This is definitely an activity that stretches across age groups from 5 - 12! All you need are a bunch of superpowers, a few settings + problems, and some verbs. Easy!! Just like the lucky dip story, the surprise element of this is really motivating for kids, and the more fun and interesting the powers and settings, the more imaginations will be inspired. This is a great activity to challenge creative thinking and problem-solving skills!
Today’s activity was ‘Character cooking’ - inventing, making and baking our own exciting characters to use as inspiration for some stories! We had some Fimo in the house, but if you don’t have any you can make your own bakable clay, or even make edible characters out of puff pastry or cookie dough. This fun and engaging activity should consume at least a couple of hours (extra if you’re making the bakable clay!) 😉
Now that you’ve used all that toilet paper … whatever you do, don’t throw out the toilet rolls! 😳 Would you believe that these are the most versatile and in demand craft item? I’ve literally had kids fighting over toilet rolls in my workshops. Once you get their imaginations going, they can get ruthless in their pursuit of creation!! 😂 Here are a couple of really simple ways to put them to good creative use to inspire imaginations and stories! These are always a massive hit in my workshops!
Drowning in random small objects hoarded by your kids? 🙄 I know I am. Today is the day to make these objects your friends with our Lucky Dip story bag activity! They’re simple, surprising and fun for all ages. This is a great daily writing activity to get kids to use their imaginations, come up with crazy ideas, and practice simple story structure. And let’s be honest - who doesn’t love a lucky dip!?