Tell a bedtime story with my kid as the hero.

A five-minute story to read aloud, built from your child’s day, with an ending that winds down.


When to use
At bedtime, when you’ve read the same book forty nights in a row and they ask for a new one.
Time
2 min

The prompt

Write a bedtime story for me to read aloud to my child, who goes by and is . They love . Something from today to weave in: . Make them the hero of a small adventure that includes those things, where they solve one gentle problem by being . About 500 words, in short sentences that are easy to read aloud, with one line that repeats so they can join in. Nothing scary, and no lesson spelled out at the end. Slow the last few paragraphs down so the story ends with the hero warm, safe and falling asleep.

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