Flannel Friday: Lily Pond

I made this set to go with the lovely song “Lily Pond,” which I learned from the Elizabeth Mitchell album You Are My Little Bird (you can watch a charming YouTube version of it and buy the track here from Smithsonian Folkways, yay, go support them). It’s actually a Vashti Bunyan song, though, and you can hear her sing it on this YouTube compilation.

This was fun to make and fun to sing–I added it to my revamped “All Singing” baby storytime plan. The clouds and sun reverse to the stars and the moon.

This is how I put the pieces up as I sing:

In a lily pond I lay
place lily pond on bottom of feltboard

All upon a summer’s day
place sun on top of feltboard

And I chased a dragonfly
place dragonfly above lily pond

All across an ancient sky
place clouds above dragonfly

Falling with a thousand stars
flip sun to moon

Down the Milky Way to Mars
flip clouds to stars

Back again in time for day
flip moon to sun and stars to clouds

In a lily pond I lay
point down at the lily pond

This week’s round up is at Laura’s place: Library Lalaland! Check it out for more great ideas for storytime. Investigate the Flannel Friday Pinterest for hundreds of flannelboards, songs, games, and rhymes arranged by theme. Ask questions and brainstorm ideas in our Facebook group. Learn more about Flannel Friday and upcoming hosts at our website.