Over 300 Writing Prompts for Kids

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4.A vegetarian shark explains how he feels like an outsider and doesn’t fit in anywhere.

5.A young Prince has locked himself in his castle to avoid eye contact with any human person.
One look could turn them to stone.

6.A zombie who wants to become a vegetarian.

7.After 30 years in prison, the big bad wolf is finally out. Write a short story about the big bad
wolf’s life after prison.

8.After a thunderstorm, you find a mysterious egg in your backyard. It starts to hatch and out
comes a baby dragon! What do you do next?

9.After eating a strange-looking vegetable, your pet bunny becomes a disgusting zombie
bunny.

10. Aliens are coming to invade Earth! Send them a letter to convince them to stop invading
Earth.

11.All humans eventually get a superpower. However, David is the only kid at school with no
superpowers at all.

12.All your life you knew your best friend. But one day you find out that your real best friend
passed away years ago and was replaced by a robot.

13. An expedition in the Amazon rainforest gets deadly when you and your team encounter a
group of warriors protecting the rainforest from outsiders.

14.Can you help Freddie the ninja cat write up a game plan to rescue his best friend and save
the day?

15.Can you write down at least 10 ways to show love to someone you care about, such as
friends and family?

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17.Everything he touches turns to bananas that must be the worst superpower ever. When will
it ever come in handy?

18.Everything will be automated in the future. Humans won’t even need to walk or get up. The
robots can do that for them. In fact, humans don’t do anything, apart from just exist in the
world. This gives aliens from a nearby planet, the perfect opportunity to invade and take over
planet Earth

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20.Having a superpower was cool until Mindy started losing control of her power. It was like
the darkness was taking over her whole body. She is now a danger to everyone, including
herself.

21. In the story of Hansel and Gretal, write from the perspective of the witch that lives in the
Gingerbread house. 

22. It’s ‘Bring a Parent to School Day’. But your main character’s parents are so busy that they
can’t make it, so they bring their much older brother to school instead.

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24.It’s the year 2070 and crime is at an all-time high. To combat crime, one town has
completely replaced its police officers with robot officers. However, the robot police officers
malfunction and start thinking that all humans are criminals.

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27.Pick a fairytale character of your choice and write a letter to them.

28. Sitting alone in the dark, Jesse feared the outside world. She just wants to be alone.

29.Superman, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Spiderman – Whoever your favourite

superhero is, write an imaginary letter to them.

30.There’s an old ancient belief that the ocean is alive. When pirates pollute it with rubbish
and hurt the sea creatures it makes the ocean angry. Write a short story from the perspective of
the ocean.

31.Write a letter to a company that you want to work for in the future. Tell them why you
would make a good worker and why they should hire you.
111.You and your friends finally find the courage to enter the haunted house in your
neighbourhood. But what exactly lurks inside the house?

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113.You’re the son of a mad scientist who rides a snail to school every day.

114.You’re leaving a long adventure and you don’t know when you’ll be back. Write a
goodbye letter to your loved ones and friends.

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116.Your main character is a street thief and a shapeshifter. They can change into any human
or animal. As the lowest ranking member of society, your main character is tired of being
treated like dirt, so they decide to impersonate the king and take over the kingdom.

117.You and your best friend find a beautiful sports car parked outside your home. The keys
are inside and the door has been left open.

118.Write a short story about a mad scientist who has found a way to combine human DNA
with animal DNA to create superhumans.

119.A cure for a rare disease mutates humans into flesh-eating zombies.

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122.It’s the year 2135, every household has their own robot servant. After years of learning
from human behaviour, the robot servants develop a mind of their own and start to attack
humans.

123.Everyone thinks that you’re this big, tough guy, but really you’re struggling on the inside.
In a monologue, talk about your struggles and the judgement, you face every day.

124.Your little sister is always bugging you to play with her dolls, but you’re too old to play
with dolls. Until one day you actually become a doll. Your parents think you ran away, but
really you are in your sister’s bedroom on a shelf with all the other dolls.

125.During a football game, the ball falls into the forest behind your school. When you go to
find the ball, you discover small fairy-like creatures in the forest. No-one believes you when
you try telling them, but you know the truth.

126. A family camping trip gets dangerous when a pack of wolves start circling your tents in
the middle of the night.
127.After years of getting all the attention from your parents. Your parents bring home a baby
boy and now it seems like no-one even notices you anymore. It’s all about your baby brother
now.

128.When the world is about to end, a superhero and supervillain must work together to save
it.

201.Your new pet dog has superpowers! Create a comic strip about this super dog’s
adventures. Who’s the villain? What are its powers?

202.Crystal was one of the most powerful witches of all-time. She defeated many evil
warlocks and villains. But now she’s locked up in a mental institution. Is she really a witch or
is she just crazy?

203.After reading a forbidden book, the most horrific and disgusting creatures from hell
crossover to Earth.

271. Rewrite your favourite fairytale.

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