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Activities

Weekly Creativity #160 | Flash Contest #33: Choose One Proverb From a List of Five and Write a Story in Which the Opposite Is True

Choose one of these proverbs, and write a story in which the opposite is true: “A stitch in time saves ...

Book Club Activity: Making Our Own Anthology

At our most recent Book Club meeting on May 29, the Stone Soup Book Club read Look Both Ways: A Tale Told ...
A brightly coloured felt drawing of the artist’s dream bedroom.

Writing Activity: take a character on a believable journey from zero to hero

'Tom Green,' a story by 10-year-old Zahra Batteh, is a classic redemption tale. Tom Green, a horrible, spoiled, lazy young man ...
A photograph of a child splashing in a muddy puddle.

Writing and Art Activity: Capture a Moment where Stillness is Disrupted

The cover image for the March 2021 issue of Stone Soup is incredibly striking. Aiyla Syed’s photograph "Sensation" (pictured above) ...
Digital illustration of astronaut shining a light on an alien creature.

Art Activity: Telling a Story with Multiple Perspectives in a Single Image

Emi Le's artwork, "Invisible to Human," is one of those deceptively simple pieces of art that reveals more, and poses ...
A pastel drawing of a lady in a red dress holding a parasol.

Writing Activity: Using Framing to Add Depth and Power

Emma McKinny's story "Windsong," is about going to a performance of Dr. Atomic, an opera by John Adams with libretto by ...