Flannel Friday: Chester

Meet Chester, my Boston Terrier and my new felt board. I talk about Chester quite a bit with my storytime kids and thought it would be fun to make a felt version of my pet. The picture I used as a pattern is also above. I enlarged it making the body two pieces and the head a separate piece. I used animal eyes and just a little puff paint on his ears and nose.

I have a few ideas for how I'll use Chester in storytime. First, I thought I would give him a story similar to Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd. Second, I thought I'd make use of the hats from my Let's Make a Snowman felt set and have a "Hat for Chester" game/story. Thirdly, I'll pull Chester out if I ever do a black and white animals storytime again.

Any other ideas on how I might use Chester in storytime?

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