One Crafty Morning my daughter decided to write a story

Mimsy started this morning the same way she did most mornings this week - drawing! I asked her what her drawing was and she launched into an elaborate story. As the story became more detailed so too did the illustrations. I didn't take photos as we went because it was all very intense!

The story -
Two people at a tunnel.
They find a box
Stamp, stomp,
Dancing on the box.

There is a house with water around it
A great big lake
It rains into the lake
There is treasure in the lake
A little spider lives there
The two people find the treasure
"Argh, a spider!"

Some tips for writing stories with toddlers -

• Have the toddler start their picture and ask 'what's that'?
• Prompt your child with 'and then what happened?'
• At the end of the story ask your child about a detail from the beginning of the story, this will give the story a beginning and an ending. (I asked 'what did the two people people do?')
• Don't forget to write your child's name and age on the back!

This is a very simply, but fun activity which requires very little equipment. 

Do your children write stories? I'd love to see some and appreciate your child's imagination as well.