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I have a seven year old who loves to read. He also love to draw. He reads and draws, and draws and reads, constantly. He also loves making up stories and creating imaginary animals and he has all kinds of crazy cool ideas... but he doesn't like to write.

"It's boring."
"It's too hard."
"It's not fun."

He doesn't find the physical act of writing all that easy, so he avoids it, even though with a bit of practice and some confidence I know he'd be busy writing and illustrating all kinds of fun stories.

To encourage him to write, just a little bit each day, I created some 'totally un-boring, seriously cool, free printable, writing prompts for kids' and set him a little challenge to complete one a day for a week.

These writing prompts are designed to be short, fairly easy, and fun.

Some of them incorporate drawing as I know that is a great way to hook my reluctant writer.

Some of them only require short responses, or lists of words, so he isn't worrying too much about sentence stricture or punctuation, but some encourage longer writing with more creative, story like, responses.

I made these with kids in grades 1-3 (ages 6-8) in mind but my older kids had fun with them too, they just wanted more paper so they could write a longer response!

You can download the 'totally un-boring, seriously cool, writing prompts' here.
There are seven writing prompts in this set, one for each day of the week.
They come as an A4 pdf document that you can print in colour or black and white.
If you are printing on US 'letter' sized paper make sure to choose 'fit' or 'shrink to fit' from your printer menu.

We'd love to see the fabulous ways your kids use these writing prompts. Feel free to share a photo on my facebook page, or tag me @katpickle on intagram or twitter.

Do you have a reluctant writer? How do you encourage them?
If your kids need a little motivation to get writing, or perhaps they love writing and can't get enough of it, try these free printables...

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Fun Free Printable Writing Prompts for Kids - Picklebums

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I have a seven year old who loves to read. He also love to draw. He reads and draws, and draws and reads, constantly. He also loves making up stories and creating imaginary animals and he has all kinds of crazy cool ideas... but he doesn't like to write. "It's boring."

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Summer can be filled with a lot of free time for kids being out of school. If you are planning to hear, "Mom, I'm bored" then we have the perfect summer activity for you. Here is a summer bucket list for kids with over 100 ideas to get you started! Print this off and get your kids excited to check off some of these fun ideas!

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Summer Bucket List

What is a bucket list? It's a list of experiences you want to achieve in a lifetime or in this case, during the summer. We really love them for summer as it helps to overcome the teen or kid boredom that often arises. It can empower kids to make or plan their own fun!

A lot of these bucket list ideas are great for getting kids outdoors! Some of our favorite outdoor activities include:

Go fishing

Go rock hunting

Go on a nature walk

Blow bubbles - then make some bubble art!

Stargaze

Build a sandcastle

Fly a kite

Have a picnic

There are also so many arts and crafts ideas including: There are also a lot of fun outdoor activities, including:

Go fishing

Go rock hunting

Go on a nature walk

Stargaze

Build a sandcastle

Fly a kite

Have a picnic

Catch Fireflies (catch and release)

Play At The Park with Friends

Blow Bubbles

Watch Fireworks

Dance In The Rain

Play Frisbee

Watch The Sunset At the Beach

Watch A Thunderstorm

Collect Seashells

Bonfire and S'mores

Fly A Kite

Watch The Sunrise At the Beach

Make Wishes on Dandelions

Climb A Tree

Plant Flowers

Build A Sand Castle

Jump in Puddles

Plant Vegetables

Go Cloud Watching

Jump on A Trampoline

Go Fishing

Go Kayaking

Bury A Time Capsule

Who doesn't love a fun excursion in the summer? Have fun checking these ideas off your summer bucket list!

Drive-in Movie Theatre

Visit an aquarium

Go to a children's museum

Go to a water park

Go To the Library

Visit national monuments

Visit A Farmer's Market

Visit Mom or Dad at Work

Go Camping

Go on a Nature Walk

Visit A Water Park

Visit A Zoo

Attend A Free Kids Workshop

Go To A Children's Museum

Ride Your Bike on a Trail

Go Mini Golfing

Go Bowling

Go Rock Hunting

Go To Chuck E Cheese

Visit An Aquarium

Ride a Ferris Wheel

Summer wouldn't be summer without some fun water activities. These are all high on our to-do list!

Marco Polo

Run Through Sprinklers

Water Balloon Fight

Make Sponge Water Bombs

Go Swimming

Wash the Family Car

Make and Sail Paper Boats

Play on a Slip 'n Slide

Have a Water Fight

There's nothing better than fresh lemonade and ice cream. We had to include some treats on this list:

Make Homemade Ice Cream

Eat Watermelon

Roast Marshmallows

Eat A Snowcone

Make Root beer Floats

Eat Breakfast For Dinner

Eat Popsicles

Help Cook Dinner

Make Fresh Lemonade

Make Homemade Pizza

Drink A Slurpee

Buy From the Ice Cream Truck

Summer is time off of school but kids will still love these learning activities and challenges:

Read At Least 10 Books

Do A Science Project

Learn Origami

Attend a Free Kids Art Class

These are some of our favorite summer games and activities:

Play Hide And Seek

Play Dodgeball

Play Flashlight Tag

Play Messy Twister

Play Tag with Friends

Family Game Night

Play Bingo

Play Capture the Flag

Have A Slumber Party

Have a Pillow Fight

Host A Scavenger Hunt

PJ Movie Day

Start a Blessings Jar

Make A Blanket Fort

Start A Summer Journal

And don't forget to give back to your community. We love these easy ideas to help others:

Random Acts of Kindness

Donate To An Animal Shelter

Write a Soldier a Letter

Visit A Nursing Home

Make Cookies For A Neighbor

Over 100 ideas are included in this summer bucket list for kids free printable. Get the PDF printable delivered straight to your inbox as a gift for subscribing to our newsletter. You can sign up at the bottom of this post.

We hope you have fun checking off these fun summer bucket list ideas! We'd love to know after the summer is over, which one was your favorite?

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100+ Fun & Simple Ideas for a Summer Bucket List for Kids

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Summer can be filled with a lot of free time for kids being out of school. If you are planning to hear, "Mom, I'm bored" then we have the perfect summer activity for you. Here is a summer bucket list for kids with over 100 ideas to get you started!

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The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau

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