Useful ways to make stories part of real family life.
You do not need to be a writer to create stories with a child. Start with what is already around you: a person, a pet, a place, an object or one wonderfully strange idea.
How to make up a bedtime story when your mind is blank
A simple five-part structure for tired parents, with examples you can use tonight.
Read the guide →How to create a story with your child without taking over
A low-pressure way to share the choices so the story still feels like theirs.
Read the guide →How to turn a family day out into a story
Use a park, zoo, holiday, walk or ordinary family moment as the beginning of a new adventure.
Read the guide →10 screen-free storytelling activities to try at home
Simple story games using objects, photos, toys and conversation rather than another piece of content to watch.
Read the guide →Why focus on storytelling together?
Niblet is a product, but the product only makes sense if the family moment is valuable without it. These guides therefore start with things parents and children can do together using conversation, books, toys, drawings, photos and ordinary life. Niblet is simply another tool when you want help turning those ingredients into a finished illustrated story.
For evidence-based guidance on shared reading and storytelling at home, UK organisations such as BookTrust and the National Literacy Trust also publish free resources for parents and carers.
BookTrust: Reading together at home ↗
National Literacy Trust: Create stories with me ↗
One good story ingredient is enough to begin.
Choose a character, add one idea and see where the story goes.