Flannel Friday - Five Little Monkeys (Jumping on the Bed!)

 Everybody loves Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed - the book, the rhyme, however you choose to use it!

A while back Miss Sue made us a quick set, but they monkeys seemed to have disappeared! No worries, I made us a cute new set, wearing pajamas, no less!

Miss Sue gets credit for the bed, which could be used for a variety of rhymes, including her ADORABLE Five Little Monsters Sleeping in My Bed!

Here's a close-up of the monkeys:

I just used two different monkey clipart designs from Google Images, and then designed simple pajamas for go over top.  This was a pretty quick and easy set to assemble, but one I know we'll use over and over again!

Happy Flannel Friday!

Thanks so much to Lisa at Libraryland for hosting this week! Flannel Friday is for anyone interested in finding and sharing great flannelboard ideas!  You can learn more about Flannel Friday and how to participate here.

Flannel Friday - Five Little Babies

I came across this really cute "Five Little Babies" rhyme last week and was inspired to make some cute little felt babies to go with it! Thanks so much to King County Library System for the rhyme - watch the video to see how the actions are done!

I drew the pieces freehand, but based them off the ones on the cover of this adorable book:

Baby Parade by Rebecca O'Connell

One little baby rocking in a tree.

Two little babies splashing in the sea!

Three little babies crawling on the floor.

Four little babies banging on the door!

Five little babies playing hide-and-seek!

Keep your eyes closed, now,
Until I say, "Peek!"

I was really happy with how these cuties turned out! I even added a tiny bit of blush to give them "rosy" cheeks. Just dabbed it on with my finger.  They were actually really easy to make - I just used the same template for each one's body and head, and then just switched up the colors and clothing patterns, etc.

Voila! Cute babies - just what you need for your next story time, I bet! :o)

Happy Flannel Friday!

Thanks so much to Mollie at What Happens in Storytime for hosting this week! Flannel Friday is for anyone interested in finding and sharing great flannelboard ideas!  You can learn more about Flannel Friday and how to participate here.