Do you know what’s super fun? Making people laugh with your writing! When my son Max was little, he got in big trouble at school. His crime? Making the whole class laugh so hard with his story about a teacher who turned into a chicken that nobody could stop giggling for ten whole minutes! His teacher called me that night. She tried to be mad, but I could tell she thought it was pretty funny too.
Kids are the best joke-makers in the world. Your brains see funny stuff that grown-ups miss. You mix up wild ideas that make no sense but are so funny they make milk come out of noses. And guess what? The world needs your funny stories right now!
Funny Things to Write about
Want to make your friends, family, and teachers laugh until their faces hurt? Here are 30 super silly writing ideas that will turn you into the funniest kid writer around. Each one is like a joke machine waiting for you to press the start button!
1. What If My Pet Could Talk?
Imagine if your dog, cat, fish, or hamster suddenly started talking one day. What would they say about your smelly socks on the floor? Or how about the time you blamed them for eating your homework?
Your pet sees everything you do at home. Think about all the funny secrets they know! Would they tell on you when you eat cookies before dinner? Or would they ask for extra treats and belly rubs in perfect English?
2. The Day My Teacher Became a Superhero
Picture your teacher jumping on top of a desk, cape flying, with super powers! What power would your teacher have? Maybe x-ray vision to see who’s passing notes, or super speed to grade papers in one second!
Teachers are already kind of like superheroes. They know so much stuff! But what if your math teacher could actually fly or your gym teacher could lift a whole bus? Write about a normal school day that turns crazy when your teacher reveals their secret identity!
3. If I Ruled the School
What if you were in charge of your school for one whole day? Would you replace all the desks with trampolines? Would lunch be nothing but ice cream and pizza?
Think about the rules you would make. No homework ever again? Recess all afternoon? Dogs allowed in every classroom? Your story can be as silly as you want because you’re the boss!
4. The Worst Haircut Ever
Bad haircuts are super funny—unless they happen to you! Write about getting the most awful, terrible, no-good haircut in the history of hair. Maybe your hair looks like a lopsided mushroom or your bangs are cut up to your forehead!
You could write about trying to fix it yourself with even worse results. Or how you tried to hide it with hats, wigs, or a bucket! The best part is thinking up how everyone reacts when they see your horrible new look.
5. My Food Came to Life
Imagine sitting down for dinner when suddenly your mashed potatoes form a mouth and start complaining about being eaten! What if your spaghetti noodles slithered off your plate like snakes? Or your pizza toppings began to sing opera?
Food that talks, dances, runs away, or fights back is a recipe for a hilarious story. You could write about trying to eat your lunch while it tries to escape, or vegetables that beg not to be eaten!
6. Stuck in a Video Game
Think about being sucked into your favorite video game. Would you be running from ghosts in a maze? Building houses out of blocks while fighting off zombies? Racing cars that go a million miles an hour?
Write about how you try to beat the game from the inside to get back home. Do you have extra lives? Can you find cheat codes? What happens if you run out of power or health points in the game world?
7. If Animals Went to School
Picture a classroom full of animals trying to learn like kids do. A giraffe that can’t fit through the door. An octopus trying to hold eight pencils at once. A sloth that takes all day just to write its name!
You could write about what subjects different animals would be good at. Maybe fish are awesome at swimming class but terrible at fire drills! What would lunch time look like with all these animals in the cafeteria?
8. The Day Gravity Stopped Working
What if gravity just turned off one day? How would you eat breakfast when your cereal floats out of the bowl? How would you get to school when you can’t stay on the ground?
Write about people floating up to the ceiling, cars flying into the sky, and dogs paddling through the air like they’re swimming! Think about all the funny ways people would try to get around without gravity to keep them down.
9. My Crazy Morning Routine
Normal morning routines are boring to write about. But what about a totally bonkers morning routine? Maybe you have to wrestle an alligator in the bathtub every day, or your toast always flies around the kitchen like a bird!
Make up the wildest, most impossible morning routine you can think of. The crazier, the better! Add in weird family members, pets that help you get ready, or kitchen appliances that talk back to you.
10. A Day with Cartoon Physics
In cartoons, crazy things happen that can’t happen in real life. Characters run off cliffs but don’t fall until they look down. They get squished flat but pop right back up. Their eyes bug out when they’re surprised!
