Do Your Kids Read and Write? Can Your Kids Read and Write?

Have been meaning to have a post about adults who don't read. But, first, a few words about kids. No particular age, just kids.

How many of you know of kids who sit in the corner and read and write stories? Hmm. How many of you know of kids who are always messin' with their so-called smartphone and playin' with an XBox or whatever they are called?

Though I surely know little to be true I would guess that kids who don't read will be adults who don't read. And, I just think that's pretty sad. The latest statistics I've seen say that only about 75% of us read a book or more a year. How many of the 75% are counted because of only one book, I do not know, Think about that, one in every four adults do not even read one book a year.

Have any of you folks heard of or know about Story Cubes? Ahh, if you don't know about them take a look here.

These CUBES will definitely get your kids thinking and making up stories. Stories they could continue by writing them. BTW, these cubes are good for so-called adults, Get them for your kids and try them. Put them in a cloth sack and carry them on trips or even going out to dinner.

And, yes, I have a 55-word story.

Pen and Paper-So Much Potential

“What do you mean?”
“You can write.”
“What?”
“Great American novel, poetry, short stories, satire, politics, philosophy, and on and on.”
“Wow.”
Gave him pen and paper.
“Now what?”

“Just write….”
“Ahh, what?”
“Anything that comes to you.”
“This is a lot of fun man, but, hey, I need to get back to my Xbox.” 

GO BUY THESE STORY CUBES! Amazon, of course, and I think that Barnes & Noble stocks them.

Here's a link to Story Cubes.

Here's a link to a video. How you can use the Cubes.