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41 Best Kids Short Story Ideas
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Describe your weekend using only dialogue to write the story.
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 a character who doesn't know how to share.
You hear a commotion on the playground — and from the commotion, you can pick out a familiar voice. What happened?
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.
You're in charge of creating the new school lunch menu. What kind of menu would you make?
Set your story at the playground!
You wake up one day and find that you can suddenly talk to animals.
Someone told you a secret that you shouldn't know about a friend. What do you do with this information? Write a story about it.
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