Story dice game: make your own and tell a story

Storytelling out loud comes before storytelling on paper. This game builds imagination and confidence in speaking, and it works with the whole family.

• Ages: 6–12
• Time: 30 minutes
• Skill: Oral storytelling and imagination

What you need

• Paper or card
• Scissors and glue or tape
• Pencils or pens
• Optional: a printable cube template

Step by step

1. Make two or three dice. Draw a cube net on paper (six squares in a cross shape), or use small squares of card instead of dice.
2. Draw a picture on each face. Mix characters (a dragon, a teacher), places (a train, a desert) and objects (a key, a phone).
3. Fold and glue. Assemble the dice. If folding is tricky, put the squares in a bag and pick three instead.
4. Roll and start. Roll all the dice. The first player starts a story using at least one picture.
5. Take turns. Each player adds a sentence using another picture, building the story together.
6. End it. After a few rounds, someone must bring the story to an ending.

Make it easier or harder

• Easier: use only one die and tell short stories.
• Harder: every story must use all the pictures and include a problem and a solution.

What your child learns

Thinking on their feet, linking ideas and speaking confidently: skills taught in our Tales and Telling storytelling course.

This activity is a taste of our free StoryCraft workshop (ages 7–10). For year-round writing, see Creative Writing for ages 8–10.