Some amount of routine is always a blessing in life, but too much routine can be a drag. When life feels slow, mundane, and predictable, it’s time get back in touch with your creative side. Take a look at the following fun activities, which are designed to stimulate your imagination and get your creative juices flowing.
Make a Collage
Using items you find around the house, design your own colorful collage. Use train tickets, postcards, match sticks, dried flower petals, and other items that capture your current reality. Alternatively, gather objects when you take your next stroll around the neighborhood or on your next nature hike. Take time to organize the objects, giving thought to how you position them on a sheet of thick paper or cardboard. Create a rich and colorful display that literally pops off the page.
Design Your Own Tote
Whether you’re busy with school, work, or life at home, a crafty homemade tote bag can help you keep your supplies together. Design and piece together a bag that can hold your paraphernalia, choosing a sturdy but fun fabric that matches your mood. You can use a sewing machine to whip it all together, or hand stitch. Top off your special tote with colorful applique embroidery, choosing a playful, romantic, or geometric embroidered piece that complements your project.
Show Your True Colors
Adult coloring books, available in a plethora of themes and styles, are all the rage. Use crayons, colored pencils, or fine-point markers in a range of colors to create a masterful owl, flower garden, castle, or fighter jet. The vast choice of colors, the feeling of the crayon in your hand, and the rhythmic back-and-forth motion will feed your imagination. According to Entrepreneur, the elaborate designs you find in adult coloring books stimulate creativity, boost problem-solving and motor skills, enhance focus, and help the mind unwind and relax.
Shake up Your Recipes
You don’t have to be a master chef to express yourself creatively in the kitchen. Try your hand at a brand new recipe, or take an old favorite, and swap out a key ingredient. Bake bread or cookies with your kids, and take your cue from them when it’s time to shape the dough. Throw different spices into your vegetable soup, and savor the new taste sensation. Once a month, top your standard green salad with a zany new dressing.
Living creatively doesn’t have to cost a fortune or take a lot of time. Engage in simple, low-cost activities that stimulate your mind, your fingers, and your taste buds, and enjoy reconnecting with your creative side.
