Writing Prompts for kids - Super Easy Storytelling

writing Prompts for kids

To start writing a story, choose one item from each column. Then add it to the Super Easy Storytelling Formula:

Who wants What but Why Not = a fun story

Need help? Use our Storytelling How-to Guide at

Who

Wants

What

But

WHY NOT

WHO should the story be about

WHAT does the character want

WHY nOT- why can't the character get what it wants

Animal Hippo Puppy

Insect Ladybug Spider

Occupation Ballerina Astronaut

Vehicle Sports Car Hot Air Balloon

Fantasy Creature Wizard Monster

Courtly Person Knight Princess

Object/Thing Blob of Goo Tea Pot

Toy Chess Piece Doll

Person Super Stink Boy Grandpa

Food Marshmallow Tater Tot

Plant Sunflower Meat-eating Plant

Shark Dinosaur Penguin

Millipede Goliath Beetle Butterfly

PE Teacher Scientist Pirate

Dump Truck Motorcycle Dune Buggy

Fairy Zombie Alien

King Noble Steed Court Jester

Bubble Superhero's Cape Robot

R/C Car Box of Crayons Book

Baby Genius Student Viking

Birthday Cake Meatball Deep-fried Candy

Creeping Vine Apple Tree Rose

Get the One Thing He/She has Always Wanted Become a Dancer Invent Something Ride a Roller Coaster Travel to a New Planet Be Bigger or Smaller Make a Friend Bend Air and Water Ride a Camel Build a Catapult Rule the World Win a Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest Build a New Home Make Disco Clothes Fashionable Again Become a Voice Impersonator Tame a Tazmanian Devil Save the World Enjoy a Very Lazy Day Bake a Cake Overcome a Fear of Something Rescue a Stranded Kitten Become a Master Chef Be the Most Amazing of Its Kind Win a Race Change from a Bad Guy into a Good Guy

Has an Attack of the Hiccups Doesn't Know How Evil Nemesis Has Other Plans Doesn't Have the Right Clothes/Gear Is Very Clumsy Is Allergic to Fun Gets Distracted by a Dance Party Can't Find What He's Looking For Forest Comes to Life Gets Trapped in a Tower Pit of Slime In the Way Minions Quit Gravity Just Became Super Strong Is Scared Giant Ladybug Space Junk Crashes to Earth Runaway Train Epic Water Gun Battle Grumpy Alligator Magic Wand is Broken Can't Get any Respect Sucked into a Magical Vortex Internet is Unavailable Burns in the Sun Plans Never Work Out Right Car/Boat/Spaceship is Broken

? 2015 LoveWell Press

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Writing Prompts- Examples

To start a story, choose one item from each column. Then add it to the Super Easy Storytelling Formula:

Who + What + Why Not = a fun story

Need help? Use our Storytelling How-to Guide at

Who

WHO should the story be about

Wants

What

WHAT does the character want

But

WHY NOT

WHY nOT- why can't the character get what it wants

A tater tot A man-eating plant A box of crayons A deep-fried candy bar A viking A fairy A ladybug An astronaut

wants to save the world

but she burns in the sun.

wants to grow bigger

but his minions just quit.

wants a very lazy day

but they are sucked into a magical vortex.

wants to be a master chef

but he just can't get any respect.

wants to win a watermelon seed spitting contest

but she's allergic to fun.

wants to overcome her fear of flying

but the forest just came to life.

wants to make disco clothes fashionable again

but she has an attack of the hiccups.

wants to rescue a kitten from a tree

but gravity just became super strong.

? 2015 LoveWell Press

Find free storytelling and creative writing resources at

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