October • Creative Prompts
Creative Activities
The following prompts are meant to be motivational and fun. There are 10 prompts each month to assist you in thinking creatively. You are reading this blog post! Success! Already!
Congratulate yourself! Seriously! You have already started and it is awesome.
HOW TO USE THE PROMPTS
🧡 Do the list in any order.
🧡 Do as many or as few as you prefer
🧡 Spend 5-30 minutes...whatever time you can spare.
🧡 Some of the creativity challenges suggest certain art supplies but use whatever you have.
MEDIUMS YOU CAN USE:
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Pencil
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Pen
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Crayons
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Pencil crayons
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Markers
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Paint
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Camera phone
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Magazines and glue
WAYS TO EXPRESS YOURSELF:
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Visual Art
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Creative writing (journaling, post-it notes, memos on your phone, ETC)
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Music (listening to or relating to)
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Voice/Singing/Poetry
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Movement
OCTOBER CREATIVE MOTIVATION TASKS:
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Create something with the colour orange
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Sit in nature and create with found objects
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Collect leaves on a short walk (or long if your prefer...). Use them as inspiration to create something.
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Carve a gourd or pumpkin
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Create a rubbing. Using crayon lying flat (on it's side and paper), lay paper over texture and rub the crayon across the paper. See how many textures you can find.
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Walk in nature. Be mindful. Be present. Nothing else matters right now. This walk is just for you. Breathe and appreciate the sights. Create a drawing or a collage inspired by this mindful moment.
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Capture a moment with the people you love... or just experience a moment and feel the joy. Journal about your gratefulness later.
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Create a picture of your favourite food
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Three, one minute sketches of three different things you see in the room you are currently in. (3 quick sketches in total)
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Go to the closest window and look outside, take four square breathes.
How to take square breathes: inhale for the count of four, hold for the count of four, exhale for the count of four, wait four seconds before inhaling again.
Follow on Instagram
Post photos of your creativity and mindfulness on Instagram using #findingcreativejoy #redfoxcreativemindful
Share on facebook
Share this BLOG POST and use the hashtag #creativeyqr to promote your passion for creativity.
COOL REWARDS
To be entered:
1. Follow @redfoxcreativestudio on Instagram
2. Post photos of your creations on Instagram
(The mindfulness is just for you…posting might defeat the purpose.)
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Use this hashtag #redfoxcreativemindful
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Tag the photo @redfoxcreativestudio in your photo
(Note: Your Instagram profile must be public)
YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A $20 CREDIT
to be used on any regular priced product over $60.00.
DRAW will be made on DEC 22ND.