WRITER’S BLOCK
Being the author or your family newspaper every month, you might experience what we sometimes call a ‘Writer’s block’. That’s okay, it happens to the best of us. Some people are overflowing with photos or ideas to complete their newspaper. Others sometimes struggle to complete 14 pages with interesting content because not much has happened that month. If you are lacking inspiration, here are some ideas to help you fill your Tribu newspaper. You’re welcome.
GAMES
We all know that grandparents enjoy puzzle games. If you know that your Grandma or Grandpa likes these kinds of games, you could add one or maybe several; so they don’t have to fight over it. List of potential games: wordsearch, crossword puzzle, number puzzle, Sudoku, Kemaru, Kakuro, Rikudo, anagrams …
🔍 Where to find ? Type on Google “Grid games” or find some websites such as Sudoku game (https://sudoku.game/hard), Crossword Puzzle, Kemaru, …
Tip ! Choose qualitative grids and large enough for the reader to complete the grid easily.
a joke a day keeps the doctor away
Why not crack a joke? A cool quiz about the family? A rebus? Riddles? Create your own soap and put a cliffhanger at the end, so they long for more every month (okay this might be pushing it, but you get the idea right?).
Tip ! Don’t give away the solution just yet. Put the solution in next month’s Tribu. This will keep everybody busy!
DID YOU KNOW ?
What is your reader passionate about? Try to find a “fun fact”, an unusual story, a news item that he/she doesn’t know yet. Describe it to him/her. He/she will probably be surprised to see that you are interested in his/her passion!
DAY-TO-DAY
Why not add photos of your daily life, from the picture of you half asleep, to a blurry picture of you chasing your kid? You don’t need a super-active life to immortalize those little moments that may seem trivial but can be a lot of fun to look at for a grandparent.
DRAWINGS
Children make drawings, a lot of them. Impossible for us parents to keep them all. But I bet your grandparents love looking at every one of them. Take a photo and immortalize them in your family newspaper (then throw them away – or just keep the very good ones).
it’s a cake
If you are lucky, you have someone in your family who loves baking. Maybe encourage them to share his/her recipes in your newspapers? We are not responsible for drooling marks on your newspapers.
whatever you do, just have fun !