74+ ‘Playground’ Writing Prompts
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Childhood Playground Bullies
Write about an experience with bullies or being left out during your childhood.
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From the Treetop
Envision yourself as a bird overlooking the school playground – how does it look like from up there?
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A Symphony of the Night
Describe what the darkness means to you as a vampire, from your first night experience to your current nightly ritual.
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A Secret Admirer’s Confession
Write a Valentine’s Day letter from the perspective of a secret admirer finally revealing their feelings.
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The Lost Playground
Describe an eerie experience at your favorite childhood playground that changed the way you perceived playtime.
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Ethereal Metro
Write a story where the spirit world coexists with the humans in a bustling metropolis.
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Imaginary Playground
Imagine a perfect playground. What does it look like? What are the different playthings and why are they special?
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Adventure At The School Playground
Craft a story about an unforgettable day you spent in the school playground.
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Exploring Nature’s Playground
Write about your most memorable outdoor adventure or experience as a child.
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Rebuilding the Playground
Imagine you are tasked with designing a new playground for your community, explain your design, and why you think it’s beneficial.
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The Letters of Love
Create a series of handwritten love letters between two characters who have never met, their only communication being through these heartfelt notes.
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Prompt Name: My Ideal Playground
Describe your ideal playground including all your favorite play structures.
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Playground Confessions
Journal a conversation with your childhood best friend, talking about your dreams and fears.
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Purgatory’s Playground
Weave a story around a group of friends who find themselves stuck in an abandoned amusement park that comes alive when the sun goes down.
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Engineering Excellence
You’ve been asked to design a new playground for your school using scientific principles.
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Adventure Playground
Remember and describe a game you used to play as a child and how it made you feel.
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Pot of Gold at a Rainbow’s End
Write a short story about a character discovering a mythical pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
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A Child’s Imaginary Friend
Narrate a chilling story about a child whose imaginary friend turns out to be a possessive demon.
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Medieval Magic School
Write a story about an ordinary medieval child’s first day at a school for magic.
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Playground Practices
Create one rule for your playground to ensure everyone has fun while keeping safe.
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Adventure on the Playground
Describe a physical challenge you faced on the playground (like climbing a slide or swinging on the monkey bars) and how you overcame it.
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The Planet’s Playground
Envision a world where environmental preservation is prioritized above all. Describe a day in this world.
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Mathematical Affection
Write about two mathematicians falling for each other while working on a complex problem.
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Door to the Otherworld
While cleaning your attic, you find an old, dusty door that opens to a supernatural realm. Narrate your adventures in this otherworld.
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Schoolyard Shenanigans
Describe a memorable event or incident that happened in the school playground.
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The Echo of Playground Hustle
Recall a memory of a game you played as a child and what outcomes—both wins and losses—taught you.
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“Dream Playground”
Design the playground of your dreams. What kinds of equipment and games would you have? How would you feel playing there?
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Poetry Playground
Write a poem about your favorite animal, making sure every line ends with a rhyme.
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Galactic Western
Write a story that blends elements of a classic wild west tale with a futuristic interstellar setting.
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Shadows in the Playground
Write a story where a playground by day turns into the playground of the undead by night.
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Eternal Playground
Describe an idyllic town that at sunset becomes the playground of a group of ghostly children.
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Echoes from the Playground
Write about a conflict you had in your childhood, and how you would handle it now.
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Neuromancer’s Playground
Write about a world where virtual reality is indistinguishable from the real one.
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Dreamland Designs
Write about your ideal playground, describing all the fun and exciting elements in it.
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Perfect Playground
Imagine your perfect playground and describe it. Explain why your design is the best.
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Fantastical School Day
Churn your typical school day into a fantastic story: maybe the school bus transforms into a rocket or the pencils become magic wands.
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Alternate Dimensions
Conceptualize an afterlife that is part of an alternate dimension, where the laws of physics and reality are different than on Earth could be.
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Great Oxygenation Event
Craft a narrative around the Great Oxygenation Event from the perspective of an early lifeform.
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The Unwilling Mastermind
Tell the story of a genius who is coerced into planning a high-stakes crime against their will.
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Building the Ultimate Planetary Playground
Construct a detailed landscape of your ideal planet, complete it with unique geographical features and living creatures.
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The Sinister Playground
Detail an event where a familiar playground transforms into a nightmarish landscape at dusk.
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The Extracurricular Excel
Describe an extracurricular activity you participated in and how it enhanced your school life.
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Adventure in the Local Park
Recount a treasured memory of an adventure you had in a local park or playground during your childhood.
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Echoes from the Playground
Write a story where the joyful sounds from a children’s playground turn out to be ghostly echoes of children from decades past.
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First Stand Against Injustice
Write about your early confrontations with unfairness and how you tackled it.
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Lost in Honeydukes
Narrate the adventure of a child who gets lost behind the countless shelves in Honeydukes.
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“The Overachieving Apocalypse”
Create a satire around an apocalypse where humanity is trying to one-up each other instead of surviving.
