A Way I Can Be a Good Friend
Use this printable to help children think about the ways in which they can build friendships - either in general or with a specific friend.
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Writing frames are useful in many different ways, and can make writing (and drawing) activities so much more fun! We've got a large collection here at Activity Village and we are adding more all the time, too. Most come other blank or lined, so you can use them for a range of ages and activities. We also have a large collection of Templates, many of which can also be used as writing frames.
Use this printable to help children think about the ways in which they can build friendships - either in general or with a specific friend.
When making plans, whether at the New Year or any time, it is always good to think about charitable giving and helping others.
You can't miss the American Eagle on this eye-catching writing frame! Use for writing facts about the USA and Thanksgiving, poetry, creative writing or letters.
These cute angel writing frames are perfect for writing projects or perhaps little pictures. We have two sizes to choose from below.
You can use our apple frame in many ways, especially as it is available in four versions: black and white, colour, lined or blank.
Use this "at the beach" writing frame for journal pages, poetry, short stories...
This pretty autumn frame will look really effective once all the small details are coloured in - including leaves, acorns and pumpkins.
Inspire the kids to write a Halloween poem about bats, or record some facts about these fascinating creatures using one of our bat frames - we have four to choose from, coloured or blank, both with or without lines, so there are lots of possibilities!
Use our beach hut from for some summer writing or drawing projects. Design your own beach hut or write about a trip to the beach.
This pretty frame is perfect for writing or drawing about a "best dad" on Father's Day, for a family project, or on Dad's birthday, perhaps. It comes with lines and blank.
Kids can use this colourful biscuit frame for sending a letter, for writing projects - or perhaps for drawing their own design of the perfect biscuit!
There are so many uses for this blackboard frame! Poems or short stories, spellings, pictures - it's a really versatile frame! You can choose between lined and unlined versions, and colour or black and white.
These bright and cheerful blue and yellow doodle frames will look lovely displayed around the classroom with written work or drawings inside. Or use at home for writing letters and drawing pictures.
These blue and yellow doodle frames make great templates for classroom signs, posters or for written work. Just print and choose the frame that you need...
This simple blue doodle frame design is a really effective way to show off drawings, poems, stories etc. We have five designs in this pack too, so there's something for all your writing and drawing needs...
Is blue your favourite colour perhaps? If it is, then you'll love using these blue doodle writing frames for your writing and drawing projects...
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly...There are lots of pretty blue flowers on this writing frame, perfect for writing your own song, poem or story!
This lovely writing frame features pretty blue flowers all around the edge. Maybe use one these frames to write someone a thank you letter, or draw them a picture?
This book frame can be used in many ways, and comes in three varieties: blank, one side lined and the other left unlined for a picture, and both sides lines. Use it as a writing or drawing frame, for book reports, for notices on the board, or even as story paper ...
Use our bucket and spade frame to record memories of a day at the seaside or to make plans for some building with sand. You could even use the frame as a colouring page. With four frames to choose from we are sure you can come up with many more uses.
There are five versions of this pretty butterfly border; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines and with half handwriting lines. Useful for lots of writing and drawing projects!
This might be one of the most colourful and prettiest writing frames on Activity Village, full of beautiful butterflies! We've included five different landscape versions of this frame in this pack, to suit different needs.
Our writing frames are perfect for any writing project such poems, short stories, and collecting facts, but they can also be used for art and collages too. This lovely cat frame is ideal for animal lovers or for Halloween and comes in colour or black and white.
Available in colour and black and white, this super-cute chick is perfect for a little writing project for Easter, spring or a farm topic.
Here's a pretty printable page for your Christmas writing projects, with a border of Christmas decorations for the kids to colour in if they wish.
Pretty pastel colours surround this writing or drawing frame - which comes lined or blank. Use it for Easter projects, perhaps?
Reds, pinks and oranges liven up this pretty writing frame, which comes with lines or blank - so it is the perfect surround for a drawing, too.
Surround your child's writing or drawing project with this colourful writing frame in shades of blue and green.
This pretty writing frame makes any drawing or writing project twice the fun! It would work particularly well for Holi, perhaps?
