Five Little Reindeer

Five little reindeer pulling the sleigh
Filled with toys for Christmas day.
Santa shouts “Oh No! I’ve dropped a sack”,
So one little reindeer goes to get it back

Four little reindeer pulling the sleigh…

Three little reindeer pulling the sleigh….

Two little reindeer pulling the sleigh….

One little reindeer pulling the sleigh….

No little reindeer pulling the sleigh
Filled with toys for Christmas day.
Santa says “Oh No! Where are my sacks?”
And five little reindeer bring them back!

Pattern for the Five Little Reindeer is from the pattern book

Celebrate Christmas: Counting to Five at Christmas Time

by Kate McKnight and Felt Board Magic

Five Birthday Candles – Colours and Counting

Five bright birthday candles and not one more,
The purple one got blown out  (blow)
Then there were four.

Four bright birthday candles, pretty as can be,
The pink one got blown out (blow)
Then there were three.

Three bright birthday candles waiting for you,
The green one got blown out, (blow)
Then there were two.

Two bright birthday candles oh what fun,
The yellow one got blown out, (blow)
Then there was one.

Just one bright birthday candle standing oh so tall.
The blue one got blown out, (blow)
And that was all.

Five little candles standing tall,
Burning brightly, count them all
Puff, I blow with all my might
And out goes one little candle light.

Four little candles standing tall,
Burning brightly, count them all
Puff, I blow with all my might
And out goes one little candle light.

Three little candles standing tall,
Burning brightly, count them all
Puff, I blow with all my might
And out goes one little candle light.

Two little candles standing tall,
Burning brightly, count them all
Puff, I blow with all my might
And out goes one little candle light.

One little candles standing tall,
Burning brightly, count them all
Puff, I blow with all my might
And out goes one little candle light.

Five Little Neeko Cats

I am so pleased to host a felt set created by Stephanie Stokes – Director at StoryTime Japan, from Pasadena, California who shared this Asian Themed Five Japanese Neko Cats. Stephanie also includes printable files so you can make your own  Neko Cats and a Five-Little-Neko-Cats-RHYME.

Five Little Neko Cats
5 little Neko cats playing near the door,
one ran inside and that left 4.
4 little Neko cats underneath a tree,
one heard a dog bark and that left 3.
3 little Neko cats wondering what to do,
one saw a little bird and that left 2.
2 little Neko cats sitting in the sun,
one ran to catch his tail and that left 1.
1 little Neko cat looking for some fun,
he saw a butterfly and then there ….. were none!

The maneki-neko (Japanese: 招き猫 ?
, literally “beckoning cat”) is a common
Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good
luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic.
https://nikarella.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/flannel-friday-five-little-cats/

Five Christmas Gingerbread Men

Five little gingerbread men on a tray.
One jumped up and ran away.
Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can !
I’m pretty fast, I’m the gingerbread man!

Four  little gingerbread men…

Three little gingerbread men…

Two little gingerbread men…

One little gingerbread man on a tray.
It jumped up and ran away.
Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can!
I’m pretty fast, I’m the gingerbread man!

No little gingerbread men on the tray
I’ll have to bake some more another day!

Five Little Christmas Gingerbread Men felt board set is available in the Felt Board Magic Store

Five Little Christmas Gingerbread Man Pattern is available in the Felt Board Magic Store

The pattern for Five Little Christmas Gingerbread Men is included in the

Celebrate Christmas: Counting to Five at Christmas Time Felt Board Pattern eBook

Five Candles on a Birthday Cake

Five candles on a birthday cake
Five, and not one more
You may blow one candle out,
And that leaves four!

Four candles on a birthday cake
There for all to see.
You may blow one candle out,
And leaves three!

Three candles on a birthday cake
Standing straight and true.
You may blow one candle out,
And that leaves two!

Two candles on a birthday cake
Helping us have fun.
You may blow one candle out,
And that leaves one!

One candle on a birthday cake
WE know the task is done
You may blow this candle out,
And that leaves none!