Write about a day when the real world suddenly works like a cartoon. What would you do first? How would school be different? Would you drop anvils on bullies or paint fake doors on walls to trick your sister?
11. My Imaginary Friend Is Real
Many kids have imaginary friends. But what if one day your made-up buddy actually showed up for real? And what if they looked nothing like you thought they would?
Your story could have your imaginary friend cause all kinds of trouble because no one else can see them. Or maybe your friend has magical powers you never knew about! How would you explain the mess they make to your parents?
12. The Funniest Substitute Teacher
We all know substitute teachers can be a little strange sometimes. Write about getting the weirdest sub ever! Maybe they’re from another planet, or they used to be in a circus, or they think they’re teaching high school but they’re really in your second-grade class.
Your substitute could do everything wrong in the funniest ways. They might call kids by food names instead of their real names. Or teach math by throwing paper airplanes. Or fall asleep while standing up!
13. If My Toys Had Jobs
Your toys sit around all day when you’re not playing with them. But what if they had to work for a living? What jobs would they have? Your teddy bear might be a doctor, your action figures could be firefighters, or your rubber ducky might be a swimming teacher!
Think about how toys would do human jobs with their toy bodies. A tiny LEGO person would have trouble answering phones. A doll might need a ladder just to reach a doorknob. Write about a day in the working life of your favorite toys!
14. When I Shrunk to Bug Size
Imagine waking up tiny—the size of an ant or a fly! Your bed would feel like a mountain. Your pet cat would look like a scary monster. Even a raindrop could wash you away!
Write a story about trying to get through a normal day when you’re super small. How would you eat breakfast? What dangers would you face just crossing your bedroom? Would you ride insects like horses? The tiniest things would become huge adventures!
15. The Holiday That Went Wrong
Holidays are supposed to be fun, but they’re even funnier when everything goes wrong! Write about a Christmas where Santa gets stuck in the chimney all day. Or a birthday party where the cake explodes. Or a Halloween where your costume comes to life!
The best funny stories pile one problem on top of another. Start with something small going wrong, then make it worse and worse until it’s completely crazy!
16. If I Had a Robot Helper
Robots in movies always seem cool, but what if you had one that kept messing up? Maybe your robot helper tries to make your bed with you still in it! Or it packs dirty socks in your lunch box instead of sandwiches!
Your robot could take everything too literally. If you say “hit the showers,” it punches the bathroom! If you say “piece of cake,” it gives you dessert instead of helping with your easy homework!
17. The Upside-Down Day
What would happen if everything in your day was backwards or upside-down? You could eat dinner for breakfast and cereal for dinner. You could wear pajamas to school and school clothes to bed!
Write about teachers sitting at student desks while kids teach the lessons. Dogs could walk people on leashes. Cars could drive upside-down on the bottom of bridges! Your story can flip everything around for maximum laughs.
18. My Secret Superpowers
Everyone writes about cool superpowers like flying or super strength. But what about really weird, not-so-useful superpowers? Maybe you can talk to cheese. Or your belly button can predict the weather. Or you can make people’s socks fall down just by thinking about it!
Write about trying to be a superhero with a power that’s not very helpful. How would you use your weird ability to save the day? Would you join a team of other heroes with equally strange powers?
19. The Worst Cook in the World
Cooking disasters make great funny stories! Write about someone who is the most terrible cook ever. They mix up salt and sugar. They burn water. They use weird ingredients like rubber bands or crayons!
Your story could be about this awful cook making dinner for important guests. Or entering a cooking contest they have no chance of winning. The messier and grosser the food disasters, the funnier the story will be!
20. If I Were Principal for a Day
Principals make all the big rules at school. But what if you got to be principal? Would you install a roller coaster in the gym? Replace all the water fountains with chocolate milk? Give teachers homework?
Think about announcements you would make over the loudspeaker. Or new subjects you would add to the schedule, like video game class or pet tricks lessons. How would the teachers react to your crazy new rules?
21. My Weird Family Reunion
Family reunions can bring together the strangest relatives. Write about a family gathering with the most bizarre family members ever! Maybe you have an uncle who thinks he’s a pirate, or a cousin who only speaks in rhymes!
