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I was recently inspired to make a set of Story Stones after I had spent an afternoon doing some arts and crafts with my 4 year old niece. Whenever she comes over to see us, she will always make a beeline for the box of craft supplies that I have for her. On this occasion I had something different for us both to try out – uni-ball POSCA Pens. These pens can write on virtually any surface, making them an ideal choice for all types of artwork!

uni-ball POSCA Pens

POSCA pens can write on fabric, glass, terracotta, wood, ceramic, clay, plastic, and metal, and won’t bleed through paper. The markers use water-based pigment ink to produce poster-paint-like vibrant colours, that are both lightfast and water-resistant. POSCA Pens are available in pin, chisel, bullet and brush tips and a huge range of colours. POSCA is easily removed from glass, making it ideal for temporary signs and window art.

For the full range of how the pens work on various materials, as well as tips on how to make them permanent on surfaces like ceramics or fabric, check out the POSCA website here.

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With a variety of colours and tip shapes and sizes, as well as their versatility to work on nearly all surfaces, these pens have quickly become favourites of mine! Uni-ball kindly sent me a selection of their pens to try out, and use in arts and crafts at home.

How To Make Story Stones! This is a fun way to tell and make up stories with children. Paint objects and characters onto stones and use them to tell a favourite story - like the beloved Very Hungry Caterpillar! Or a classic fairy tale like The Three Little Pigs. Story Stones can help [you and] your child be creative and learn the art of story telling. Using paint pens like Posca Pens makes things a lot easier (and less messy!) than regular paint. Use varnish to prolong their life. Once you start painting them, you won't want to stop! Have fun!

What are Story Stones?

Simply put, they are decorated stones that you use to tell a story – it could be classic fairy tales like The Three Little Pigs or Snow White; or modern classics like The Gruffalo or The Very Hungry Caterpillar; or decorate the stones with random objects and characters and make up your own story!

Story Stones spark the imagination, and can help [you and] your child be creative and learn the art of story telling. Using paint pens like Posca Pens makes things a lot easier (and less messy!) than regular paint. If you feel you’re not to skilled at drawing, you could use stickers or printed images instead and mod podge them to the stones so that they have longevity.

You could store the stones in individual tote bags for each set of story stones you make – or have them all in one big bag/box and pull out random stones to make up different stories. Whichever way you choose to use make and use story stones, you and your child(ren) will have a lot of fun! I know we did!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Using POSCA Pens to paint on stones

I mentioned at the top of the post that I spent some time with my niece, Sephy using these pens. In fact, even the adults – her parents, and my husband also had a go! I’d bought a huge bag of stones from our local DIY shop – £6 ish for 22kgs! It is a mixed bag of shapes and sizes, so if you’re after very flat stones, they are available at craft shops and online, but are more expensive. I used the cheap stones simply because I couldn’t wait for an online delivery to arrive – I’m too impatient and wanted to get started on this project!

Painting on stones with Posca Pens
Painting on stones with Posca Pens

We drew lots of different things onto the stones – bugs, sea creatures, flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees and patterns. As we were decorating, Sephy asked me what we could do with the stones when we were finished – I suggested we could use them to decorate the garden – it wasn’t until later that evening that I came up with the story stones idea!

Painting Bug & Animal Stones
Ladybug Stone
Mandala Painted Stone
Love Heart Painted Stone
Hungry Caterpillar Painted Stone

TIPS

  • You have to shake the pens to get the ink flowing when you first use them. I found you have to shake REALLY well! Do this before the kids use the pens so that they’re ready to go.
  • Colours can be layered on top of each other, but you must wait for the layer to dry otherwise they become smudged – unless that’s the style you’re going for!
  • If you do mix colours, make sure you remove the different colour from the pen nib by scribbling on a scrap piece of paper.
  • Push the pen nib down a few tips to allow the ink to flow out more – handy for covering larger areas (although takes a bit longer to dry)
  • If you make a mistake, wait for it to dry and draw over it it!
  • Use light and dark of the same colour to add outlines or create depth.
  • Use pictures from books, magazines, comics, and online for drawing inspiration.
  • Story stones can be as simple or as intricate as your skills allow!
  • If you’ve bought stones from a DIY shop, they will probably be a bit grubby or covered in sand. Wash them off and allow to dry before painting.
  • To remove the ink/paint from skin, use warm soapy water. I also found that hand gel works too.
Painting on stones with Posca Pens

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Stones

It was only later in the day, after she had gone home that the idea of story stones came to me! I had drawn a caterpillar onto a stone on Sephy’s request, and I knew that The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of her favourites – it was also one of mine when I was a child! Instead of having the caterpillar on a single stone, I decided to colour lots of stones green, and use them to make a long caterpillar. I would then draw all the different foods that he eats onto individual stones.

In all you need 17 stones for the caterpillar: 1 for his head, and the rest for the body coloured in shades of green. You will need 25 more stones for all the different food that he ate: 1 apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, 5 oranges, 1 piece of chocolate cake, 1 ice-cream cone, 1 pickle, 1 slice of Swiss cheese, 1 slice of salami, 1 lollipop, 1 piece of cherry pie, 1 sausage, 1 cupcake, and 1 slice of watermelon!

I used online pictures as reference, and did have to get a bit creative with colours as I didn’t have all that matched exactly. But I think the finished story stones look awesome!

