Write a 5-line comic about your pet or a made-up pet
A comic is writing with pictures
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Writing · 39 quests · 16 off-screen
Writing activities that don't feel like an essay
Writing gets better with practice, and practice only happens if the writing is short enough to start and interesting enough to finish. That's why the writing quests are small and specific: 150 words reviewing the last show they watched, a text message from a historical figure, an advert for a snack that doesn't exist yet.
Each one borrows a format kids already know from real life — a review, a script, a chat thread — so they have a model in their head before they start. Teens get more opinion and reflection; younger kids get more invention and play. Because the tasks are written fresh each day around the child's interests, the topic is rarely something they've never heard of.
For younger kids (about 6–11)
Shorter, more playful, more hands-on. 5 quests.
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Shopping list scribe: write today's list while your grown-up reads out what's missing
Real writing the family actually uses
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
One sentence each: build a story with your grown-up, one line at a time, for 10 lines
Nobody knows the ending
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Write the menu for tonight's dinner like a fancy restaurant
Soup becomes "velvet tomato dream"
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Write 5 rhyming lines about breakfast
Rhymes are a puzzle with words
OnlineAges 6–11EasyShort written answer
For teens (12–16)
Longer, more open, more grown-up. 5 quests.
Debate prep: write 3 arguments for and 3 against "school should start at 10"
Your cause, real arguments
OnlineAges 12–16MediumShort written answer
Write a cover letter for your dream summer job
Practice for the real one
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Write a formal email asking a local club or library about joining — a parent checks it, you send it from their account
Your first grown-up email
OnlineAges 12–16MediumShort written answer
Pitch deck on paper: 5 slides selling your business idea to the family
Shark-tank night at home
Off-screenAges 12–16HardTick off when done
Op-ed: 200 words on a local problem and your fix for it
Your voice on something real
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Great at any age
Scale the difficulty up or down to suit your child. 29 quests.
Write a 60-sec explainer-video script about how a volcano works
Their format, their voice
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a 150-word "critic's review" of the last show/movie you watched
Opinion piece, feels grown-up
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a text message from a historical figure about their day
History told as a group chat
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Invent a new snack/flavor and write its ad
Pure creativity
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Journal: 5 things that annoyed you today + one fix for each
Venting with a twist
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Write 5 sentences about your weekend in English
Doubles as the bilingual practice
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Show all 29 quests
Write a thank-you note to someone who helped you this week
A note somebody keeps
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Story dice: roll 3 dice, each number is a word from a list — write a story using all 3
The dice choose the plot
Off-screenAll agesMediumShort written answer
Secret pen pal: write a letter to a grandparent or cousin and mail it in a real mailbox
Real mail is rare. Be the one who sends it
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Write a "how to" guide for something you're great at, in 5 steps
You're the expert
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a diary entry from your pet's point of view
The dog has opinions
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Car-ride story: everyone adds one sentence, you write it down at the next stop
The trip writes its own story
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Write a complaint letter to the weather (polite, but firm)
Formal letters, ridiculous target
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Six-word story: tell a whole story in exactly 6 words, write 5 of them
Every word has to earn its place
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a speech for why your family should get a new board game (or a pet)
Persuasion with a real prize
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Interview a grandparent about their first job, write it up as a short article
Your family is a newspaper story
Off-screenAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write instructions for drawing a monster — a parent draws it exactly as written
See how your words land
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Write a letter to yourself to open in one year
A time capsule in an envelope
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Write an alternative ending to a film the family watched together
Fix what the director got wrong
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a 30-second radio ad for your street, then perform it for the family
Copywriter for a day
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Write a short mystery where the clue is hidden in the first sentence
Plant the clue, fool the reader
OnlineAll agesHardShort written answer
Write a review of a place you visited this month, with a star rating
Your opinion, published to the fridge
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Rewrite a fairy tale from the villain's side
Every villain thinks they're the hero
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write a family newsletter: 3 headlines from this week
Editor-in-chief of the house
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Poem on the go: write a 4-line poem about something you see from the car window
The view becomes a poem
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Finish the story: the app gives the first line, you write the next 5
Someone else starts it, you own it
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Write a one-minute speech to persuade your family to try a new food
Win the dinner-table vote
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Write 3 tips for a kid starting at your school next year
Be the guide you wish you'd had
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Kitchen-table debate: argue one side of "pets should be allowed at school" against a parent, then swap
Win with reasons, not volume
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
At home
How to run writing quests at home
You don't need the app to use these. A few habits make them work much better.
- Agree that spelling isn't the point of the first draft. Get the words down, then fix one thing, not everything.
- Use a word count instead of a time limit. “150 words” is a finish line kids can see.
- Read it, then react to the content before you mention any mistakes — “That review was harsh, I want to see it now” goes a long way.
- For bilingual families, a weekly writing quest in the second language is an easy, low-stakes way to keep it alive.
How Tandomo uses these
The quests above are templates, not a fixed list. Each morning the app writes a new set for each child, adapting ideas like these to their age, their interests and anything you've asked it to focus on — so a pizza-sharing problem might become a pizza-sharing problem about their soccer team. Writing usually appears as one or two quests in a mixed set of 7–10, alongside other subjects and plenty of off-screen time. Your feedback on the parent dashboard steers what comes next (more in the FAQ).
Writing activities: common questions
Does my child write on paper or on screen?
Writing quests are answered in the app as a short text, so you can read them later on the parent dashboard. If your child prefers paper, they can draft by hand and type the final version.
Are the writing tasks graded?
They're checked for effort and completeness rather than marked like schoolwork. The points reward doing the task; your comments are what actually help their writing improve.
What if my child says they have nothing to write about?
That's exactly why the prompts are so concrete. Reviewing the last thing they watched or listing five things that annoyed them today always has an answer.
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