How to Play Mad Libs for Kids

Mad Libs makes a new story from words you choose. Ask someone for each kind of word before reading the story, or write them down yourself without peeking at the ending. There are no right or wrong answers.

Try three word prompts

Think of an adjective (a describing word), a noun (here, an animal) and a verb (an action). Write your choices in the numbered Word Bank below, then copy each word into the matching blank in this original story. Keep the story covered until you have picked all three words.

At the zoo, a adjective noun decided to verb beside the pond.

Word Bank

Fill in a word for each blank below before you read the story out loud.

adjective (a describing word)
noun (an animal)
verb (an action)

A completed example

For one possible result, try sleepy, penguin and dance in that order.

Show the completed story

At the zoo, a sleepy penguin decided to dance beside the pond.

Play a full story

Enter one word for every numbered prompt on the story page. Reveal story becomes available only when every blank is filled.
Use Reveal story to read your choices in the completed story. Reset clears them so you can start again.
Print opens a separate blank worksheet with story lines and a numbered Word Bank, not your completed online story or an answer key.

Try the Zoo Trip Mad Libs or browse animal stories.