National Story Telling Week
Monday 2nd - Sunday 8th February 2026
"Created by Society for Storytelling, this fantastic annual event is a joyful celebration of the power of sharing stories. Stories teach us about the world; they allow us to step into someone else’s shoes and feel empathy; they help us to relax and escape and they can help develop essential literacy skills. National Storytelling Week 2026 is a celebration of oral storytelling, reading and writing for pleasure. At a time when young people’s writing and reading enjoyment levels are at their lowest, National Storytelling Week has never been more important." - The National Literacy Trust
The 5 a Day Story Sack Challenge
This year we challenged our families to a 5 a day story telling challenge for National Story Telling Week! It's was as easy as 1,2,3 (4, 5!). We asked our grown ups to give their little ones the chance to hear 5 stories every day for 7 days between the 2nd and 8th February, share some feedback about theirstory journey with us and as a well done we gave away a FREE story play session! I know there are LOTS of reasons many families will feel they can't read 5 stories a day but hear me out - it's not as hard as you think! Click on the links below to hear some of my thoughts on how you can get those stories in.
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We'll be running the competition again next year (or maybe even again this year!) so come back soon!
Why reading 5 stories every day MATTERS
The difference reading 5 stories a day to children in their first 5 years compared to not reading with them is STAGGERING. Click on the image to read more.
Entries have now closed for this year but we'll be setting more challenges soon so keep an eye on the socials for our next one!
If you're a busy parent or carer and the thought of adding in extra time to your day is daunting - We hear you! But it's not as hard as you think! I've got lots of ideas and helpful cheats to help you get your stories in. Click the image to read more.
You don't have to own a lot of books to read a lot of books! We've got loads of ideas to help you get hold of books or even do the challenge with a very small number of them if you choose to. Click the image to read more.
Who said children need to sit to enjoy a story? Click the image to read some of our thoughts and ideas to get every child enjoying stories.
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This little lady and her family did an INCREDIBLE job reading 35 stories and exploring lots of book themed play during her challenge. A huge well done guys - we can't wait to see you at your story play session!
