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I was reminded of this set when I made the berries a few weeks ago. It doesn’t look like I ever blogged it though! I now have three sets of food in the same envelope–this one, the berries, and the … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

So if you hang out with me here at Mel’s Desk you know that I’ve struggled in the last couple of years to have time for a regular posting schedule. Well, I made it all the way through July posting … Continue reading →

I am continuing my Outer Space theme with this alien set! My green alien came from Library Quine’s 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer, unfortunately she says her pattern source is no longer available. I was able to recreate … Continue reading →

This is the companion post to One Theme, Three Storytimes: Outer Space in which I list three (OK five) related plans using various books and activities for different ages and sizes of storytimes. In this post I’m sharing the words … Continue reading →

Now that I am supervising a team of storytime providers, I have the super fun opportunity to sub a lot more storytimes as I fill in for sick days, vacations, and other times the schedule needs a little help. This … Continue reading →

This week is the 46th anniversary of the first Moon Landing! I didn’t know that when I planned my Moons and Rockets storytimes for this week, but it was happy coincidence when I found out. I was subbing for Toddler … Continue reading →

It is such an exciting trajectory to look back to when I was in library school (in the olden days) where we talked about storytime without talking much about learning to read–to the early 2000s when we started to learn … Continue reading →

I am challenging myself to post a Flannel Friday for every week that I serve as Flannel Friday Fairy Godmother this summer! Today I tweaked a flannelboard I made/adapted for my singing storytime on Monday. I made the gooseberry and … Continue reading →

Here’s this week’s Flannel Friday Round Up! I’m so happy to be hosting again. Kathryn has two firefighters and a fire engine at Fun with Friends at Storytime. I love the details on the truck: hose, ladder, axes…LOTS to talk … Continue reading →