Free Writing Prompts (35 Ideas!) • JournalBuddies.com

Free Writing Prompts— Creative writing offers many benefits for children and middle-schoolers. It helps them practice grammar, keeps their mind active, stretches the imagination, and builds writing skills that will be useful in the future. Beyond the academic benefits, creative writing also offers an excellent outlet for self-expression.

Of course, getting kids to want to write without all the complaining can be a bit of a challenge. The key is to make sure they have fun topics that will let their imagination run and help them learn more about themselves as they write.

On this list of free writing prompts, you’ll find many different topics that are perfect for younger kids and older children. And writing prompts are great imagination and creativity starters that give your students a good starting point.

If you’re looking for prompts that you can use as creative sparks to get kids writing with no complaints, you’ll find them here. Here is a list of free writing prompts that you and your students are sure to enjoy.

35 Free Writing Prompts

Write about what would happen if you were able to have an alligator as your pet.
Who is your favorite person in the world? What do you like most about them?
What do you want to be when you’re older, and why?
If you could have your own superpower, what would it be and why?
If you could be in charge of the world, what would you do to try to make it a better, happier place?
Write about an event that changed your life forever.
What character from a movie or book would you love to meet?
What would you do if one morning you woke up and you were invisible?
Describe your perfect day using as many details as you can think of.
Invent your own monster and then describe how it looks, what it eats, what it does, and where it lives.
Write about a TV commercial you don’t like and why it annoys you.
If you had the chance to do something you’ve never done before, what would that be? Why?
What is your favorite hobby? Why do you love it?
Write about a hard decision that you had to make and how it affected you.
Talk about the best concert or show you have ever attended.
Describe your favorite outdoor game to play during the summer.
Write about what it’s like to move to another neighborhood, city, or state.
What would you do if you ever met a famous person?
Imagine being an animal in the zoo. What animal would you be? How do you think you’d feel being in a cage and having people visit and watch you?
Describe the funniest thing you’ve ever seen happen.
If you had the power to change just one law, what law would that be, and what change would you make to it?
When a friend lets you down, what do you do? Are you forgiving?
Do you think that there will be a woman President in the United States soon?
Write a physical description of a parent or other family member. What do they look like? How do they act?
Name something about yourself that you really like and why you like it.
Write about three things that you have learned from your family.
Talk about something that worries you and why it makes you worry.
Describe one of the happiest memories of your childhood.
Who is the most important person or role model in your life? Why do you look up to them?
If you got the chance to plan the school lunch menu, what foods would you serve?
Do you think the school year is too short or too long? Why?
If you had the chance to be a guest star on a television show, what show would it be? Why?
Name one appliance in your house that you think you cannot live without. Why?
What is the best birthday present you were ever given? Why was it so special?
You are stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean with just one person. Who do you want that person to be? Why?