Storytelling and Sock Puppets for Children
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Join Simone Schümmelfeder, Dublin City Libraries Storyteller in Residence for a special storytelling session for children.
Fun stories from around the world and learn how to create and design your very own sock puppet! All materials provided. Session suitable for children age 5-11 years.
Simone is a storyteller and writer from Germany. Born close to the Fairy Tale Road, which connects the locations of many tales the Brothers Grimm collected, she grew up surrounded by stories.
Simone studied to be a teacher, but her love for nature and adventure lured her away from school benches and she came to Ireland to be the apprentice of a storyteller (Irish storyteller Liz Weir).
Simone founded the storytelling theatre StoryGate (www.storygate.net) together with her husband Irish storyteller and puppeteer Michael Phelan.
Together with Michael, Simone offers a unique storytelling experience for children with shows that combine storytelling and puppetry, science and creative writing as well as “Silent Stories” for non-native speakers and sensory stories and workshops.
Booking: Places limited so booking required.
Please contact the library T. 01 222 8355 E. [email protected] to reserve a place to attend.
About the programme:
The Dublin City Storyteller in Residence will work across the city in Libraries and outreach locations to promote literacy by supporting children to engage with storytelling in all its forms. Simone will encourage children to enjoy listening to stories, to read stories around particular topics and to gather their own stories.