Best Kids Writing Prompts

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If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

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Imagine you owned a pet monkey for a day. What would you do with it?

Kids

Write about your favorite birthday present. Why is it your favorite?

Kids

You wake up and discover you have the ability to walk through walls.

Kids

A day in the life of a ghost.

Kids

A child has befriended the monster that lives under her bed.

Kids

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

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32624 points

#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren

28961 points

#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya

22545 points

#4 Graham Kinross

16780 points

#5 Scout Tahoe

13238 points

#6 Chris Campbell

12857 points

#7 Story Time

11879 points

#8 Thom With An H

11001 points

#9 Rayhan Hidayat

10255 points

#10 Mary Bendickson

10221 points

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