Twenty-five Words for July 2011

Here are this month's 25 words. The object of the game remains the same: set your timer for 15-30 minutes and try to write a children's story using as many of the words as possible:

Fog
San Francisco
Heart
Noodles
Slurpy
So far away
Forgotten
Crazy
Chinatown
Crashing waves
Pigeons
Flappity-flap
Oh no!
Clang
Bang
Whoops
Sizzle
Starry night
Mistake
Golden Gate Bridge
Telephone
Delicious
Did you see that?
Toys
Cable Car

Twenty Five Words for June 2011

Here's this month's twenty five words. The object of the game remains the same: set your timer for 15-30 minutes and then try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the words (or short phrases) in the list as possible.

Hollow
Hippos
Toothy
Ribbon
Lightening bolt
Swish swish swish
What a surprise
Dazzle
Listen
Puff puff
Clang
A sky so blue
Smooth
Happy
Wave
Dance
Crowded
Screech
Did you see that?
Tusk
Snore
Slight
Marble
Lavender
Pie

Twenty-Five Words for May 2011

We haven't played this game in a long, long time. Perhaps it is time to revisit the weekly writing prompt? Thought we'd at least try one, just to see, so here it is, twenty-five words for May. The object is the same: you get twenty-five words (or short phrases) and 15-30 minutes to write a children's short story, poem or a few paragraphs using as many of the twenty-five words as possible:

Wow
Super-sparkle
Dipsy
Wrapping paper
Life
Finest
Leaves
Funny
Kaleidoscope
PJ Fuzzybottoms
Topaz
Brilliant
Big grey elephant
Cool
You'll never believe
Magical
Button eyes
Blueberry pie
Upside-down
See-saw
Wrangle
Flutter
Hush
Noodle
Heart

Twenty-Five Words for November 2010

A writing exercise I like from my old Brown Bag writing group is “Twenty-Five Words.” We go around the table and, one by one, say a word (or short phrase.) It can be any word that comes to mind, or sometimes words based upon a pre-determined theme. The object of the exercise is to write a story using as many of the words (or short phrases)as possible. Here are twenty-five words for November. Set your timer for thirty minutes and try to write children’s short story. Try to use as many of the words as possible.

Lark
Fantastic
Helicopter
Island
Sparkle
It's about time
Randomly
Coarse
Choppy
Pip-squeak
Silly goose
Wander
Peak
Pop
Gallup
Adventure
Sweat
Rock
Game
Frightful
Bing
It's you!
Something wonderful
Gritty
Musical

Twenty Five Words for June 2010

Here are this month's twenty-five words. The object is the same, set your timer for 15-30 minutes, then try to write a short story or picture book text using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible.

Black and white
Imagine
Rooster
Dolly
Blueberry pie
Chuckle
Roadster
Spaceman
Cloudy day
Breeze
Uplift
Cackle
Mansion
Surf
Stars
Visit
Tickle
Knit
Jangle
Surprise
Oh my
Grand
Juicy
Cool
Swift

Twenty-five Words for May

Here is this months' Twenty-Five Words writing prompt. The object is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible. This is also a timed prompt, so set your timer for 20 or 30 minutes and then begin.

Here are the words:
Camping
Lake
Tree
Acorn
Bunny
Rustle
Caw! Caw!
Whoosh
Dark
Twilight
Hurry
Slow
Hike
What was that
Bark
Scat
Gleaming
Bandana
Campfire
Bat
Tent
Lantern
Battery
Missing
Deer

Twenty-five Words for March 2010

Here's a writing exercise that I like from my old Brown Bag group. It's called "Twenty-five Words." The object is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible. This is also a timed prompt, so set your timer for 20 or 30 minutes and then begin.

Here are the words:

It is true. Really.
Bubbly
Big eye
Cool
Winner
Sweet cow
Gloves
Run, run, run
Faster
Bulldog
Pepper
Roll away
Guitar
Clang
Clatter
Rustle
Crisp
Dark
What was that
Pineapple
Sunlight
Echo
Kiss
Everywhere
I can see you

Twenty-Five Words for February 2010

Still my favorite writing exercise from the brown-bag writer's group. The object: write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words as possible. Set your timer for 15-20 minutes. Here are the words:

Heart
Teddy
Bunny
Quick
Oh my, what could it be?
Terrible!
Huff
Puff
Dandelion
Water Lillies
Buzzing
Crazy Rabbits
Ocean
Boiling
Common old goose
Kite
Windy
Storm clouds
Delicious
Spicy
Sleepy
Dazzle
Bengal tiger
Suddenly
Nibble

Twenty-five Words for January 2010

Here are 25 words for January. The object of the prompt is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the 25 words as possible. Set your timer for about 20 minutes.

