daily creativity

Curriculum· — It’s the last day of July! Write a sonnet (a 14-line poem) in celebration of Summer. For some fun hints about the form of a “sonnet”, read this one by...

Curriculum· — Write about your future. What will a typical day be like for your adult self? Will you still live near where you live now? Will you have the same friends?...

Curriculum· — What do you think are the worst poems ever written? They could be by other poets, adults or children, or your own. Study them, then write a bad poem.

Curriculum· — One morning, you wake up, and the only thing in the world that is the same is you. What has changed, and how? Write a one-page story about happens that...

Curriculum· — Choose one of these opening lines from classic novels, and use it as the starting point for your own short story. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that...

Curriculum· — Pick a color and draw a person that you believe best personifies the color.

Curriculum· — Write about the first time you tried a food, whether you liked it or didn’t like it. What did it smell like? What did you expect it to taste like?...

Curriculum· — Pick a favorite fictional character of yours and place them in a very precarious situation, such as being trapped inside of an elevator. Write about how they would react and...

Curriculum· — Flip through a book or magazine and pick five to ten words that interest you, and write a piece using those words.

Curriculum· — Write about a character waiting for something, but don’t reveal what they’re waiting for until the end.