The Valentine Tree

I went on the hunt this year for a new Valentine themed flannel board because I was getting board with what I had. I found this one on a blog called “I Never Grew Up“, was charmed and immediately set out to make my own. I used a little bit of embroidery to make the flowers on the one heart.

Adapted by Jean Warren from a story by Marion Schoeberlein

I know a very special tree
That lives among the pines.
It has no leaves upon its boughs,
It just grows valentines.

It grows some pretty red ones,
And others that are blue,
It grows some fancy lace ones
With flowers on them, too.

It grows some little pink ones
And great big ones of green.
It grows the nicest valentines
That I have ever seen.

One day, I walked up to it
And shook that special tree.
Down fell a valentine
Especially for me!

Five Little Snowflakes

Another quick five little rhyme. This time snow. I used a glittery white felt for the snowflake for some extra sparkle. It didn’t show up well in the picture. I experimented cutting the felt out using my cricut machine. It was a bit too futsy for my taste with the cutting mat’s tackiness being quickly overwhelmed with the felt.

One little snowflake with nothing to do,
Along came another and then there were two!

Two little snowflakes laughing with me,
Along came another and then there were three!

Three little snowflakes looking for some more,
Along came another and then there were four!

Four little snowflakes dancing a jive,
Along came another, and then there were five!

Five little snowflakes having so much fun!
Out came the sun, and then there were none!

The King Wore a Crown

“Mary Wore Her Red Dress” is a tune that easily adapts to fit many different themes. “The King Wore a Crown” is one such adaptation that has been in my library’s flannel board files for quite some time. Instead of placing the crowns onto a flannel board, the felt crowns stick really well to my teddy bear. Kids have great fun coming up to put the different crown on the bear. We cut the crows out using an Ellison Die Cut.

tune: Mary Wore Her Red Dress

The king wore a red crown, red crown, red crown,
The king wore a red crown to court today.

The queen wore a purple crown, purple crown, purple crown,
The queen wore a purple crown to court today.

The prince wore a yellow crown, yellow crown, yellow crown,
The prince wore a yellow crown to court today.

The princess for a blue crown, blue crown, blue crown,
The princess wore a blue crown to court today.