MAD LIBS

Find your snowball partner and give them a solid high five. Let's start this party off right, make sure there's a good connection (Snowball Pro Tip #3453: look at each other's elbows). Your task is to complete the Snowball Madlibs below and then to create your own. This game is something you can really be proud of. To start, take turns being the asker and word generator for the below examples...                                                  

1.  Snowball is one of the ________ (adjective) events. Other parties are so __________(adjective), __________ (noun), and ________________ (noun). Snowball is like the party of the year when the ___________ (noun) is furthest from the earth and Sun is the brightest. The Snowball party tends to be _____friendly______(adjective) in theory, but totally______stomach______ (noun) in reality. Some Snowball activities include _________(verb-ing), _______brushing________ (verb-ing), and _______________ (verb-ing) Hot ____________ (beverage) with ______________(food) on top is a popular Snowball drink.   The purpose of Snowball is to _____________ () and ___________(positive adjective). My snowball partner is _________________ (positive adjective) but kind of a ________________ (noun). My social life is normally ____________ (adjective) but tonight I am filled with feelings of _____________,(adjective) ________________, (adjective) and __________________(adjective). ________________(plural noun) for Snowball!  ____________(interjection)!                                                                                                                                                                

2. O say can you _________(verb) by the dawn’s early _______ (noun), What so ______(adverb) we __________ (verb - past tense) at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad  __________ (plural noun) and bright  __________ (plural noun) through the  __________(adjective) fight, O’er the  __________ (plural noun) we watched, were so gallantly  __________(verb ending in -ing)? And the rockets’ __________ (color) glare, the  __________(plural noun) bursting in  __________(noun), gave proof through the night that our  __________ (noun) was still there;  __________ (interjection) does that  __________ (adjective) banner yet  __________(verb), O’er the land of the  __________(adjective) and the home of the  __________ (adjective)? 

Now it’s your turn. The first step to making your own mad lib is writing a (very) short story, think 4-6 sentences. Your inspiration can come from anywhere: lyrics, a holiday theme, a life cycle event such as a wedding or a birth, The Snowball Party or even a daily routine. Type the paragraph in a word processing program in your phone or handwrite it with a pencil. (This will make it easier for you to erase words later.) Write a few sentences. Don't stress if they're not funny to start with; they will be when you play the game later on! Add a title that reflects the subject of the text you wrote.

If you're not sure about the parts of speech (First, shame on you for not paying attention in 4th grade english!) here’s a little cheat sheet. Take a moment to review the ones commonly used. (This list is not comprehensive!)

noun: a person, place, or thing (the President, living room, cup)

adjective: a word that describes a noun (smelly, green, alive)

verb: a word that shows an action (run, jump, play)

adverb: a word that describes how you do an action (quickly, gracefully, badly)

interjection: a short word or phrase that expresses emotion (Hey! Oh! WTF?!?)

Now stop wasting ________(noun) and start  __________(verb-ing) to make your very own ______]]___ (adjective) Snowball Madlibs! ________ (interjection)!!