Use this colourful writing or drawing frame with a purple paint effect to liven up your children's work!
This lovely Day of the Dead frame is perfect for all your Day of the Dead writing and drawing projects, and the children will enjoy colouring in the writing at the top of the frame too.
This fun Dia de los Muertos frame is perfect for pictures, writing, poems or copywork. Choose from blank or lined.
Here's a set of dotty doodle frames in landscape format. Brilliant for displaying artwork and for writing projects at home or in the classroom...
This bordered paper is full of Easter bonnets, just waiting for the kids to colour them in. Use it for a poem, a writing activity or even a picture.
Draw an Easter picture, or use this border for some Easter writing activities - then colour in the surround.
Use this Easter border for a special drawing or writing activity - and make sure to colour it in!
This pretty Easter border would make any Easter writing activity more interesting - and would also make a lovely frame to an Easter picture.
We have portrait and landscape versions of this pretty Eid lantern frame, and both blank and lined versions too. That means you can use the frame for Eid drawing or writing projects and with a variety of ages.
This empty book frame is a fantastic starting point for firing the imagination and getting the kids to put pens to paper. They could write a magic spell, a recipe, a story or draw some pictures - the list is endless!
Fairy lights are used to brighten up lots of occasions, like Christmas or summer garden parties. Now you can brighten up your writing projects with our colourful fairy lights writing frames!
Illuminate your writing or artwork by using one of these fun fairy light writing frames!
Choose one of the five variations of fairy lights writing frames from this pack, then write a story, list, poem, or draw a picture inside...
Help inspire the kids to do some writing or drawing with these lovely fairy lights doodle frames. There are five varieties included in this pack, ready to print...
Here's a magical fairy-themed activity that combines writing and colouring! This pretty fairy writing frame has a beautiful illustration to colour in, and room to write a story, note or letter too.
We've got five different versions of this pretty flower doodle frame to print in this pack; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines and with half handwriting lines.
Poetry, stories, lists, drawings - there's so much you can do inside our versatile writing frames, and this one has a pretty doodle flower design...
Here's a really colourful, pretty flower frame to write or draw pictures inside. There are three versions included; plain, lined and with handwriting lines.
Here's a beautiful flower frame with a difference - it's circular! Whatever you decided to draw or write inside, the finished result is bound to look stunning...
Here's a set of three bright and colourful flower frames ready to print in landscape format, perfect for all kinds of writing projects or artwork...
This marvellous flower garden writing frame is full of flowers and bees, and is bound to inspire some writing or drawing!
There's an abundance of flowers, leaves and even some bees adorning this lovely writing frame! We have five different versions of this frame; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines or with half handwriting lines.
This fun football shirt frame could be used for match reports, writing about a favourite player or team, thinking about sporting goals, etc. We have four versions to choose from: blank and lined, colour and black and white.
Can the kids make Frankenstein come to life by drawing a monstrous face inside our frame? Or they could write a poem or story about Frankenstein using the lined version of this frame...
Use this spooky gravestone frame for some writing practice. Perhaps the kids could come up with a funny - or scary - epitaph, suitable for Halloween?
This lovely green doodle frame has a hand-drawn feel to it - perfect for setting off lots of different writing and drawing projects!
Here's a set of five different green doodle-style frames, ready to print; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines and with half handwriting lines.
This frightful Halloween frame is packed full of ghosts, ghouls, pumpkins and treats to colour in. You can choose from our lined version (great for poems and writing work) or blank (perfect for drawings or photographs).
This fun Halloween frame has nearly everything you'd associate with Halloween - bats, pumpkins, vampires and spooky skulls! It's bound to inspire some creativity from the kids, and we have four versions to choose from below for all kinds of projects...
"When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers 'Tis near Halloween..." This spooky Halloween frame should get the kids writing their own Halloween poems and stories, and they can colour in the frame too.
Halloween is a scary time of year, but this Halloween writing frame is very pretty too, especially if you colour it in! It's perfect for all kinds of Halloween writing and drawing projects, just choose one of our three versions below...
This Halloween mirror frame comes in 4 versions - lined, handwriting, story and blank - so you can use it with a range of ages and in many different ways for your Halloween writing projects.
