Flannel Friday--Little Ball, Big Ball

I do toddler storytime, so anything with a ball is always a hit. I get some extra mileage out of this favorite fingerplay with new verses and some flannelboard pieces.

Little Ball, Big Ball 

A little ball, a bigger ball, a great big ball I see. 

Can you count the green balls? One, two, three.

Repeat for blue and orange. 
Add the red ball and say:

Little balls, big balls, another ball I see. 

Can you count all the balls? 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!

This week's Flannel Friday round up is hosted by Kay Leigh at Storytime ABC's. Find more Flannel Friday on the blog and on Pinterest.

This Week at Family Fun-Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Can you only appreciate these if you are from Wisconsin? If you've had a brush with the Milwaukee Brewers, you may have seen the Klement's Racing Sausages. We celebrated fun ballpark food this week, and I have never had so much fun with a craft! 

Eloise at the Ball Game by Lisa McClatchy is the perfect introduction to ballpark fun, and The Pigeon is a hit at any storytime. We had crazy fun poppin popcorn (crumpled paper) in our parachute to the Barenaked Ladies' Popcorn from Snacktime.

Another great choice for baseball storytime--Bill Thomson's illustrations
in Baseball Hour are spectacular.