20 Creative Writing Prompts for 9-Year-Old Children

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You can help your child to improve their writing by giving them prompts!

The more practice your child gets with their writing the more fluid their writing will become.

Here are 20 creative writing prompts for 9-year-old children:

  1. Write a story about a time when you were very brave.
  2. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
  3. If you could visit any country in the world, which one would it be?
  4. What’s your favourite thing to do on a weekend?
  5. What’s your favourite subject in school?
  6. What’s your favourite food?
  7. Do you have any pets? If so, what kind of pets do you have?
  8. When is your birthday?
  9. What are you most looking forward to doing this year?
  10. What’s your biggest fear?
  11. What’s your favourite thing about your family?
  12. What’s the best thing that’s ever happened to you?
  13. If you could choose one book to read for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  14. Write a story that contains a notebook, an apple and a red shoe.
  15. Write a story that takes place in a haunted house.
  16. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
  17. Do you think it’s important to have hobbies?
  18. What’s your favourite thing to do when you’re bored?
  19. Do you think it’s important to be kind to others? Why or why not?
  20. What do you think is the most important lesson we can learn in life?
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