Creative Writing Activities

Lessons explain the skills. Activities are where those skills start to stick – and where writing becomes fun.

Litbridge includes a growing library of writing games, quick challenges, creative prompts, and printable resources designed for short, enjoyable bursts of practice. They are perfect for warming up, breaking through writer’s block, or keeping momentum going between bigger pieces of writing.

The goal is simple: repeated small wins that build fluency, confidence, and a genuine enjoyment of writing.

Short, fun practice Low-pressure wins Builds fluency Optional parent involvement Real progress over time
Creative writing illustration
How these activities work

Here are just a few of our fun, educational activities.

  • Activities turn “knowing” into “doing” with quick, repeatable practice
  • Each activity targets a specific story skill and creates a small, clear writing win.
  • Some include optional role play, which helps students step into character and make stronger story choices.
  • These can be a great shared activity for homeschool families and involved parents – and they’re equally effective when students work on their own.
StorySports

Fast, friendly competition that turns craft skills into repeatable habits, without the feel of a worksheet.

Fluency Craft choices Motivation Confidence
The Interview

A role play where a panel of students interview a character to uncover goals, contradictions, and emotional logic.

Characters Motivation Contradictions Emotion
Room for an Argument

Two students role play an adversarial situation where they must agree with everything the other person says. Then switch!

Drama Conflict Dialogue Subtext
Framework Highlighter

An interactive worksheet in which students colour code the four building blocks of writing to clearly visualise the ratios between the different aspects.

Structure Balance Clarity Revision
Suspense Highlighter

An interactive worksheet where students try to locate as many different suspense techniques as possible.

Suspense Tension Foreshadowing Reader impact
Story Wizard

A classroom storytelling companion for junior grades – a fun way to guide your students through creating a complete story together.

Story shape Characters Sequencing Confidence