Activity Ideas

Here are some of our favourite activities for Story Power
Storytelling: listening, templates, prompts and games
Listen to over 250 fun, traditional tales on the Super Great Kids' Stories website
The Story Pirates Podcast is one of the top three kids and family podcasts in the world! Listen or submit your own story on their website
These easy activities and printables are a great way to generate stories
Comics Club have plenty of tools and resources on how to make your own comic strip
Use Imagine Forest's storytelling activities and prompts like Story Stones and Maps
Ignite imaginations and encourage interactions by using a story sack
Celebrate National Poetry Day on 2 October with resources from the National Literacy Trust
Beanstalk Charity's Story Dice makes storytelling a fun, low-pressure way to engage with storytelling
Check out this useful story mountain structure on BBC Bitesize
Create stop motion animation using the I Can Animate app
Make fun, spontaneous images as a group with the Exquisite Corpse drawing game.
Scavenger hunts and journeys are stories in action!
The Woodland Trust have a page full of scavenger, seasonal, and tiny treasure hunt ideas and what you can find in Autumn
While out in nature, recount your journey with a journey stick.
Make a place for stories: reading dens, castles and umbrellas
Make the experience of sharing books special by building a reading den
Oxford Owl has a helpful tutorial on their YouTube channel
Medium shares useful hints and tips on creating a reading den.
Every family is a story: oral and family history
History Begins at Home encourages connecting with family and friends through conversations about the past.
Multisensory stories
Build multisensory stories with Scottish Book Trust.
Use an emotion wheel to support emotional vocabulary
Try having children and adults identify the feelings of characters in a story and explain, show, draw, make a sound or facial expression to show why they feel that way.
Explore diversity and multilingualism in stories
These reading lists by Penguin and Lauren's List champion stories that celebrate Black history and culture
School Reading List and Puffin share books which celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, fostering understanding and promoting inclusivity
The BooksForTopics website features children's booklists, sorted by age or topic
Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told shares useful information on incorporating multilingualism
The National Literacy Trust's Words for Life page contains playful, imaginative activities to help improve children's language, literacy and communication skills.
Other ideas: Festival Pinterest Page
Find more inspiration on our Family Learning Festival Pinterest board.