One Night in Paradise – Mad Lib

I had this game tee-ed up for the Moonlight and Margaritas Zoom party, but we ran out of time. So I thought it would be fun to share here.

One Night in Paradise Mad Lib

Directions:

1. Put a word next to each word-type in the list below. For example, Adjetive: Jolly, or Verb-ing: Dancing.
2. Put your word into the corresponding blank spot of the story below.
3. Read and laugh at the crazy story you just wrote.

Words

1. Adjective
2. Adjective
3. Noun
4. Verb (past tense)
5. Body part
6. Drink
7. Noun
8. Verb (present tense)
9. Sound
10. Emotion
11. Adverb
12. Verb (past tense)
13. Exclamation
14. Celebrity name
15. Verb (ending in -ing)

One Night in Paradise

It was a [1. adjective], [2. adjective] night on the beach. The scent of salt and sunscreen lingered in the air as I clutched my [3. noun] and [4. verb (past tense)] down the boardwalk.

That’s when I saw him—shirt unbuttoned to his [5. body part], sipping a [6. drink] like he owned the whole island. He was holding a [7. noun] and didn’t even flinch when I tripped over a crab trying to [8. verb] past.

“[9. Sound],” I muttered under my breath, trying to hide my [10. emotion].

He looked up, smiled [11. adverb], and [12. verb (past tense)] toward me.

“[13. Exclamation],” I said. “You look just like [14. celebrity name]… but better.”

He laughed, leaned in close, and whispered, “I was hoping we’d end the night [15. verb -ing].”

Post your story in the comments! I’ll put mine there as well!

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