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 […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreBridal 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 […]
by Glenda Bonin No Comment Read MoreMother Goose, Libraries and Storytelling
Yours truly as Mother Goose in 1971.The cute little boy looking at the book is my youngest son, John. It’s interesting to note that many beginning storytellers who may have volunteered in libraries helping out during story times for tots, elect to take on the persona of Mother Goose as a way to launch a storytelling […]
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