30+ Fun & Creative February Writing Prompts

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Looking to get some writing done this February? Having trouble getting over writer’s block? Well then, look no further than this list of February writing prompts. These prompt sets are sure to get the creative juices flowing. If you stick with them consistently, you’ll be sure to produce a body of work you can be proud of.

February is a very special month in the United States. It is full of so many important days and events. These creative writing prompts make it a point to cover all those days and events. This makes writing fun and easy.

February Writing Prompts for Kids

As a first grade or second grade teacher, writing prompts are one of the key needs of your students. These daily prompts sharpen their writing skills and improve their cognitive abilities. For young writers, look no further than the following list of daily writing prompts. These are sure to encourage elementary students and get them writing.

1. Write what you plan to achieve this February
2. Write about five people who make your heart the warmest
3. What do you love most about your best friends?
4. What did your parents teach you about love?
5. What do you love and don’t love about the winter?
6. Write your favorite things about February
7. What is your favorite fairy tale and why do you love it?
8. On President’s Day, write about the president you like the best.
9. How does national inventors’ day inspire you?
10. Does the month of February make you get serious about the school year? If so, why? If not, why?
11. What do you love or not love about President Lincoln?
12. Write a list of good things you are hoping to happen in February
13. How does Thomas Edison inspire you to do better in science class?
14. What is the best thing about February?
15. What do you love most about your mum and dad?

February Journal Prompts

There’s a lot of research that shows how journaling is beneficial to our mental and emotional well-being. But many people have trouble keeping it up. If you are one such person, these journaling prompts can be a lifesaver. They can easily help you fill up your journal entries and cultivate a daily writing habit. You can even organize them into a February writing prompts calendar.

1. Write about the most important things that happened to you this February.
2. What five things do you want to happen on February 14^th?
3. How do you plan to improve your cardiovascular health during American Heart Month?
4. Write about the last of the snowy days.
5. What do you love most about National Groundhog Day?
6. What do you hope to have achieved by the end of the month?
7. What do you want the rest of the year to look like?
8. What are the most important lessons you learned last year?
9. What five bad habits do you want to drop before next month?
10. What five great habits do you want to pick up before next month?

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Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts

Valentine’s Day is a prime opportunity for you to put your creative writing skills to good use. Chocolates and teddy bears are all well and good, but the written word has as much power when it comes to celebrating and inciting love. These valentine’s day prompts are quick writes that don’t require a lot of time. Use them to explore your love for your partner, relatives, pets, and self.

1. What do you plan to get your best friend this Valentine’s Day?
2. Why does Valentine’s Day serve as a great way for you to reconnect with your relatives?
3. What do you want your partner to say in a love letter to you on Valentine’s Day?
4. Do you think it’s wise to express your love for the United States on Valentine’s Day?
5. What are your most creative ways of showing love on Valentine’s Day?
6. Write about the things you’ve always been unable to say to your lover
7. Write a love letter to your past self.
8. Write a love letter to your future self.
9. Write a love letter to your pet.
10. How do you plan to be a better, kinder lover?
11. How have your love languages changed over the years?
12. Write about the greatest love you never had.
13. What are your favorite love songs and why do you love them?
14. What are your favorite romance movies and why do you love them?
15. What does your fairytale wedding look like?  

Reflective Prompts for February

Even though February is only the second month of the year, it provides a prime opportunity for reflection. In January, everyone is still too jaded from the holidays and adjusting to the new year. Here’s a set of perfect writing prompts for reflecting on February and everything it means. You can use these different prompts as daily writing practice. In any case, they will serve as an intellectual exercise as well.

1. Reflect on Abraham Lincoln’s legacy on his birthday
2. Reflect on George Washington’s legacy on his birthday
3. How did you plan to teach your kids the importance of National Freedom Day on February 1^st?
4. Write about what you like or don’t like about banana bread on National Banana Bread Day.
5. What do you plan to have achieved by the third Monday of February 2023?
6. Reflect on the best advice your mum gave you about love.
7. What are the most important things that Black History Month has taught you about black culture?
8. Look back on the best Valentine’s Day of your life this February
9. Do you agree that the month of February feels like the Tuesday of the year? If so, why? If not, why?
10. How can February serve as a blank page after a rocky January?
11. Why is Valentine’s Day the perfect time to smooth things over with an old flame?
12. Reflect on the different ways you like to be loved during the month of love
13. Write about your favorite social media love stories
14. Write about how you spent the Chinese New Year
15. Should 28 Days of February mean 28 Days of Love?
16. On Thomas Edison’s birthday, write what you love the most about lightbulbs.
17. What did Susan B. Anthony teach you about womanhood?
18. How will you honor Rosa Parks’ legacy during black history month?
19. What are the most important lessons you have learned from women’s suffrage?
20. Write about why Journal Writing is the best hobby you picked up.