Pop
Cheep
Run fast
Favorite
Happy
Street
Seafood
Urchin
By the way
Oh no!
Pillow
Puff
Plop
Sniff
Do you hear that sound?
Elephant
Clink
Circus
Garden
No really...
Slick
Slime
Crackle
Steamy
Day by day

Twenty-Five Words for December 2009

Here's the last 25-words prompt for 2009. The object is to write a story using as many of the 25 words (or short phrases) in the list as you can. Set your timer for 20-30 minutes.

First
Last
Nobody knows
A clue
Peaches
Eyebrow
Clutter
You'll never guess
Absolutely
Nope
Tennis
Pinch
Ouch
Fender
Autograph
Elephant ears
Helmet
Possum
Friendly enough
Wistful
Snack
Booklet
Blustery
Kaboom
Magic

25 Words for Oct 2009

Here's a writing exercise that I like from my Brown Bag group. It's called "Twenty-five Words." The object is to try to write a children's short story or picture book using as many of the twenty-five words (or short phrases) as possible. This is also a timed prompt, so set your timer for 20 or 30 minutes and then begin.

Here are this month's words:

Back again
Gusty
Sparkles
Night sky
Toad
Lobster
Ham-bone
Pickles
Long
Fuzzy
Gum
And then...
Never
Ker-pow!
Poo
Whooo
No owls here
Creek
Crackle
Spark
Hot
Sleepy
Original
Splat
Forever

Twenty-Five Words For May 2009

Here are twenty-five words for May. The object is the same: set your timer for about 30 minutes and try to write a children's short story or picture book text using as many of the twenty-five words as possible.

Flowers
Showers
Easy
Canyon
Family
Festival
Who are you?
Busy
Inside-out
Upside-down
Teeny
Walk like a duck
Talk, talk, talk
Brilliant
Razzle-dazzle
Oops
Baby's sleeping
Gotcha
Almost had you
And then...
Gigantic
Run
Fresh fruit
Chunky
Sweet

BrownBaggers: Since we don't have Brown Bag over the summer, I'll be moving everything from this blog over to prokidwriter.com and will try to maintain a writing prompts area there, so this will be the last prompt for this blog. Have a good summer and hope to see everyone in October!

Twenty-Five Words for March 209

A writing exercise I like from my Brown Bag writing group is “Twenty-Five Words.” We go around the table and, one by one, say a word (or short phrase.) It can be any word that comes to mind, or sometimes words based upon a pre-determined theme. The object of the exercise is to write a story using as many of the words (or short phrases)as possible. Here are twenty-five words for March. Set your timer for thirty minutes and try to write children’s short story. Try to use as many of the words as possible.

Brown cub
Spring is coming
Wait a minute
Flower
Petal
Rain
Smiling faces
Before you say anything
Ants
Juliette
Money
Honey
Bunches
Glamorous
Preposterous
Did you say something?
And then..
Cookies
Oodles
Poodles
Noodles
Kaboodles
Oh stop!
Strudels
You did it again

Twenty Five Words For February 2009

A writing exercise I like from my Brown Bag writing group is “Twenty-Five Words.” We go around the table and, one by one, say a word (or short phrase.) It can be any word that comes to mind, or sometimes words based upon a pre-determined theme. The object of the exercise is to write a story using as many of the words (or short phrases)as possible. Here are twenty-five words for February. Set your timer for thirty minutes and try to write children’s short story. Try to use as many of the words as possible:

Heart
Comfort
Pain
Agony
Ego
What if
Hopeful
Woodchuck
Gold
Somebody ought to
Get it?
Good for nothing
Passive
Response
Playful
Cheer
It's going to be me
Scoot over
Fruit gum
Chew
Labor
Candy heart
Purple
Soar
High point

Twenty Five Words for January 2009

A writing exercise I like from my Brown Bag writing group is “Twenty-Five Words.” We go around the table and, one by one, say a word (or short phrase.) It can be any word that comes to mind, or sometimes words based upon a pre-determined theme. The object of the exercise is to write a story using as many of the words (or short phrases)as possible. Here are twenty-five words for January. Set your timer for thirty minutes and try to write children’s short story. Try to use as many of the words as possible:

The thing is...
Pool
Room
Banish
Change
Lost
Cougar
Bear
Camping
Fish
How did this happen?
I forget
Beautiful moment
Sorry
Pursue
Circus
Fight
Craft
Fruit
What do I do now?
Random
Totally
You just made that up
Click
Scratchy