This cute hedgehog frame might inspire some fun autumn or winter writing! Choose from colour or black and white, lined or blank.
We've got a blank or lined version of this ice-cream cone to choose from. How about writing a poem about ice cream, or copying down all the flavours you can think of? Or ask the kids to make up some of their own, or use the frame for an ice-cream recipe...
The coloured versions of our ice cream frame have a very cheerful feel. Maybe children could use these frames to design a special ice cream?
Summer means ice-cream, so we've produced an ice-cream cone writing frame for the kids to use to write about summer! Two versions available - lined and blank.
If I could learn about anything at all, I would like to learn about.... Children can draw pictures or write about all the things they would most like to learn about using this open book printable.
Encourage children to use their imagination and/or their goal setting skills to think about the place that they would like to travel, if they could travel anywhere in the world (or beyond it!) Younger children can draw in their answer and older children can write.
This simple leaf frame comes in blank or lined versions, so you can use it for all kinds of writing or artwork projects.
This leafy writing frame has a lovely doodle style, perfect for surrounding drawings, stories, letters and poetry!
There are five versions of this lovely leafy doodle border to print; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines and with half handwriting lines.
This leaves frame is really versatile - perfect for pictures, artwork and photographs, or use the lined version for writing work. You can also use different colours to match the seasons.
Colour in all the pretty leaves on this frame and then write a poem, draw a picture or put anything you like inside! You could use greens for a spring/summer frame or browns, oranges, reds and yellows for an autumn frame.
Our writing frames are really versatile, and this one with leaves all around is perfect for lots of writing and drawing activities. We have five variations to choose from in this pack.
This pack of five landscape leaves writing frames can be used for writing letters, stories or drawing pictures! We have portrait versions available here too.
There are three versions of this colourful maple leave border; lined, plain, or half lined. Use to take leaf rubbings on an autumn walk, record a trip to Canada or draw a Canada Day picture.
Write a shape poem, draw a picture of Canada, or find out about maple trees and record your findings. With lined and blank versions available there are lots of ways to use our maple leaf frame.
Use this monster frame for your "monster" writing projects - it makes writing fun! It would work well at Halloween, perhaps.
Here's a fun way to capture your child's best ideas - in a light bulb frame! We've got a blank version for drawings and doodles and a lined version for passionate words...
The border to this pretty printable page repeats "My Wish" - and that's what we want children to capture on it, whether by picture or writing. You might find that their wishes are teeny tiny and easily granted - or big enough to impact the world.
Design a front cover for this lovely old book! Perhaps you could use it at Halloween for a witch's book? Maybe it could by the secret spell book of Harry Potter's trainee wizards? Or perhaps it is an old diary belonging to a made-up character or even someone like Anne Frank ...
Six small olive wreath writing frames - perfect for writing out facts about Ancient Greece of the Ancient Olympic Games.
How about writing a poem about an owl, or a short story, using this lovely printable owl frame? We've got four versions: colour and black and white, lined and blank.
This lovely bright pencil box frame can be used for many different projects at home and in the classroom. It's available in colour, with lines or without, and also in black and white (with lines or without).
This little penguin is just too cute for words, with his sad little face looking straight at you! We thought the kids might enjoy using him as a writing frame, so we've provided a blank and a lined version.
Well blow me down! This colourful pirate doodle frame is bound to inspire all the young pirates to put pen to paper and create some fantastic drawings and stories!
We think this lovely pirate doodle frame will inspire the kids to do some great pirate-themed work.
Ahoy there shipmates! This landscape version of our pirate frame is perfect for all your pirate topic work. We've got four versions to choose from: blank, lined, handwriting lines and story paper.
Yo ho ho me hearties! Our pirate frame is perfect for pictures of seadogs, trusty pirate ships, and for writing stories of adventures on the seven seas! Click below to choose from blank, handwriting, lined or story paper versions.
Kids can use this fun playground frame design for drawing or writing projects, and enjoy some colouring in too. We have three versions: blank, lined and with handwriting lines.
