Write a story
Comic strip templates for kids
Free printable comic strip templates: blank 3, 4, 6 and 9-panel pages, plus 6 comic sheets with speech bubbles, sound effects and story prompts. Print them, or try the comic story starter on screen first.
Blank comic templates
Comic sheets with prompts
Comic stripsAges 4–6
Bubble Talk
Two friends meet in a two-box comic. Fill their speech bubbles, then draw what happens next.
Comic stripsAges 6–8
Three-Panel Comic
Beginning, middle and end in three comic panels, with a sentence starter under each one.
Comic stripsAges 6–8
Six-Panel Comic
A longer comic with room for a real adventure, plus a word bank of sound effects to drop in.
Comic stripsAges 6–8
Design a Comic Book Cover
Make the front cover of your own comic book: the title, the hero in big trouble and a line that makes people want to read it.
Comic stripsAges 8–11
The Silent Comic
Draw a four-panel comic with no words at all, then write the story it tells underneath.
Endings and twistsAges 6–8
Twist Ending
The story is started for you. Draw and write a surprise ending nobody saw coming.
How to make a comic with kids
- Plan the story in three parts: start, uh-oh, ending.
- Sketch stick figures in every panel first, so the story fits.
- Draw the characters properly, then add speech bubbles. Write the words before drawing the bubble around them.
- Add one big sound effect at the most exciting moment.
- Give it a title and sign it like a real cartoonist.
More in the guide Make a comic with kids.
Start on screen
The comic story starter gives kids a beginning and a middle with Kevin Coulston’s characters. They draw in the boxes, choose the ending and print it.
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