by storytree | Mar 5, 2023 | Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Resources, The value of oral storytelling
How do you choose a story in a soulful way? Well, sometimes you just need a history story for Year 9 tomorrow or a story on kindness for Preschoolers next week, and you haven’t got the luxury or space to spend time contemplating and that is 100% OK! But when you...
by storytree | Dec 13, 2022 | Christmas story, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Preschool stories, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
A story is a gift that lasts a lifetime. The story your child will remember the most, will probably be the one you tell them. That is why, each year I repost this sweet Solstice tale and encourage story lovers to have a go at telling it themselves in their own way. It...
by storytree | Oct 7, 2022 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Ocean Stories, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
ABOVE: Selkie seal and woman, Painting by Jessica Shirley On Monday I came back from a fantastical weekend in Brisbane, having attended the Australian Fairytale Conference in Brisbane, run by the Australian Fairytale Society. On Sunday, I delighted in presenting a...
by storytree | Feb 22, 2022 | environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Ocean Stories, Storytelling
IMAGE CREDIT : Diver in Water ~ John Cahil Rom ~ Pexels This video, ‘The Sea Sprite and the Kelp Gardens: Upwelling and Marine Permaculture’ is my attempt to use story to explain the natural phenomenon of Upwelling, which is key to understanding how...
by storytree | Nov 16, 2021 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Storytelling
Lately, as I go to my strawberry bed each morning and gather a little bowl of strawberries, I have been feeling like Lily, the protagonist of my story, ‘Lily and the Fig Tree’. This is the first season in years that I’ve managed to grow plump, tasty...