Write letters, stories or draw pictures inside this pretty pink princess frame. We've got 2 versions to choose from below to suit all kinds of projects. Or choose from our landscape version here.
Our fancy princess frame is perfect for making a sign for your princess birthday party, framing your artwork or stories, or for framing a special photo from a birthday party or holiday.
This pumpkin frame is perfect for all your Halloween writing projects. Perhaps you went to a pumpkin farm this year to choose your Halloween pumpkin, and you can record what happened here! Choose from blank, ruled or handwriting versions below.
Pumpkins and squash come in all kinds of weird and wonderful shapes and colours nowadays, from the traditional orange to greens, yellows and white 'ghost' pumpkins. Which colours will you choose to colour in this frame?
This colourful doodle style writing frame looks like it's been coloured in by hand! Perfect for lots of different writing or drawing activities...
This writing frame looks like it's been doodled by hand, and you can add some more doodles inside one of the frames, or do some writing...
Our Pyeongchang Winter Olympics frame can be used for reporting on events, drawing pictures or for creative writing tasks with a Winter Olympics theme. We have four versions to choose from: blank and lined, colour and black and white.
This PyeongChang Winter Olympics frame can be used in lots of ways. How about writing a report on one of the many events, or list the Olympic medal winners? It's available in colour, with lines or without, and also in black and white (with lines or without).
I love this simple rabbit writing frame as it can be used in so many different ways. The blank version makes a good template or just a fun outline for a younger child to practice his or her letters on. The lined rabbit writing frame could be used in all sorts of writing projects.
Use this lovely little rabbit writing frame for younger children. Perhaps they could write their own name in the rabbit, or a sentence or two, or even a short poem...
You can use this robot writing frame in many different ways. The blank one would make a fun frame for a photo or two, especially if coloured in.
Use this royal baby frame for your own drawing or writing projects. Perhaps the children could colour it in and then find a photo of a new royal prince or princess to cut out and stick in?
Here's a pretty royal baby frame which we've provided both lined and blank so that the kids can write or draw about the arrival of a new royal prince or princess, then, if they want to, colour the frame in.
Use these three Royal frame printables in your classroom drawing or writing projects. Choose from blank, ruled or handwriting lines. Great for any royal occasion! Children can draw a picture or write a story and then colour in the frame if they choose.
Use this rugby ball writing frame for match reports, writing about the sport, recording details of the Rugby World Cup...
Here's a rugby kit writing frame printable that you can use for some creative writing, match reports etc.
If your children are planners like mine they are already thinking about what sandcastles they are going to construct before we even go on holiday so our sandcastle frames would make a lovely way for them to record their plans.
Kids can colour in Santa and write a special message on the "chimney" below.
This school bag frame is great for school related projects. It's available in colour or black and white, and you can choose between lined or blank versions.
Children can write about their journey to school using this school bus frame. It can be downloaded in colour or black and white, and with or without lines.
This school house frame can be used in many ways and comes in four varieties: either colour or black and white, and with lines or without. Children can write about school or maybe draw a picture inside the frame.
Just for fun, we've put this Scottie dog against the Scottish flag. Great for patriotic writing tasks! Our Scottie comes blank or lined...
This useful scroll printable makes a super writing frame for many different projects and is available to print both lined and blank.
This delightful set of five singing bird writing frames is bound to inspire the kids to do some writing or drawing!
This lovely squirrel is enjoying an acorn, and just waiting for the kids to get their pencils out for a fun writing activity! Choose from colour and black and white, blank and lined, below.
This pretty squirrel writing frame makes a lovely writing paper for letters and school projects alike. We have a lined or blank version so you can use it for drawing too. Choose the version you would like by clicking on the links below.
Use this lovely stained glass window as a writing frame, colouring page or design page. We've included it in our Easter section but it would make a lovely Sunday school activity at any time.
Here's a landscape version of our versatile star frame. We have four versions to choose from: blank, lined, handwriting lines and a story paper version with space for a picture and some writing.
There are so many uses for this lovely star frame - draw a picture inside it, write a letter or a report, or write a story? Or teachers could even use it for 'Star of the week' certificates?
