Colouring NestChristmas Dinner Disaster: Funny Fill in the Blank Story for Families
- Ages 9+
- Medium
- 3 pages
- Worksheet
- PDF: Letter & A4
- Updated
Tip: print page 1 (the word list) for each player and page 2 (the story) once for the reader. Or play it online below: type the words and press “Read my story”.
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A funny Christmas fill-in-the-blank story for families and parties: the family cook tries to get Christmas dinner on the table while the turkey, the sprouts, the dog and the cat all have other ideas. There are 14 blanks: 3 nouns, 2 adjectives, 1 name, 1 colour, 1 food, 1 verb, 1 number, 1 verb ending in -ing, 1 adverb, 1 plural noun and 1 exclamation. Some numbers come back later in the story, so the same word turns up more than once. Made for families and mixed-age party tables, from about 9 to adults. Page 1 of the PDF is the word list, with a one-line hint for every word type, page 2 is the story with numbered blanks, and page 3 is a read-aloud example with our own silly words. You can also play it online further down this page.
Play this Christmas story online
Fill in a word for each number without peeking, then press “Read my story”. Your words stay on this device.
Christmas Dinner Disaster
Every year cooks Christmas dinner, and every year something goes wrong. This year the turkey was so that it would not fit in the oven, so cooked it in the instead. The potatoes came out , the gravy tasted like , and the Brussels sprouts started to the moment they reached the table. Grandma said the pudding was but she ate helpings anyway. Then the dog ran off with the and the cat climbed into the . Everyone was when the crackers went bang and filled the room with . simply stood up, raised a glass and said ! Same time next year?
Read-aloud example
Every year UNCLE DAVE cooks Christmas dinner, and every year something goes wrong. This year the turkey was so GIGANTIC that it would not fit in the oven, so UNCLE DAVE cooked it in the DISHWASHER instead. The potatoes came out BLUE, the gravy tasted like TOOTHPASTE, and the Brussels sprouts started to SING the moment they reached the table. Grandma said the pudding was CRUNCHY but she ate 14 helpings anyway. Then the dog ran off with the TABLECLOTH and the cat climbed into the TRIFLE. Everyone was SHRIEKING LOUDLY when the crackers went bang and filled the room with RUBBER DUCKS. UNCLE DAVE simply stood up, raised a glass and said CHEERS! Same time next year?
Our example words are in capitals. Yours will make a different story every time.
The word types in this story
- Person's name: someone in the room, or anyone.
- Adjective: a describing word: fluffy, enormous.
- Noun: a person, place or thing: sock, kitchen.
- Colour: any colour: purple, sparkly gold.
- Food: any food: spaghetti, sprouts.
- Verb: an action word: jump, sing.
- Number: any number: 7, 365, a million.
- Verb ending in -ing: an action + ing: dancing, sneezing.
- Adverb: how it is done: loudly, slowly.
- Plural noun: more than one thing: socks, puddings.
- Exclamation: a word you shout: Wow! Yikes!.
How to play
- Print the PDF at 100% on A4 or US Letter paper. Keep page 2, the story, face down.
- Ask for each word on page 1 in order. Write it in the box with its number.
- Copy each word into the blank on page 2 with the same number (some numbers appear twice: use the same word both times).
- Read the finished story aloud. Then swap readers and play again with new words.
Fill-in-the-blank stories are a fun way to practise adjectives, nouns, verbs, verbs ending in -ing, adverbs, plural nouns and exclamations: children have to think what kind of word each one is before they choose it, and hear straight away when a word doesn't fit. For one skill at a time on paper, try the grammar worksheets (nouns, verbs, adjectives, plurals and past tense). More for a Christmas party: Christmas trivia, would you rather, Christmas bingo and every Christmas party game.
Questions about fill-in-the-blank stories
How do you play a fill-in-the-blank story?
Don’t look at the story first. Ask for each word on the word list in order (a noun, a verb, an animal), write it in its box, then copy each word into the story blank with the same number and read the story aloud. The sillier the words, the funnier it gets. With one player, cover the story and fill in the list alone.
What is a noun, a verb, an adjective and an adverb?
A noun names a person, place or thing (sock, kitchen, Grandma). A verb is an action word (jump, sing). An adjective describes a noun (fluffy, enormous). An adverb tells how something is done, and often ends in -ly (loudly, slowly). Each word list has a one-line hint and two examples beside every word type.
Are these stories free?
Yes. Every story is free to print for home, classroom and party use, with no sign-up, and free to play online.
More Christmas fill-in-the-blank stories: The Runaway Reindeer · The Snowman Who Wanted to Be Warm · Christmas at the Beach · Elf Training Day · The Class Gingerbread House · A Penguin Writes to Santa · The Night Before Christmas · Our Family Christmas Letter · The Office Christmas Party
For teachers and parents
- What it practises
- Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, plural nouns and past tense verbs, reading aloud with expression
- How to use it
- Read out the word list one blank at a time and collect a word for each, without showing the story. Copy the words into the numbered blanks, then read the story aloud. Talk about why a word does or does not fit.
- Time
- About 10–20 minutes
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Printing tips
- Print at 100% (actual size) on Letter or A4.
- Print page 1 for every player and page 2 once for the reader.
- Read the finished story aloud with lots of expression: it is the best part.
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