I found tiny pieces of slate in the gravel of our driveway to use as antennae for the caterpillar, but couldn’t find enough for the legs – so he is a legless caterpillar!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Stones

Since I have got several kilos of stones still to use, I can’t wait to make more story stones with my niece! She loves to tell stories, so I’m going to draw a bunch of random images so that she can pull them out of a bag and make them up as she goes along. I am also going to turn my hand to turning some favourite stories into story stones too! One of my favourite childhood stories is Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl – that’s certainly going to be a challenge as I’m not that good at drawing, but I’ll certainly give it a try!

I hope this has inspired you to make your own story stones! If you make some, I would love to see them! Share your creations on my Facebook page or on Instagram with the hashtag #thepurplepumpkinblog so I can find you!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Stones
How To Make Story Stones! This is a fun way to tell and make up stories with children. Paint objects and characters onto stones and use them to tell a favourite story - like the beloved Very Hungry Caterpillar! Or a classic fairy tale like The Three Little Pigs. Story Stones can help [you and] your child be creative and learn the art of story telling. Using paint pens like Posca Pens makes things a lot easier (and less messy!) than regular paint. Use varnish to prolong their life. Once you start painting them, you won't want to stop! Have fun!

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336 Comments

  1. Adrian Bold
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:49 pm

    My favourite childhood story was The Hobbit

  2. Alisa Moore
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:44 pm

    Alice in Wonderland

  3. Marie Rule
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:22 pm

    I used to love Hasel and Gretel.

  4. Ed Hill
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:06 pm

    Any Asterix book

  5. Scott Fallon
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:03 pm

    Charlie and the chocolate factory

  6. Meryl
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:02 pm

    Peter Rabbit

  7. Rachael C
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:01 pm

    It’s more of a book than a story, but Dogger is my favourite!

  8. LEANNE DEMPSEY
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:48 pm

    Roald Dahl – The Twits

  9. Monika Bascombe
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:43 pm

    Fantastic mr fox

  10. Sarah prescott
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:31 pm

    I loved reading the famous five.

  11. jacqui rushton
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:22 pm

    Alice in Wonderland

  12. Michelle Pilling
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:18 pm

    Swallows and Amazons

  13. Alison Macdonald
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:17 pm

    Loved Rumplestiltskin!

  14. Diane Duggan
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:15 pm

    I loved Hansel and Gretel

  15. Kirsty Woods
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:06 pm

    Topsy and Tim on the farm

  16. Kathryn Booth
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:04 pm

    mine is the magic faraway tree by enid blyton

  17. Rebecca roberts
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:52 pm

    Mine was railway children I use to love them

  18. Kirsty Greer
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:45 pm

    I loved the naughty little sister books. And my girls do too now x

  19. Sheena Read
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:43 pm

    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

  20. Kim W
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:29 pm

    I loved all the Enid Blyton books, the Famous Five – including Timmy the Dog. I thought it really great to have a dog that followed the children everywhere. Now I have a dog of my own, I know they do, but they also don’t do as they are told either!

  21. sallyanne rose
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:18 pm

    Heidi

  22. Fiona jk42
    August 3, 2017 @ 8:49 pm

    I loved the book “The little white horse” by Elizabeth Goudge. Unfortunately the film adaptation of is dreadful, I much prefer the characters as they appear in the drawings in the book to how they were represented on screen.

  23. Gemma Cook
    August 3, 2017 @ 8:34 pm

    My most treasured book as a child was the giant book of fairy tales my uncle gifted me on my fifth birthday. And my favourite fairytale was: The Snow Queen.

  24. Rebecca Hussey
    August 3, 2017 @ 8:33 pm

    I loved the mog the cat series. My favourite was Mog and the baby

  25. daniel pol
    August 3, 2017 @ 6:54 pm

    Water ship down

  26. Emma Choonage
    August 3, 2017 @ 6:52 pm

    James and the giant peach was always a favourite of mine.

  27. Jessica Hutton
    August 3, 2017 @ 6:29 pm

    I loved Matilda xx

  28. Rachael O'Brien
    August 3, 2017 @ 5:49 pm

    I loved books as a child and lucky that my three daughters did when younger . My 12 year old has inherited all my books now and my favourite was always ‘The Chimney Witches ‘ my two year old would love these stones stories ! Fab idea! Thanks for this chance x

  29. Vicky Allum
    August 3, 2017 @ 5:48 pm

    I used to love the Elves and the Shoemaker!

  30. Lin Martin
    August 3, 2017 @ 4:03 pm

    Wind in willows

  31. Jo Hutchings
    August 3, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

    I like the story of Hansel and Gretal. I liked imagining what the edible house was like!

  32. Lisl Hemmins
    August 3, 2017 @ 3:24 pm

    My favourite childhood story was The Borrowers

  33. Jane Green
    August 3, 2017 @ 3:08 pm

    I loved Curtain Up by Noel Streatfied

  34. sharon martin
    August 3, 2017 @ 3:07 pm

    The Velveteen Rabbit

  35. Kara
    August 3, 2017 @ 2:40 pm

    Mine and my daughters favourite is the hunger catapillier x

  36. Isis W
    August 3, 2017 @ 2:34 pm

    My fave is a novel called George Speaks by King-Smith

  37. hayley cooper
    August 3, 2017 @ 2:29 pm

    The Jolly Postman I loved it so much it fell to pieces!!

  38. Susan B
    August 3, 2017 @ 2:23 pm

    Little Red Riding Hood was compelling for me.

  39. Rebecca Barnes
    August 3, 2017 @ 1:46 pm

    My favourite story was the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton! :)

  40. Keith Hunt
    August 3, 2017 @ 1:35 pm

    The House on the Cliff

  41. Hayley Todd
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:17 pm

    I used to love the Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Just So’ Stories when I was a little girl.

