Category Archives: Flannelboards

Happy Thanksgiving! I want to start this week by telling you all how grateful I am for the Flannel Friday community. You guys make my life richer and my work much more fun. Thank you for the generosity of spirit … Continue reading →

I did not have a Flannel Friday idea until about 9:30pm last night, so three cheers for last-minute inspiration from brilliant colleagues! Yesterday we had one of our Storytime Practicums at my library, where storytime providers from all over the … Continue reading →

I am working on refreshing our “Build It” storytime resource pack this week, and when I opened it up, I found a laminated magnet set of building blocks! These are photo images, printed & laminated, with a magnet on the … Continue reading →

Recently, my tech support department (aka my husband) asked me if I really had permissions to share my clip art files with you on Mel’s Desk. I went searching out the service agreements…and decided I probably didn’t. Yes, clip art … Continue reading →

Earlier this week I posted about adapting stories to the flannelboard, and one of the examples I dug out of my files was a set for The Tortoise and the Hare, so today I’m sharing the pattern. You can see … Continue reading →

Recently Cate asked us some great questions about how we choose to adapt stories to the flannelboard, and I am finally getting a chance to answer one of them! I have to admit that I don’t think of adapting picture … Continue reading →

Or, In Which I Go A Little Overboard But Have a Really Good Time! I’m going to try Where Is Catkin? by Janet Lord in my Pets baby storytime this fall, less because I think it’s a great book for … Continue reading →

So last week I finished an original pattern for train cars, and shared a rhyme. And I promised THIS week I’d actually MAKE the pattern! Plus I thought I’d talk about the process I use to come up with original … Continue reading →

I had no clue what my post this week would be until I saw an envelope with this rhyme in the workroom on Wednesday! I wanted to develop my own pattern for the train cars and then I couldn’t help … Continue reading →

Slacker! It’s a nutty week so I’m just showing you my version of Katie’s version of Fall Is Not Easy by Martin Kelley. I was so excited about this flannel that I made this from Katie’s post before I had … Continue reading →