An eclectic list of 99 things that children like was given to me by a writing friend last year after she attended a conference.  The list was courtesy of children’s sports author Andy Gutelle…and here I’ve added 400+ more (and more)!  I hope this list gives a spark to your writing for children, but I wonder what it will do to my search engine hits?!

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Note: this list is more targeted toward picture-book-age children (8 and under) than tweens (9-12) or teens.

(And also check out the list of things kids don’t like.)

1. 3D Movies
2. Acrobats
3. Air Hockey
4. Airplanes
5. Aliens
6. Allowance
7. Amusement Parks
8. Aquariums
9. Arts & Crafts
10. Astronauts
11. Autumn Leaves
12. Awards
13. Babies
14. Backpacks
15. Bacon
16. Badminton
17. Baggy Clothes
18. Balloon Animals
19. Balloons
20. Band-Aids
21. Basketball
22. Bathroom Humor
23. BB Guns
24. Beaches
25. Beanbag Chairs
26. Being Independent
27. Being Older Than Another Kid
28. Being Loved