Your story could include weird family traditions, like having a contest to see who can balance spoons on their nose the longest. Or eating the most unusual foods that only your family enjoys, like pickle and jelly sandwiches!
22. The Day Electronics Got Revenge
We use phones, tablets, computers, and TVs every day. But what if they got tired of being bossed around and decided to get revenge? Your story could have toasters throwing bread at people or phones posting embarrassing photos all by themselves!
Write about trying to stop a rebellion of angry gadgets. Maybe your vacuum cleaner starts sucking up everything—including your homework, your shoes, and even your little brother! How would you make peace with your mad machines?
23. When My Shadow Got Loose
Shadows follow us everywhere, but what if yours decided to break free and do its own thing? Imagine looking down and seeing no shadow, then spotting it across the room making trouble!
Your shadow could play pranks on your friends, steal cookies when no one’s looking, or even try to take over your life! Would people believe you when you tell them your shadow is running wild? How would you catch it and make it stay put?
24. The Talking School Lunch
School lunches can be strange enough already. But what if your lunch started talking to you in the middle of the cafeteria? Your sandwich might complain about being squished in your lunchbox. Your apple could tell jokes that only fruit would find funny!
Write about trying to eat your meal while it’s having a conversation with you. Would other kids notice? Would your lunch give away secrets about you to the whole school? Would you make friends with your food or just try to eat it quickly before it says more?
25. If I Had a Time Machine Made of Junk
Most time machines in stories are fancy metal pods with lots of buttons and lights. But what if you built one from old toys, cardboard boxes, and stuff from your junk drawer? It might not work exactly right!
Your story could have you landing in the wrong time periods. Or bringing back weird things stuck to your homemade time machine, like dinosaur scales or a knight’s helmet! What if your pet accidentally goes with you and changes history?
26. When Body Parts Don’t Listen
Our bodies usually do what we tell them to do. But what if your parts stopped taking orders? Maybe your feet walk you to the ice cream shop when you’re supposed to be going to school. Or your hands wave at the person you don’t like!
Write about a day when different parts of your body have minds of their own. Your nose might run away from bad smells. Your ears might cover themselves during boring lessons. Your tongue might only want to taste candy!
27. The Mixed-Up Zoo Day
Zoos are fun, but they would be way funnier if all the animals got mixed up! Imagine elephants in the fish tank, snakes trying to swing like monkeys, or penguins running the lion show!
Your story could be about a zookeeper trying to get all the animals back where they belong. Or maybe the animals like their new homes better! What if the animals started acting like each other too—lions meowing like cats and birds trumpeting like elephants?
28. When My Homework Ate My Dog
We all know the old excuse “my dog ate my homework.” But what about a story where your homework eats your dog? Your math problems could grow teeth, your spelling words might come alive, or your science project could turn into a monster!
Write about trying to rescue your pet from hungry homework. Or explain to your teacher why your assignment is burping and has dog hair stuck to it! This flip on a classic excuse would make anyone laugh.
29. The Nose That Knew Too Much
What if your nose became super-powerful and could smell things nobody else could? You might smell what people had for dinner three days ago. Or sniff out hidden birthday presents from a mile away!
Your super-sniffer could get you in trouble by detecting secrets people want to keep. Or it might help you solve mysteries, like who really took the last cookie! Just think of all the stinky situations you’d face with an ultra-powerful nose!
30. What My Backpack Does at Night
Your backpack holds your stuff all day, but what does it do when you’re asleep? Maybe it sneaks around your room organizing things. Or perhaps it meets up with other backpacks for midnight adventures!
Write about catching your backpack in the act of doing something bizarre. It could be teaching your other school supplies how to dance, or trying on your clothes, or eating your leftover lunch! What secrets would your backpack have after spending all day at school with you?
Wrapping Up
Writing funny stuff is like being a joke magician. You take normal things, add a twist of weird, and POOF! You’ve got a story that makes people snort milk out their noses. And that, my friend, is a superpower worth having!
So grab your pencil, keyboard, or crayon and start making some funny magic happen. The world is full of serious grown-ups who need your silly stories. And the best part? Every time you make someone laugh with your writing, you’re giving them a tiny vacation from boring old regular life!