Get your pattern for Five Candles on a Birthday Cake

Today I Have a Birthday

This is super simple felt cake for celebrating birthdays.

Have lots of fun counting the removable candles.

The cake including the cake stand is 30cm tall (about 12 inches) and 26cm wide (10.25 inches).

Today I have a birthday

I am five years old you see

( hold up 5 fingers )

And here I have a birthday cake

Which you may share with me

(put the cake on the felt board)

First we count the candles

Count them every one

1,2,3,4,5

( count the candles as you put them on the cake)

The counting is now done

Lets blow out the candles

Out each flame will go

As one by one we blow

(pretend to blow out the candles as you take them off the felt board)

5,4,3,2,1

Get Your Pattern for Today I have a Birthday

Birthday Presents

This is fun birthday rhyme that encourages counting and colour recognition.

Four birthday presents and they’re all for me,

I’ll unwrap the green one and now there are three.

Three birthday presents and one is from you,

I’ll unwrap the purple one and now there are two.

Two birthday presents left until I’m done,

I’ll unwrap the pink one and now there is one.

One birthday present, I’m having so much fun!
I’ll unwrap it slowly and now there are none.

Get your free pattern for Four Birthday Presents 

OR

Buy a Ready Made Four Birthday Presents Felt Set

•  SHARESHARE ON FACEBOOK
•  TWEETTWEET ON TWITTER
•  PIN ITPIN ON PINTEREST

 BACK TO OUR BLOG

Who has the Fish Sizes, Colours and Counting Game

This is a fun game of hide and seek where a fish is hidden under one of the penguins.

Each Penguin is a different size, each penguin has a different colored bow tie and a different quantity of  buttons.

The tallest penguin is 17.5 cm (7 inches) and the smallest is 7.5 cm (3.25 inches)

First, Put all three penguins on the felt board and discuss their different attributes – how they are different.

Children will be able identify the penguins by:

Size – largest, smallest, middle sized, big, small, medium, tallest, shortest, large, small.

Bow Tie Color – red, blue, yellow

Number of Buttons – one, two or three

P Letter Sound Identification –  Ask the children to think of names for the penguins that start with a P – e.g. Paddy, Pablo and Polly.

This is how you play:

Hide the fish under one of the penguins.
The children then try to guess which penguin is hiding the fish.

Little fish, little fish
Playing hide and seek,
Which penguin is hiding you?

The largest penguin, the middle sized penguin or the smallest penguin?
Let’s take a peek

The children then choose a penguin.

Peek under the penguin to see if the fish is there.
If not play again.

Alternative questions

Which penguin is hiding you? The penguin with a red, blue or yellow bow tie?

Which penguin is hiding you? The penguin with one, two or three buttons?

Buy the pattern to make your own Who has the Fish Felt Set?

Buy Who has the Fish? Ready Made Felt Set

Butterfly Wing Colour Matching Game

This is a wonderful interactive color recognition and matching activity which encourages children to learn basic colors whilst they play.

The object of this activity is to find each butterfly’s missing wing by selecting a wing that is the same color so that the butterfly’s wings match.

This activity promotes lots of discussion and vocabulary development investigating the concepts of same and different, match and don’t match and the use of color words red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black and white.

Buy your own pattern to make Butterfly Wing Color Matching Activity

Little Mouse Hide and Seek Colours Game

Little Mouse Hide and Seek House Colors Game is a fun interactive game which encourages vocabulary development, color recognition, and turn taking.

The number of houses used during the game can be reduced for younger children or particular colors can be chosen to focus on specific learning goals. 

How to play:

Before you start to play place the houses on the felt board.

Hide a mouse underneath one of the houses.

Then, talk about each of the houses naming each of the colors.

The children then try to guess which house the mouse is hidden under.

By chanting :

Little mouse, little mouse
Playing Hide and Seek?
Are you in the (color) house?
Let’s take a peek

Children take turns guessing which house the mouse is hiding under by identifying a house by color removing it to search underneath for the mouse.

Get the pattern to make your own Little Mouse Hide and Seek Color Game