Holidays Prewriting Resources

This Christmas writing prompt gets your child to think about what it's like to have Santa's job. Try this Christmas writing prompt with your young writer.

Keep creativity alive this winter break with a creative writing prompt, inspired by the spirit of Christmas giving!

Help your child identify goals for the new year through drawings and early writing.

Enlighten the holiday spirit in your beginning writer, and have her respond to this Christmas writing prompt about the holiday colors.

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

Students practice sequencing story events with this worksheet. Cut out the sentences into strips and then build your story by arranging them in the best order.

Do Christmas angels play hockey? Use your imagination to elaborate on this wacky winter scene!

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

Children learn about the traditional Chinese Zodiac calendar — then get creative and design a calendar of their own, including a brief description of why they chose each animal.

Enjoy a sweet writing response page all about Valentine's Day. Kids will get to reflect on an important person in their life.

Did you know that kids all over the globe know of the boogeyman? This cautionary tale is told in almost every country!

Use this paper template to create a miniature lantern with your own wishes for the coming year.

What if the monster under the bed was just lonely and shy? Have some spooky fun with this writing prompt to challenge your point of view.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Honor Dad this Father's Day by turning him into a veritable superhero! This printable is guaranteed to pack in the giggles (and writing practice, too).

Spin a spooky tale with a creative writing card game, perfect for a dark and creepy Halloween night around the campfire.

Imagine if the classic Christmas story, The Nutcracker, was actually a Halloween story! How would that change the way the story was told?

Children will enjoy dreaming up their dream Valentine's Day gift in this simple drawing and writing prompt.

Give your child a fun way to polish his writing skills with a Halloween story starter. Hell get to make up his own scary story and get a creativity boost.