Talking of the #sisfstoryripple2025 … I had a great visit to Oldmachar Church Youth Group on Tuesday evening! They enjoyed popcorn and hot chocolate and I got to tell some of my favourite stories with a twist at the end. It’s their second year of Ripple funding and I hope to see them all again next year 🙂
(As usual I didn’t take any photos, so here’s an auld een)
What a lovely visit I had to Kaimhill School on Tuesday as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple. I told stories to two P1 classes and two P2 classes who were fantastic listeners! They really got in to stories of a king and a bee, a woman who could stitch the most amazing things, and… an affa thirsty puddock!
#sisfstoryripple2025
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Talking of frogs…. (see my last post)
I was so happy to see this book in the P2 classroom – It used to belong to Wee Imp and she donated to Kaimhill a few years ago when she was having a clear out!
The teacher said it was a favourite 🙂
I had my first of two Big Scottish Story Ripple visits to Aye Aye Club on Monday night! We created a story – and when I say I LOVE creating stories with the Aye Aye folks – you have to know it’s because there’s going to some amazing ideas AND cabbages AND uranium !!
Because I’m a bit rubbish and get carried away and forget to take photos, here’s me asking AI to draw me our main character. (Charlie).
Next visit we’ll be making shadow puppets of the characters and the scenery! #sisfstoryripple2025
A grand visit tae Faithlie Care Home in the Broch on Monday daen Doric ABCs for Doric Books
The theme this wik wis “Skweel” an we hid some grand songs an tales an blethers. We spoke aboot fit wi got intae trouble for fan wi were bairns. Aene quine got the tawse for forgettin her pencil!!
(An then it turned oot aene o the carers hid my mither as a teacher fan she wis a bairn!!)
I’m still grinning after my two #PromiseGroup visits yesterday! Both groups started with story where they could join in with describing whatever plant or tree they could imagine – then we made our first stories together using story dice!😁 #KeepThePromise #WeCareAberdeenshire
Fit a grand visit tae the residents o Overdon Care Home in Kintore wi Sheena on Tuesday! This was a session organised by Doric Books far we’ve been daen oor Doric ABCs
Active, Blethers an Community Singing!
The theme this wik wis “Hame” an we hid stories aboot a wifie fa winted a bigger hoose (an mair aifter that), Purley Wurley Puddock an a hale bunch o sangs includin Sheena’s Washin Machine sang!
(Photo fae a ghostie nicht wi did a couple o year ago – we were ower busy tae tak photos on Tuesday!)
Who fancies some spooky story telling at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve on Thursday?
This FREE session has been funded by the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple #sisfstoryripple2025
The event runs 4.30 to 5.30 – stories suitable for all ages. We can’t wait to see all your costumes and neepie lanterns!
Hiya folks!
There are still some tickets remaining for the family events this Sunday at Aberdeenshire Farming Museum, Aden Country Park – part of the Aberdeen and Beyond Storytelling Festival and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival!
From 2.30 to 3.30pm there will be a shadow puppet workshop suitable for bairns aged 8+ and their grown ups – £10 per child (adults get to join for free)
Tickets here – https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/104620156/130795121,7
Then between 4 and 5pm, Join us at Aberdeenshire Farming Museum, Aden Country Park for a spine-tingling hour of ghost stories and eerie legends, brought to life by local storyteller Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller
From tales of ghosties in the old mansion house at Aden to spooky folklore from across the Northeast, this family-friendly session is a perfect way to celebrate Halloween.
Bring along your best carved neep or pumpkin to light up the evening. Battery-operated candles only, please! (No real flames.)
Pre-Booking Essential
£8 per child (includes one free adult, children must be accompanied by an adult) Suitable for ages 6+
To book please use the link below
Macabre Myths and Horrible Histories of Aden and Beyond:
https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/104620156/130795302,8
And finally, very limited tickets are available for the Adults Only storytelling session. Age 18+
“Dare to delve into the dark history of Aden beyond? Join North East Storyteller Pauline Cordiner for an evening of ghost stories, unexplained encounters, and local legends that will chill you to the bone. Beginning with strange sightings and eerie happenings collected from the Aden Farming Museum and Mansion House, Pauline will then take you beyond Aden into Mintlaw, Old and New Deer, and Longside, to hear some of the ghost stories and macabre tales from the last few centuries.”
Tickets available here – https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/104620156/130795308,9
What a fantastic visit to Buckie on Saturday!
First we had our Story Friends story creation workshop followed by a bit of learning to use puppets and recall parts of our story for performance, then the bairns told the story to residents at Hanover Court who were a fantastic audience!
After some fine pieces, I had the chance to tell some stories (and sing a wee song with Fizzy) to the kids, parents, Story Friends, Friendship club folks and the residents as part of the #sisfstoryripple2025!
Fit fun! 
Tomorrow the pupils at my Promise Group get to see all their hard work spliced together into a film!
I’ve been hard at it editing sound, clips of shadow puppets and an introduction where the pupils used hand puppets. The whole school will get to see it too!
I was wondering what to do with their shadow puppets and asked if the school could find a space for them to go on display somewhere. I hope they like it!
#wecareaberdeenshire #KeepThePromise #ScotlandCares
Pauline Cordiner - Scottish Storyteller 