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Many websites provide guidance on writing for publication, formatting manuscripts, and drafting letters to agents. Mums Write! is different. My aim is to encourage family and friends to write for pleasure, for and about the children in their lives. Is publication a worthy goal? Absolutely. Click here to find out why I think it is. But first and foremost, writing for and about children is worthwhile as an end in itself, because it enriches the experience of raising them. I hope you find this site inspiring, and that you share the fruits of your inspiration with the children and children at heart in your world--and with us at MW. Please comment on the postings, or contact me at joanna.norland@gmail.com if you would like to share work to be posted on this site.

Holiday activities to encourage child literacy

With the holidays approaching, here are some ways to share your love of stories and story-making with the children in your lives.  Click here for the full post. 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A Jo&D.Kydz Production
1.  Make a fairy tale slide show.

2.  Co-author a story or non-fiction book with your child on a subject or theme of particular relevance to them.

3.  Write a short, silly story with blanks for your child to fill in. 

4.  Go on an alphabet hunt: Take your kids into town, photograph interesting looking letters on signs, license plates, etc. and make an alphabet collage together.

5. Photograph your kid(s) in action every hour from breakfast until bedtime, and collaborate with them make a slide show or book about their day.

6.  Visit the library!!

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