  42. Miss Tracy Hanson
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:53 am

    Used to love Enid Blyton – started with the Faraway Tree and then graduated onto Famous Five etc. Oh and a book called A Horse Called September when I was bit older.

  43. Nick Q
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:28 am

    Treasure Island

  44. Stuart Dunlop
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:13 am

    I can always remember when Mum was was holding a very important dinner for her friends, and she asked me to help with making the custard. She asked me to weigh out and add the sugar.

    But when dessert came, and the custard was served over the pudding, the guests found out that I used salt instead of sugar!!

  45. Charlotte Boyle
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:05 am

    Alice in wonderland

  46. Robert Trees
    August 3, 2017 @ 11:02 am

    Little Red Riding Hood

  47. Katie Mcginley
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:35 am

    Pippi longstocking

  48. hannah igoe
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:25 am

    I loved the magicians nephew

  49. Lucy Chester
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:11 am

    I used to love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and used to wish I could go into the garden and eat as much chocolate and sweets as I could.

  50. Jayne K
    August 3, 2017 @ 10:08 am

    Puck’s Peculiar Pet Shop

  51. Mary H
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:54 am

    I adored James and the Giant Peach. Or anything by Roald Dahl

  52. pauline black
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:29 am

    I loved the Enid Blyton faraway tree books

  53. Rebecca Lis
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:24 am

    THE GRUFFALO

  54. Julie Camm
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:23 am

    Not one story in particular but I loved the Mallory Towers books by Enid Blyton

  55. Lucy D
    August 3, 2017 @ 9:13 am

    The Owl who was afraid of the dark

  56. Wes M
    August 3, 2017 @ 8:13 am

    Stig of the Dump

  57. Samantha
    August 3, 2017 @ 8:06 am

    The famous five

  58. Carly Belsey
    August 3, 2017 @ 7:13 am

    I used to love the Magic Faraway Tree. These story stones are such a fab idea, thank you, I will try them with my daughter

  59. Mandi Davison
    August 3, 2017 @ 6:53 am

    The faraway tree by Enid Blyton..all of her books were fab and i read them lots!!

  60. jessica
    August 3, 2017 @ 6:29 am

    hmm well I wasn’t told stories as a child and was reading mills and boon at 6 but if I had to pick a child’s story that I like today it would have to be Mulan even though it’s a Disney movie I like how she’s not a damsel in distress and can kick butt

  61. Leanne Hansell
    August 3, 2017 @ 5:14 am

    My favourite children’s story is The Magic Faraway Tree

  62. Kat Lucas
    August 3, 2017 @ 1:51 am

    Horton Hatches an Egg

  63. Sophie Carter
    August 3, 2017 @ 1:24 am

    Goldilocks and the three bears

  64. Kate Davies
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:56 am

    I loved hairy mclary.

  65. Robyn Clarke
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:52 am

    Chicken Licken

  66. Rebecca MacBain
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:47 am

    The famous five Enid Blyton! I used to read it moat days in my Wendy house.

  67. paula cheadle
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:28 am

    I loved Tom Thumb story the best

  68. Jo Hutchinson
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:16 am

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  69. ellie spider
    August 3, 2017 @ 12:14 am

    I love the famous five books – I anted to own my own Island and go on adventures

  70. Caroline Signey
    August 2, 2017 @ 11:10 pm

    Little red riding hood

  71. Dawn Hull
    August 2, 2017 @ 10:56 pm

    My favourite childhood story has to be Matilda.

  72. Jade Wimsey
    August 2, 2017 @ 10:42 pm

    The Harry Potter books were my favourite when I was growing up

  73. amanda walsh
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:58 pm

    The Magic Far Away Tree by Enid Blyton

  74. DENISE WILDEN
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:43 pm

    Chimney Corner Stories by Enid Blyton

  75. angela sandhu
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

    I love sleeping beauty

  76. Carol Phile
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:21 pm

    Not Now, Bernard

  77. Ellie Wood
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:03 pm

    James and the giant peach, I feel like it kickstarted my love of peaches

  78. Emma Davison
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:42 pm

    Hungry caterpillar

  79. AnnaH
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

    The Tiger Who Came To Tea

  80. Simone Griffin
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

    It has to be the hungry caterpillar x

  81. zoe brown
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:33 pm

    princess and the pea

  82. chloe brill
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:22 pm

    roald dahl boy tales

  83. janine atkin
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:56 pm

    i loved the lion the witch and the wardrobe

  84. Michelle Cheeseman
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:45 pm

    Alice In Wonderland was my favourite!

  85. Winnie Fox
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:25 pm

    I loved the ugly duckling as a child – and still do

  86. Sarah Wilson
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:13 pm

    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

  87. Kel
    August 2, 2017 @ 6:41 pm

    We’re going on a bear hunt was my fave childhood story and now I read it to my kids ^_^

  88. nicky pearce
    August 2, 2017 @ 6:35 pm

    three little pigs

  89. Sarah Fielding
    August 2, 2017 @ 6:33 pm

    Alice in wonderland for sure!

  90. Elisa Trueman
    August 2, 2017 @ 6:29 pm

    Black Beauty was my all time favourite, my mum used to read it to me at bedtime before I was old enough to decipher it for myself. I still love the story now x

  91. Cerys John
    August 2, 2017 @ 6:13 pm

    Sleeping Beauty :)

  92. Katy Malkin
    August 2, 2017 @ 5:11 pm

    I always loved Watership Down but my little girl does love the very hungry caterpillar.

