Write Your Own Ending
How would you end that fairy tale?
What you need:
• books of fairy tales (optional)
• paper
• pen or pencil
What to do:
1. With your child, think of a favorite fairy tale or folktale.
This could be a current favorite, or something your child loved
when she was younger.
2. How did the tale end? Challenge your child to think of
a different ending. This could be a different ending altogether
or a description of what happens later. For instance, Cinderella
decides she prefers to return to her stepmother's house to help
out, or the Three Little Pigs later go into the home security business.
3. Invite your child to write and even illustrate her
new version of the story.
4. Finally, she can use this as a script to act out the
new twist on a familiar tale.
Learning Benefits
• sparks creativity
• develops writing skills
