55 Journaling Prompts For Kids

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Do you want to encourage your child to start journaling? This post includes 55 fun journal prompts that will get your child writing.

According to Very Well Family, journaling can help children express their emotions, build emotional intelligence, and track their feelings and thoughts. Not only can journaling improve emotional health, but guided journaling (which involves a writing prompt) can help improve written communication, spelling, and reading skills.

I am very big on journaling and encourage my kids to journal at the end of each day. Since they have started journaling, I have noticed a big improvement in how they process and understand their emotions. They have gotten a lot better at expressing their feelings as well. I highly recommend all moms encourage their children to give journaling a try. All you need is a notebook, pencil, and these writing prompts to get started.

Get your child started journaling with these journaling prompts for kids.

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Fun Journaling Prompts For Kids:

Here are some creative and fun journal prompts for kids to start journaling.

1. What is your favorite thing to do at home?
2. If you could go on a vacation anywhere, where would you go?
3. What is your favorite board game to play?
4. What is your favorite food to eat?
5. If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose?
6. Who is your favorite TV or book character?
7. What is your favorite subject at school?
8. What is one thing you want to learn more about?
9. Who is your favorite person to talk to?
10. What are your top 3 favorite shows?
11. What is your favorite thing to do at the park?
12. If you could fly, where’s the first place you would go?
13. What is your favorite animal?
14. Describe what a day of fun looks like to you.
15. What are five things you are good at?
16. What do you love most about yourself?
17. Who is one person you look up to?
18. What is your favorite memory?
19. What is your favorite holiday?
20. What is your favorite song to listen to?
21. What do you want to be when you grow up?
22. What is your favorite dessert?

Mindfulness Journal Prompts For Kids:

Looking for journal prompts to inspire mindfulness? Try these.

1. What makes you happy?
2. When do you feel most relaxed?
3. What is your favorite book to read?
4. What is one thing you want to get better at?
5. Do you have any goals you want to accomplish?
6. What do you like about yourself?
7. What is your favorite thing to do alone?
8. Name a time you had to be brave.
9. What makes you feel proud of yourself?
10. List three things you are grateful for.
11. What made you laugh today?
12. Are you kind to yourself?
13. Are you kind to your friends?
14. What do you like about your family?

Would You Rather Questions For Kids:

Another fun journal idea for kids is to answer would you rather questions.

1. Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?
2. Would you rather be a cat or dog?
3. Would you rather be able to read minds or have super speed?
4. Would you rather live somewhere hot or cold?
5. Would you rather be good at singing or dancing?
6. Would you rather eat ice cream or cake for dessert every night?
7. Would you rather be able to jump really high or run really fast?
8. Would you rather watch TV or listen to music?
9. Would you rather eat pizza or tacos for the rest of your life?
10. Would you rather be a bear or a lion?
11. Would you rather go to the zoo or the aquarium?
12. Would you rather go to a carnival or water park?
13. Would you rather be Batman or Superman?
14. Would you rather go to the snow or the beach?
15. Would you rather learn about science or history?
16. Would you rather draw or color?
17. Would you rather play video games or board games?
18. Would you rather ride a bike or ride a scooter?
19. Would you rather be in kindergarten or high school?

You can use these fun journal prompts to encourage your child to start journaling and get to know themself better.

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My Favorite Guided Journals For Kids:

If you are looking for a good daily guided journal for kids, here are my favorites.

The 3-Minute Gratitude Journal for kids

This is the first journal I bought for my kids. Each page includes a space to write about 3 things you are grateful for, a person who brought you joy, your feelings for the day, and a space to write or draw about your day. This is a great guided journal to get your child in the habit of journaling.

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Happy Confident Me Daily Journal

After my kids finished their first guided journal (above), I got them this one, and they LOVE it. Each page includes a space to write how they felt that day, 3 good things that happened, something they are proud of, and something that they like about themselves. It also includes a blank page for them to draw or doodle their thoughts. My 10-year-old really enjoys the quotes and fun facts that are included in this journal.

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