Hey Diddle Diddle

 

I saw the cutest felt set of Hey Diddle Diddle on the blog, Flannel Board Fun! I adapted it a little and made me a set to use for storytime at the library.  Nursery rhymes are a fun way to introduce rhythm and vocabulary to preschoolers.  We're doing a moon theme soon and I really wanted a cow to jump over the moon!  Hey Diddle Diddle is always Fun with Friends at Storytime!

 

Colorful Puppies Are Ready to Nosh!

Time to do a puppy storytime again and I wanted something new and interactive so...Here are my colorful puppies with dog dish and bones. I used Google images to get ideas for the puppies and finally settled on one body and changed the heads. I was planning on doing 10 puppies and gave out of steam at 7 which still lends itself to eventually a rhyme about a different color pup on the days of the week. I had a dog dish and bone diecut with my Sizzix machine so that was easy peasy.  Here's a printable link for the rhyme, Colorful Puppies. 

Check out my other dog posts HERE and HERE.  Puppies are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!There are more great ideas on the Flannel Friday Roundup. Check out the wonderful resources on the Flannel Friday 
Pinterest Boards. Here's the link for the official Flannel Friday blog for more info!

Doggy Wants a Bone!

We did a lot of barking and laughing with our Doggy Theme! This is such a popular theme, we should probably do it more often. There are a lot of fun dog books to use! There are a lot of cute ideas on the Flannel Friday Pinterest boards, including Dog In Boots @ busycraftingmommy.  I use the rhyme, Five Juicy Bones with my dog hand puppet and some white felt bones. I let my doggy 'eat' the bones as I say the rhyme. That's always a big hit!

I like to use the classic, Dog's Colorful Day; a Messy Story about Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd. I used a Sizzix die-cut for the circles. There's always the great song, BINGO too. I programmed some construction paper pieces with the letters on one side and  Google images of different dogs on the other. I laminated the pieces and added velcro to both sides so we can flip the letter over and bark as we sing the song! 

We did hand out a Home Extension that is a lot of fun! It's a puppy hand puppet. We prepped the pieces and clipped them to the paper bag and handed them out for the kiddos to enjoy! I had programmed a paper with the eyes on it so that we could print off a lot and cut out a lot quickly!  Dogs are a lot of Fun with Friends at Storytime!! I'm hosting the Flannel Friday Roundup this week! Check it out here. Have questions about Flannel Friday? Check out the Flannel Friday official blog. 

Flannel Friday Roundup

Hooray! Summer Reading programs are done. They were so much fun, but now it's time to get ready for fall programming! Here are some great ideas for this week to help plan for future programs.  

Bridget @ What is Bridget Reading? has an inspired post this week, with a great way to use pieces from other felt sets too. 

Nikki @ Hey There Library shared a great way to use stars to help tell a Native American legend.

Mrs. Todd @ A Librarian Less Ordinary has made a wonderful felt prop! Lowly Worm is one of my favorite Richard Scarry characters.

I feel fall coming!! I have an inspired post about Five Giant Pumpkins! (Thanks Sarah)

Jane and Piper @ Piper Loves the Library welcome a new friend, Kaden, to their storytime! 


Be sure to join us next week when Bridget @ What's Bridget Reading? will host the roundup! Have questions about Flannel Friday? Check out the Flannel Friday official blog.  Be sure to  join us on the Flannel Friday Facebook page and enjoy the great Flannel Friday Pinterest boards too!