Here are 20 free and engaging Christmas writing prompts that can be used in homeschool or school or just as fun extra-curricular activities to get kids thinking and writing, whether they write poetry, scripts, short stories or quiz questions!
Imagine you are living in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’s birth and you hear about it. Write your reaction and the reactions of the people around you.
Write about a memory that you made at Christmas one year.
Write a review of a Christmas movie that you have watched recently.
Write a poem inspired by the Nativity.
Write a Christmas-themed quiz for your family and/or friends to play. Make sure you know the answers to the questions!
Imagine you are at a Christmas Fair. Describe what you see, smell and hear around you.
Write a programme for a Christmas carol concert. Include carols and readings.
Write a scene for a script of a Nativity play.
Write 10 sentiments for a range of Christmas cards.
Write a short story with the theme of giving to others.
Write a story about someone who is making ornaments to sell at a Christmas market.
Write a short story about two people who reunite at Christmas.
Write a description of a delicious Christmas meal.
Write your own Christmas carol.
Write a short story based on the title ‘The Christmas Card’.
Find a snow globe and write a story based on the scene inside it.
Write five jokes that could each be found inside a Christmas cracker.
Imagine you are opening a box of chocolates or other sweet Christmas treats. Describe the different varieties and flavours that are inside it.
Write a short story that features ice-skating at Christmas.
Think of a fictional book that you have read that does not contain a Christmas scene. Write a scene set at Christmas featuring the characters from the book.
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