Unicorn’s don’t exist or do they? Out of all the mythological creatures out there, the Minotaur, dragons, the phoenix, vampires, werewolves – The unicorn is the most magical and the most majestic. It even appears in many children’s books, such as Harry Potter, The looking glass by Lewis Carroll and let’s not forget the My Little Pony franchise. They truly do deserve their own day and you know what? They do have their own day! April 9th is National Unicorn day. The day was created to celebrate these beautiful creatures and to remind both adults and kids alike that a little magic and make-believe never hurt anyone. So, to celebrate National Unicorn day we worked with Story Saturday to create a writing challenge, where Twitter users share their own poems about Unicorns. We got many fun and magical entries from the community and here are our top 8 unicorn poems.

There are so many weird and fun holidays out there. One wacky holiday coming up is ‘Sandcastle Day’. Which believe it or not happens every year on the 5th August and celebrates the building of sandcastles! Sandcastles bring back so many fond childhood memories of hitting the seaside with your family, feeling the cool sea wash over your feet and watching your magnificent sandcastle getting washed away in moments. The building of sandcastle is a magical moment. But, when was the last time you built a sandcastle?

Last week the Story Saturday community were set a challenge to write a story or poem about fairies. We received a generous amount of fairy poems from our community members. Ranging from six word stories to haiku poems. You can see the full list of fairy poems here. If you would like to share your own story with the Story Saturday community, just use the hashtag #storysaturday on Twitter with your poem or story. Here are some of our favourite fairy poems: