Quotations from those who attended

"It was an awesome workshop. I like the storytelling technique and the fingerplays. It was an engaging workshop full of advice and fun. The best part was Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle and learning to take then out of their own adventures." - Tekeyla

"I really enjoyed hearing about other people’s memories. It was fun doing the fingerplays with new people. I really liked learning new stories to tell. I learned that you are supposed to be yourself and have fun when you are telling a story. I liked the Grandfather Bear story the best." - Kyle

"Very informative and fun. I was able to learn how to 'go with the flow' and be yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggles was a learning experience in listening and also expressing yourself. Kevin was very descriptive and very easy to listen to – he made the afternoon very enjoyable. Thank you." - Lorraine

"For three hours thirteen participants laughed and learned to share the gift of telling stories that engage, entertain, and educate audiences young and old. Kevin Mackenzie has traveled with his stories over the continents and acquired many more along the way. He spoke about the thread of continuity that runs through stories on similar themes. A Russian bear and chipmunk traditional tale was also told in Shilaula, where there are no bears and chipmunks.
Grandmothers, storytellers, and daycare workers learned new fingerplays that help children to participate through action and memory. Fingerplays serve to anchor the learning experience in the body with humour and fun. They are links in a series of stories that allow audiences to stand, stretch, and then settle again for another story.
A wonderful session. Thank you, Kevin." - Margaret

"Kids really like to be told stories. This workshop was valuable to me because it gave me three new stories to learn and tell. In addition, I had lots of fun and realized it’s really true that if I am having fun the audience will have fun too.
I also learned the story of Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle and can use this in a lot of ways for storytime.
I realized it takes practice to learn the stories but they stay in your mind like a memory – as Kevin said.
Was very worthwhile attending the workshop. His exercise of having us each tell a story helped to make us feel more comfortable with each other and we learned something about each other too." - Linda