short story ideas for kids

Short Story Ideas for Kids

Kids capture and learn something from everything they come across..., even the stories that they hear. The different short story ideas for kids mentioned in this article, will help you understand the elements that kids stories should have. Read on...

Nobody else loves reading and listening to stories as much as kids do. They are in such a tender phase of life that everything they come across not only registers easily into their minds, but also impacts their minds to a great extent. You can mold their thinking and perception in any way you want, because their cup is more or less empty, waiting to be filled with what you pour into it! As the brain of the kid is very tender and at the learning and registering phase, one needs to be very careful when it comes to conveying something to them. Listening to short stories is one of the most favorable ways to put forth a message to the kids. Keeping this in mind, short story ideas for kids should be such that makes their basic learning and upbringing positive, strong, and worthy of being an example to others. List of Various Short Story Ideas for Kids Considering the overall impact on a kid's thinking and perception towards things, mentioned below are some interesting short story ideas for kids that include necessary elements of a short story, that will give them the necessary learning that is required for their overall development and growth. These ideas are a mixture of informational, educational, as well as entertainment purpose. Short Stories With Morals Morals are something which lay the foundation of a child's mindset as he or she grows up. Moral values are of great importance and help the child develop a decision-making ability within himself. Although there are many famous short stories based on morals written already, you can write a new story presenting the importance of morals in today's world. For example, you can write about a girl who always skipped her homework and watched a lot of TV instead. Her parents were never there to check on her and so she neglected her responsibilities, and later on she ended up in a big trouble.... Developing a story based like this definitely indicates today's times where the parents are too busy in their professional lives and they hardly are able to keep a track of their kid's schedule. So, by making kids realize that 'neglecting responsibilities' can lead to trouble in the future, you can actually teach the children to be more responsible even when there is no elder present to keep a check on them. Short Stories Based on Overcoming Fear We all tend to be fearful from someone, or towards something as kids. Like most kids, I was scared of the dark, and I'm sure many of you were in my shoes back then, right? What is important for teachers and parents to understand, is that if the fear is left to dwell, it may have a negative impact over the lifetime of the kid. Constructing stories based on overcoming fears will help change the mindset of children and encourage them to fight their fears. Taking the example of some children who fear the darkness, which, when left unattended, leads to a fear that stays for lifelong, you can write a story that starts like, "Once a child was locked in the dark room and he was very scared of the dark. The child was all alone, but when he managed to overcome his fear, he found surprising things. Had he got scared and ran away, he would have never been able to discover the surprises that were in that room. He became more strong, and after that day, he was never ever afraid of the dark." You can use your creativity and build the story in some creative manner. Remember the chronicles of Narnia? Little Lucy hid herself in the dark wardrobe, and only then she entered the exotic and magical land of Narnia and saved them all from the White Witch. Short Stories Highlighting Importance of Relationships These days most part of the young generation doesn't give much preference to family and their relationships with their family. Incorporating the importance of relationships in a person's life is something that also makes an excellent short story idea for kids, but for teenagers as well. For example, you can write a story about "a child whose parents always mocked and poked their nose in everything that the child did, and the child absolutely hated this about them. So, he always went against his parents and ended up in big trouble...", or something like, "There was once a child who never got a chance to spend quality time with her father. She thought that the parents didn't love her, but later she realized that her father is in the army and risking his life to protect the country and the family...." Ideas like these can help children understand things from a different point of view. If you think your kid needs to change his or her attitude towards certain things, be it eating habits, sharing habits, television, friends, or attitude towards siblings, then try to develop a story that can actually help them get the message in the right manner. Short Stories for Kids on the Importance of Decision-Making The ability to take decisions is something that every child must learn as soon as possible, after all, their life will be as successful and smooth, as will be their ability to take decisions. Don't you think? An example for the same would be a story about a child who had to choose between a friend who was poor but genuine, and a friend who was a liar but really fun to be with as he had a lot of toys which he stole from others.... Build the story in such a way that gives a message that no matter how fun and nice the