There are so many fun things to discover at SparkleBox!

I couldn’t possibly fit them into one post, so today I will share my favorite:  Creative Writing Templates

These are created for the younger kids, but I will be slipping a few of the sheets into my older girls’  writing  journals just for fun!

Here are some of the ideas I had while browsing:

Writing Set

• play post office
• help plan a meal & grocery list
• use for a Thanksgiving Grocery Ad Scavenger Hunt

Wanted Posters

• use with fairy tales
• fill out a poster and create a story to go with the character
• have child create a poster for himself

Invitations

• a royal fairy tale wedding
• Christmas party at the North Pole
• create a new holiday & design a celebration to go with it

Newspaper

• send out a family newsletter
• write up an historical event
• use as book report
• document an exciting event/field trip

Menus

• use with geography study
• re-create the menu from a favorite restaurant
• plan food for the royal fairy tale wedding

Character Descriptions

• book report
• use to develop characters for a book
• create one for each member of the family

Passports

• Around the World study using these printable stamps
• record favorite teams while watching the Olympics
• create one for a fantasy story
• use with ocean science for little ones

Lost Pet Poster

• make one for your own pet using descriptive writing
• create one for a monster pet at Halloween
• or one of Santa’s reindeer at Christmas

Diaries

• keep track of how you spend your time for 1 week
• make a summer vacation diary for Santa or Jack Frost
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar food diary
• sunflower & bean plant growth records (at bottom)

Writing Frames

• lots of blank frames & books to use with projects
• parchment scrolls – use for history notebooks
• finger spacing for beginner writers
• job applications
• school role-play set

Don’t miss the colorful border pages down at the bottom!