The Twelve Stories of Christmas

The Twelve Stories of Christmas

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Online, Thursday 25th November - Saturday 18th December

This festive season, Fighting Words and Graffiti Theatre Company are inviting young writers between the ages of 6 and 12 years to write your own Christmas story! Spreading holiday cheer is more important than ever this year, so fire up your imagination and create a new classic tale.

Fire up your imagination with Christmas sparkles and create a new classic tale. Create a Christmas Story with Some Help from Our Friends!

To help you get started, we have asked some of our friends to craft story prompts – visit www.fightingwords.ie or www.graffiti.ie to watch the start of a new story that you can finish yourself.

There are twelve stories in all – click on the links to hear stories by authors and performers from all over the island of Ireland in English and in Irish! Celebrate Your Creativity!

We hope that young writers all over Ireland – and beyond – will be inspired to create new Christmas stories at school or at home. Use our templates to help you to write all the stories in your imagination!

Date:
Thursday 25th November - Saturday 18th December
Time:
Varies
Price:
Free

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