I made my very first "official" flannel board!! Storytime presenters in this system LOVE to make and use flannel boards! I even co-hosted a program for parents and teachers last month called "Say It With Flannel". (I was suppose to host the program...but I have NO flannel experience...). When I see something cute on "Flannel Friday" that I want to use I find a clipart picture on Google, print them on cardstock, cut them out and laminate, then stick a magnet on the back. That, to me, was a "flannel board".
But I decided to try my hand at a real flannel board story--complete with multiple colors, layers, etc.
Here is my finished "I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie"... I got the "template" from OMazing Kids
I thought they turned out pretty good...although they are not perfect by any means. The first few pieces were actually kind of fun to put together.
But by the time I was at my last few pieces I was so DONE with the project! It was taking forever...and my later pieces didn't look nearly as cute as my first ones. I decided to back the pieces with black felt so that they would be more sturdy--especially if they got played with by the children. This project took me so long that I ended up having to just print the template out on cardstock, laminate and put a magnet on it so I could take the book to an outreach storytime!
Verdict: I am not against using flannel boards...if someone else makes them. Real, true flannel boards are just not worth it to me...the time, expense, frustration. Laminated, Google images with a magnet on the back works for me!! But I am looking in to buying some "premade" flannel board sets to use--generic ones like "Farm Animals" from The Felt Source.
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