Earthquake Relief for Children in Shelters

During the last three months, Cuentos en la Plaza - mobile libraries have visited San Vicente, Chone, Canoa, Tabuchila, as every month, we read stories, make craft and presented puppet shows.

On Febrary, we read “Lost and Found” by Oliver Jeffers, a story about a boy and a penguin who was lost, the boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. Each child drew their own penguin, accompanied by the puppet show " The Pointless Leopard: What Good are Kids Anyway?" by Colas Gutman.

On March, for Women's Month we read “Mi primer libro sobre ellas” ("My first book about them") by Marta Rivera de la Cruz, stories of 7 women dared to fight for their dreams and came even at a time when women had no right to almost anything. The craft activity was about Barbara McClintock, a botanist who loved science and found that genes can change their position at will, children learned about genetics. Also, we presented the puppet show "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" adapted to the book of Road Dalh.

On April, for Book's Month we read "A child of books" by Oliver Jeffers, each child wrote their own book and counted their story. The puppet play was "The Incredible Boy eating books" also by Oliver Jeffers, the story of Enrique, a boy who loved books, but not like any child may like.

We also commemorated the third anniversary of the earthquake of April 16, 2016, it is our pleasure to continue doing what we like on these sites, and especially have valuable volunteers who have allowed the project to continue after 3 years. Let's keep it going!!

Links:

• Experiencia Cuentos en la Plaza, Clara Luna Fundacion

 On our last visit on 2018, the children waited us for reading aloud the stories, StickMan, by Julia Donaldson, brought some magic back on Christmas Season. Children made their own StickMan. We attended the Bingo and Garage Sale in Canoa. Kids from Canoa, Coaque and Tabuchila enjoyed the StickMan puppet show, they helped StickMan to come back in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three. 

 On January, children from Ludoteca San Vicente and Tabuchila read aloud the story of  "Arriba y Abajo" (Up and Down), once again they listened another lovely friendship story to treasure by Oliver Jeffers, kids were happy because they learnd how to draw a peguin step by step, each kid made his own drawing. Also, we presented the puppet show "Para qué sirve un niño" (The Pointless Leopard: What Good are Kids Anyway?), by Colas Gutman, a charming tale, about the parts we play in the lives of others.

So, we finished this report loaded with new expectations and ideas to continue keeping the children reading on 2019.