Weekly Challenges

Using whatever materials you have on hand, make a collage! Will your whole paper be filled with material, or will you leave some blank space?

Haiku: Simplicity, observation, imagination. Focus on a tiny detail, like a color, a texture, or a movement. Explore a few different ways to explain or describe that detail, with just 17 syllables.

What do you love about fall? Write about your feelings on the season and the images it brings to mind. 

Draw an image of a long road trip. 

If you could step into a painting and join its world, what painting would it be? Write a poem or a short story about this idea. 

Using all your senses, describe the blissful state of being totally relaxed. 

In your preferred medium, create a piece that includes a ghost.

Nostalgia is a bittersweet, wistful feeling about past memories. In poetry or prose, write about what makes you nostalgic and describe how it feels. (Challenge created by C-L-S, YWP)

Do you ever go stargazing? Write a poem about it and share your thoughts.

What does a rainbow mean to you? Create your own rainbow using your preferred medium. 

Look at or imagine an egg. Try to describe what it looks like or what it might symbolize without using any adjectives.

Imagine a rushing river that is always shifting and curving through the landscape. Personify the river and write a poem from its perspective, including what it sees, feels, and touches.