Get ready for a new writing and drawing prompt every week! Dream up wild adventures, create unforgettable characters, and tell stories only you could imagine. Storytelling is one of the coolest parts of literacy—it helps you share your ideas, explore your creativity, and bring your imagination to life! If you want to share your writing or drawing, send a photo or a file to [email protected] and be entered into our end-of-summer prize draw!

Illustration of a Weedy Sea Dragon

Week 2: The Twilight Zone!

Time to Write!

Check out this image! What is this strange creature? Is it lost? Is it on an adventure? Does it want a new best friend? You decide! Interested in what this creature is? Find out more about this undersea being.

Time to Draw!

Roll a Dice Challenge: Get a pair of dice and roll to see what you draw. One die is the creature and the other is the action (Example: 3 and 4 = Eel exploring a Coral Reef)
1. Sea star or Finding Treasure
2. Clam or Meeting a new friend
3. Eel or Escaping a predator
4. Grey Whale or Exploring a coral reef
5. Jelly Fish or Playing a game
6. Squid or Helping another animal

If you want to share your writing or drawing, send a photo or a file to [email protected] and be entered into our end-of-summer prize draw!

A close of photograph of a telescope fish. The fish is translucent with pearl shaped eyes and thin teeth.

Week 1: The Sunshine Zone!

Time to Write!

Check out this image! What is happening? Use this photograph as a jumping off point for a short story, comic or poem. Is the fish hiding? Is the sea anemone giving a hug? Are they aliens from a mysterious planet? It is totally up to you!

Time to Draw!

This week’s challenge is to draw a scene with three ocean creatures! What are they doing? Where are they going?

If you want to share your writing or drawing, send a photo or a file to [email protected] and be entered into our end-of-summer prize draw!

A photograph of a clown fish in the middle of a glowing sea anemone