Such a welcoming center, such kind people and the two story tellers we watched and met were both skilled and charming (there they are with me, Ailie and Marie Louise). There are men and women across Scotland who make up the Story Telling Network that share stories with adults, teens, children and toddlers at the center and at many other locations.
I have taken a quick video on my phone and hope to share that with you all soon. I need to edit it and get the sound going so will appeal for some tech support idc.
So what did I see and learn at the SSC today? Here are a few thoughts I had. The stories and the story tellers today were aiming for a very young audience, those with special needs and both have skills and experience in this area.
- With some simple staging and a few clever props children of all ages and abilities can be activly engaged and enthralled. A custom made bag became a 'boggy loch' [a loch for those who do not know is commonly what a lake or sea inlet is called in Scotland aka Loch Kariba??) and in it were some strange wee things, some of which were a sheep (which later became part of a very nice short story about witches), a frog (which helped tell a tale with action and song) and a teeny weeny mitten (which started a story based on Aesops fable of The Wind and the Sun).
- Songs and childrens participation is important. Every story told today allowed children to take part in some way: singing; calling out; playing a part; passing things round and more.
- Remember the childrens names. These names were used and incorporated into the stories and especially the songs.
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