  93. Anne Plumb
    August 2, 2017 @ 5:07 pm

    Goldilocks and the three bears

  94. dana
    August 2, 2017 @ 4:19 pm

    Cinderella

  95. Deborah Bird
    August 2, 2017 @ 4:03 pm

    The Magic Faraway Tree :)

  96. Nuala R
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:56 pm

    Hansel and Grettal

  97. Louise Burgess
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:56 pm

    Amazing idea love to do a lion king one

  98. Tracy
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:53 pm

    Room on the Broom and Superworm are my favourites to read to my children!

  99. Amy Pest
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:34 pm

    matilda

  100. Laura Muir
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:19 pm

    I really remember the Beatrix Potter books … Miss Tiggywinkle was my favourite!

  101. Joanna Orr
    August 2, 2017 @ 3:16 pm

    I used to read and re-read The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe!

  102. Anthea Holloway
    August 2, 2017 @ 2:47 pm

    Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

  103. JULIE WARD
    August 2, 2017 @ 2:12 pm

    The three little pigs

  104. Karen Lloyd
    August 2, 2017 @ 2:01 pm

    Little Red Riding Hood is my favourite story from my childhood.

  105. natalee gosiewski
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:55 pm

    Hairy Mcclary from donaldson dairy

  106. Rich Tyler
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:48 pm

    The Twits!

  107. Dale Dow
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:33 pm

    The Witches has to be my favourite x

  108. Debi Newman
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:16 pm

    The Faraway Tree x

  109. Jo Godfray
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:12 pm

    Gelert!! Used to make me cry every time!! So sad. I really want to get a Saluki. Lovely dogs!!

  110. Caroline Smith
    August 2, 2017 @ 12:54 pm

    Mog the Cat

  111. Kat Allinson
    August 2, 2017 @ 11:48 am

    I loved the Winnie the Pooh stories

  112. carol boffey
    August 2, 2017 @ 11:35 am

    THE BFG

  113. Rebecca Powell
    August 2, 2017 @ 11:11 am

    I loved the Alfie books

  114. Samantha Swain
    August 2, 2017 @ 10:54 am

    I loved Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

  115. Jenny Dimmock
    August 2, 2017 @ 10:40 am

    The Twits by Roald Dahl.. I found it hilarious!

  116. Erica Price
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:30 am

    Five on Treasure Island

  117. Vicki A Smith
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:04 am

    Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

  118. elaine stokes
    August 2, 2017 @ 9:03 am

    I loved the tiger that came to tea

  119. Tim Millington
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:54 am

    Roald Dahl – The Twits

  120. Lucy Carter
    August 2, 2017 @ 8:43 am

    Dear Zoo

  121. Allan Wilson
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:15 am

    The Secret Seven books

  122. Sarah Parker
    August 2, 2017 @ 7:12 am

    green eggs and ham

  123. Joanna Kasznicki
    August 2, 2017 @ 1:44 am

    Tha magic faraway tree…loved moonface

  124. Monica Gilbert
    August 1, 2017 @ 11:43 pm

    The Tar Baby. It’s an Uncle Remus story that was part of a book of the stories covered in Song of the South.

  125. Hayley Gibson
    August 1, 2017 @ 11:36 pm

    The Witches (Roald Dahl)

  126. claire little
    August 1, 2017 @ 11:20 pm

    charlie and the chocolate factory

  127. Laura Asplin
    August 1, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  128. Sheri Darby
    August 1, 2017 @ 9:17 pm

    The Famous Five books

  129. Sheri Darby
    August 1, 2017 @ 9:17 pm

    The Famous 5 stories

  130. Samantha Atherton
    August 1, 2017 @ 8:32 pm

    My favorite stories were the Mog books when I was a child.

  131. Ellen Stafford
    August 1, 2017 @ 8:32 pm

    Goldilocks and the three bears.

  132. Samantha Atherton
    August 1, 2017 @ 8:29 pm

    I liked all the Mog books when I was a child.

  133. Pauline Burroughs
    August 1, 2017 @ 8:14 pm

    The Magic Faraway Tree

  134. Laura Chapman
    August 1, 2017 @ 7:04 pm

    The Jolly Postman

  135. Danielle Pooley
    August 1, 2017 @ 4:09 pm

    Charlie and the chocolate factory was my favourite book

  136. ADEINNE TONNER
    August 1, 2017 @ 2:58 pm

    For me it has to be the twits by Roald Dhal i loved that book as a child.

  137. Sarah Lee
    August 1, 2017 @ 12:24 pm

    Enid Blyton’s The Secret Island

  138. greig spencer
    August 1, 2017 @ 10:38 am

    JACK AND THE BEAnstaLK

  139. Celia West
    August 1, 2017 @ 8:26 am

    I used to love the Mary Mouse stories by Enid Blyton

  140. Iris Waldburger
    August 1, 2017 @ 7:48 am

    I used to love any Enid Blyton books especially the Famous Five stories

  141. Lydia Graham
    August 1, 2017 @ 12:48 am

    The magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

  142. Emma Salter
    August 1, 2017 @ 12:12 am

    Henny Penny – the one where the sky falls in.

