When I started attending the library story time for one year olds, I was reminded of the flannel storyboard. I really wanted to make something by hand for my niece for Christmas, so I decided that making her a flannel board with some stories would be a good idea. I was very proud of my work, so I’ve decided to post some of it here.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle – I don’t have a picture of all the pieces, but here are a good number of them. This was the first story I did, so I was just testing the waters. I used a pattern on a piece of computer paper, then drew in the details by hand with fabric marker.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin – This was actually the last story I made for the Christmas gift. I had fun doing the palm tree free hand…no pattern! Of course I made all the letters even though not all of them are pictured.
The Nativity Story – This is the one I am most proud of…I cut all the pieces out of felt rather than just choosing one color and drawing details. This took a lot of cutting and a lot of time….but it was worth it. I got to witness my niece playing with this set on Christmas Day on skype. That was a joy. I’ve included three pictures of the pieces because I wanted to get close enough to show the detail!
Five Little Ladybugs, by Melanie Gerth – I remembered my niece loved singing the 5 butterflies song with me when she was 2. I chose this book because it is similar to that song…and because I sort of wanted to make ladybugs. Here are the first two out of five.
Stone Soup, by Jon J. Muth – This version of the story is slightly different from the traditional, but I loved the illustrations.
There were a couple others, but this is all I will post for now. Hopefully I’ll make more as time goes on. I love being crafty!
that is just so cute