Creative Idea of the Day - 2024 08
Every day on my Idealog account on Bluesky - except for the days I forget - I share a quick creative idea and archive the month's list here on the last day.
- Create some writing prompts for yourself or others.
- Choose a random photograph and write a short story, poem, or other descriptive piece inspired by it.
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- Pick a favourite recipe and change one ingredient.
- Choose an image. Tell a story.
- The 10 things you’d take to a desert island.
- Write a poem that uses alliteration in every line.
- Create a poster for a cause you support.
- Create a sculpture using old jewellery pieces.
- Use a random text generator to create a prompt. Tell a story.
- Learn to weave or knot a rug.
- Make a list of favourite song lyrics. Bonus fun if you arrange just those lyrics into a whole new verse of their own.
- Make up a list for your go bag, including the fun things.
- Plan a solo picnic in a place you enjoy.
- Using yarn or embroidery string, wrap various items to create decorative ornaments
- Try a poetic form from another culture.
- Make a list of favourite fictional items.
- Take photos of silhouettes or shadows.
- Make a list of favourite quotations.
- Create a new recipe using unexpected ingredients.
- Make a list of things to do for fun.
- Create a collage of your favourite colours and textures.
- Create a monochromatic mural.
- Listen to a new podcast or try a new audiobook.
- Get a journal and decorate the cover.
- Take yourself on a solo reading date in a local botanical garden or park.
- Visit a local museum or gallery you’ve never been to before.
- Start and keep a list of any random questions that come to you. Spend a day once in a while looking up the answers.
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- If you go out of town, send yourself a postcard from where you went - even if you just went one town over to do groceries.
- Make a landscape using only images cut from magazines and newspapers.