Challenges
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Your writing prompt this week is SHADE We had a hot summer this year in the UK, so finding shade came as a relief. I remember loving to draw when I was a young girl and choosing the difference shades of colour. We often talk about light and shade in terms of contrast. It can…
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Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: CRAZY Last week’s prompt was BUILT. You came up with some super limericks: Nicola Daly: He spoke with a mesmerising lilt And his torso was sculpted and well-built And when he gave me a kiss It was the most utter bliss But then I…
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It’s Thursday and time for your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: PETRIFIED HEPTATHLON UMBRELLA CRAYON Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: SEAL GROWL ALLERGIC HAPHAZARD POLKA Here are your…
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Your writing prompt this week is CLUB When I was a little girl I belonged to the Curly Wurly Club – I remember receiving stickers and all sorts of things which I treasured for years. For those of you who don’t know what a Curly Wurly is, I’ve seen it described as ‘a swirly ladder…
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Happy new week. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: BUILT Last week’s prompt was SHOWER. You came up with some very good limericks: Nicola Daly: ‘Just sort out a power shower!’ Screamed Rapunzel for hour upon hour. ‘I’m so full of despair Can’t wash the conditioner from my hair, It’s too slippery…
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Hi there. It’s time for your new Thursday story challenge. Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere: SEAL GROWL ALLERGIC HAPHAZARD POLKA Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 38 words using the following four words in it somewhere: ALGORITHM WAXWORK RAZZLE-DAZZLE ELICIT Here are…
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Your writing prompt this week is CARDS My first thought when this word came to mind was greetings cards. It’s always lovely to receive a card in the post – for birthdays, anniversaries, to wish you luck or to say that you’re being thought of. Then, of course, there are playing cards – with all…
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Happy Monday to you all. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: SHOWER Last week’s prompt was FUNNY. You came up with some super limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a kangaroo Who was friends with a bear called Pooh She said, ‘It’s so funny That bears like honey But now I must…
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Hello, everyone. Your new Thursday story challenge is here: Can you tell a story in 38 words using the following words in it somewhere: ALGORITHM WAXWORK RAZZLE-DAZZLE ELICIT Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 61 words using the following six words in it somewhere: PALATIAL VOLLEYBALL GRAVY ORCHID JIGSAW PRUNE Here are…
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Your prompt this week is PROMISES Have you ever made a promise to someone and broken it? It’s not always easy to keep to a promise. Politicians, though, seem to find it very easy to break their promises. When I was young, I remember making my Brownie promise and then going up to the Guides…
