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Story Stones Telling

Age3–6 years
Time10–25 min
MessSome mess
EnergyLow energy
SettingIndoor
ImaginativeLanguageCreative
Story Stones Telling

You'll need

  • Smooth stones
  • Markers or paint
  • Bag to draw from

Steps

  1. 1Draw simple pictures on stones (sun, house, animal)
  2. 2Put stones in bag
  3. 3Draw one stone at a time
  4. 4Create story using pictures drawn

Why this works

Creative storytelling with visual prompts builds language.

Try also

  • –Take turns adding to the story
  • –Theme the stones (fairy tale, adventure)
  • –Draw stones randomly for silly stories

Use large stones. Supervise with small children.

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