The Stealers of Light by Edmund Dulac, 1916 |
"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." - Alex Haley In the United States the first Sunday after Labor Day is Grandparent's Day . An old African proverb states, "When an elder dies, a library burns." I encourage you to collect one story from your elder's on Grandparent's Day. Make it a family ritual. I guarantee those tales will be treasured when they have crossed over.
Here are some sites from around the world to help you honor our elders.
STORIES
The Dreaming Tree- Brazil
http://spiritoftrees.org/the-dreaming-tree
Grandmother’s Golden Dish – Serbia
http://tinyurl.com/ltocuh
Grandmother Spider Steals the Fire – Choctaw
http://tinyurl.com/nggvql
Grandmother Spider Steals the Sun – Cherokee
http://tinyurl.com/m2sqtq
Grandmother Wolf – China
http://members.home.nl/marcmarti/yugur/folktale/tale11a.htm
The Lime Tree – Russia
http://tinyurl.com/np8382
Raven and His Grandmother – Aleut
http://tinyurl.com/lcdmgh
Story-Lovers.com - Grandparent’s Stories - As always, Jackie Baldwin provides us with a bounty or resources and Grandparent’s Day is no exception. http://tinyurl.com/l9lggz
CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES
Activity Village – A wonderful page full of activities, printables and information on Grandparent’s Day. It's sure to put a smile on your face no matter what age!
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/grandparents_day.htm
Apples4theTeacher - Coloring pages and crafts for Grandparent's Day.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/grandparents-day/
DLTK-Kids – Cute teapot craft with poem.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/grandparents/mteapot.html
DLTK-Kids – Grandma or Grandpa apron.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/grandparents/mgroovygrandma.htm
BOOKS
Grandparent's Day Reading Material – “These
books may be found at your local public or school library. For your
convenience, ISBN numbers, book reviews and related links have been provided on
each detail book page.”
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/grandparents-day/kids-books/
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/grandparents-day/kids-books/
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2 comments:
Fantastic post! Love the links. I have no living grandparents left but I always honour them in my heart and remember what sacrifices they made.
Happy Grandparents Day.
HiJai,
So glad you like the links, I hope they will be useful in your storytelling.
My grandparents are gone as well but I remember them with great love.
Happy Saturday!
Karen
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