Blankies!

As it’s getting colder, my husband and I have pulled out our favorite blankets from their respective hiding spots.  I don’t think there is anything better than snuggling up in a blanket with a good book or movie.  With the weather turning and school getting into full swing, the time is just right for a blanket storytime.

BOOKS:

We read Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney and Flora’s Blanket by Debi Gliori.

These were both really good titles.  I didn’t make the connection until I started reading on Tuesday that both books were about bunnies and blankies.  So when I did figure it out we talked about the letter B and the sound that it makes.

FLANNELBOARD:

I’m a little sad I didn’t take any pictures of this one, but I borrowed this idea from Ms. Anna at Future Librarian Superhero: She took some animals and made really cute felt blankets and had the children guess who was under which blanket.  My blankets weren’t so cute and I reused animals from other flannelboard stories, but the kids really liked guessing.  (I was so happy with this that I did a little more gamification in the Socks and Shoes storytime too).

CRAFT:

This has been one of my favorite crafts.  I borrowed it from Storytime Katie.  We had a white sheet with a bear on it and we had to make Bear his very own blanket.  We used cut up origami sheets because I had some sitting around.  Some had quilts that were all different colors and some were only one color (We have one of the cutest little boys whose favorite color is pink).  Super fun, super easy, toddler approved.