Once there was a blank piece of paper with nothing on it. Timothy didn't draw anything. He went to the bathroom to get toothpaste. Then he had to wash his hands. He left his eyeballs alone.
He gave himself a kiss because he was very strong. He watched TV while he was riding his bike. He hit a tree and then ate a popsicle. He scurried off in a wink to his neighbor's to find a dog.
The End
This is the story that Timothy and Christopher wrote today on a whiteboard that Grandma gave us. The two of them were messing around so badly today and fighting about every little thing. I was out of ideas of what to do about them anymore, so I grabbed the little whiteboard and just started writing a story about Timothy (the loudest whiner at the time). After that story, I asked Timothy to give me a sentence and with his smart alecky voice he recited "Once there was a blank piece of paper with nothing on it!" HA! He thought it would discourage me from writing a story, but nooooooo! I was desperate, remember? So I asked Christopher for the next sentence. Then they both started laughing and getting goofy and this is the story they came up with. They had so much fun that they wanted to write the next one and share this with you, too. Now they are quietly illustrating their stories and I'm going to finish this and get off of here and get some stuff done while they're quiet for a change!
Once upon a time, Meat was crazy. He jumped on his bed and cried La La La La La. Then he got hurt on his bed and decided to paint a picture. He went to the kitchen and ate a clown. It tasted funny. He wrote a message to his mom.
He went to the garage and saw a funny bear. It was jumping everywhere! He saw his mommy coming into the garage. He gave his mom $20.00. She was happy and went and bought a new harmonica. As soon as she played it, the bear ran away.
The End
5 comments:
I love stories kids make up! They are so originl. Enjou=y them (and keep copies for their children.)
The first story is cute- the second has real possibilities!
There is humor (ate a clown- tasted funny), there is problem solving
(Bear jumps about creating havoc- Mom comes onto scene- sent to procure needed tool- happily coming to the rescue with purchased harmonica, which, unlike the Pied Piper's horn, scares bear away.)
They've included atmosphere (happy), time line (once upon a time),and intention ( decided).
I'd like to see the illustrations when they are done.
Thanks for sharing, Martha!
heidiannie, I'm glad you caught the humor in the clown tasting funny! The boys thought that line was hilarious!
It was one of those God-inspired activities that was soooo very necessary yesterday when they were just going crazy around the house! I can't believe how much it settled them down. I'm going to remember this activity for the next wack-o day we have!
I LOVE THESE STORIES!!! And I love Aunt Heidi's reviews also!
Keep a book of these stories. Some day they'll realize how funny they (boys and stories) really are!
Very creative way to keep them busy. Gram used to tell us to "sing our arguments" to each other. We couldn't do that, either.
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