The Green Parent
Raising kids with conscience
24 Jan 2012
Storytelling events
Storytelling transcends all boundaries and has enriched and changed lives across the globe. Now in its 13th year, National Storytelling Week from 28th Jan to 4th Feb has an exciting range of activities up and down the country, bringing stories alive in our hearts and minds and introducing the next generation to the joy of the imagination.
‘In the beginning was the word, so we are told, and the man who gathered the words spoke and lifted life through parable, fable, saga, tale and story – each an experience, one way or another.’ Organised by the Society for Storytelling, National Storytelling Week goes from strength to strength. Now in its 13th year, the organisers are keen to reach as wide an audience as possible, changing lives with the wonders of something so simple, accessible and free. With story walks, puppet making and shows, poetry, animal folk tales and myths to name but a few of the activities, there’s sure to be something to inspire. Storytelling is one of the greatest gifts we can share with our children, inviting them to explore the wondrous lands of their imagination. As children listen rapt and entranced by the storyteller, they are learning about human nature and feelings, about sequence and consequence, about language and gesture and about the lives of others. Get involved with some of the fantastic events going on in your area.
29th Jan – 4th Feb Horniman Museum, London
If you love listening to stories as well as reading them, then join the Horniman’s popular professional storytellers for some oral storytelling every day at 4pm. Be enchanted by stories from all over the world. Find out more.
3rd Feb – York Festival of Storytelling
Enter the Dragon! Celebrating the Chinese New Year, outgoing, inspiring storyteller, Noel Watkins, with a decade of experience in telling multi-cultural stories, will regale you with tales of wit and wisdom from the Far East. Discover what happens when a woodcutter finds an old pot in the forest and why the sea is salty… Find out more.
3rd – 4th Feb – South Devon Steiner School
With a Craft Corner where you can make Bridie dolls to colourful silk, giant and shadow puppets in the Puppet Place, via the Sanctuary for meditation or quiet ceremony, this family-friendly winter festival has something for everyone. In celebration of the Goddess and Saint Brigid, South Devon Steiner School offers you a magical, mythic space with delicious food available too, and evening storytelling from national storytelling laureate, Katrice Horsley. Find out more.
Find out more at www.sfs.org.uk/nsw.
Melissa Corkhill is the editor of The Green Parent magazine, mother of two and author of the book Green Parenting
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