Easter Store Hours

The Wishing Well will be open from 10 - 2, the Saturday before Easter, April 7. We have lots of cute fixings for Easter baskets so stop on by.

Please join us outside the Wishing Well tomorrow morning, Friday March 23, for an Easter craft workshop. We'll be making adorable felt bunnies like the one above. We'll supply needles, scissors, thread and pattern, and the wool felt, available in many colors, can be purchased at the Wishing Well for about 4 dollars. We would love to see you!

Friday, March 23

8:30-10:30am

Peter, out looking for blueberries for his mother, finds himself magically shrunken down to a tiny size by the blueberry king.....then his adventure in the forrest truly begins. $17.95

Spring is here! Meet the blueberry family, designed for the Wishing Well by the talented Rebecca Varon. $28-$36

In this compelling book about the power of story, Horst Kornberg discusses everything from ancient myths to contemporary children's literature to family stories. He explains how fairytales work on a child's imagination and soul, what kinds of stories are appropriate for children at various ages, and how and why to construct your own stories for yourself and your children. The following is an excerpt from Kornberg's book:

'In fairytales, evil and cruelty are dealt with imaginatively. The wolf that devours Red Riding Hood spills no blood and the child is soon revived. But the killing in Harry Potter is real and irreversible. The blood that is spilled is 'real' blood that will leave a mark on a young child's soul. The cruelty of a sinister figure like Voldemort is too convincing to be digested before a child is equipped to face him. Too young, they may fall prey to his schemes - and the book tells you, he is eager to kill them as young as he can.

I recommend you to the advice of the world expert in all matters concerning Harry Potter and the care of the magical and endangered child: Albertus Dumbledore, Director of Hogwarts School of Magic. The wise Professor protected Harry from all contact with the shady and dangerous world of magic until he had reached the age of eleven. I take this as the story's own explicit advice for its appropriate use: children should reach this age before being admitted to the school of sorcery.'

--from The Power of Stories, Nurturing Children's Imagination and Consciousness by Horst Kornberger

Infinitely fun nesting play boxes, $9.98 - $13.98

If you need help with the nuts and bolts of dreaming up compelling stories for your kids, this is the book for you. Nancy Mellon truly guides and inspires. $18.98

(From the back cover)

Storytelling with Children will help you to:

-develop a regular storytime for everyday, birthdays, holidays

and festivals

-create your own stories using family memories, experiences

and daily events

-explore traditional fairytales, folktales and legends

-use story to help your child deal with illness, bereavement

and other challenging situations

-learn stories by heart using pictures, inner theatre,

and walk about

-incorporate song, music, finger games, puppetry

and story aprons

'Here is a treasure-trove for professionals and beginners - a book borne of years of experience, written from the heart and stirring to the soul. Reading it, I feel the urge to pull my own children close, to light a candle, to begin.... Nancy Mellon inspires us all to be storytellers....'

-Katrina Kenison, editor, Best American Short Stories

A poor girl finds herself swept up in the historical changes of 18th century Scotland. She must heed the words of a gypsy and ride the Celtic water horse to find her true path....

The clear tones of the glockenspiel are mesmerizing for children and adults alike. Children love to sit and play and adults can use it as a bell to help children transition from one activity to another.

Lovely, multi-purpose twines.......