Storytelling Festival

Now this is a post that I'm excited to write about. We just had our 2nd annual Fall Storytelling Festival!

 

It's sooo much fun. We invite over some of the families from our homeschool group and the kids all have an opportunity to share a story of their choice. Some write their own story, some bring a favorite book, some little ones just tell their story and show pictures and some just enjoy listening. It's a fun way to practice public speaking, reading, listening, respect for others, and sitting quietly. And as a bonus they get to run and play with a bunch of friends for a few hours.

Mary (6) likes to write and illustrate her own story. So we spent the week learning about the writing process and working on her book. She worked very hard and I could see how proud she was when she read it to her friends.

We focused on learning about different prewriting strategies and publishing her work.









We made sure to incorporate her spelling words and I typed up the final draft and cut it out for her. She put the sentences in order and pasted them to her pages. Then she illustrated each page.

 

She added a cover and a few decorative touches.

 

 

We also ask that each family brings a finger food to share. Taylor made her special pumpkin pecan bars and I made little hammies, orange cream punch, and popcorn balls.

 

 

 

We wrapped up the popcorn ball as a take home treat. Cheap, easy, and yummy!

 

 

Taylor and I cleaned up a bit and tried to make it look fun and friendly for the kids.

 

I even grabbed a couple packs of plates and napkins from the Dollar Tree a few weeks ago.

 



 

By the time our friends started filling up the countertop with goodies, we had a fabulous lunch to eat before story time.

 

 

I think if there was a prize for most creative and cutest finger food, these little pumpkin treats by Mickie would have taken it!

 



 

 

I'm so thankful we were able to have another Storytelling Festival and I can't wait to plan another fun day with our friends!