67 Sweet Journal Inspiration Journal Prompt Ideas

This list of innovative and inspiring journal prompt ideas and writing topics below is our way of helping to make writing more enjoyable for young writers — and for writers of all ages.

Oh yeah.

Writing ideas and journal prompts are essential components to one of my all-time favorite activities… journaling! I hope journal writing is one of your, your kids, or your students’ top hobbies as well.

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Table of Contents

Why Get Inspired with Journal Prompt Ideas
67 Journal Prompt Ideas About You (and to Inspire You!)
The Favorites List of Super Easy Journal Prompt Ideas
More Writing Inspiration Ideas and Resources

This list of journal inspiration journal prompt ideas is certainly ideal for kids and younger writers, but these starters may also be used by adult writers as well. Bonus!

In fact, I encourage all writers to explore this list of journal prompt ideas. I mean…

Journaling is a self-discovery tool that can be used throughout one’s life regardless of age. It helps one process life’s challenges and joys, encourage self-reflection, grows creativity, and more.

Why Get Inspired with Journal Prompt Ideas

Journaling is indeed a great way to express your thoughts and feelings, process your experiences, and track your progress over time.

And, yes… keeping a journal can be done at any age, and there is no right or wrong way to do it.

Before we get to the writing idea and journal prompt listing, let’s quickly review some of the top (and fabulous!) benefits of journaling.

Keeping a journal benefits you, your kids, students, loved ones, family members, and more because it helps you to:

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

Remember, those are just a four of the incredible benefits of journal writing. There are loads more.

Alrighty…

Without further ado, here are those…

67 Journal Prompt Ideas About You (and to Inspire You!)

Hooray! It’s time to explore our list of writing prompt ideas and topics and get some journal inspiration for your writers or for yourself. Take a look now and enjoy.

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…

What a great list of journal prompt ideas. I hope you use these journal ideas and journal writing prompts for your personal growth, to create a journaling habit, for improved mental health, or simply to get your creative juices flowing.

Now, let’s explore…

The Favorites List of Super Easy Journal Prompt Ideas

In addition to the list of journal prompt ideas above, I have this excellent and simple list of journal ideas for you.

Write about:

Favorite foods
Favorite place
Favorite book
What favs do you have on your bucket list?
Favorite season
Favorite movie
Favorite activity
Favorite memory (from childhood or life in general)
Dream house
Favorite hobbies
Learning to create a bullet journal

For kids, write about:

Favorite toy or gift
Favorite animal
Favorite teacher
Best memory from elementary, middle school or high school
List of things you want to do this year
Favorite pet
Favorite hobby
First memory

And for more mature journalers, you’ll find journal inspirations when explore these new ideas and topics in your journal:

Add some doodles, stickers, and more and/or…
Explore art journaling ideas
Affirmations and Inspirational Quotes
What gives you motivation
Create a new journal and fill it with observations about bad habits and how to change them or create a daily brain dump page
Create and keep a meal planning journal
Explore positive and negative emotions, thoughts, feelings
Create and keep a habit tracker
Explore bullet journal ideas in your journal to decide if you’d like to pursue creating a bullet journal spread
Keep a gratitude journal – here are 35 gratitude journal ideas to help you get started
Follow a journal prompt calendar
Explore these 47 morning journal prompts and use them as part of your morning routine
Keep a handwriting journal

Pick a journal theme, topic, or prompt and get to writing your next journal entry. I know you’ll be glad you did.

Now, it is my hope that you enjoy these fun writing ideas and journal prompts. Above all, I hope you have loads of fun on your journaling adventures!

More Writing Inspiration Ideas and Resources

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60 Wonderful Wellness and Well-Being Journal Prompts
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Helping Kids Find Writing Inspiration (40 Writing Prompts by Grade)
58 Inspiring Writing Ideas for Kids
49 Great Journal Prompts for Kids

It is my sincere hope that this listing of writing ideas and journaling prompts sparks your imagination and gets you into regular daily routines of self-care through journaling.

Grab a notebook, journal, diary, pencil, pen, computer, table, cellphone or your writing device of choice and get to journaling. There is no doubt you’ll be glad you did.

Until next time, write on…

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Jill
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