Story startersAges 6–8
Uh-Oh! Problem Planner
Plan a story around a problem: who is in it, where they are, what goes wrong and how it gets fixed.
The monsters in Kevin Coulston’s books are more likely to be nervous than scary. Draw a monster, then pick a starter and find out what it is worried about.
Stuck in the middle? Add one of these:
Print the starter cards (PDF)Two pages: 12 cut-apart cards and a three-panel comic with the first starter already filled in.
The monster under the bed is afraid of the dark.
Suddenly, its shadow becomes a different monster.
How does it end? You decide!
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.
How to Draw a Cheese MonsterStep-by-step drawing · K-2
How to Draw an Eyeball MonsterStep-by-step drawing · K-2
How to Draw a Chicken MonsterStep-by-step drawing · K-2
How to Draw an Alphabet MonsterStep-by-step drawing · K-2
How to Draw a Cute Macaroni MonsterStep-by-step drawing · K-2
Alphabet Monsters: The Letter TStep-by-step drawing · K-2
Story startersAges 6–8
Plan a story around a problem: who is in it, where they are, what goes wrong and how it gets fixed.
Places and mapsAges 8–11
Draw the map of your story world, mark the danger and the secret spot, then plan the route from start to finish.
Story startersAges 8–11
Plan a whole story as a mountain: the beginning, the build-up, the big problem at the top, the fix and the ending.
CharactersAges 8–11
A detective-style file on your main character: portrait, facts, what they want, what they fear and their secret.
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