Creative Idea of the Day - 2025 04
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.
- Make a list of fictional items you'd like to own.
- Build sculptures from sticks, stones, leaves, and other natural elements and leave them out in the wild.
- Choose an item you'd planned to throw away and turn it into something you'd want to keep.
- Document the small joys of your day in a scrapbook or journal by using photos, doodles, clippings, or writings.
- Find a puddle and use it as a mirror to draw or photograph the reflections shown in it.
- Go for a walk and write a short poem inspired by something unusual you see.
- Make a list of places you want to visit. Visit one.
- Play a favourite childhood game.
- Recreate a famous artwork, in whatever size or format you like, using everyday objects.
- Turn your favourite quotations, sayings, or lyrics into a word cloud to glue into your journal or turn into a piece of wall art.
- Use magazine pages for gift wrap.
- Create a dictionary of words that have significance to you and define them with your own stories, drawings, images, and more.
- Design your own coat of arms.
- Explore where you live, and try to find something starting with each letter of the alphabet. For example: A = art gallery, B = book store, and so on, or even the letters of your name.
- Make a bingo card for your walk and take a photo of each thing you find. Attach it to the spot on your card, and make some wall art from your grid.
- Learn something you've always wanted to learn.
- Write one-sentence stories based on things you've overheard.
- Visit a botanical garden.
- Make some t-shirt yarn and create a wall-hanging with it and other fabric scraps.
- Acquire a list of random words and design a menu with absurd and creative dishes inspired by them.
- Join a photo walk or history walking tour.
- Embroider some favourite words or quotations onto a t-shirt to wear.
- Design some quilting squares, even if you never make them, or the quilt.
- Create some ornaments, window gems, or chandelier hangers from old jewellery.
- Using some sturdy enough card, take a photo and create your own postcard by affixing a print of the photo to the card, or printing right on the card. Write a message and send it to someone.
- Try a workshop with a local artisan, artist, or crafter.
- Choose a book you like and redesign its cover.
- Animate a dream in flipbook form.
- Pick a colour before you go for a walk and look for things that colour. Take pictures of them and turn the photos into a collage. Or just enjoy them as they are.
- Build a sculpture entirely from leftover materials or “junk”.