Holiday Writing Prompts
What's a better holiday tradition than writing about your feelings when each special day comes around?
What's a better holiday tradition than writing about your feelings when each special day comes around?
Describe a holiday tradition unique to your culture.
Describe it hereA ski resort is snowed in! How do some of the guests entertain themselves?
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See Writing ToolWhat is your favorite holiday memory, and why is it special to you?
Write about your memoryPlan your ideal holiday party. What do the decorations look like? What kind of food will you serve? What are the conversations like?
Plan it hereRewrite your favorite holiday story, but have it take place in the 21st century.
Rewrite it nowMake a case for why you think you deserve (or don’t deserve!) presents this year.
Make your case hereChristmas creep is a phenomenon where Christmas-related paraphernalia begins showing up in stores earlier and earlier each year. Is Christmas creep a good or bad thing?
Explain your argumentProvide your own persuasive evidence for whether or not Santa exists.
Write your evidence outLearn about a tradition for a December holiday you don’t celebrate (Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, etc.), and explain it in your own words.
Write about what you learnedWrite about all the ways in which a family holiday party can go wrong.
Describe it hereWrite a poem about what it would be like to actually walk in a winter wonderland.
Start your poemTake the song "Frosty the Snowman," and rewrite it from Frosty’s point of view.
Write your song nowWrite a paragraph describing the ugliest holiday sweater in the world.
Describe it nowWhat kind of reindeer games do Santa’s reindeer actually play? Make a few up and describe the rules.
Describe it hereCreate your own winter holiday. What’s the theme?
Create it hereWrite a persuasive paragraph about whether or not Valentine's Day should be considered a national holiday.
Write your paragraphIf Cupid existed today, what would he look like and how would he act?
Describe Cupid nowIf the presidents who are celebrated during Presidents' Day had dinner together today, what would they talk about?
Describe their dinner and conversation