The BuNny HoP!
The bunnies, the chicks, the kiddos and the fun! The Faxon Branch Library hosted the Bunny Hop last week, during school vacation, and oh my, what fun!  
B is for Bunny!   b is for baby!
Kendra brought two beautiful bunnies from Westmoor Park and everyone had a chance to pet the bunnies.  We learned so much about them. They hopped around our story time room.  And all the while, little chicks were waiting for us.

We listened to the book Hurry Hurry by Eve Bunting while we carefully and gently...without shaking or peaking held little eggs in our little hands.  When the story was over...our eggs were ready to hatch.  Quietly, ever-so-quietly we opened our eggs to find little colorful chicks!  OMGoodness - it was too cute!

Our little birdies where on the flannel board heralding the arrival of the chicks and keeping a watchful eye.

We had a bunny wedding! (indeed) 

Bunny babies, three!

We made bunny ears!

We did the bunny hop..... hop, hop!!  

And no one spilled anything on our new Story Time Rug!

B is for Bunny, b is for bear!

bye- bye Bunnies!

Thanks for reading.

Where's My Chick?

Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick chick! 

Easter is so darn pretty!

I have been making chicks for two days...and you thought they hatched from eggs!!

These have been so much fun to stitch, photograph and play with!

My thanks to the Flannel Friday Family for inspiring the felt chicks in the plastic eggs! 

Jump over to visit Miss Tara on her blog,  Storytime with Miss Tara , for all sorts of cute little chick and spring ideas.  

The Library is hosting a Spring Story Time with real bunnies later this month and I will use the little chicks in their eggs for the program.  And we will hold the eggs...just like Miss Tara's kids and I think I will read Hurry, Hurry by Eve Bunting ( just like Miss Tara!), and 

Where's My Egg? by Tony Mitton. 

Where's My Egg is A Lift or Flip-The-Flap-Book, kids love this simple gimmick.  It helps them to focus on the page as well as use fine motor skills to actually lift the flap.  Snuggling and reading is even more fun when your child is drawn in to participate and play on each page. 

I will write more on Lift-the-Flap books in my next post.  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, 

Happy Easter!

Pattern for these adorable chicks comes from Myrtle & Eunice

http://www.myrtleandeunice.com/2011/04/how-to-make-easter-chick.html