Writing Prompts for Kids

16 writing prompts for kids to start with

Every one can go straight into the AI story generator: tap "Write it" to see one way the story could go, then write your own version.

1. Write about a puppy who wants to be a firefighter and has to find the missing class hamster before the bell rings.Write it
2. Write about a girl who can talk to clouds and has to teach a monster how to make friends.Write it
3. Write about a shy dragon who must win the school talent show with a talent nobody has seen.Write it
4. Write about a boy with a backpack that is bigger inside who is chosen to look after the king's very naughty goat.Write it
5. Write about a snail in a hurry who discovers a tiny door under the stairs.Write it
6. Write about a robot who is afraid of the dark and gets one wish and has to share it with their sister.Write it
7. Write about twins who swap places for a day and has to plan a birthday party for a giant.Write it
8. Write about a mouse who lives in the school piano and wakes up and finds everyone in town has turned into cats.Write it
9. Write about a grandma who used to be a pirate and finds a map on the back of a cereal box.Write it
10. Write about a lost penguin in the city who finds out the moon is missing.Write it

What-if ideas

• What if your shoes could take you anywhere you wanted?Write it
• What if animals could talk for one day a year?Write it
• What if it rained lemonade on Tuesdays?Write it
• What if your teddy bear went on adventures while you slept?Write it
• What if you could shrink to the size of an ant?Write it
• What if your shadow ran away from home?Write it

Tips for young writers

Talk it out first

Younger writers often find it easier to tell the story out loud, then write it down.

Beginning, middle, end

Ask: who is the hero, what goes wrong, and how do they fix it? That is a whole story.

Draw it

Let kids sketch the hero or the place before writing. Pictures help ideas grow.