For parents & young writers
A little toolkit for big imaginations.
Free printables you can download and use today: prompts to spark a story, worksheets to plan and polish it, and a few notes for grown-ups. No signup needed.
Free printables to download
Print them, scribble on them, stick them on the fridge. Each one is a PDF.
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30 Story Starters
Thirty imaginative prompts across five genres. Pick one, set a timer, and see where it goes.
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My Story Planner
A fill-in worksheet to map out characters, setting and a story mountain before the writing starts.
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Editing Checklist
A friendly tick-box list that helps young writers polish a piece before they share it.
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The 'Said is Dead' Word Bank
Vivid swaps for the words kids lean on too often, so their writing comes alive on the page.
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A Parent's Guide
Six gentle ways to help the words flow at home. No writing experience needed.
Or start a story right now
No printing required. Pick one, set a timer, and write for ten minutes.
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- Fantasy
The door that wasn’t there yesterday
A small wooden door appears at the bottom of your stairs overnight. Write what your character finds when they finally turn the handle.
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- Mystery
One missing sock
Every week, exactly one sock vanishes from the laundry. Your character sets out to find where they all go. Write the trail they follow.
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- Sci-fi
A message from the year 3000
A note washes up on the beach, written by a kid your age a thousand years from now. What do they want you to know, and what do they ask?
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- Humour
Worst superpower ever
You wake up able to turn anything into toast, but only toast. Write the day it accidentally saves the world.
Helping without hovering
- Write alongside them. When they see you wrestling with the same prompt, the blank page stops feeling scary.
- Praise the idea before the spelling. The wild thought is the hard part; tidying it up can wait for later.
- Set a friendly ten-minute timer. A short, low-stakes sprint beats a long, perfect-looking page every time.
- Read it aloud together at the end. Hearing their own words land is the moment most kids fall for writing.
Ready to share their writing?
When a prompt turns into something they’re proud of, there’s a next step for it.