Over 101 "Kids" Writing Prompts

Think of a silly day when all the colors got mixed up: the sky is green, the trees are blue, and the cats are pink! Describe what happens and how everyone in town reacts to this colorful mix-up.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 3-5

Every year, your town holds a legendary race where competitors use homemade flying machines. This year, you and your friends decide to enter with a craft you've built from scrap materials and old bicycle parts. Describe the race and the quirky competitors you meet along the way.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 9-12

Describe an adventure of two friends who discover an old, dusty board game in their attic. When they start playing, they realise the game is magical, and they are sucked into the game world. To get back home, they must finish the game, facing various challenges and making unlikely allies with the game characters.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 9-12

Imagine you find a talking bird in your backyard who has lost its way home. Write a story about the adventures you go through together to help find its family.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 6-8

A young inventor kid creates a robot to help them with their chores. However, the robot starts learning and doing things on its own, creating more chaos than help. Write about the hilarious situations that ensue and how they resolve the robot's over-enthusiastic actions.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids

Think of a story where all the colors in a crayon box come alive at night. What kind of adventures do they go on when no one is watching?

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Baby-2

Write a story from the perspective of a sock who is on a quest to find its missing mate after they were separated in the laundry. Describe the characters it meets in the journey around the house.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Baby-2

Think of a magical garden where the flowers and plants talk and play when humans aren't watching. One day, they decide to throw a surprise garden party for a child who always takes care of them. Describe the preparations and the party itself.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Baby-2

A young squirrel named Sammy has forgotten where he hid his winter supply of acorns. Create a story about how Sammy, with the help of his forest friends, retraces his steps through the woods to find his missing acorns, learning about kindness and teamwork.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 6-8

Write a story where a group of children discover an old map in their school library that leads to a secret room within the school walls. What do they find there?

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids

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