50 writing prompts about mermaids at christmas time

50 Mermaids at Christmas Writing Prompts 

So here are 50 Mermaids at Christmas Writing Prompts, the holiday season is a magical time filled with sparkling lights, festive gatherings, and childhood wonder. For many writers, it’s also a time of inspiration, inviting tales of hope, generosity, and mystical fantasy.

This year, why not tap into the vivid imagination of the merfolk realm? Mermaids and other magical sea creatures open up an ocean of creative possibilities. Their mystical underwater world colliding with human Christmas traditions can make for enchanting stories.

In this blog post, we’ll dive into a deep trove of over 50 mermaid holiday writing prompts. These story ideas bring to life the whimsical spirits of merpeople during this seasonal celebration. You’ll also find prompts exploring the funny fiascos, romantic notions, and sense of wonder merfolk might experience around Christmas.

So join me below the waves where sequined fish flit through coral wreaths and shimmering grottoes. Together, we’ll ride the creative currents and see where these mystical holiday prompts carry our imaginations! Feel free to use any prompt that hooks you as a jumping off point for your own magical mer-y tales.

Here are 50 Mermaids at Christmas Writing Prompts 

1. A lonely mermaid gazes at the lights on shore each Christmas Eve, dreaming of celebrations on land.
2. Santa loses control of his sleigh and crashes into the ocean. A kindly mermaid comes to his rescue.
3. A mermaid falls in love with a human mall Santa. She disguises herself as human to get a job as an elf to be near him.
4. An oil spill threatens a mermaid habitat on Christmas morning. The merpeople must work urgently to save their home.
5. A young mermaid finds a sunken Christmas tree, ornaments and all, and excitedly decorates her grotto for the very first time.
6. A children’s letter to Santa asking for a real mermaid friend gets delivered to a secret mermaid cavern by accident.
7. Competitive mermaids try to outdo each other with the most elaborate seaweed Christmas wreaths and shiny shell decor.
8. A baby mermaid sees sparkly Christmas lights reflecting on the surface of the ocean and excitedly goes to investigate.
9. Santa loses his magical Naughty & Nice List to a mischievous mermaid who uses it to play underwater pranks.
10. A grumpy merman hates Christmas until a sea turtle Secret Santa leaves him a thoughtful handmade gift.
11. A curious mermaid gets tangled in discarded Christmas lights polluting her bay. She has to be cut free by marine life rescuers.
12. Homesick on Christmas, a mermaid performs in a seaside aquarium’s holiday show, dreaming of celebrating in the freedom of the open ocean.
13. Mistaken for a sea siren by drunken sailors, a singing mermaid looking at Christmas ships gets captured but soon escapes.
14. A Disney cruise line hosts a secretly animatronic Ariel as part of their Christmas mermaid meet & greet on Castaway Cay.
15. Hungry after long migration, Arctic mermaids stop to feast on a Santa snack gone wrong – a reindeer that fell through thin ice.
16. A glamorous mermaid socialite prepares to host her extravagant annual Undersea Christmas Ball for all the fish royalty.
17. Longing for Christmas on shore, a mermaid makes a risky deal with the sneaky Sea Witch to become human for just one holiday night.
18. Caroling pods of whales and seals surprised a young mermaid with a serenade outside her kelp cave on Christmas morning.
19. A curious young merboy tries to catch Santa and his reindeer by camouflaging himself in the snowy Arctic waters on Christmas Eve night.
20. A grumpy merman is forced to dress up as a beardy Santa merman for the yearly grotto Christmas party much to his fishy friends’ amusement.
21. A glitzy show mermaid mall Santa display malfunctions, springing a leak. Shoppers gawk as a fishy tail and scales are revealed underneath!
22. Homesick on his first Christmas at sea, a sailor spots a beautiful mermaid through the winter waves, promising him he’ll see home again.
23. A Christian mermaid attends midnight Mass at a seaside church, hiding behind a pillar so no humans spot her fishy form.
24. An Arctic merboy rescues a baby polar bear cub trapped on thin ice, just in time to reunite it with its worried mother on Christmas morning.
25. A sunken ghost ship flies eerie tattered Christmas flags. Lured by shiny wreaths and lights, a curious mermaid investigator goes inside…
26. Fascinated by stories of Santa Claus, a young mermaid sneaks to the North Pole only to get stuck and need old St. Nick’s help getting home by Christmas.
27. After getting caught in trouble, a merboy helps out at Santa’s workshop to get on the Nice list so he can still open sea presents on Christmas Day.
