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enchantedsleeperOne Pillowfort creation that I really like is called a 'Blanket Box', which is a play on the site's name being Pillowfort (many PF terms are plays on 'Pillowfort' xD). You use blankets to build (or furnish; some people say furnish) your fort, and so a box of blankets allows people to build up their Pillowfort blog! In other words, it's a set of blogging prompts (usually geared around a certain theme, like music, a fandom, or just what you're doing that moment).
I've been thinking of sharing some over here on DW, as they're very versatile prompts, and Three Weeks for Dreamwidth (which starts today and runs for the next 3 weeks) is a great time to share prompts that people might like to use! I wouldn't want to share any written by other people without permission, but I've created two blanket boxes myself that I can share: one themed around nostalgia/childhood, and one themed around webcomics. I'm sharing the nostalgia one first, as it was my first blanket box!
Blanket boxes are traditionally accompanied by a set of guidelines, which are along the lines of:
And now for the prompts...
1. What was your favourite childhood toy?
2. What was your favourite cartoon or TV show?
3. What's an activity or hobby from your childhood that you would like to go back to?
4. Who was your childhood best friend? (You don't have to name them - it can be just a description!)
5. What was your first pet? (Or if you weren't allowed pets - what pet did you really want?)
6. If you were allowed one, what was your earliest gaming console? Favourite video game?
7. What was your favourite childhood food/meal?
8. What is the first job you dreamed of having?
9. What was your favourite childhood book (or author)?
10. Name a film you used to watch on repeat!
11. What's an object from your childhood that you still own? (Bonus: Include a photo!)
12. Did you collect anything as a child?
13. What was your first holiday (vacation), or favourite holiday?
14. What's one place from your childhood that you wish you could revisit?
15. What's one song that reminds you of your childhood/youth?
16. Tell us about a distinctive childhood memory.
I haven't actually filled these in myself yet, and I mean to! If you're interested in more blogging prompts, I also shared a prompt idea for writing about fanworks. You can also check out the Blanket Box tag on Pillowfort for many more - I doubt anyone objects to them being used outside of Pillowfort, I just wouldn't want to repost them like they're mine xD
Also, any questions you'd add to the set? I'm open to new prompts! :D
I've been thinking of sharing some over here on DW, as they're very versatile prompts, and Three Weeks for Dreamwidth (which starts today and runs for the next 3 weeks) is a great time to share prompts that people might like to use! I wouldn't want to share any written by other people without permission, but I've created two blanket boxes myself that I can share: one themed around nostalgia/childhood, and one themed around webcomics. I'm sharing the nostalgia one first, as it was my first blanket box!
Blanket boxes are traditionally accompanied by a set of guidelines, which are along the lines of:
- The first rule is that there are no rules :D
- Feel free to interpret the prompts however you like. For the nostalgia prompts, I'd add: You can interpret "childhood" however it makes sense to you to interpret. It's not a fixed or static thing (and I won't pin anyone down to a particular age, that would be very unfair), so go with what you instinctively think of as your childhood/younger years. Also, everyone's past/childhood is different, and not everyone had the same people, places and things when they were younger! So, please amend or skip prompts if you don't feel that they fit.
- Feel free to link this elsewhere so other people can use it! It's also usually encouraged to use a set tag, such as "Nostalgia Blanket Box", to help people find the fills. I'd love to know if anyone uses these!
And now for the prompts...
1. What was your favourite childhood toy?
2. What was your favourite cartoon or TV show?
3. What's an activity or hobby from your childhood that you would like to go back to?
4. Who was your childhood best friend? (You don't have to name them - it can be just a description!)
5. What was your first pet? (Or if you weren't allowed pets - what pet did you really want?)
6. If you were allowed one, what was your earliest gaming console? Favourite video game?
7. What was your favourite childhood food/meal?
8. What is the first job you dreamed of having?
9. What was your favourite childhood book (or author)?
10. Name a film you used to watch on repeat!
11. What's an object from your childhood that you still own? (Bonus: Include a photo!)
12. Did you collect anything as a child?
13. What was your first holiday (vacation), or favourite holiday?
14. What's one place from your childhood that you wish you could revisit?
15. What's one song that reminds you of your childhood/youth?
16. Tell us about a distinctive childhood memory.
I haven't actually filled these in myself yet, and I mean to! If you're interested in more blogging prompts, I also shared a prompt idea for writing about fanworks. You can also check out the Blanket Box tag on Pillowfort for many more - I doubt anyone objects to them being used outside of Pillowfort, I just wouldn't want to repost them like they're mine xD
Also, any questions you'd add to the set? I'm open to new prompts! :D
