Plot Twist!
How to Get Started
Gather Supplies
Each person needs 6 index cards: 3 for characters and 3 for adventures. Grab some coloring tools to bring them to life.
Create Your Cards
Let those wild imaginations run loose! Write or draw silly characters (like a sleepy dragon) and wild adventures (like wins a pie-eating contest). My kids came up with hilarious combos that turned into unforgettable stories.
Pick & Improvise
Shuffle and make two piles: one for the character cards and one for the adventure cards. Place them face down. When it's your turn, flip the top card from each pile and make up a short story on the spot. After each turn, give the storyteller a big round of applause.
Need Ideas?
Stuck coming up with characters or adventures? Use these prompts to spark your imagination. These are just to get you started. The real fun is in making up your own!
Character
- A gamer who can’t stop dancing
- A vampire scared of the dark
- A time-traveling squirrel
- A spy disguised as a lunch lady
- A cat with 9 phones
- A wizard who flunks magic school
- A robot with stage fright
- A dragon that collects sneakers
- A ghost who loves karaoke
- A pirate allergic to treasure
- A zombie obsessed with fashion
- A shapeshifter stuck as a toilet
Adventure
- Accidentally gets launched into space
- Becomes TikTok famous overnight
- Sneaks into a celebrity’s birthday party
- Has to win a game show to escape detention
- Starts a band with farm animals
- Swaps lives with the school principal
- Solves a mystery in an abandoned mall
- Is mistaken for royalty and can’t get out of it
- Trains a raccoon for a talent show
- Gets trapped inside a video game
- Goes viral for the worst haircut ever
- Finds out their pet can talk—and spill secrets
💬 Conversation Starters
"Which story had the best twist or surprise?"
"What helps you come up with ideas when you're on the spot?"
"Which character today should have it's own movie?"