My Day in Six Panels

What you need

• Paper, 1 sheet
• Crayons or markers

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Set out a flat surface, one sheet of paper and a handful of crayons or markers. Nothing else is needed.

1. Fold your paper into six boxes.
2. In box one, draw yourself waking up.
3. In box two, draw a high point of your day.
   Ask: What was the best moment so far?
4. In box three, draw a problem that came up.
5. In box four, draw how the problem got solved.
6. In box five, draw a funny moment.
7. In box six, draw bedtime.
   Ask: How do you feel at the end of today?
8. Add speech bubbles to your panels.
9. Write a title across the top or on the back.
   Ask: What would a book about today be called?
10. Swap comics with a sibling or grown-up and read each other's day.

Play it again

• Pet's eye view: draw your day as if you were your pet or a toy.
• Tomorrow's comic: draw six panels of what you hope will happen tomorrow.
• Mix-up swap: trade papers and draw a funny sixth panel for each other's comic.