67 Journal Prompts for Inspiration

This listing of innovative and inspiring writing ideas and journal prompts shown below is our way of helping to make writing more enjoyable for young writers. Although these starters are ideal for kids, they may be used by adult writers as well. We hope you enjoy these fun writing ideas and journal prompts. Above all, we hope your kids have loads of fun on their journaling adventures!

Inspired Journal Writing Prompts for Kids

Writing ideas and journal prompts are essential components to one of our favorite activities…Journaling!

Before we get to the writing idea and journal prompt listing, let’s quickly review some of the fabulous benefits of journaling. Journal keeping benefits you, your kids, your students, loved ones… because it helps to:

• Clarify thoughts and feelings
• Reduce stress
• Solve problems more effectively
• Resolve disagreements with others

67 Writing Ideas & Journal Prompts for Kids

Name one thing you do really well?
What is your favorite time of day?
The talents I have are…
The quality I like about myself the most is ________________ because…
Describe your best day ever.
I love my name because_________
Over the weekend I will…
My favorite quote by a famous person is ______________ and this is why:
Climbing trees is…
I wish trees could… because….
The perfect place in the whole wide world is…
Walking in the rain is…
If I were the ocean I would…
The parts of nature I like most are…
Imagine that you are a raindrop falling from the sky and describe how it feels.
What would the world be like if animals could talk?
Imagine that you can become invisible whenever you want. What are some of the things you would do?
This morning I looked out my window and to my great surprise, I saw…
What would your life be like if you lived in space?
This year I learned…
If you were a bug in your house what would you see?
I saw a falling star. I wish…
What makes me feel safe is…
The things that make me laugh the hardest are…
Cleaning is…
If I were five (or ten or twenty or fifty) years older I would…
I am really terrific at….
If I could break the Guinness Book of Records I would…
If I had to describe myself as a color, I would choose __________ and here’s why…
What do you think of people who have bad manners?
When I do something good I feel…
How do you feel on a warm sunny day?
During a thunderstorm, I feel…
To me courage means…
Good friends are people who…
If I could go to the movies over the weekend I would see____ because I heard…
What makes a happy family?
These are the things I think are most beautiful and why…
The things I like most about myself are…
What kind of animal would you like to be and why?
My favorite things to do over the weekend are…
The kind of trophy I would like to win is…
The TV or Movie Star I want to invite to my birthday party is… because…
What do we mean when we say, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”?
I want to remember….
I want to forget…
The three words that describe how I feel are ________ and this is why…
The four things that are most important in my life are…
To entertain my family without spending any money we could…
I won a ticket to…
The mysterious footprints led to…
When I want something very badly and cannot have it I feel…
How would you change the world to make it better?
I would really like to get to know_____ better because…
My favorite food is___ and I do not like _______ because_______.
I have ____ people in my family. Describe each person in detail.
My favorite color is_________ because it makes me feel…
The one thing I remember about last year is…
I wish I could…
The exciting plans I have to look forward to are…
I am most proud of_____. Explain why.
I wish that I could…
I make friends by….
It really puts me in a bad mood when….
Writing makes me…
As the clock struck twelve…
What I learned this week that is amazing is…