Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams
What If…
The “what if” scenario is a wonderful way to teach creative thinking. Forcing yourself to think things through to the very end is important for a good story. Imagination is the key…
1: “What if every time you asked someone a question, they answered you with a question?”
2: “What if a Famous Superstar suddenly changed drastically?”
3: “What if God had designed us to walk on our hands?”
4: “What if cars disappeared off the face of the earth?”
5: “What if the clouds were on the ground?”
6: “What if you had to fix dinner?”
7: “What if you found a secret room in your house?”
8: “What if your pet could speak?” (speak Fido, speak)
9: “What if you could hear the angels singing?”
10: “What if you could see beyond the clouds?”
11: “What if the doctor told you that you had a rare sneezing disease?”
12: “What if electricity had not been discovered?”
13: “What if your parents announced that you were moving to another
country?”
14: “What if you were the teacher for a day?”
15: “What if the world really was flat?”
16: “What if flowers only bloomed at night?”
17: “What if the insects were bigger than you?”
18: “What if someone stole your Christmas presents?”
19: “What if the animals got mixed up? – Dogs meowing, etc.”
20: “What if you lived in a 12-story house, one room on each floor?”
21: “What if there were no windows?”
22: “What if you lost your sense(s) for a day?”
23: “What if you could build a church? What would it look like?”
24: “What if you could build a house? What would it look like?”
25: “What if you could build a car? What would it look like?”
26: “What if Noah hadn’t built the ark?”
27: “What if Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned?”
28: “What if Joseph and Mary lived today?”
29: “What if Queen Vashti had come when her husband
summoned her?”
30: “What if Jonah hadn’t run from God?”
31: “What if Ruth hadn’t gone with Naomi?”
32: “What if God had given us only six days in a week?”
33: “What if each day was 48 hours long?”
34: “What if we had only one season?”
35: “What if every day was Monday?”
36: “What if celebrating Christmas was against the law?”
37: “What if being a Christian was against the law?”
38: “What if scientists discovered something that they thought could keep us
alive forever?”
39: “What if your best friend lied about you?”
40: “What if you had no fingernails?”
41: “What if you had three legs?”
42: “What if everything bitter turned sweet and vice versa. What would you
eat? Not eat?”
43: “What if you could see the whole earth from God’s POV?”
44: “What if the moon was really made of cheese?”
45: “What if the stars refused to shine?”
46: “What if the rivers and oceans dried up?”
47: “What if Jesus had chosen to come today instead of 2000 years ago? Who
would He hang out with? Where would He go?”
48: “What if you could actually hear God’s voice?”
49: “What if the rocks and trees really did start praising God?”
50: “What if you could name the animals?”
51: “What if we slept during the day and worked at night?”
52: “What if you were the King or Queen of your own country? What kind of
laws would you make? Why?”
53: “What if you were a chef?”
54: “What if you could see twice as far as you can now?”
55: “What if you discovered that the swimming pool was full of jello? What
would you do? How would you get rid of it?”
56: “What if you were required by law to give up your favorite food? What
would it be? How would you respond?”
57: “What if you had no teeth?”
58: “What if you could design a city park?”
59: “What if you were in charge of transportation?”
60: “What if you were the pastor of a large church? What type of sermon would
you write, etc?”
61: “What if gravity ceased to exist?”
62: “What if slavery still existed?”
63: “What if you could fly? Where would you go?”
64: “What if you could change colors like a chameleon?”
65: “What if eating sugar was against the law?”
66: “What if Jesus came for lunch?”
67: “What if I gave away all my toys?”
68: “What if our car broke down?”
69: “What if my dad lost his job?”
70: What if my best friend moved away?”
71: “What if I had a new baby sister?”
72: “What if my father was my school teacher?”
73: “What if my great-great grandmother was still alive?”
74: “What if our food came in pill form?”
75: “What if my mother and father told me I was adopted?”
76: “What if my parents decided to build a wall around our house?”
77: “What if the neighbors got mad at us?”
78: “What if the grocery store stopped selling groceries?”
79: “What if the cars all ran on electricity?”
80: “What if flying to the moon wasn’t such a big deal?”
81: “What if a newspaper reporter thought my life made an interesting story?”
82: “What if I found out that one of my grandparents was famous?”
83: “What if the President invited me to lunch?”
84: “What if the speed limit changed?”
85: “What if we had to build our houses under water?”
86: “What if music disappeared?”
87: “What if Hitler had never been born?”
88: “What if tennis shoes were banned?”
89: “What if my hair stopped growing?”
90: “What if I became a pro ball player?”
91: “What if we could hear our thoughts out loud?”
92: “What if we earned a nickel for every time we complimented someone?
93: “What if Christians stopped telling others about the Lord?”
94: “What if we lived to be 200?”
95: “What if I had never been born?”
96: “What if saying ‘I Love You’ was against the law?”
97: “What if everyone always got their own way?”
98: “What if I awoke to discover that the grass in my yard was pink?”
99: “What if my parents wanted to trade rooms with me?”
100: “What if my dreams always came true?”
101: “What if there were no ‘what if’s?’”
