About Storytelling with Puppets
If you’re a storyteller, teacher, librarian or parent and have ever watched a puppet show with the vague thought that you’d like to be able to bring a puppet to life for some kids or an audience, this article is for you. Anyone with an active imagination and the willingness to suspend disbelief for a […]
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Bridal Showers – A Good Venue for Stories?
The inquiry arrived via regular post. I was surprised the writer was asking about the possibility of my telling stories at a bridal shower/luncheon to be held six months hence. The shower would take place in a dedicated room in a restaurant for a dear friend, and she wanted to find something different in the […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreOn Learning How to Be a Storyteller
I’ve been expanding my media outreach lately by working on improving my video presence as a storyteller, puppeteer and performer. I also plan to use the video skills I’m developing to help market “The Storyteller’s Place,” our Bed and Breakfast business scheduled to open later this year. I recently produced two short video segments about […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreLooking Back (Some Steps I Took to Become a Storyteller)
When I first started to seriously consider storytelling, I spent a lot of time doing research at the library My research included reading folktales, reviewing audio/video recordings, buying books and searching the Internet for storytelling information. I started to follow the work of storytellers I admired, and I visited with program coordinators at my local […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreIt’s Independence Day (in more ways than one!)
Wow! The 5 minute edited video of one of our Squirrely Shirley Meets Fry-Fry show this year is finally out there, and we’ve had lots of people taking a look. I’m sure glad I had so many helpful kids and parents at that show to help me say bye-bye to Fry-Fry – he hasn’t been […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreMiddle School visit!
Guess what I did yesterday? I went to Apollo Middle School to find out about the Grow2BFit program here in Tucson. What a cool family program! Parents and kids learned a lot about healthy eating and then they get to do exercises together. Whew! I don’t know how everyone keeps up with Dr. Jessica Schultz […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreTime to Refocus and Repurpose
I hope this hiatus is finally over. I really enjoyed getting into the “blogging zone” earlier this year when I started to enjoy my stride, writing about things I usually don’t talk about in other venues. For those of you who have been reading my blog and wondering what I’ve been up to, a brief […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreApril Lessons Learned
I am not a person who pays much attention to April Fools Day or Friday the 13th, but in retrospect it seems I should have taken both days a bit more seriously. Between my work and doing the labor of painting our home in anticipation of opening a Bed & Breakfast (The Storyteller’s Bungalow) in the fall. […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreA Pause in Communication
I have had problems accessing the Internet since my email was hacked on Friday. My computer may have been hit with a worm or some other invasive program, as well. This has created a break in my email responses and regular Blog posts, so I am using a borrowed computer until mine is up and […]
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