✨🪄📖Story tools · FreeStory Starter Vault
Spin a character, a setting and a problem, meet a cast of story heroes, and find this month’s theme. Every great story starts with a spark.
The Story Spinner
Every story needs a character, a setting and a problem. Pick a flavour, press Spin, and lock any reel you love before spinning again.
STORY SPINNER
CharacterWho is the story about?
🐉a dragon who was scared of the dark
SettingWhere does it happen?
🎃inside a giant pumpkin
ProblemWhat goes wrong?
🌙One day, the moon got stuck in a tree.
Your story starter
Once upon a time, a dragon who was scared of the dark lived inside a giant pumpkin. One day, the moon got stuck in a tree.
BeginningWhat is the dragon like? What do they love?
MiddleWhat does the dragon try first — and what goes wrong?
EndHow is the problem solved? How has the dragon changed?
Tip: copy your idea first, then paste it into the custom setting and challenge boxes when you create your story. Or just tell it out loud at bedtime!
Character cards
Great characters have a strength, a wobble and something they really want. Tap a card to flip it, or deal two and imagine what happens when they meet.
The Brave Explorer🦁
- Strength
- Never gives up
- Wobble
- Rushes in without a plan
- Wants
- To find somewhere nobody has ever been
“I packed my bag, took one deep breath and stepped off the edge of the map.”
The Silly Inventor🔧
- Strength
- Can fix almost anything
- Wobble
- Inventions sometimes go BOOM
- Wants
- To build the machine everyone says is impossible
“The Snack-o-Matic 3000 was nearly finished. What could possibly go wrong?”
The Kind Healer🌿
- Strength
- Notices when someone is hurting
- Wobble
- Forgets to rest
- Wants
- For everyone to feel better
“The little fox had a thorn in its paw, and only one person could help.”
The Curious Dreamer⭐
- Strength
- Asks brilliant questions
- Wobble
- Drifts off in the middle of things
- Wants
- To find out what is behind the clouds
“Every night I asked the moon the same question. Tonight, it answered.”
The Quiet Noticer🦉
- Strength
- Spots the clue everyone else misses
- Wobble
- Too shy to speak up
- Wants
- To be brave enough to be heard
“Nobody else saw the tiny door in the wall. But I did.”
The Loyal Sidekick🐶
- Strength
- Always there for a friend
- Wobble
- Doesn’t believe they could be the hero
- Wants
- To help a friend succeed
“Wherever Sam went, I went too. Even into the Dark Wood.”
The Grumpy Helper🦔
- Strength
- Secretly has the kindest heart
- Wobble
- Says “No!” before thinking
- Wants
- A friend who sees past the grumbling
“Go away,” said the hedgehog. But then it began to rain.
The Tiny Troublemaker🐭
- Strength
- Full of clever, cheeky ideas
- Wobble
- Forgets to think about what happens next
- Wants
- A big adventure — right now
“It was only meant to be a small trick…”
Theme of the Month · October🍂Autumn Leaves & Friendly Monsters
Crunchy leaves, cosy jumpers and monsters who are much less scary than they look.
- 💡A monster who is scared of children
- 💡A pumpkin that glows all by itself
- 💡A pile of leaves that giggles
