Here are some activities that will help to spark your child's imagination when it comes to creative writing. There are exercises to create interesting characters, stories, letters, comics and poems and they can even design the cover for their bestseller!
Creative writing
Creative writing
Activities to support children's creative writing.


Planning a story
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Planning your storyGet your story going with this quick plotting sheet. Who's your main character? What is the setting? How does it end?Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Create a characterTurn this stick figure into a character by adding clothes and accessories. Fill in the blanks in the thoughts and speech bubbles, too.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Creating charactersFill in these profiles to bring the protagonist of your ghost story to life.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Finding ideas for your storyFeeling stuck? Try borrowing a character from a book or film, and add new traits to make it your own.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
Poems and letters
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Write a letter to a child in 20302020 has been a significant year in our history and you were a part of it. We’d like to invite you to write a letter to a child in 2030 telling them what life was like for you last year and send it to us.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
Comics and cartoons
Design a cover
Online story writing videos and activities
Watch carefully chosen videos about creative writing. Meet a girl who wants to be a writer, transform yourself into a fairytale character on which to base your story, or write 'The Book of Me'. Here is a selection of Usborne Quicklinks all about creative writing and story starters.
