5-Minute Writing Prompts for Kids: Fun Story Starters and Questions to Unleash Your Creativity

The ultimate guide to sparking your child's imagination and honing their creative writing skills, five minutes at a time!

Is your child full of creativity but intimidated by the blank page? Do they need a little encouragement to dive into storytelling? With more than 150 writing prompts spanning five exciting genres--fiction, mystery, memoir, fantasy, and sci-fi--5-Minute Writing Prompts for Kids is perfect for readers ages 8-12 to explore the world of words through their own imagination.

What kids will love about this book:

• Creative and engaging prompts: From fantastical quests to robot pets, each prompt invites new ideas and boundless creativity, exploring the realms of fantasy, mystery, autobiography, and more! Prompt "twists" challenge young writers to take their story further or view them from a new angle.
• Skill-building tips: Easy-to-follow content on character, setting, and other storytelling elements will help your child craft memorable narratives.
• Fun five-minute challenge: With no pressure to write beyond five minutes (though many kids will write for longer!), this book is an ideal gift for children with shorter attention spans, offering them an engaging activity that encourages creativity away from screens.

Whether used at home or in school, 5-Minute Writing Prompts for Kids is sure to be a source of fun and inspiration for your future famous author.

Ready, set, write!

Author: Chevahn Brown
Publisher: Z Kids
Published: 09/30/2025
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9798217151332
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Chevahn Brown has been a storyteller since childhood. While attending the Winsor School, she self-published young adult dramas. She honed her craft at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied creative writing. She later earned her MFA in screenwriting for film and television from Boston University's College of Communication. Her thriller television pilot, Kane, placed in the international Final Draft Big Break Contest, launching her into the world of storytelling and higher education.

As an adjunct professor of screenwriting, Chevahn has taught at Emerson College, Lesley University, and Boston University. She also runs the Write Story Editorial, a narrative consulting company, where she coaches writers and hosts a story-development group. Passionate about nurturing young writers, she leads creative writing workshops at the Muse Writers Center. Her stories often explore alternate realities, the multiverse, and the profound complexities of fate, love, and free will.

She resides in Boston with her two bright and curious children.