Creative Writing Activity - Teletubbies - Numbers: 7

I wonder what the number seven means to you? Watch the video above, then write down a poem about the number 7 based on the things you saw in the TV event. Make it as creative or as silly as possible!

Creative Writing Activity - Haunted House

Imagine you're exploring the haunted house with Luke, Resus and Cleo. What can you smell? What can you see? Hear? Feel? Touch? Make sure to use your five senses to describe what you can see around you.

Creative Writing Activity - Scruff's Birthday

Since I had my birthday yesterday, I thought I'd bring you a birthday-related writing prompt!

Today is the 28th of April, which means it's Scruff's birthday. Sophie and her siblings decide to celebrate it with the help of their neighbours. Who offers to help make the cake? Who helps set up the decorations? Blow up balloons? Set out the party food? Don't forget to describe Scruff's birthday cake!

Creative Writing Activity - Sonny's Birthday Prize

Imagine yourself as a guest at the birthday party Sonny goes to with his friends. What kind of time do you have there? What food do you eat? Did you bring a present for the guest of honour?

Creative Writing Activity - Stumpfootball

 Rewrite the Bluey episode 'Stumpfest' to include the dads playing football instead of ripping up tree stumps. Keep Bluey and her friends' nail salon intact. Make sure you add all the things the dad's included in the original Stumpfest, such as throwing ice cubes at a tray, poking one another in the bum with a stump removal stick and friendly arguments turning to wrestling. GOAL!

Creative Writing Activity - Cat & Mouse

Work together with a friend to create your own cat and mouse escape story. The rules are simple: you make a suggestion for the story about how the mouse hides from the cat, then your friend makes a suggestion for how the cat can chase the mouse. Make it as silly as you want. You could have the cat and mouse encountering funny cartoons, lions, jungles, fridges, underwater lairs, dinosaurs and so much more! If you want, you can make Bluey, Bingo and their parents a central part of the story, or add Bluey, Bingo, Luke, Resus, Cleo and yourself in as the main characters chasing each other.

Creative Writing Activity - Picnic

Write about a delightful picnic in the park with your friends and family. You can include real people or you can include characters from Scream Street and Bluey.

Creative Writing Waitivity - The Bob Bilby Photo Album

If you've watched Bob Bilby, you've noticed a modern day equivalent of putting photos into a photo album is printing them out and sticking them into a photo album or a notebook. Use photos from your time in lockdown, now or any other time for that matter and place them into a notebook, sketchbook or notepad. Write underneath what you got up to that time. You could write it as a letter to Luke, Resus and Cleo, or just write it as a letter to your old friend Bob Bilby.

Creative Writing Waitivity - Bluey: Dance Mode

Choose from any of the many writing prompts down below to add a little Bluey into your writing time!

• A version of Dance Mode where Bingo uses a dance mode wish on Bluey, Mum and Dad, causing them to dance non-stop!
• A trip to Hammerbarn from the perspective of one of Bluey's friends.
• 'Squash' from the perspective of Chilli, Aunt Trixie, Muffin and Socks.
• A version of Hairdressers featuring what would happen if Dad actually had nits.
• 'Stumpfest' from the perspective of the dads.
• Your own Favourite Thing story, talking about what you've been up to over the last week.
• The continuing story of Bingo and Lila.

Take it further by making Bluey Yes/No button biscuits!

https://www.bluey.tv/make/bluey-yes-no-button-biscuit-recipe/

Creative Writing Activity - Featherwand

Rewrite featherwand from the perspective of Chloe as she prepares for and enjoys her party.

Take it further by painting with feathers!

https://www.stirthewonder.com/painting-with-feathers/

Creative Writing Activity - Guess How Much I Love You

Guess how much I love you! Rewrite the famous story of Big and Little Nutbrown Hare, but this time do it from the perspective of other animals. You could have:

• A mother gorilla and her baby
• A mother jaguar and her cub
• A mother unicorn and her foal
• A fish father and his offspring
• A baby dingo and his mum

Remember, it's all about these animals or whatever you choose measuring their love for each other!

Take it further by making a love heart craft themed around the book itself!

https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2015/01/guess-how-much-i-love-you-craft-zig-zag.html

Creative Writing Activity - Puppyhood

In Puppyhood, Pup gets lead by two cats named Socks and Pudding to an animal home in a village in Scotland. What happens next for him? Write about his further adventures in the animal home.

Take it further by making a paper plate Clifford The Big Red Dog!

https://www.craftymorning.com/paper-plate-clifford-craft-kids-big-red-dog/

Creative Writing Activity - Silba & The Dragon

Write a story about a group of warriors coming together to find a lost baby dragon, who grants wishes to whoever finds him. If you're familiar with We're Going On A Bear Hunt, read this first before you start your story.

