Story Cubes
Participants roll dice with images and create collaborative stories, encouraging creativity and active listening.
Story Cubes is a creative icebreaker that uses dice with images or prompts to generate collaborative storytelling. Participants take turns adding to a shared story based on what they roll, creating unexpected and often hilarious narratives. This game promotes creativity, active listening, and quick thinking.
Objective
Foster creativity, active listening, and collaborative storytelling skills.
- Story cubes or dice with images
- Alternative: virtual story cube app or word prompts
How to Play
Explain the Concept
2 minEach person will roll the dice and add to a collaborative story based on the images that come up.
Start the Story
2 minFirst person rolls the dice and begins the story incorporating the images shown (1-2 sentences).
Continue Around the Circle
15 minEach person rolls and adds to the story, building on what came before. Encourage creativity!
Conclude the Story
3 minThe last person or two should work to bring the story to a conclusion.
Reflect and Share
3 minDiscuss the final story and favorite moments or creative connections.
Pro Tips
Model the activity first to show how much detail is appropriate per turn.
Variations
Try these variations to adapt the game for different contexts and group sizes.
Changes:
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