First of all some tips • Decide what lesson your fairytale is going to teach They are generally teaching something and yours should the same • Create a good character A fairytale needs someone to root for Remember, your readers should like them and want them to succeed • Devise an evil character A fairytale must have an evil character that works as an antagonist to the good character The evil character usually has special powers of some sort and they must use those powers in a way to cause the good character pain • Design a magical character The magical character can be the evil character but many fairy tales have both good and evil magical characters that work to off-set the other's influence • Identify what obstacles your good character is going to have to face They should require a bit of creativity by your good character and a little magical assistance Design some magical objects and don’t forget about fairies! • Write a happy ending A fairytale isn't a fairytale unless it has a happy ending Your good character must succeed and your evil character must lose and lose in a big way so you can write your "happily ever after." • Fairies: The Airy Fairy, The Good Fairy, The bad fairy, The Flower Fairy, The Water Fairy • Family: Dreadful Dads, Missing Mums, Spiteful Sisters, Naughty Brothers, Kind-Hearted Grannies, Cruel Stepmothers • Royal family: Princes, Princesses, Kings, Queens • Best friends: Cats, Three Pigs, Dogs, Frogs, Unicorns, Seven Dwarfs, Friendly Giants • Evil characters: Gruesome Giants, Dragons, Wicked Witches, Wolves • Some furniture: Snow White Bed, Seven Dwarfs Bed, Sleeping Beauty Bed, Chairs For Bears • Magic objects: Wands, Wings, Puss’s Boots, Fairy Frocks, Magic Shoes, Magic Bags, Invisible Extras, Rose-Tinted Spectacles, Magic Mirrors, Spinning Wheels, Magic Clocks, Cauldrons, Magic Lamps, Magic Carpets, Broomsticks You are most welcome to start your own story! nce upon a time… _-