50 Story Ideas for Kids

Animal adventures

• a brave kitten who flies to the moon
• a puppy who is scared of thunder
• a baby elephant who learns to swim
• a penguin who wants to feel warm
• a hedgehog who collects lost buttons
• a horse who becomes friends with a bee
• a turtle who wins a very slow race
• a parrot who learns a secret song

Magic and dragons

• a dragon who is scared of the dark
• a fairy who lost her sparkle
• a unicorn with a rainbow hiccup
• a wizard kid whose spells make bubbles
• a mermaid who finds a music box
• a giant who is very, very shy
• a witch who only makes cookies
• a talking cloud who wants a friend

Space and robots

• a robot that learns how to dance
• an astronaut who plants a garden on Mars
• a little star who fell out of the sky
• a rocket that runs on laughter
• an alien who tries pizza for the first time
• a moon buggy that loves puddles
• a satellite who sings to the planets
• a robot dog searching for its family

Every day, but brave

• the first day at a brand-new school
• learning to ride a bike without help
• losing a favourite teddy at the park
• a big sister teaching a little sister to swim
• being brave at the dentist
• helping a new neighbour feel welcome
• a birthday party when it rains all day
• sharing the last cookie with a friend

Silly and funny

• a pirate puppy hunting for cookies
• socks that run away at night
• a sandwich that can talk (and complains)
• a cat who becomes a bus driver
• spaghetti that turns into a jungle
• a bathtub that sails away
• a sneeze that blows the roof off
• a monster who is scared of children

Nature and seasons

• a snowman who wants to see summer
• a seed that dreams of being a tree
• a river that carries a paper boat home
• the day all the leaves changed colour at once
• a bee looking for the last flower
• a rainbow that got tangled
• a whale who swims under the ice
• the loudest thunderstorm ever, and one brave kid

How to use a story starter

Tap an idea, then add your child’s name as the hero and pick a picture style. Keep it to 3 pages for toddlers and 5–10 pages for older kids. Want to print and colour it instead? See coloring pages.