Storytelling, Crafts and Kids!

Connecting stories and crafts and, of course, kids!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Two Frogs....a story from Japan for Frog Month (April)

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The Two Frogs Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, o...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Rumpelstiltskin......a German tale retold by the Brothers Grimm

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Once upon a time there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he got into a conversation with the...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Three Goslings......a tale from Italy

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Once upon a time there were three goslings who were greatly afraid of the wolf, for if he found them he would eat them. One day the largest ...
Monday, January 11, 2010

The Cap that Mother Made

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Once upon a time there was a little boy named Anders, who had a new cap. And a prettier cap you never have seen, for mother herself had kn...
Friday, January 1, 2010

The Legend of La Befana

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A Christmas tale from Italian Folklore retold by La La Befana was an old woman who lived in a small village in Italy. She was known througho...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

Legend of the Christmas Spider

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On Christmas eve, a long time ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year... Christmas day, th...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Shoemaker and the Elves

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Once upon a time there was an honest shoemaker, who was very poor. He worked as hard as he could, and still he could not earn enough to keep...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

The Mitten.....a Ukrainian Folktale

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There was once an old man who lost his mitten. A mouse came running up, and she climbed into the mitten and sat there. By and by a Frog came...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I Had An Old Coat....a recyling song and more fabulous recycling projects!

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Yes! It's another recycling blog! Instead of a story for this blog, I have a song. This song, I HAD AN OLD COAT , is based on a a Yiddis...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The Elephant and the Dog ....a Jataka tale of Friendship

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ONCE upon a time a Dog used to go into the stable where the king's Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the food that was ...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

I LOVE this Song!!.....The Sun is a Mass Of Incandescent Gas...

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This extremely educational and catchy tune was written by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret in 1959. Hy Zaret(who cowrote Unchained Melody)became inte...
Friday, August 7, 2009

The Princess and the Pea.......with lots of craft ideas

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THERE was once a Prince who wished to marry a Princess; but then she must be a real Princess. He travelled all over the world in hopes of fi...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky....an African folktale

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"Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky" is an African folktale from Nigeria. ******************************************** Long,...
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