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— The Quarantine Generation: the World on Reboot–From the Lens of a Teenager By Mehr Grewal, 13 I turned 13 on March 28th. My milestone birthday was spent in quarantine. A...
— Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your...
— Write about someone you know but don’t know much about–maybe your neighborhood mail carrier, or the checkout clerk at the supermarket. Think about what their life is like–really think about...
— Write a story about a villain who is unaware they are the villain.
— Think about your favorite fictional character, and imagine what will happen to them ten or twenty years after the story they are part of is over. Feel free to think...
— A Child’s View of the Death of George Floyd Amara DeLong, 9 New Orleans, LA Last year, my four-year-old neighbor dressed up as a police officer for Halloween. He was very...
— Write about your past self–your babyhood, toddlerhood, or younger childhood. Think about what it would be like to be that age. You can work from memories, ask people about their...
— Who is your reader? And how do you want that reader to feel? Pick a news topic that you feel passionate about. Choose your reader (an adult, a younger child,...
— An update from our sixth Stone Soup Book Club meeting! This week, in Book Club, we began discussing Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper. This is the story of...
— Write a story about a change in someone’s life. This could be small (a new class or teacher) or large (moving house). Ask yourself these questions: what is the change...