Take it further by making some sticky dragon scale slime!

https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/113203/dragon-scale-slime

Bluey & Scream Street - A Writing Prompt For Every Mood

Whenever you're feeling a certain mood, you can combine episodes of Bluey and Scream Street together to create a new story. It doesn't matter if you're feeling stressed, you can still be mindful of what you write and do! Anyway, here are the moods:

• Happy - Scream Clean, Escape
• Sad - King Niles, Baby Race
• Angry - Friendly Neighbourhood Werewolf, Postman
• Calm - Tutan Kutie, Hide & Seek
• Nervous - Lost Looks, Bedroom

Find out more about feelings here.

https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-to-teach-kids-about-feelings-1095012

Creative Writing Activity - Bedtime For Bella N

Write a script involving a scenario where a favourite Scream Street character has trouble getting to sleep.

Learn how to write a script from this BBC resource:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-write-a-script/z4tmd6f

Take it further by making an adorable hot air balloon mobile!

https://www.howjoyful.com/hot-air-balloon-mobile/

Creative Writing Waitivity - Mouse Plans A Picnic

A mouse is planning a picnic-for-one, with sandwiches, a cake and some lemonade! But his friends Hedgehog, Weasel and Bear have other ideas. What do they do to get the picnic away from Mouse? Does Mouse get revenge? Are there any lessons learnt?

Take it further by making vegan versions of my favourite food - sausage rolls!

https://www.madeformums.com/toddler-and-preschool/vegetarian-sausage-rolls/

Creative Writing Waitivity - A Story About Sharing

Draw upon your own experiences of sharing with friends to tell the story where one character shares with others. In case you get stuck for ideas, suggestions may include:

• A robot who refuses to share his new metal ball with his classmate
• A unicorn who tries a creative way to share her cupcake with her best friend
• A lion who keeps his prey all to himself and doesn't let his family share
• Bluey sharing things with Bingo on a picnic

Take it further by teaching your toddler to share with these fun activities!

https://www.care.com/c/how-to-teach-a-toddler-to-share-with-6-easy-a/

Creative Writing Activity - Comfortable Bed

Describe your bed in a rhyming poem. What does it feel like to you? Soft? Hard? In between? Can you describe your duvet covers? Maybe it has a beautiful princess theme, or an action hero theme! Describe a time when you slept in it for the first time.

Create a blanket fort to snuggle under after all that hard work!

https://www.softminkyblankets.com/blogs/blog/fun-blanket-fort-ideas-to-make-with-your-kids

Creative Writing Activity - Shika Jugga Boom Boom

Think about a time your were responsible enough to help someone. Maybe you cleaned your neighbour's car, or looked after your friend's dog while he or she was away on vacation. Maybe you just tidied up your room without being asked too! Using these moments, write down a calypso song about how you successfully managed the responsibility.

Take it further by trying these fun clean up games with your child.

https://inspirationlaboratories.com/5-clean-up-games-for-kids/

Princess Writing Prompts

Little princesses would love this page full of princess themed writing prompts. Hey, maybe you can make your own script for your own Disney Princess film!

https://alloftheprompts.tumblr.com/post/142297532528/princess-themed-prompts#:~:text=A%20princess%20who%20really%20wants,A%20princess%20who%20learns%20magic.

Rainforest Writing Prompts

Step into the wild, kind rainforest and discover the many ways to save it today...by writing about it!

https://homeschoolantics.com/rainforest-writing-prompts/

Creative Writing Waitivity - Sandra The Seahorse

Sandra is a seahorse with a passion for tennis. One day, an unfortunate accident meant she got washed up on the shores of Wimbledon, and ends up in the tennis court where she is found by some of Wimbledon's greatest tennis players. How does she help out in the match? Is there any role she plays in the game? Does she become a mascot?

Take it further by making a rocking paper plate submarine:

https://www.redtedart.com/paper-plate-submarine-craft/

14 Writing Prompts About Childhood

It's all about the glorious days of childhood, so I bring you adults this collection of 14 writing prompts about childhood. If you want to spend your childhood with Luke, Resus and Cleo like I wish I had, that's fine by me!

https://www.teachersnotepad.com/writing-prompts-about-childhood/

Creative Writing Activity - Interviewing Your Grandparents

Using these interview questions in the link below:

https://kidadl.com/articles/questions-to-ask-your-grandparents-you-might-be-surprised

Interview your grandparents on the next Zoom call or visit, then write down your answers. You might be surprised at what you find out about them!

Creative Writing Activity - Little Giraffe's Breakfast - Doing Things For The First Time

Think of a time you tried to do something all by yourself during your toddler years. What did you do? Maybe you either learned to use the potty, brush your teeth, clean your room or get dressed all by yourself. Write down your experiences of independence during toddlerhood.