  143. leanne weir
    July 31, 2017 @ 11:31 pm

    Peter pan

  144. HAYLEY TURNER
    July 31, 2017 @ 10:55 pm

    The elves and the shoemaker

  145. Christine Caple
    July 31, 2017 @ 10:27 pm

    The Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse

  146. MM
    July 31, 2017 @ 9:35 pm

    I loved “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson

  147. Anni Large
    July 31, 2017 @ 9:16 pm

    I loved Matilda. :)

  148. Claire Long
    July 31, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

    The Jolly Postman! I have the book for my little nephew now.

  149. Eleanor P
    July 31, 2017 @ 8:03 pm

    Mine was The Twits by Roald Dahl!

  150. DEBBIE W
    July 31, 2017 @ 6:54 pm

    I loved Peter Pan, especially when I was old enough to read it myself.

  151. Stephen Little
    July 31, 2017 @ 4:01 pm

    Treasure Island

  152. Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog)
    July 31, 2017 @ 3:09 pm

    Matilda my Roald Dahl and Noddy

  153. Rhiannon Hodge
    July 31, 2017 @ 3:01 pm

    The Twits

  154. Emily Hutchinson
    July 31, 2017 @ 1:12 pm

    Teeny Tiny and the Witch Woman

  155. Sharon williams
    July 31, 2017 @ 8:30 am

    I loved the Faraway Tree as a child

  156. Kevin Johnson
    July 31, 2017 @ 1:54 am

    The Incredible Journey (the book which the film Homeward Bound was based upon).

  157. Keshia Esgate
    July 30, 2017 @ 7:43 pm

    Winnie the Pooh

  158. Sheila Sloan
    July 30, 2017 @ 7:27 pm

    Heidi

  159. Hannah Lord
    July 30, 2017 @ 6:15 pm

    I loved the Elmer the Elephant stories

  160. Kelly Hirst
    July 30, 2017 @ 4:17 pm

    The magic faraway tree

  161. Rachell Lynch
    July 30, 2017 @ 3:59 pm

    anything by Dr Seuss

  162. Joanna Ford
    July 30, 2017 @ 1:03 pm

    The Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr

  163. Amanda Jayne Davis
    July 30, 2017 @ 10:27 am

    The Iron Man

  164. rebecca beesley
    July 29, 2017 @ 11:34 pm

    what a great craft activity! My current fave children’s book is oliver jeffers ‘the heart and the bottle’ but as a kid i loved little red riding hood.

  165. carole nott
    July 29, 2017 @ 10:29 pm

    loved reading The Borrowers when i was young and wishing i could join them

  166. Lisa Wilkinson
    July 29, 2017 @ 10:13 pm

    The Jolly Postman

  167. Helen Grayson
    July 29, 2017 @ 9:27 pm

    The very hungry caterpillar! I loved seeing what he ate!

  168. Tammy Artherton
    July 29, 2017 @ 8:34 pm

    the magic faraway tree

  169. Ruth Harwood
    July 29, 2017 @ 12:34 pm

    we always loved it when our mum read the hobbit to us xx

  170. Victoria Prince
    July 29, 2017 @ 11:10 am

    Has to be The Tiger Who Came To Tea for me :)

  171. Sarah Leese
    July 29, 2017 @ 8:07 am

    I loooove the magic faraway tree, and also the terrible plop

  172. MARK HOPKINS
    July 28, 2017 @ 11:03 pm

    The BFG

  173. Rai
    July 28, 2017 @ 10:08 pm

    Finn family moomintroll – I used to totally lose myself in it. Thanks

  174. EJ Dunn
    July 28, 2017 @ 7:24 pm

    I loved Quacky, Quack, Quack

  175. terri jenner
    July 28, 2017 @ 5:36 pm

    always liked anything by enid Blyton myself nothing like the adventure of the famous five or secret seven

  176. Natalie Turner
    July 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

    Beauty and the Beast

  177. Natalie Crossan
    July 27, 2017 @ 11:36 pm

    Danny the champion of the world

  178. Christina Palmer
    July 27, 2017 @ 11:26 pm

    Tom Browns Schooldays

  179. MichelleD
    July 27, 2017 @ 8:59 pm

    The magic faraway tree

  180. Kat C
    July 27, 2017 @ 7:45 pm

    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

  181. Nic S
    July 27, 2017 @ 5:58 pm

    I loved the The Little Red Hen, the times I used to get my Dad to read that to me!!

  182. jade bremner
    July 27, 2017 @ 5:55 pm

    I always loved the story Peace at last and I bought the book to read to my son and now my daughter. They don’t seem to love it as much as I did but I guess we all need our own favourite

  183. Jessica Powell
    July 27, 2017 @ 4:12 pm

    My favourite was The Borrowers :)

  184. Jules Eley
    July 27, 2017 @ 2:24 pm

    rumpelstiltskin was my favourite.

  185. Jo Carroll
    July 27, 2017 @ 1:59 pm

    Alice in Wonderland was just so magical and full of imagination.

  186. katrina walsh
    July 27, 2017 @ 12:03 am

    hansel and gretel

  187. Karen
    July 26, 2017 @ 11:42 pm

    My favorite is dr sues. Green eggs and ham. Loved it.

  188. Shyloh
    July 26, 2017 @ 10:53 pm

    My favorite childhood story is Stephanie’s ponytail :)

  189. Alison Johnson
    July 26, 2017 @ 10:03 pm

    The Happy Prince

  190. Zoey Harris
    July 26, 2017 @ 10:01 pm

    The magic faraway tree

  191. Ailsa
    July 26, 2017 @ 8:09 pm

    The tiger who came to tea!

  192. Emma Wayt
    July 26, 2017 @ 7:55 pm

    Burglar Bill. I was given the book my big sister on my 5th birthday and I still have it and read it to my children – 37 years later!!

