It's raining today here on Bainbridge Island, and that reminds me of a great writing activity to do on a wet, blustery day. It's called, Rain Rain Rainforest. It's fun to do with other people, but you can play it by yourself, too.
Find several small pieces of paper in different colors. (Try going to your paper recycle bin.) On each piece of paper, write a word. You can choose words at random: bicycle, fudge, run, violin, taste, lamp, rock, spin, and so on.
When you have a nice batch of pieces of paper, wad them up in your hands to make "raindrops." Now create a rainstorm by throwing your raindrops up in the air. (Ask an adult first.) When you're done, pick up about 5 or 6 raindrops and unfold them.
In your notebook, write a story using those 5 or 6 words. Those words must appear in your story. For example, what kind of story plot would have a bicycle, a piece of fudge, someone running, a violin, someone tasting, and a lamp? See what your imagination can come up with.
And don't forget to pick up your extra raindrops from the floor!
