Christmas story starters

Christmas story starters

Christmas is full of story ideas: busy elves, runaway reindeer and presents that aren’t what they seem. Draw a Christmas character, then pick a starter.

12 story starters to pick from

  1. A snowman wants to see summer.
  2. An elf is in charge of wrapping, but runs out of paper.
  3. A reindeer is afraid of heights.
  4. Santa’s sleigh breaks down on the roof of your school.
  5. A gingerbread cookie escapes from the oven.
  6. A Christmas tree wants different decorations this year.
  7. A kid writes a letter to Santa, and Santa writes back with a question.
  8. A penguin delivers presents to the South Pole.
  9. A teddy bear is wrapped up and can’t wait to see who opens it.
  10. The North Pole runs out of snow.
  11. An elf is asked to make one very strange toy.
  12. A stocking is hung up, but it is enormous.

Stuck in the middle? Add one of these:

  • Suddenly, all the lights on the tree start to blink in a secret code.
  • Suddenly, the sleigh starts to fly without Santa.
  • Suddenly, it snows indoors.
  • Suddenly, the presents start to wriggle.
  • Suddenly, the reindeer start talking.
  • Suddenly, the chimney is too small.
Printable Christmas story starter cards Print the starter cards (PDF)

Two pages: 12 cut-apart cards and a three-panel comic with the first starter already filled in.

Make it a comic

Turn a starter into a comic

Your comic story

1 · Beginning

A snowman wants to see summer.

“Uh-oh.”Draw it here!
2 · Middle

Suddenly, all the lights on the tree start to blink in a secret code.

TA-DA!Draw it here!
3 · Twist ending

How does it end? You decide!

The big finish
Print a blank template

Draw in the boxes with a finger, a stylus or a mouse, or print the comic and draw on paper. The speech bubble and sound effect are just ideas: use them, change them or make up your own.

Draw it first

Draw the characters with a free lesson

Christmas activity sheets

Then write it

Story sheets that go with it

Story Mountain story sheet

Story startersAges 8–11

Story Mountain

Plan a whole story as a mountain: the beginning, the build-up, the big problem at the top, the fix and the ending.

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