How to Create your Own Bedtime Story

There is no better way to stoke your childs imagination than to encourage creative story telling. The first few weeks of the new School year have passed and as your family settles into routine why not add a new bed time ritual to the routine? We suggest working with your child to create your very own bedtime story.

Building the Story

Starting the story and getting the basics can be hard. To get started there are a few website that can get you started with the basics of the story. Don’t like all the options? Take the same sections (Type of Story/Characters/Places) and create your own!

• Story Starters: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
• 55 Story Prompts from Journal Buddy: http://journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__journal_topics/55-story-writing-prompts-for-kids/
• Super Easy Story Telling: http://supereasystorytelling.com/creative-writing-prompts-for-kids.html

Bring your Story to Life

You have a couple of options for keeping track of the story. You can write it down either on the computer or in a notebook. There are also some websites that help you and your child put the book together, add pictures and the text.

• Create Your Story: https://www.mystorybook.com/books/new/
• Create a Felt Story board (For the Crafty) : Learning4Kids
• Use stuffed animals and stuffed props so your child can interact.

Let us know what stories your children come up with!

Kinder Buddies is a Quality First Daycare and Infant Care facility in Oakville, Ontario. We take care of children from the age of 6 weeks to 5 1/2 providing nutritious meals and fun activities all day long.