Story Starters

My six year old is forever asking us to make up bedtime stories for her.  I don't know about you but this is something we find hard to do in our house.  Maybe it's just lack of creativity on my part or maybe it's just down to tiredness and other daily pressures but I confess reading direct from a pre-written children's book is the way we go.  

However if you are feeling creative or regularly make up stories for your kids and would like some new ideas here is a list from www.storybramble.com to give you some inspiration! There are 21 great ideas for story starters which may help take you and your child on a wonderful adventure: 

Once upon a time there was a…..

1. A magical toy shop that knew exactly which toy was perfect for each child

2. A Pirate who was afraid of the water

3. A King and Queen who were trapped inside their enchanted castle

4. A troll who lived down a well

5. A girl who ate too much jelly

6. A dragon who liked lollypops too much

7. A baker who always burned his cakes

8. A girl who would only ever read books that were coloured red

9. A little star that wished he was bigger

10. A snail called Cedric who wanted to win a race

11. A bear who was scared of the dark

12. A wizard who lived inside a tree in a magical forest

13. A friendly lion with no friends

14. A rusty old car that nobody wanted, except for one little girl

15. A worm who wished he could fly

16. A boy with very big feet

17. A school for monsters

18. A very friendly postman who delivered letters in a very unfriendly town

19. An Elf who protected the forest

20. A witch called Griselda who wanted all the power in the world

21. A school where little boys and girls trained to be Knights