life of a cheater looks, the end is always a tragic one. Also emphasize on the fact that there is nothing more important and valuable than a 'genuine friend' when it comes to making friends. What is important is to imbibe in your kid that friendship is a relationship that is built on trust, care, and love. Things like more toys, chocolates, and candies shouldn't be the criteria to select friends. Short Stories for Kids on Logical Reasoning Logical reasoning consists of reasoning the Who, When, What, Why, and Where? These reasoning qualities are very important and should be included in the short stories for kids. This is an excellent growing stage wherein the brain of the child can be programmed to analyze the unseen and unclear scenarios, and understand the situations in deeper way. An example for the same would be to build short stories that involve a lot of riddles and puzzles that the characters in the story ask each other in the story, to move on to the next stage. This would allow the kids to think and apply their logical reasoning in order to move forward with the story. They will feel as if they are the particular character in the story who has been asked the riddle, which will allow them to be a part of the reasoning with all the more enthusiasm. Short Stories Based on Adjustments and Dealing With Differences As parents and guardians, we give all the things that kids require, and fulfill all their demands. But then, some day or the other, the kids have to come across situations where they will have to adjust and compromise. The fact that they can't always get what they want, should be confronted to them through such inspirational short stories for children. An example would be the story of "A little girl named Rhea, who had to take care of her younger sibling because her mom was at work, and how, due to financial crisis she had to give up on her favorite room in the bigger house and move into a smaller house. She was not happy and didn't have the toys and dolls like other children of her age. But, she understood the problems of her house and was being a good girl by helping her mother and taking care of her baby sister. Then her fairy Godmother saw her struggle between what she desires and what she is doing and rewarded her and her family with lots of presents. They were now financially well-off and happy." In this way, through the rhythm of your writing, you can teach children the satisfaction one can achieve through sacrificing for someone you love, and that good deeds are always rewarded, sooner or later! Short Stories Based on Being Independent Kids are usually dependent on someone or the other. At home they are dependent on their parents, at school, they are dependent on their teachers or classmates, and so on. But it is very important to teach them the importance and the necessity of being independent. Although it's a phase, and they will learn automatically when they grow up, but then short stories which emphasize on being independent and not to depend on anyone, is again among the good short story ideas for kids. An example for the same would be a story which goes something like this, "Once there was a little boy who was scared of being alone. He always wanted someone to be with him each and every time. Then one day, when he woke up in the morning from bed, he saw that he was all alone in the house with no one around him. He called out everyone, his mother, his father, brother, and maid, but no one replied. He wept and called them for a long time, and as time passed by, he started feeling very tired, thirsty, and hungry. He went down to the kitchen to see if he could eat something, but he had never eaten something directly from the kitchen, so he didn't know what to do! He opened a cabinet and found that there were many flavored candies and cookies, but an army of ants were planning to attack them. He could not let his favorite cookies and candies be destroyed by ants, so he had to let go of the fear within and bring out his heroic side to save the disaster from happening...." Build the story emphasizing that being independent can actually make you more brave and more strong. Short Story Ideas With a Twist Life is never predictable and always surprises us with twists and turns, and the sooner the kids learn to accept this fact, the better it is! Short stories for kids with a twist in them is a great way to show children that life too, is a story, which can never have the same flow and is filled with twists and turns. An example would be writing a story of a girl who was very rich and had everything that she wanted, but suddenly..., you can take the flow of the story from that of a negative phase to positive phase, showing that bad times can always turn into good times, provided we keep our calm and deal with the situation, rather than becoming sad and resentful. Another example of short story ideas with a twist would be to make the story more magical and fairy tale like wherein the little kid moves into a new house but slowly realizes that it is also the home of some magical creatures. You needn't make it another Narnia or Harry Potter, but definitely bring in some interesting twists and turns by using your creativity. The aforementioned were some examples of useful short story ideas for kids with essential elements that can help you in creating a good and inspirational creative story, which in turn, can help the kids become mature adults with strong morals and values imbibed in them. Use these tips and just start writing from your heart, and words will follow... one after the other. All the best!

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