I went a little overboard with bug themed felt board sets during my winter vacation and finally created the bee felt set of my dreams. I can’t recall where I found the bee template (it was not my own). If I find my way back, I will give credit as it is due. I created…
I created this felt set for my Letter N storytime crate after I found the accompanying rhyme on K the Librarian’s blog. I created hand drawn templates for the snow owl, goldfinches, and crow using templates I saw on the Downeast Thunder Farm website. I say hand drawn because my printer died. Felt Board Rhyme:…
I have about 20-something felt strawberries floating around, and this set is by far my least favorite due to the bright red color of the felt I used. I much prefer a darker shade of red. Each set was assembled using hot glue (I really recommend using this is instead of tacky glue, especially if…
This wolf mask was based on a nearly identical iPad/iPhone case I saw on Pinterest. I free hand drew a template (and did a poor job given how asymmetrical the finished product is) and assembled all the pieces using hot glue. I then hot glued a strip of felt (horizontally) to the back so that…
I made this particular felt set for a previous, Letter T themed storytime crate. I located a simple template online, traced everything out, and then used hot glue to assemble the pieces. I used Storytime Katie’s Five Little Turtles felt board rhyme: Math Minute Felt Rhyme: Five Little TurtlesOne little turtle, feeling mighty fineSitting by…
I created a hand-drawn template for this set of snails using a variety of other felt snails as inspiration. I suppose mine most closely resembles this Snail Felt Ornament Kit from Michaels. I plan on using these in an upcoming Bug or Letter S themed storytime. Here is the rhyme I found on the Early…
I used the free template provided by Downeast Thunder Farm, and love the finished product. The site offers a lovely variety of bird templates. I recommend giving them a looky-loo for felt-craft inspiration. This felt set was originally designed to be used for an Imagine Your Story, fantasy themed storytime about the Big Bad Wolf.…
This is the super simple Five Chocolate Chip Cookies and Dough Flannelboard set I made using our circular Ellison die-cut. This flannelboard was part of my 2016 Milk & Cookies Storytime Crate.
STORYTIME CRATES My library system seeks to be as efficient as possible and to avoid duplication of workload. Some tasks are centralized (i.e. collection development). Other tasks and responsibilities are split between a team of librarians. This is the case with storytime planning. Nine of us are responsible for planning and presenting storytime sessions. We…
This was another successful, Saturday morning children’s program I conducted while employed as a Children’s Librarian for a small, city library in rural Idaho. Prepping the program was super simple, and the munchkins had a loud and noisy blast putting together their DIY tambourines. This is a great project for kids as it promotes phonological…
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