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Short Story Ideas for Kids

Got a short story paper due but don’t know what to write about? Unless your teacher has given you specific limitations on what your story is to be about, then look over some of the following basic phrases and questions to get some ideas of what you might have fun writing about. The real key to finishing a short story is to write about something that is fun or something that you enjoy.

1.  What I would do with a pet dragon…

2.  What I would do with a million dollars…

3.  The night that Santa came…

4.  My night alone in the woods…

5.  My house is haunted.

6.  Who would you visit if you could travel back in time?

7.  If left alone on a deserted island, how would you survive?

8.  If I had my very own rocket that would take me to the moon…

9.  The day I rode a dinosaur…

10.  If I could fly…

11.  My little brother is an alien…

12.  If I had my very own genie in a bottle that would grant me three wishes I would…

13.  If you were a superhero, what kind of super powers would you have?

14.  If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

15.  You’ve been invited to spend the night in a magical castle…

16.  If you could have any kind of pet in the world, what would it be?

17.  What can you do to make the world a better place?

18.  What I want to be when I grow up…

19.  If I were a movie star…

20.  If you could meet the president, what would you say to him?

21.  If I were president of the United States I would…

22.  If you had only one wish, what would it be?

23.  The old lady who lives next door to my family is a real, live witch!

24.  If you were to open your very own company, what would it be?

25.  If you could magically turn yourself into any kind of animal, what would it be?

26.  Who is your hero?

27.  Who is your favorite athlete?

28.  If I lived at the North Pole…

29.  I have one of Santa’s flying reindeer living in my barn.

30.  If I lived in a toy store…

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  1. akalinik

    On October 24, 2010 at 3:59 pm


    Great Work.

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