#TBCCrafters Head Down to the Farm

Infant storytime has started up again and I wanted to try something different for fall, more Flannel Boards. I still don’t get flannel boards but I can see the attraction. I used one during our down on the farm theme and the kids who attended were happy to participate and be a part of the story. They ran up to the board I had and placed their chick as it was called. The children and their parents had to listen for their chick which worked well and led to a smoother and better flowing storytime.

For our Flannel board, I recreated the cute little chicks from a post I read on the blog Crayon Freckles. I just loved the cute little chicks from Nancy Tafuri’s Five Little Chicks.

Materials

• Flannel pieces in yellow, red and orange
• Googly eyes
• Scissors
• hot glue gun

Step 1:

Cut out chicks using the yellow flannel

I had issues making a perfect oval and later went over the chicks to smooth out the edges!

Step 2: Cut out wings using the orange flannel

Step 3:

Cut out legs and beak using the red flannel

Step 4:

Assemble chick, add eyes, and glue together using a hot glue gun

Step 5:

After assembling all of the chickens, retell your story!

Like I mentioned before, the chicks were given an additional clipping to rid them of the jagged edges.

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