For this week’s Creative Burst we have a very special guest – writer and illustrator Alan Nolan! Alan Nolan has written and illustrated many brilliant books for children including Fintan’s Fifteen, Sam Hannigan and the Last Dodo and Conor’s Caveman. In this video he shows us how to create our own mini comic book and how to draw a superhero squirrel!

Have you ever seen a door and wondered what was behind it? This week’s Creative Bursts video with Sarah Webb is all about doorways and portals. Watch Sarah’s new video and create stories and poems using the writing prompts. Happy writing!

This week’s Creative Bursts video with Sarah Webb is inspired by sea glass and beach treasure! Sarah helps us create stories and poems using her writing prompts. Happy writing!

On this week’s Bright Sparks Creative Burst, Sarah Webb is inspired by the work of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang who creates amazing art work using fireworks. Sarah tells us how writing is all about painting pictures with your words and helps us create haiku poems!

On this week’s Bright Sparks Creative Burst, Sarah Webb is inspired by Brendan Kennelly’s poem ‘Begin’. Join Sarah as she gives us some great creative prompts for naming characters and starting stories!

If you had to create the world’s craziest and most delicious ice cream sundae, what would it be like? Today’s creative burst theme is food, glorious food. Join Sarah Webb on an adventure exploring some of her favourite writing games and story prompts all inspired by food!

Have you ever seen a dragonfly? Today’s Bright Sparks Creative Burst is about all creatures, great and small. Join Sarah Webb for stories, word games and poems inspired by animals – with a cameo by Sarah’s dog, Lucky!

Make your own whacky words! Today’s Creative Burst theme is Stuff and Nonsense: join writer Sarah Webb to create some funny stories, word games and poems!

In this Bright Sparks Creative Burst explore hidden stories by using everyday junk found around the house to inspire us to create some original pieces of work. With a little inspiration from Sarah Crossan’s #wearethepoets postcards, Sarah Webb uses blackout poetry and highlights words to make a poem. Download the materials to create some poetry or prose of your very own!

In today’s Creative Burst we will be looking at the wonderful world of nature. Sarah Webb takes inspiration from rain rhymes and haiku poetry and encourages you to be inspired by nature too!

In today’s edition, children’s author Sarah Webb explores the wonderful world of colour and encourages you to use your imagination and add details in your work to truly bring your characters and stories alive! So, what’s your favourite colour?

There is a famous saying: ‘A picture paints a thousand words’. On today’s Bright Sparks Creative Burst, Sarah Webb uses photographs, poetry and art to inspire us to create delicious and original stories of our very own!

Sarah Webb will guide you in some story prompts and wordplay that will awaken all of your senses. Inspired by poetry from both Edward Thomas and Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Sarah encourages you to use the theme of jellyfish as a springboard for today’s creative bursts!

Join children’s writer and creative writing teacher Sarah Webb for day two of Bright Sparks Creative Bursts. Using story prompts and word games, Sarah will inspire you to go wild with your imagination!

What’s your spirit animal? Join award winning author Sarah Webb and explore some fun writing exercises and games to get your creative brain buzzing!  Go for it – let your imagination soar.