  193. Heather Haigh
    July 26, 2017 @ 7:50 pm

    Cinderella.

  194. claire griffiths
    July 26, 2017 @ 6:16 pm

    the gruffalo

  195. Lucy McCormick
    July 26, 2017 @ 4:39 pm

    Goldilocks and the 3 bears :)

  196. adele knight
    July 26, 2017 @ 4:07 pm

    Cinderella, my Dad would read it to me and always changed her name to mine

  197. Samantha Bolter
    July 26, 2017 @ 3:34 pm

    The Cat in the Hat :)

    • Aqsa
      July 26, 2017 @ 4:17 pm

      The Hungry caterpillar ! I loved how much he could eat!

  198. kayleigh kimberley
    July 26, 2017 @ 3:25 pm

    my favourite story as a child was the mog series but as a adult who works with children love to read the Gruffalo to them

  199. Rachel Norton
    July 26, 2017 @ 3:17 pm

    Cinderella

  200. Lorna Ledger
    July 26, 2017 @ 1:37 pm

    3 little Pigs – love this Blog post x

  201. Karen
    July 26, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

    Cinderella

  202. Jennifer
    July 26, 2017 @ 11:10 am

    Alice in Wonderland :)

  203. Laura Jeffs
    July 26, 2017 @ 9:08 am

    It’s got to be Rapunzel !!

  204. Emma Edge
    July 26, 2017 @ 8:01 am

    Zog

  205. Victoria Hemmings
    July 25, 2017 @ 9:54 pm

    i liked Red Ridding Hood

  206. Heather Hibbert
    July 25, 2017 @ 9:26 pm

    Matilda

  207. Charlotte A
    July 25, 2017 @ 8:32 pm

    George’s Marvellous Medicine

  208. Leah
    July 25, 2017 @ 5:51 pm

    The Chronicles of Narnia!

  209. Jemma Dwyer
    July 25, 2017 @ 11:45 am

    the never ending story x

  210. helenlp
    July 25, 2017 @ 8:43 am

    Peter Pan

  211. Emma Nixon
    July 24, 2017 @ 8:44 pm

    The tales of Robin Hood

  212. ELZBIETA ZNYK
    July 24, 2017 @ 5:27 pm

    3 Little Pigs.

  213. amy bondoc
    July 24, 2017 @ 4:55 pm

    i always loved enid blyton books, especially mr meddle mischeif !

  214. Pauline Hill
    July 24, 2017 @ 3:36 pm

    Alice in Wonderland

  215. Kerry Metcalfe
    July 24, 2017 @ 2:30 pm

    Roald Dahl,’s The Twits. No contest! (and I still love it now, aged 36)

  216. Suzanne Jackson
    July 24, 2017 @ 11:01 am

    hansel and gretel

  217. Diana Maxwell
    July 24, 2017 @ 9:58 am

    I had a children’s version of the Greek myths which enchanted me.

  218. Kristy Brown
    July 24, 2017 @ 8:38 am

    The Little Red Hen

  219. Heather Bowie
    July 24, 2017 @ 7:45 am

    3 little pigs

  220. Lorraine Tinsley
    July 23, 2017 @ 11:14 pm

    Peace At Last

  221. K KAUR
    July 23, 2017 @ 10:53 pm

    Heidi

  222. Emily Clark
    July 23, 2017 @ 10:39 pm

    I loved The Fish who could Wish!

  223. Helen Tovell
    July 23, 2017 @ 10:37 pm

    The very lazy lady bird

  224. Sarah N
    July 23, 2017 @ 9:21 pm

    Alice in Wonderland

  225. Tracy Hanley
    July 23, 2017 @ 8:45 pm

    Puss in Boots was my fav

  226. Penny H
    July 23, 2017 @ 8:31 pm

    Cinderella was my favourite story. These pens are so cool, love your story stones!

  227. ASHLEIGH RYAN
    July 23, 2017 @ 8:20 pm

    The Secret Garden

  228. Kate Toner
    July 23, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  229. Kath
    July 23, 2017 @ 7:26 pm

    I loved all of Enid Blytons books. My favourites were The Faraway Tree and The Wishing Chair

  230. Christine Dodd
    July 23, 2017 @ 7:12 pm

    I used to love The Princess and the Pea

  231. Tammy Tudor
    July 23, 2017 @ 7:03 pm

    The Little Mermaid

  232. Jo Jones
    July 23, 2017 @ 6:55 pm

    The Secret Garden

  233. Lucy
    July 23, 2017 @ 6:01 pm

    Matilda!

  234. maureen findley
    July 23, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

    charlie and the chocolate factory

  235. Rebecca
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:37 pm

    The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark – absolutely loved that book!

  236. Katharine Balyuzi
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

    The Tiger who came to tea

  237. Brett Pereira
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:28 pm

    Little Red Riding Hood

  238. Sidrah Ahmed
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:23 pm

    The very busy spider

  239. Lorna Nicoll
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:17 pm

    Danny, Champion of the World

  240. Kelly Glen
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:15 pm

    I used to love the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes.

  241. Yvonne
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:12 pm

    Little Women is my favourite story

  242. Mariel Pereira
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:03 pm

    Hansel and Gretel

  243. darren hay
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:03 pm

    Danny, the Champion of the World. I read it at school and i still remember it.