This striking stars and stripes writing frame will set off any USA-themed drawing or writing project perfectly!
This stunning Statue of Liberty Writing Frame is great for any USA-themed writing work. There are 3 versions included to suit different activities and ages: blank, lined and with handwriting lines.
The first idea that pops to mind to use these suitcase frames is as packing lists; young children could use the blank versions and draw what they intend to pack. But why not ask children to write a story of the suitcase's journey or use the printables to plan where they would like to visit?
This useful sun and moon writing frame is perfect for any space themed project.
With four versions available, black and white or colour, lined or blank, there are lots of ways to use our sun frame in writing, drawing or craft projects.
Here's a lovely sun writing frame (or colouring page for younger kids) to fill up with words about summer and sunshine!
These sunflower frames would make a lovely classroom display. Write a sunflower or summer themed poem neatly on the centre, colour in the frame and cut out to pin up.
This sunny garden writing frame is full of pretty flowers - perhaps you could use it to design your own garden, or write a shopping list for a trip to the garden centre?
These pretty sunny garden writing frames are perfect for using outside for writing and drawing projects, or for any projects with a garden or summer theme...
We have 3 versions of this cheerful drawing or writing frame, bordered by a sunny yellow colour - blank, with lines and with handwriting lines. Choose below.
This pretty border is filled with lovely things to eat! You could use it for a drawing or writing activity, and get the kids to colour it in too.
Use these swimming trunks as a drawing frame to design a pair of swimming trunks, or as a writing page to write about a swimming trip. As well as blank or lined you have a choice of colour or black and white.
Decorate one of the blank versions of our swimsuit frame to design your own swimsuit or use the lined versions for creative writing projects. Chose from coloured or black and white options of these very versitile printables.
Children can draw or write about the best dream they can imagine having on this lovely printable page, which comes in two versions - one "framed" and one borderless.
You can use this treasure chest frame in so many ways. Fill it up with a picture of treasure - perhaps belonging to a pirate! It might be part of a fairy story - or even found in a Haunted House! There's space for words so you can use it as either a drwaing frame or a writing frame...
Well, shiver me timbers!! We have four different versions of this treasure map frame, ready to use in all your pirate activities and topic work!
This trophy writing frame can be used in so many ways. They would be a fun way for children to write a match report - perhaps using the label on the base of the cup for recording the scores. Or write about the Rugby World Cup or Football World Cup or any other big sporting events.
This trophy writing frame - which comes blank or with lines - can be used in so many ways. How about writing match reports on it? Use it to put up details of upcoming matches, or list prize winners. Practise simple sports words with younger children.
Our writing frames can be used for lots of different writing and drawing projects. This lovely waves design would be great for writing about the seaside...
Here's a useful writing frame with a colourful waves design. This pack has four different versions of landscape frames, and we have portrait versions available too, found here.
What would I take with me ... if I were going to the Bahamas on holiday, or trekking in the jungle, or travelling to the moon (and back)! You can use this lovely printable frame in so many ways. Younger children can draw or cut and stick, older children can write.
Choose from three versions of this Winter Olympics sports frame, which captures all the excitement of the event. Can the kids spot their favourite winter sports in the pictures?
This witch's face makes a fun frame for some Halloween writing - especially if the kids colour her in, too! Alternatively, draw a face on the witch and give her a name - there's space at the top!
This lovely Year of the Dog frame is perfect for all your Chinese New Year writing and drawing projects, and the children will enjoy colouring in the pretty frame too.
The kids will love colouring in the cute pigs and pretty lanterns on this Year of the Pig frame - perfect for all kinds of writing and art projects.
Choose from 3 versions of this super Year of the Rat frame, which is just right for drawing or writing projects to welcome in the new Chinese New Year (or perhaps for children born in the Year of the Rat). And of course the kids can colour in the frame too.
Have some fun writing about Chinese New Year using this new Year of the Rat writing frame, which comes lined or with handwriting lines for younger kids. Don't forget to colour in the picture!
Children can colour in this Year of the Rooster frame and use it for their writing or drawing projects this Chinese New Year.
We have a huge collection of Acrostic Peom Printables which can also be used as writing and drawing frames!
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