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Description
Your child plans out a short comic across a few panels, then draws an original story with a beginning, a surprise in the middle, and an ending.
What to prep
- paper
- pencil
- markers
- ruler
Cost: FreeBest time: AnytimeCreates something to keep
Play guide
- 1Ask your child what their story is about in one sentence and who is in it.
- 2Have them fold or rule a sheet into 4 to 8 panels.
- 3Talk through what happens in each panel, making sure there is a start, a twist or surprise, and an ending, and let them pencil rough boxes.
- 4They draw the pictures and add speech bubbles or captions in each panel.
- 5Read the finished comic together in order, letting your child read it aloud or narrate it.