Bond with your child through storytelling!
Kamini demonstrating the use of a hand puppet
Showing little ones the trick to creating a Story Map
Voila! A Story Map for In The Dark, Dark Woods ...
The various things The Old Lady swallowed in her story!
Children eager to pop in something for The Old Lady to swallow!

Tell Me A Story!

A Parent & Child Storytelling Workshop

Bond with your child over storytelling

Date: 25 Feb 2012
Time:

2.30pm - 4.00pm

Location: Jurong Regional Library
Programme Zone, Level 1
Fee:

FREE

Details:Website

Bring your child along and learn to tell captivating stories, using simple and easy techniques like paper puppets, drawings and songs. Don't forget to bring along some family photographs too!

Registration required: www.golibrary.nlb.gov.sg

Enquiries: 6332 3255

Storytelling is a wonderful way to bond with your child and to share some time telling each other stories. This interactive and participative workshop guides both parent and child through simple, repeatable storytelling techniques that can be replicated during the workshop as well as at home. A special focus of this workshop will be the integration of old family photographs in your storytelling.

Areas Covered:

The workshop will expose you to a variety of easy to learn stories that you can either tell as they are or adapt to suit your child. There will be simple craft activities to help you remember and recall the story and take home as a memento of your time spent bonding with your child.

  • Story Rhyme
  • Story Song
  • Homemade Puppet
  • Action Story with Sound Effects
  • Draw-N-Tell
  • Photograph Storytelling
About the Facilitator

Kamini Ramachandran has been instrumental in the revival of the art of storytelling in Singapore through her work in MoonShadow Stories which she co-founded in 2004. She is a founder member as well as the President of the Storytelling Association (Singapore) from 2008 – 2012. She brings a wealth of story-crafting expertise with her through her customized storytelling content creation and storytelling consultancy experience.