For today’s Flannel Friday I have a prop/flannel hybrid.
The plan is to sing Spider on the Floor by Raffi and True Kelley while moving my laminated spider to the different parts of my body along with the song. Haven’t decided yet if I’ll hold the book at the same time or just sing it. Each family will get flannel spiders (yay for die cut machines!) and I’ll ask them to follow along by putting the spiders on their legs, stomachs, etc. as we go through the song. I’ll do it in toddler storytime next week. It’s simple, but I think it will be a lot of fun!
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March 16, 2013 at 5:39 am
Really cute idea, thanks for sharing.
March 16, 2013 at 7:57 am
Thanks Kathryn!
March 18, 2013 at 7:53 am
I’ve done this before and it works great! You can also buy spiders on clearance after Halloween. =)
March 18, 2013 at 12:31 pm
That’s a GREAT idea! Thanks!
March 19, 2013 at 7:10 am
I’ve done this song with a (Folkmanis, I think) spider puppet I have and it was awesome. I like the idea of giving kids diecuts to play along too. I love this song!
March 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Your die cuts are really cute! Like mrsshaia, I use the plastic spider rings. Tie a 2 foot piece of yarn to each of them before handing them out and they have a fun, creepy little bounce as they make their way up the kids’ bodies.
March 19, 2013 at 5:32 pm
That’s a really fun idea! I like the idea of all those spiders bouncing around. 🙂 thanks!