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41 Best Kids Short Story Ideas
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Write a story that includes these three words: "clown," "purple," and "apple."
Write a story about the friendship between two different species of animals.
A young child discovers a passion for baking. Write about the crazy kitchen adventures that they embark upon with their allergic-to-gluten family, one that culminates in a national baking competition.
Write a story about a young character who wants to learn magic.
All of your birthday presents this year look normal, except for one sitting in the corner that has a strange yellow glow emitting from it...
Write a story about a young girl with a passion for science who invents a time machine and travels to the future, where she must save the world from an imminent catastrophe that only she knows about.
Write a story about time passing from the perspective of a young child who tends to plants every day.
It's your birthday! Write a story about the ideal birthday that you'd spend with your family, your friends, or yourself.
Write a story about a character who can only tell lies.
You meet someone who's different from you. Write a story about how you become friends.
Write a story about a character who can only tell the truth.
A superhero comes and rescues your class from certain doom. Which superhero just swooped in to save the day? Write a story about how you set out to make friends with them next.
Write a story about the small kindnesses that you see every day.
You are put in charge of a mission to Mars on NASA's most advanced space shuttle yet. Organize your team.
You're the principal for the day! Write a story about what you would do with these newfound responsibilities.
Write a story about friendship that uses holiday traditions from different cultures.
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