02 November 2006
Family Storytelling Day – 2 November
On 2 November StoryQuest is launching a campaign to invite as many people as possible to turn off their evening television for at least an hour, to remember and tell family stories.
Every family has its stories, but how well do we know them? StoryQuest is encouraging families to set off on their own quest to discover and share their family stories with each other.
Who in your family has a story to tell? We have all lived our own lives, full of experiences, some of which will have left a tale worth telling.
Our stories develop a sense of identity, a sense of values, a sense of belonging, a sense of where we have come from and of what stuff our ancestors were made. They place us in the continuum of our family tree. Get the stories flowing!
Three simple ways to make time for storytelling are…
- Eat a meal together as a family and simply talk about interesting things that have happened.
- Turn off the television for a while! Get out family photo albums, old keepsakes and heirlooms - and talk about people in the pictures or who the objects belonged to.
- Go for a walk - and talk!
Once the quest for stories has been launched you’ll find them everywhere!
The above information is taken from the Storyquest website.
