250+ Category: December Writing Prompts
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Eager Embrace
Write about something new you embraced enthusiastically this year and how it made you feel.
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Reflective Resolution
Write about a resolution you made at the start of the year and how it’s impacted you emotionally.
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The Absence of White Christmas
Reflect on the feelings and thoughts of someone dreaming of a White Christmas, but is unable to experience it.
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The Perfect Snowball Fight
Construct a story centered around a memorable or humorous snowball fight during Christmas.
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White Christmas in Tropical Paradise
Write an imaginative narrative of observing a traditional White Christmas in a tropical destination.
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Skiing on Christmas Eve
Write about an experience or story where characters spent Christmas Eve on the ski slopes.
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Coping with the Crowds
Write about the strategies you adopt to deal with the crowds during holiday shopping.
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Unexpected Encounter
Create a fictional story about a chance meeting with a stranger during holiday shopping.
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Finding the Perfect Gift
Write a story about the search for an elusive ideal gift for a very special person.
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Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Describe the individual scenes, sensations and interactions that make up a day of holiday shopping.
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Journey of a Maccabean Soldier
Write a diary entry or a letter from the perspective of a Maccabean soldier.
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Festival Foodie Fiction
Write a fictional story revolving around Latkes or Sufganiyot, traditional Hanukkah foods.
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Miracle of the Oil
Imagine that you were present when the miracle of Hanukkah oil happened, and describe your experience.
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Hanukkah Light Reflections
Write about what the Menorah lights represent for you and how they have impacted your life.
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Tales of Antique Stalls
Take a literary journey through the antique stalls of a historical Christmas market.
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Comfort Blanket
Write a narrative involving a cozy blanket becoming a source of comfort on a frosty December night.
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December Reflections
Reflect on the year gone by as you sit by the window on a chilly December night, hot cocoa in hand.
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Winter Wonderland Dreams
Imagine yourself waking up in a perfect winter scene outside your window; describe everything you see.
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Christmas Caroling Chaos
Describe a group of Christmas carolers who somehow always get their songs hilariously mixed up.
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Cookie Catastrophe
Imagine Santa accidentally eats a cookie that changes him in peculiar and funny ways.
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Reindeer Games Gone Wrong
Write about a humorous situation in which the reindeers somehow cause chaos.
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The Dreidel’s Spin
Each side of the Dreidel has a meaning, write a story in which each event corresponds to a side of the Dreidel.
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Hanukkah Through the Years
Write about how your Hanukkah celebrations have evolved as you’ve grown older.
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A Letter to Judah Maccabee
Write a letter to Judah Maccabee expressing your thoughts about his bravery and leadership.
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The Selfless Miracle
Reflect on a time when you experienced a personal ‘miracle’, much like the miracle of oil in Hanukkah.
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Lighting the Menorah
Write a flash fiction story centered around the ritual of lighting the Menorah.