Two Little Chameleons!

 

I'm in love with these two adorable chameleons!  I am using my old guessing game Chameleon set from here this week and I needed to add my favorite new finger puppets.  

I'm also using my old set of 5 lizards too!  

Here's the rhyme, I don't remember where I found it tho.  

Five Little Lizards

One little lizard all alone, lying on a smooth, flat stone.

Two little lizards side by side, they play peekaboo, then they hide.

Three little lizards beneath a tree, they run away when they see me!

Four little lizards having fun chasing one another in the sun.

Five little lizards lie so still, snoozing on my windowsill. 

Chameleons and lizards are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Squirrels are Ready for Fall!

 

I've got a new set to use this fall for acorns and squirrels.  I've posted before Here and Here. I already had the squirrels but I added these new bigger acorns and a new rhyme! Down Around the Corner.

We're having Fun with Friends at Storytime with fall squirrels and acorns!!

Time for Fall Leaves.

 

It's that time of year! I have another Fall post here but I realized I really don't have any fall leaves posts. so here goes!  I usually hand out the small colored leaves to the kiddos and then I use the big leaves as a visual cue for the color in the rhyme.  If your group is too big for them to come add their leaf to the flannel board then they can stand and twirl their leaves as you sing that color in the rhyme.  

*Brown Leaves*

*Brown leaves, brown leaves all around,

twirling, swirling to the ground.

see them dancing through the air,

see them falling everywhere.

Brown leaves, brown leaves, all around, twirling, swirling to the ground.

*Red   *Orange   *Yellow   *Fall (all leaves)

When their color is called the kiddos stand up and twirl and swirl their leaf through the air and then sit down. Last verse all children stand up and do the motions with their leaves.  You can use the green leaves and add that color verse if you want to.  I usually don't use the green ones.  Fall leaves are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Two Little Acorns

 

I'm gearing up for fall and wanted to add a 'two little' set and these fill the ticket!  

Two Little Acorns ready to fall

One is Penelope and one is Paul.

Jump down Penelope. Jump down Paul!

Bounce high Penelope. Bounce high Paul!

Two little acorns had a big fall.

One named Penelope and one named Paul!

I used several shades of brown felt and some glitter glue and fabric paint and the cute googly eyes.  I used an image from Google and just deconstructed it for my pattern.  Easy Peasy! They are mighty cute! Fall and acorns are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Birthday Presents!

 I adapted a rhyme from In The Children's Room blogspot to make a different felt set.  My version is called Birthday Presents!.  This was a super easy and quick set to make! I already had the variegated color yarn to make the pom pom style bow for each present.  I will hide the items behind the boxes and reveal the 'present' as we play. They never get tired of this technique! You can make your 'presents' reflect your kiddo's interests. I printed and laminated and cut out each item.  I just put a small piece of tape on the back to hold it until we 'open' the present.  I did add a piece of Velcro to the top of each felt piece to hold it as we're handling it.  You can always play, Which One's Missing? after you have all the items showing! Birthday presents are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime.  Check out my other Birthday themed posts Here! 

Fireworks in the Sky

Here's a set I use with 2 different rhymes.  

Fireworks in the Sky 

is sung to the Tune of Row, Row, Row You Boat.

Boom, crack, whistle, pop!

Fireworks in the sky.

See them lighting up the night,

On the Fourth of July!

Red, blue, gold, white and green

With fireworks we say,

Happy Birthday, America,

It's Independence Day!

5 Fireworks

*Five little firecrackers getting ready to zoom

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle

(shake hands from low to high and voice goes from quiet to loud:

BOOM!

(clap hands above head)

(cover firecracker on board with matching fireworks)

*4, 3, 2, 1

5 little Firecrackers zoomed up so high,

making 5 sparkling fireworks to fill the night sky!

Fireworks are so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!

 

Two Little Cows!

 

Two little cows eating grass and mooing softly,

One named Billy and one named Bonnie.

Moo moo Billy,

moo moo Bonnie,

Two little cows eating grass and mooing softly,

one named Billy and one named Bonnie!

I used a Google image to deconstruct and make my two cute cows. Some slick fabric paint and googly eyes and we're ready to moo, moo with Friends at Storytime.