I'm teaching summer writing workshops for young writers during the next two weeks. Yesterday someone suggested "a magic pine cone" as a writing prompt. That got me thinking....what other objects could be magical?
Everyday we see objects that seem, well, everyday. What if these objects are everyday in our world, but magical to someone else in another world? Or what if we could grant them magical powers?
Find a small object in your neighborhood--your street, driveway, yard, playground.
What did you find? A leaf, bottle cap, or dandelion? A piece of glass (be careful!), a shell, or a marble? A stick? A piece of string , a stone, or a blade of grass? How about a pine cone?
Grant your object magical powers. What can it do? Fulfill three wishes? Lift heavy objects? Remove all sadness from the world?
Now imagine your magical object starring in its very own story. Have fun writing!