28. A glitzy seaside winter festival featuring a frozen mermaid ice sculpture display hides a spooky secret – the icy mermaid comes to life after dark!
29. Instead of sea shells, a poor young mermaid’s only seasonal joy are discarded Christmas beads and shiny tinsel she collects from the ocean floor trash heaps.
30. A kind elderly mermaid lovingly wraps shells and pretty stones she’s gathered through the year as humble Christmas gifts for less fortunate guppy children.
31. Come December, Frosty the Snowman’s magic hat falls into the sea where it brings a smiling mermaid snowwoman to life in a flurry of icy sparkles.
32. Caught in a winter storm on Christmas Eve, a shipwrecked sailor washes up on a hidden tropical island paradise populated only by singing, dancing mermaids.
33. A grouchy lighthouse keeper finds a little injured merbaby washed up on Christmas morning and is forced to care for it through a difficult recovery.
34. Wanting legs to attend a glamorous Christmas ball, an envious mermaid makes a risky deal with the sneaky sea witch and gets far more than she bargained for.
35. A little mergirl excitedly helps her father merman finish his elaborate underwater gingerbread house just in time for Christmas morning.
36. A glitzy show mermaid entertains packed crowds performing daily in a tanks at Santa’s Grotto but secretly yearns to be back home under the sea.
37. A sick young merboy confined to his kelp bed is delighted when whales, dolphins and fish carolers surround his cave to sing him Christmas tunes.
38. For her friend’s wedding, a talented mermaid seamstress creates gorgeous gowns and festive decorations from shimmery shipwrecked fabrics and discarded holiday tinsel.
39. Caroling party boats unintentionally float over a hidden mer village causing a normally unseen magical holiday spectacle of glowing underwater trees and lights.
40. Drawn from the depths by bonfire light reflecting glittery red and green on the dark winter waves, a curious merfolk pod surfaces to secretly observe a seaside Christmas Eve celebration.
41. Merfolk warn a reckless merboy not to sneak near careless human holiday beach bonfires. But the tempting s’mores lure him dangerously close to discovery… and disaster!
42. Longing to experience Christmas on land, a little mergirl makes a risky deal with the sneaky sea witch and finds herself turned human but abandoned in a dangerous winter storm.
43. Instead of leaving cookies, a seaside Santa statue and postbox lets kids write wishes to merfolk they believe grant underwater Christmas magic each year.
44. A grumpy old merman hates the commercial chaos of Christmas until some playful dolphins and a sweet young mermaid help rekindle his holiday spirit.
45. A lonely mermaid falls in love with the handsome captain of a sparkling party yacht hosting an elegant formal Christmas Eve ball on deck each year.
46. Surfacing in icy Arctic regions far from the equatorial waters they normally populate, some mermaids accidentally get swept up by Santa’s strong Christmas Eve magic.
47. Rescuing a drowning boy who accidentally angered a warlock, a valiant young mermaid volunteers to grant his wish and retrieve Santa’s lost enchanted Christmas ornaments.
48. Ariel ditches King Triton’s boring traditional sea kelp wreath ceremony to join her human prince Eric hanging sparkly lights and mistletoe instead!
49. Accidentally stumbling into Santa’s secret village, a mermaid and injured reindeer unexpectedly befriend each other and embark on a heartwarming Christmas adventure together.
50. To combat underwater trash, a young environmentalist mermaid inspires other merfolk to make Christmas gifts and decorations from discarded plastic waste and ghost fishing nets.

With over 50 Mermaids at Christmas Writing Prompts to choose from, let your imagination swim into uncharted holiday waters! Will you write a tale of friendship between a mermaid and reindeer? Or romance between a merperson longing for celebrations on land? Perhaps bittersweet nostalgia as a captive mermaid recalls Christmas freedom under the sea.

Wherever these prompts guide your writing journey, embrace the magical spirit of the season. Let whimsy and wonder transport you. And if you craft a mer-tastic tale you’d like to share, leave the title and a brief teaser in the comments below!

I hope these prompts sparked new inspiration that will carry your creative efforts far into the new year. Thank you for diving under the waves with me to explore these story ideas! With the holidays drawing to a close, I wish you smooth sailing as we prepare to surface back into everyday life. But with pages full of new imaginings, may you carry the magical mermaid memories along on many future writing voyages! Leave us a comment if you enjoyed these prompt, and we have many more on our site.