Story starters

Dinosaur story starters

Kids who love dinosaurs usually have a dinosaur story already waiting. Draw a dinosaur, then pick a starter and let it stomp.

12 story starters to pick from

  1. A stegosaurus wakes up in a museum.
  2. A baby dinosaur hatches in a chicken coop.
  3. A dinosaur wants to fly like a pterodactyl.
  4. A velociraptor opens a shoe shop.
  5. A brachiosaurus is too tall to fit in its own birthday party.
  6. A dinosaur finds a time machine in the jungle.
  7. A dinosaur is scared of tiny lizards.
  8. The dinosaurs hold a talent show.
  9. A dinosaur egg rolls into a kid’s backyard.
  10. A triceratops loses one of its horns.
  11. A dinosaur tries to hide from the meteor by wearing a disguise.
  12. A dinosaur has the hiccups and every hiccup shakes the ground.

Stuck in the middle? Add one of these:

  • Suddenly, a volcano starts to rumble.
  • Suddenly, the egg starts to glow.
  • Suddenly, it is snowing in the jungle.
  • Suddenly, a giant footprint appears that is bigger than any dinosaur.
  • Suddenly, the time machine starts beeping.
  • Suddenly, they are all the size of mice.
Printable Dinosaurs 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

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Your comic story

1 · Beginning

A stegosaurus wakes up in a museum.

“Uh-oh.”Draw it here!
2 · Middle

Suddenly, a volcano starts to rumble.

TA-DA!Draw it here!
3 · Twist ending

How does it end? You decide!

The big finish
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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.

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