Pat a Cake Baker Man!

We are doing a Nursery Rhyme series at storytime and wanted to do the wonderful and delicious, Pat-a-Cake rhyme!  I was inspired by Mr. Keith's version HERE!  I have a Sizzix diecut set of alphabet letters that I cut out to do our version of the Pat-a Cake tweak that Mr. Keith talks about in his blogpost.  Ya'll know I had to add some glitter!!  The cupcake is about 5in. and the letters are about 1&1/2 in.  We used the rhyme as a starting point for a Babies theme!  This set will lend itself to several themes! This is going to be a lot of Fun with Friends at Storytime!

Tea Time!

It's time for tea!  We are planning to start our fall programming session with a tea party theme. We'll sing "I'm a Little Teapot" from Toddler Trio; Music for Little People Choir.  It's the first song on the third disc. I like their version because they have a second verse. They sing, "I'm a little teapot, it is true/ Here let me show you what I can do/ I can change my handle and my spout/ Tip me over and pour me out!"  I use many of the songs from this CD trio. I also wanted an interactive rhyme to go with our Tea Party theme. My rhyme is called Tea Time. I used Google images and made a programmed sheet of a line drawing of a teapot and six teacups.  I used the copier and different color paper to make the copies of the teapot and teacups. I laminated them and cut them out. A dot of velcro on the back, and we are ready to play.  I also made a felt version of each color teapot and one teacup. I deconstructed a Google image and used 2 shades of each color to add dimension.  Couldn't help but add a little glitter too!! LOL!  I can use these at least two different ways. If my group is small I can put the teacups on the board and let the kiddos take turns finding the cup that matches the teapot that I hold up.  We can also play a "Which One is Missing?" game with the teapots or teacups.  This theme is also a chance to use my Five Little Cupcakes again!  I reworked the rhyme and here's the link; Five Cupcakes for Tea Time.  So, now we'll have cupcakes for our tea party storytime! The rhyme was a chance for me to address using good manners in a fun way too! It's never too early to start learning good manners. 

Having a tea party is so much Fun with Friends at Storytime!  Anne @ itsybitsymom has the rest of this week's 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!

Valentine's Day storytime fun

It's February! Love is in the air.  Valentine's Day is a great time to emphasize all the great picture books about friendship, love and good manners during storytime and during the whole month!  I have a cute flannelboard rhyme to share too. 

One of the books I want to share is Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book by Polly Dunbar. This is a fun way to talk about 'no biting' and being forgiving.  Another book that's not really a Valentine's book but is about love is The Secret by Lindsay Barrett George.  The children always enjoy following the progress of Mr. Snail's secret from critter to critter until it reaches Mrs. Snail. 

The week of Valentine's Day I'll be using Valentine Day books, One Heart: A Valentine Counting Book by Maryann Cocca-Leffler and Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine by Sarah Weeks. 

Here is one of the Valentine Flannel rhymes I'm planning on sharing at storytime:

Five Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day!

Five cupcakes in the bakery shop

Vanilla frosting with a heart on top

Along came a boy with a penny one day

Bought a cupcake and took it away

Yum! 

Four cupcakes in the ....

Three…

Two…

One cupcake in the bakery shop

Vanilla frosting with a heart on top

I came along with a penny one day

Bought that cupcake and took it away!

No cupcakes in the bakery shop

Vanilla frosting with a heart on top

Each was bought to give away

To a happy friend for Valentine’s Day!

I had been wanting to make this really cute cupcake flannel set that I had seen on Pinterest from Money Saving Mom.  So when I saw this adorable rhyme from Jane at her  blogspot Piper Loves the Library the wheels started turning.  I adapted the rhyme a little and made these cupcakes for my Valentine storytime theme.

Can't wait to share the Fun with Friends at Storytime!

*for the repost on 1-9-15, The rest of the Flannel Friday roundup is @ Libraryland.