Joyce T. Strand, Author ON MESSAGE & OPEN MEETINGS Jillian Hillcrest Mysteries |
Following are suggestions for some
new FunFamily writing exercises. You can check out FunFamily exercises in
previous articles here and here. Enjoy!
·
You
are on vacation with some down time between events—and your bored kids who
believe they should be constantly on the move. To fill some time, ask each family member to write
a paragraph describing a favorite smell so far on vacation—without naming it.
Other family members are to identify it. You can substitute favorite noise,
sight, person, animal, parent, child, etc. Give a prize—an extra dessert at
dinner, for example—for the one who correctly identifies the most subjects.
·
Write
a page or two of dialogue spoken by two action heroes without telling
who they are. Family members are to identify them.
·
Each
family member is to describe a character in a book—preferably one you’ve read.
Try to incorporate how the character appears, smells, talks, walks, listens,
rather than use words such as hero or villain. The other members are to
identify the character. This
exercise can be repeated with other characters in other books.
·
Write
a paragraph describing a happy moment you've experienced, such as, the
first day of school (just kidding), meeting a best friend, getting a new pet,
greeting a family member whose been gone for an extended period of time,
opening a special gift. Tell why it made you happy. Read your paragraph to your
family. You might be surprised at their reactions.
·
Write
a paragraph describing how it feels to have the wind blow against your face; or
the sun shine on it; or bitter cold hit it; or rain. Remember to include
each part of your face—your nose, eyes, mouth, cheeks, forehead, hair. And
remember to include all the senses—smell, sound, sight, touch. Reward the
author of the paragraph who includes the most senses and parts of the face.
·
Write
a paragraph describing a restaurant and what you ordered—without identifying
either the restaurant or the food. Tell how the restaurant and your food
smelled (pungent), appeared (filled the plate), sounded (sizzling), and tasted
(spicy, sweet). See if your family can guess which restaurant and what food you
ordered.
I hope you enjoy these latest suggestions
for FunFamily writing exercises.
I found your great blog through the WLC Blog Follows on the World Literary Cafe! Great to connect!
ReplyDeletePlease follow back: PassionateBookworms