I used to love writing stories as a child, and my kids all seem to enjoy story telling through their writing as well. There are some really great products out there that would make amazing gifts for aspiring writers.
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We have been mainly been focusing on math in our homeschool, but we have also been using Thinking Tree books, the books we currently have focus on learning French, and creative writing. I have loved reading the stories they have written.
These are gifts for your kids of any age that are going to inspire them to continue writing their stories and grow their writing skills.
Aspiring Writers
Using Comic Book Sheets in Your Lessons
Blank comic book pages can be used easily with all grade levels and work well as a check for understanding, a way to engage young writers, a supplement to larger projects or as independent work.
The Writer's Toolbox
Includes a 64-page booklet filled with exercises and instructions that focus on a "right-brain" approach to writing. Sixty exercise sticks: First Sentences, Non Sequiturs, and Last Straws will get stories off the ground, 60 cards fuel creative descriptions and four spinner palettes will ignite unexpected plot twists.
The Color Tribe(a girls coloring book series)
From Artist and Illustrator, Lacee Swan, comes a fun, creative and inspiring coloring book for young girls. "The Color Tribe" is a Coloring Series about four girls and their creative adventures which will be a fabulous gift for your little lovelies.
Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook
Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own projects, and encouragement throughout will keep them at work.
Getting and Writing to A Pen Pal
Creative writing prompts for each month, to keep you writing to your penpal.
The Writer's Fun-Schooling Journal - For Student's Majoring in Writing
This is a Thinking Tree Core Curriculum Journal for teens who love writing. This workbook is perfect for student authors, poets, novelists, journalists, bloggers, scriptwriters and screenwriters.
So, You Want to Be a Writer?: How to Write, Get Published, and Maybe Even Make It Big!
Make those writing dreams a reality with this comprehensive guide that explains how to go from staring at an empty page to becoming a published author.
Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading Practice
Learn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing.
Trunk Works Storytime Travel Card Game - Story Telling Game
- Foster imagination and creativity alongside building conversational skills and vocabulary
Book Lovers Reading Mug Professional Bookworm Mug
That is why this awesome, original design mug is a fantastic choice for nearly any occasion.
EIGSO Book Lover Gift She Believed She Could Book Keychain Reader Keyring Writers Jewelry Bibliophile Gift Librarian Gift Bookworm Gift (She Believed Book KR)
The surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your goal.
A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You
Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. This middle grade book is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
Careful Or You'll end up in My Novel
Funny Aspiring Writer Author Love Heart Design Book Lover Gift Sign.
Ticonderoga Beginner Pencils
Great writing pencils.
Tree of Hearts Journal
Lightly lined, acid-free archival-quality paper takes pen or pencil beautifully.
Writer´s Workbook: A Personal Planner with Tips, Checklists and Guidelines
The “Writer´s Workbook” is meant as a notebook of ideas for authors who are in the process of plotting a novel. It contains help with the key phases of the writing experience, from character development and plot structure to creating marketing plans for your novel.
What kind of stories are your budding writers interested in writing? We have currently been writing short stories about animals. I am amazed at their imagination each time they write and the small details they think to include.
A program that you and your child may be interested in looking at at is WriteAtHome. We just finished one of their courses and my 11 year old daughter loved it, and I really loved what she got out of it.
Getting and Writing to A Pen Pal