  244. CAROL PATRICK
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:57 pm

    Alice in Wonderland

  245. Zoe C
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:37 pm

    The Magic Porridge Pot

  246. Vicki D
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:36 pm

    I loved the jungle book as a child….I think it was because I was a bit of a wild child lol

  247. Karen R
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:21 pm

    I loved Enid Blyton’s Wishing Chair stories :)

  248. CAROLYN HEYWORTH
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:13 pm

    Loved Folk of the faraway tree by Enid Blyton. Happy Days !

  249. stuart hargreaves
    July 23, 2017 @ 4:06 pm

    alice in wonderland – its my non birthday today

  250. Fiona
    July 23, 2017 @ 3:52 pm

    I loved Peter Rabbit

  251. Louisa
    July 23, 2017 @ 2:44 pm

    Alice in wonderland

  252. Chris Andrews
    July 23, 2017 @ 12:50 pm

    What is your favourite childhood story? . . . . the ones my dad used to make up for me at bedtime, l thought they were fantastic, l wish l had written them down as l can’t remember them now

  253. Stevie
    July 23, 2017 @ 10:59 am

    I liked George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl.

  254. Maya Russell
    July 23, 2017 @ 8:14 am

    Cinderella was my favourite – I had the old Ladybird book & used to wonder at the dresses she wore.

  255. Jane Willis
    July 23, 2017 @ 5:18 am

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – I don’t think I could make story stones for that though!

  256. Alix
    July 23, 2017 @ 12:01 am

    I loved the rainbow fish!

  257. Naila M
    July 22, 2017 @ 11:08 pm

    My favourite childhood story is Charlie and the Chocolate factory by Roald Dahl :)

  258. lynn neal
    July 22, 2017 @ 11:06 pm

    Little Red Riding Hood

  259. Kate Fox-Pope
    July 22, 2017 @ 9:03 pm

    that one about the wolf who thinks he’s eaten the pigs (or goats?) but they’ve tricked him into eating stones

  260. claire woods
    July 22, 2017 @ 8:50 pm

    The Magic Faraway Tree

  261. Flo
    July 22, 2017 @ 8:23 pm

    Gotta be Roald Dahl’s The BFG!

  262. Tracy Newton
    July 22, 2017 @ 6:58 pm

    I love James and The Giant Peach

  263. rebecca h
    July 22, 2017 @ 6:14 pm

    Happy Birthday Moon! I love that book so much

  264. Natasha Mairs
    July 22, 2017 @ 6:09 pm

    My favourite book as a kid was The Jolly Postman, I used to love open the cute little letters

  265. Isabel O
    July 22, 2017 @ 12:39 pm

    When my sister and I were little my dad used to read to us from the original Winnie The Pooh and House at Pooh Corner books, they are really treasured memories of mine.

  266. Amie
    July 22, 2017 @ 11:32 am

    Cinderella or Beauty & the Beast :)

  267. jennifer bolognesi
    July 22, 2017 @ 8:41 am

    The faraway Tree

  268. Jamie Edwards
    July 21, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

    It was ‘Dont’ forget to write!’ – Such a great book, I read it to my little ones now! :)

  269. Laura Pritchard
    July 21, 2017 @ 9:06 pm

    Rumpelstiltskin

  270. Emilie Curry
    July 21, 2017 @ 8:47 pm

    The Magic Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton

  271. Alexandra oliver
    July 21, 2017 @ 7:53 pm

    Georges Marvellous Medicine- and its still one of my faves!

  272. Nicola O'Brien
    July 21, 2017 @ 7:39 pm

    The Magic Faraway Tree

  273. Kay Sherman
    July 21, 2017 @ 7:02 pm

    The frog prince and now my children love it too

  274. Gillian Holmes
    July 21, 2017 @ 6:18 pm

    ‘The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe’ wasn’t too happy later to learn it was religious brainwashing, but hey ho it didn’t work.

  275. Andrea A
    July 21, 2017 @ 4:18 pm

    My favourite childhood story was Little Red Riding Hood.

  276. Ana De- Jesus
    July 21, 2017 @ 2:00 pm

    Aw how adorable are these story stones. This is my first time hearing of the story stone concept but I really like the sound of them! x

  277. Kim
    July 21, 2017 @ 12:49 pm

    I love these! Funnily my favourite book as a child was The Very Hungry Caterpillar and I still own a copy (and one in Polish language from an ex boyfriend).

    • Michelle Ordever
      July 21, 2017 @ 1:04 pm

      It is such a great book! I remember doing a project in school when I was about 7 (I’m 40 now) and we had made all the foods the caterpillar ate and hung them round the classroom!

  278. iain maciver
    July 21, 2017 @ 12:39 pm

    jack and the beanstalk

  279. Alison
    July 21, 2017 @ 12:21 pm

    Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl

  280. LISA Dolatowski
    July 21, 2017 @ 11:57 am

    I loved The Worst Witch!

  281. Tony Metcalfe
    July 21, 2017 @ 11:56 am

    The Just William books by Richmal Crompton books.

  282. Nigel Soulsby
    July 21, 2017 @ 11:54 am

    The Emperor’s new clothes was mine,as were many of Hans Christians Andersens tales

    • Michelle Ordever
      July 21, 2017 @ 1:04 pm

      You can’t beat a classic fairy tale!

  283. Margaret gallagher
    July 21, 2017 @ 10:42 am

    Family holidays!!
    All 11 of us JAM PACKED into our estate car and travelling to Ireland by road and ferry

    Was great -all we has was pencils and paper and we never got bored

  284. Harneet Farmahan
    July 21, 2017 @ 9:31 am

    Snow white and the seven dwarfs….. For some reason i would call them 7 duffers, i cudnt say dwarfs ….but i was really fond of them, especially sneezy!

