Are you ready for a surreal adventure?
Your surreal adventure will begin with some very weird artworks which will hopefully give you some ideas.
You can then use our Surreal Story download to invent a strange character, write an odd story (which can be as peculiar as you like) and create a dreamlike landscape to explore.
Joan Miró
The Great Carnivore (1969)
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Yves Tanguy
Azure Day (1937)
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Salvador Dalí
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937)
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© Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation/DACS, London 2025
Francis Picabia
The Handsome Pork-Butcher (c.1924–6, c.1929–35)
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Sir Roland Penrose
Le Grand Jour (1938)
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The surrealists were a group of artists and poets who enjoyed using their imaginations to make weird and wonderful artworks and poetry.
Check out some of the paintings above. Do you like them? What words would you use to describe them?
Download and print your Surreal Story activity. There are two pages, so make sure you print both!
