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41 Best Kids Short Story Ideas
Showing 41 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You hear a commotion on the playground — and from the commotion, you can pick out a familiar voice. What happened?
Write a story about understanding differences in cultures through clothing.
Set your story at the playground!
You just found a key in your pocket that wasn't there when you last checked.
Write a story about a pair of siblings who open up a lemonade stand during summer vacation, and the rivalry that flares up when their neighbors decide to start a Kool-Aid stand at the same time.
Write a story that evokes the feeling of nails on a chalkboard!
Write a story about someone trying to hide a pet from their parents.
Some fishy things have been going on at school. Write about a group of friends who establish their own detective agency to get down to the bottom of it, once and for all.
Write a story about a character who doesn't know how to share.
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