Activity: Story Time

There have been a few nights that bedtime has been missed and my husband and I have been rushing to get our kids to bed before it gets too late. Nights like this we usually skip bedtime stories, but I really don't like skipping this part of our routine. I know how important reading to our kids is and I really want them to love reading.

So, I have come up with a creative way to still have a story before bed.

I have been asking my kids to tell me how many minute they want me to tell a "story from my mouth" as my daughter calls it. Basically they tell me to make up a story for so many minutes. I set a timer and make up a story. While I tell the story I ask questions like "Did the princess go to the store or to the woods?" I then continue the story with their input.

Tonight, I introduced the "tag you're it" function to involve my husband. I started the story then said "tag you're it" and he had to continue.

Overall, this can get silly, but it is fun and creative. Everyone ends up laughing and enjoying themselves.

I am thinking about investing in Story Cubes to use with this same idea. I have never used them before, so I don't know if they will work or not, but with a birthday coming up it may be a purchase.