Take it further by making an English muffin breakfast sandwich.

https://www.beyondthechickencoop.com/english-muffin-breakfast-sandwich/

Creative Writing Waitivity - The Nightingale

Listen to the piece of music in the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJAh0bpcyY

After you've done that, write down a few short scripts showcasing growing up with Luke, Resus, Cleo, Bluey and Bingo as your siblings. Perfect for when you're a fan of Scream Street and Bluey!

Creative Writing Waitivity - Tish Tash - Teamwork

Imagine you are with the Wimbleton Team - a football team comprising of Tish, Cori, Jeffy, Tobby and Tash - and you are playing against the Tiff-Taff Tigers. Write a story about your adventures touring the world and never giving up match after match with your new football team.

Take it further by watching 'Teamwork' on iPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014zyj/tish-tash-series-1-36-teamwork

Creative Writing Activity - The Tiger Club & The Rocket - A Space Adventure

Write about a group of friends going on a colourful adventure into outer space. Which planet do they go to? What are your four heroes, animals or human children? Your planets don't have to be real, they can be completely made up planet, like a Fluffy Animal Baby Planet, or a Candyfloss Planet, or maybe even a Pizza Planet!

Take it further by making a space bath for your little ones.

https://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2012/03/outer-space-themed-bath.html

Creative Writing Activity - Rose & The Genie - What Would You Wish For?

In Rose & The Genie, Rose found a lamp that housed a genie who granted her any wish she wanted. If you had five wishes from this genie, what would they be? Write a list of your wishes down. Begin with the phrase 'I Wish...'.

Take it further by taking part in some drama activities based on the story of 'Aladdin'.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/primary-drama-ks1-aladdin/zmdxprd

Creative Writing Waitivity - A Big Mouse & A Small Elephant

A big mouse named Marvin and a small elephant named Pistachio are roommates. They can't seem to get along with one another, no matter what. So when a council session for disagreeing animals comes to town, how does this help our mouse and elephant get along?

Take it further by playing this fun big and small sorting game:

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2545295-big-and-small-sorting-activity

Creative Writing Waitivity - Luna Makes A Vegan Pizza

Luna and his parents are vegan vampires, which means they don't eat meat and like to eat vegetables and fruits for the sake of humans and animals. Today they are making pizza - a lovely meat-free vegan pizza for Sophie and the rest of her family to try out. I wonder what mishaps Luna will get up to when he's making the pizza?

Take it further by making a vegan pizza to share with your family:

https://veganhuggs.com/vegan-pizza-recipe/

Creative Writing Waitivity - A Vampire Who Lives In An Indian Temple

A normal vampire lives in a grand Indian temple, and is treated like a prince. He is fed well, washed well and dressed well every day, but one day this vampire decides to go on a cross-country tour to England to find others of his own kind. What happens next?

Take it further by learning how to make an essential oil roll on perfume from an Indian website.

https://soapdelinews.com/2019/03/essential-oil-roll-on-perfume-recipes.html

Creative Writing Activity - Minnie's Bow Toons: Party Palace Pals - The Great Cookie Bake Off

In this version, Minnie and Daisy are proud of their world famous chocolate chip cookies, but a world famous baker challenges them to a bake-off to prove who has the best-tasting cookies. What is the name of that famous chef? Do Minnie, Daisy or your chef win? What do the cookies look and taste like?

Take it further by making some delicious Mickey and Minnie heart biscuits.

https://www.inthekidskitchen.com/mickey-mouse-heart-cookies/

Creative Writing Waitivity - A Hippo Who Eats Watermelons For Breakfast

A big, chunky hippo eats only watermelons for breakfast. His mum and dad decide to introduce him to other foods he'd like to have each morning. What kinds of food does he try out, and what happens next?

Take it further by making watermelon ice cream. Don't have it for breakfast, though!

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a53969/watermelon-ice-cream-recipe/

Creative Writing Activity - Bobo Prepares Breakfast

Imagine you have invited Bobo and his family round to your place for breakfast. What kind of food do you serve there? How will Bobo and his family react to the fine taste of what you usually have for breakfast each morning? And most of all, will Bobo and his mum and dad like it?

Take it further by sprucing up your breakfast with some love heart toast.

https://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/recipes/a40385/love-toast-recipe-ghk0215/

Creative Writing Activity - I.B.F.Fs: The Sea

Take five deep, slow breaths, feeling your belly rise and fall. Then try to imagine Sophie, Zura, Fang and Luna swimming in the ocean, feeling free and at one with nature. Once you've done that, write down an ocean adventure starring your characters.

Take it further by playing in an ocean sensory tub!

https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2013/05/ocean-sensory-tub.html

Creative Writing Activity - Cloudland

Go outside and for 20 minutes, try to spot some cloud shapes in the sky. Draw them out on a notebook. Come back inside afterwards and write a story about all these cloud shapes and what they get up to at different kinds of weather.

Take it further by making up more stories about the images in the sky.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-33-go-cloud-watching