Comic Relief 

Encourage your artists to draw and write a comic strip. If they are a writer and not an artist, join friends or family members together for a fame of comic relief.

Poetry Plot

Look for words, phrases, etc. from magazines, photographs, etc. and build a poem using your findings. It stretches the creative juices.

Chain Reaction

Start one person with a short writing prompt…it could be a word, a phrase etc. Then designate a time frame, such as one minute of writing. Pass around to each family member so they can add on to the story. Share when everyone has participated. This works well for parties.

Acrostic Fun

Pick a noun that names something you love such as animals, boating, etc. and then make a poem of sorts using adjectives to describe each letter. This is a great one for classrooms.

What IF?

Allow each participant to come up with a what if scenario and write it on a piece of paper. Add all the questions into a bowl and each persondraw one that is not their own and share their answer. It’s a great way to break the ice for a get-together.