Another thing I found while cleaning my office, in addition to the magnetic poetry kit, was a bunch of old business cards. These are from my job at About, which I still have, but the email address on them is no longer valid, and the company hasn’t been part of the New York Times Co. […]
Play with Magnetic Poetry
I’ve been cleaning my office this month, and I recently came across a bottle of magentic poetry words I’d kind of forgotten I had. Do you have some of these? They’re actually a lot of fun. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with the concept, it’s a collection of random words on magnets. You grab some and […]
Make Something Using Your Favorite Color
Since this week has been all about you and your favorite things, I thought it would make sense today to make something using your favorite color. Mine is green, and I decided I wanted to paint something. I happened to have this big blocky square canvas I bought somewhere on clearance a long time ago, […]
Illustrate a Quote, Ransom-Note Style
I like to have some kind of a plan when it comes to these challenges, but this one went a long way from what I had planned for today. Which is great, because I love it. Today I want you to start by thinking about some of your favorite books and authors, the words and […]
How to Tie a Knot for Hand Sewing
When I was teaching the kids a little sewing at school yesterday, I started out with how I like to tie a knot for hand sewing. I thought this was pretty basic — and it is — but it kind of stopped everyone in their tracks. Even the adults in the room didn’t know this […]
Take Pictures of Your Day
We’re two weeks into the new year! How’s it going? Have you been a little more creative these past few days compared to last year? I hope so. Today’s challenge is another easy one: take some pictures of your day. I actually took my pictures yesterday, since pictures of me sitting at my desk all […]
Write a Fictional Autobiography
I have always felt bad about calling this a craft challenge (though it’s called that because in my head it’s the Our Daily Craft Challenge) when really it’s all about boosting creativity in all sorts of ways. But you all will just have to bear with the name and realize that we’re doing a lot […]