  285. Jodie A Green
    July 21, 2017 @ 9:21 am

    my favourites were the peter rabbit books

  286. Kimberley Ryan
    July 21, 2017 @ 9:17 am

    my favourite has always been The Hobbit, it is now one of my daughters favourites too

  287. Sheena Batey
    July 21, 2017 @ 8:20 am

    Beauty and the Beast was my favourite story when I was a child.

  288. Solange
    July 21, 2017 @ 8:11 am

    Alice in Wonderland.

  289. tina glover
    July 21, 2017 @ 8:05 am

    I loved James and the giant peach such a fab book – but so are all Roald Dahls books! Fab bundle i love Posca pens and use them for writing on wood when im being creative x

  290. Kat
    July 21, 2017 @ 7:48 am

    Ace Dragon Ltd.
    I just googled and its still available!

  291. Hayley Atkins
    July 21, 2017 @ 1:21 am

    I loved Cinderella and the story came to life in a “pop up ” book which I still have.( I am 50 now! )

  292. melanie stirling
    July 20, 2017 @ 11:26 pm

    The Secret Garden.

  293. fiona waterworth
    July 20, 2017 @ 10:39 pm

    pinocchio

  294. Sarah Mackay
    July 20, 2017 @ 10:38 pm

    My favourite childhood memory is my parents Hogmanay parties when I was a kid.

  295. Kayleigh Watkins
    July 20, 2017 @ 10:22 pm

    I loves Hansel and Gretel when I was younger, and Ronald Dahl’s James and the giant peach as I got a bit older xxx

  296. Tee Simpson
    July 20, 2017 @ 8:47 pm

    It was little red riding hood

  297. Rebecca Brown
    July 20, 2017 @ 8:31 pm

    The fish who could wish!

  298. Graham Ross
    July 20, 2017 @ 8:08 pm

    I used to love the ladybird books when I was a small child

  299. laura stewart
    July 20, 2017 @ 8:07 pm

    dad taking us campping to devon x

  300. Tracey Peach
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:48 pm

    My favourite childhood story was Cinderella :) x

  301. Susan Smith
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:47 pm

    Peter Pan

  302. Karen Barrett
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:43 pm

    The Railway Children

  303. Michelle Ferguson
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:34 pm

    I loved the emperors new clothes

  304. clair downham
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:06 pm

    the elves and the shoemaker

  305. Hayley F
    July 20, 2017 @ 7:02 pm

    Matilda x

  306. Helen Humphries
    July 20, 2017 @ 6:56 pm

    Paddington – still have warm fuzzy memories about the bear from darkest Peru!

  307. Ashleigh Allan
    July 20, 2017 @ 6:41 pm

    The magic porridge pot

  308. Kim Neville
    July 20, 2017 @ 6:31 pm

    I liked the three little pigs

  309. Kim Styles
    July 20, 2017 @ 6:11 pm

    The Adventures of Sam Pig- My teacher usedtoread it to us at the end of each day at infant school -I loved it

  310. pete c
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:11 pm

    Rumpelstiltskin

  311. Angela Kelly
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:10 pm

    Mine was the Tale of Georgie Grub.

  312. Erin Thomas
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:01 pm

    Cinderella

  313. abigail edkins
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:01 pm

    the wishing powder

  314. suzanne drummond
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

    peter rabbit

  315. Amberly Hunt
    July 20, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

    My favourite book that i used to read as a child was called Herb the Vegetarian Dragon, and i read it to my little brother and sister 10 years later!

  316. Katerina Economides
    July 20, 2017 @ 4:45 pm

    The poor Shoemaker and the elves that would come and make shoes in the night.

  317. Sue McCarthy
    July 20, 2017 @ 4:31 pm

    I used to love the Beatrix Potter stories

  318. Linda
    July 20, 2017 @ 3:52 pm

    I loved Anne of Green Gables. I still would like to visit Prince Edward Island. Maybe one day…..

  319. Michaela Hannah
    July 20, 2017 @ 3:49 pm

    I loved Danny the champion of the world

  320. jo liddement
    July 20, 2017 @ 3:33 pm

    I loved the Paddington Bear books when i was a child.

  321. Angela Treadway
    July 20, 2017 @ 3:16 pm

    Snow white x

  322. Hannah ingham
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:53 pm

    A little Princess, a lovely classic that I still enjoy now!

  323. Lorraine B
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:50 pm

    I really used to love Brer Rabbit

  324. Rob Hutchinson
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:49 pm

    My favourite is The Magic Faraway Tree, by Enid Blyton

  325. rose w
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:23 pm

    my fave was mary poppins

  326. Lorraine Kirk
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

    Mine was ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’

  327. Tracy Nixon
    July 20, 2017 @ 2:06 pm

    I loved The Little Red Hen!

  328. Susan lloyd
    July 20, 2017 @ 1:13 pm

    I love sleeping beauty x

  329. Catherine McAlinden
    July 20, 2017 @ 12:46 pm

    Mine was George’s Marvellous Medicine

    • Michelle Ordever
      July 20, 2017 @ 1:01 pm

      Great book! I remember Rik Mayall reading that on the BBC (was it Jackanory?) I loved most of Roald Dahl’s books :D

  330. Leila Benhamida
    July 20, 2017 @ 11:54 am

    The little prince by St Exupery. I went to school in France and that’s the book I enjoyed most.