Story Telling Ideas
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One sentence each Very simple and needs no equipment, simply go round the circle with each person adding a sentence to the story |
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What's in the Bag Gather together a number of small objects, preferably that can be hidden in a child's closed hand. You will need at least one object per person. Some ideas are a paper-clips, small sea shells or pebbles, rubber bands, stamps, coins, safety pins, miniatures from inside Christmas crackers etc. Each person chooses an object at random from the bag and keeps it hidden in their hands. Choose a person to start the story. They place their object in the centre of the circle and begin the story with a couple of sentences. As the story progresses each person adds their object when they think they can add to the story. |
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Story Challenge A variation of "what's in the bag" which works well with young or shy children. Each person chooses and object from the bag. The story teller starts by placing his/her object in the centre of the circle and beginning the story. Each person adds their object to the centre when they are ready and the story teller then works them into the story. |
Treasure Hunting Stories
This can be quite a good game to play on arriving at a hostel or campsite. Before the event take a number of pictures (at least one per person). These can be cut form catalogue, magazines or greetings cards. Cut each picture into two, one half of the picture will be hidden and the second pieces given out to the hunters. (If hiding the pictures outside you may want to protect them in plastic bags or empty film containers).
Each hunter takes a piece of picture and tries to find the other piece. Once all the piece are found everyone assembles and in the same way as "what's in the bag" use the pictures to tell a story.