I’ve been beefing up my flannel stories for the toddler age. I came across Jane Cabrera’s Mommy, Carry Me Please! and thought it would be a great addition. The story introduces a variety of animals and body parts.

I made a flannel story with BIG Mommy animals, and tiny baby animals:

After reading the story and letting children take a turn with a flannel pieces, I passed out scarves and had the children wiggle the scarves over their body parts just like the baby animals. It was a blast!

What stories can you use scarves with?

For more flannel ideas check out Mel’s Desk, the ingenious creator of Flannel Friday!