Personalized Storytelling Dice
Create customized dice (using blocks or cubes) with pictures representing characters, settings, and objects. Roll the dice to collaboratively construct a narrative.
- Takes
- 30 min–1 hr
- Your setup
- 30 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 7–14
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Decorate the blocks with pictures of diverse story elements, grouping them by category (e.g., Die 1 = Character, Die 2 = Setting, Die 3 = Problem).
- 2Establish the rule: one person rolls the dice and starts the story using the resulting elements.
- 3Take turns adding sentences to the narrative, ensuring the story flows logically.
- 4If the child struggles, provide simple connector phrases ('And then...', 'Because of this...').
What they're practising
- Narrative Sequencing
- Verbal Communication
- Creative Thinking
- Collaborative Play