Collaborative Fantasy Story Map
Use story cubes or drawn prompts to invent a new fantasy world. Write and illustrate a large map detailing the places, characters, and rules of the invented universe.
- Takes
- 1–2 hr
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 7–10
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Begin by collaboratively naming the world and establishing 3-5 key elements (e.g., magic rules, dominant species, major conflict).
- 2Start drawing the landscape on the paper, adding features like 'The Whisper Woods' or 'Mount Gloom.'
- 3Develop a short backstory or legend for each location added to the map.
- 4As locations are finalized, detail them with color and labels.
- 5Use the finished map to tell a new story or draw subsequent adventures.
What they're practising
- Creative Writing
- World Building
- Verbal Expression
- Narrative Structure