This list shows all the StoryGuider games and supplements! StoryGuider is made by TTRPGkids for ages 2+ and focuses on practicing skills, milestones, and emotional regulation exercises appropriate for toddlers.

The StoryGuider series is a story-focused TTRPG for little ones that is aligned with a preschool curriculum! It can be (and has been) used with one or two kids at home or with a full pre-K class! This game focuses on skills that the kids are working on in typical pre-K social-emotional class each week, and you can use this to help your child progress through different sets of developmental milestones.

StoryGuider Social-Emotional Learning Adventures for Ages 2-7

How do the StoryGuider books work?

This series uses the StoryGuider system and is intended for ages 2-7. Its a choose your adventure coloring book, which means that you’ll read a story, pick what the character does, AND color the pages how you want.

shows a map with text asking the reader to identify map locations and pick a spot to explore

There may also be other activities, like using maps, talking to characters, and choosing your supplies to act out and play with.

shows a cave with an ad lib for readers to fill out and complete the story

Skills practice built into the StoryGuider tales themselves

StoryGuider is designed for fun and skills practice. This particular story focuses on these skills:

Make choices between two options
Point to pictures when they are named
Give short answers (1-4 words)
Play make-believe games
Practice body exercises (gross motor skills)
Color pictures and doodle (fine motor skills)

shows a robot trying to play with a group of fairies but not being able to engage in the game since the robot can't fly. There is dialogue between the robot and fairy as they argue over which game is better to play.

About the StoryGuider system

StoryGuider is a system to help make simple stories with your kid(s) so they can get used to tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), decision-making, problem-solving, etc.

shows a map with prompts to find pictures within the map then go explore those areas to try to find a baby bird's missing parent

It focuses only on the RP side of TTRPGs (there are optional dice roll rules provided, but they are not required). This is so kids can get used to playing as a character and changing the story without having to simultaneously worry about learning mechanics that they are not familiar with. It is a stepping stone into playing more rules-based TTRPGs OR can just be a fun interactive story time experience!

shows a chef ready to cook up a meal and a baby named Hans who has a "Hangry meter" above them. What will happen when Hans gets all the way hangry?!

Get the full StoryGuider set or one of the big books!

You can find the full StoryGuider set here!

Or check out below for the big book groupings!

In Big Book of Heroes: Explore oceans with Captain Cam, venture into space with The Astronaut, save the day with Dr. Morf, and test new food experiments with Chef Stu!

Then, in Big Book of Friends: Join the fun with Betti, explore magical books with Lucky, investigate tricky disputes with M the Mouse, and learn magic with Will!

Finally, soar into the Big Book of Dragons to follow Sandy and their friends, Buster and Shelly, as they learn to take care of themselves and each other while having fun!

Physical copies available here: Heroes, Friends, & Dragons

I hope you enjoy these games and this gives you some new options for playing with your family, classroom, etc.

Interested in more?

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I bought StoryGuider today and tried it with my 4yo and my 2yo. I will say that there are definitely more challenges with two high energy kids. But they absolutely loved making the choices and they liked the experience. Sometimes they didn’t agree on choices so I tried to negotiate and see if one would support the other. If that didn’t work, I would let them alternate who gets to pick. They got really distracted but there are a lot of sensory cues in the story outside of the main five conflicts that I could ask them about. When the magician got a big piece of cake I asked them to show me with their hands how big a big piece of cake is. There are definitely a lot of parent skills I have to flex, so I think it is equally pleasing for parents as for kids.

Ooh. This is exciting.