin for my snowflakes' faces.  We're having a lot of wintery Fun with Friends at Storytime!