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30 Journal Writing Prompts for Easter

Easter is almost here. Are you enjoying yourself? Easter week is a wonderful  time to make extra entries in your journal.  Daily journal entries about Easter are a great way to reflect, express emotions, and enjoy the holiday. If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following journal writing prompts for Easter.

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  1. What does Easter mean to you?
  2. How do you celebrate Easter? With your family? With your friends? In the community? School? Work? Go into detail.
  3. How are you going to spend this Easter weekend?
  4. Are you going to participate in any Good Friday services or activities?
  5. Do you send out Easter cards? Why or why not?
  6. How do you plan to spend Easter Sunday? Are you going to church? Sunrise Service? Regular Service? Or skipping?
  7. Describe attending Good Friday or Easter Sunday service. What was your favorite part? What did you dislike? Will you go again?
  8. Do you regularly attend church services? How is Easter time different for your church community?
  9. Did you participate in Lent? What did you give up? Describe the experience.
  10. Why is participating in the Lenten season important to you?
  11. What is your favorite song to hear at Easter? Why does this song mean so much to you?
  12. What is your favorite memory of Easter? Why?
  13. Did you celebrate Easter as a child? What was a typical Easter like for you? Your family? Your friends? 
  14. What is your first memory of Easter at church as a child? 
  15. Did you get Easter baskets as a child? What other traditions did your family do at Easter time?
  16. What was your favorite Easter basket toy, candy, etc.? Why are these items so memorable? 
  17. Do you do any childhood traditions with your family? Why or why not?
  18. Did you create an Easter basket this year for your family? Your friends? Your dog? What did you put in the baskets?
  19. Did you dye Easter eggs as a child? Describe the experience.
  20. Did you dye Easter eggs this year with your friends or family? Describe the experience. Who helped you dye eggs? What colors did you use? 
  21. Did you participate in Easter egg hunts as a child? What do you remember the most about the event?
  22. Are you or did you hide Easter eggs this year? Describe the experience.
  23. As a child, what was your favorite item to find inside of an Easter egg?  Why?
  24. As an adult, what would you like to find inside an Easter egg? Why?
  25.  Do you have a favorite Easter egg? Describe the color, the pattern, and other important attributes.
  26. Are you cooking a traditional Easter meal? What will you serve?
  27. When you were a child, what was your Easter dinner? What was your favorite part of the meal? Do you still cook the same meal today?
  28.  Has the significance of Easter changed for you over the years? Why? 
  29. What was your favorite memory of Easter this year?
  30. What are you going to change for Easter 2024?

Happy Easter!

Journal Writing Prompts for April

April is here! Are you finding time to keep up your journal writing? Make writing in your journal a habit. Try to sneak a few minutes out of each day to get your thoughts down on paper (or type on the computer).

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Are you ready for new journal writing prompts? Check out the following 30 prompts for journal writing in April.

  1. How did March go for you, your friends, family, work, and home life? Write about your highs and lows of each area of your life.
  2. What do you want to accomplish this month? Make a list of at least 5 goals.
  3. What is your biggest dream for your personal life, work, family, etc.?
  4. Happy Easter! Did you celebrate? Write about your day.  How did you celebrate?
  5. Write a gratitude list of at least 10 things.
  6. Start a paragraph with the words, “Happiness is.” Then continue to write at least 2 paragraphs. Or make a list of 10 things.,
  7. Name a person or event that has made the biggest impact on you in the first 3 months of 2021. Explain your choice.
  8. What or who made you laugh today? What happened?
  9. Free write for at least 10 minutes. Or try a new goal of 20 minutes.
  10. What do you do to relieve stress? Why does this help you?
  11. Write about your day from an outside perspective.
  12. Think about all the people you encounter daily. Write down each person’s best characteristic trait that you admire. Then, write down a trait or habit you wish each person would change. Why did you pick these traits?
  13. Who gave you a compliment recently? What were the circumstances leading up to the praise? How did the compliment make you feel?
  14. If you could write a letter to your teenage self, what would you say? Remember the more details the better.
  15. Do you find yourself blaming others for your unhappiness? Who? Why? What can you do to change the situation?
  16. Do you worry about what others think about your personal life, work, family, or friends? Why does this bother you?
  17. If you could hold any job in the world, what would you pick? Why?
  18. What is your worst habit? Why? What can you do to change it?
  19. Make a list of your top best traits. (Yes, there are at least 10).
  20. Write about your day in intervals. What were you doing at 8am? 10am? Noon? 3pm? 5pm? 10pm?
  21. What amazes you about yourself, family, community, friends, or work? Is this a good or bad thing? Why?
  22. Was there a difficult moment in your life that later turned out to be a hidden blessing? Describe the event.
  23. Write about a recent news event. What happened? Why do you feel so strongly about this event?
  24. What do you do to show people you care?
  25. What past decision changed your life?
  26. What song always makes you turn up the radio to sing along? Why?
  27. What is your idea of a good day?
  28. What was your last vivid dream? What do you remember the most about this dream?
  29. What do you hope people will remember you by when you are gone?
  30. What are you looking forward to in May?