CURATED COLLECTION
15 minutes
A pocket-sized change of scene.
Night alphabet
Turn five letters into moon and lamp-inspired shapes.
YOUR RESULTSubmit five transformed letter drawings inspired by moons or lamps, with the original letters labelled.
Night palette
Draw the colours of your room under evening light.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a palette of at least four evening room colours with a label for each source object.
Night soundtrack
Choose three songs for a quiet evening.
YOUR RESULTName three songs in evening listening order and give one reason for each selection.
No-glue collage
Arrange scrap paper into a landscape and photograph it.
YOUR RESULTA photo or drawing of your completed scrap-paper landscape, naming three features.
Nocturnal field note
Learn about a local nocturnal animal from a reputable reference.
YOUR RESULTWrite three sourced facts about one nocturnal animal, including a behaviour and habitat; do not approach wildlife.
Number curiosity
Verify an interesting property of a favourite number.
YOUR RESULTThe number, its interesting property and a calculation or source verifying it.
Number rhythm
Turn a non-sensitive number into a tapping rhythm.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the non-sensitive number and a written beat pattern showing how you tapped each digit.
Number walk
Spot three to seven interesting details on a safe short walk.
YOUR RESULTList three to seven specific details noticed on your walk; leave out your address and exact route.
Object family tree
Trace how an everyday object came to you.
YOUR RESULTDraw or write a three-stage object family tree without names, addresses or other personal information.
Odd museum
Curate three unrelated possessions as a tiny exhibition.
YOUR RESULTSubmit three exhibition labels, each naming an object and explaining its place in the exhibition.
Old meets new
Find an old and new structure side by side and sketch the contrast.
YOUR RESULTA side-by-side sketch or comparison identifying three old-versus-new design differences.
Oldest clue
Look for a date on a public building and research it.
YOUR RESULTRecord the building date you observed and two facts from a named source about its history.
Oldest object
Research an old possession's origin without pressuring anyone to share memories.
YOUR RESULTDescribe your old possession, two facts about its origin and the source or visible markings used.
One-colour poster
Design a poster for an imaginary festival in one colour.
YOUR RESULTA finished one-colour festival poster containing a festival name, symbol and short slogan.
One-colour series
Make three photos dominated by one colour.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a collage of three original photographs dominated by the same colour, and name that colour.
One constellation
Learn and draw a constellation from a free sky chart.
YOUR RESULTA labelled constellation sketch showing its main stars and the free reference used.
One-object shop
Invent a shop selling one ordinary object and design its sign.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the finished shop sign, the single object it sells and its invented shop name.
One-shelf pause
Choose one object on a shelf and notice its details.
YOUR RESULTA five-detail object study using shape, colour, material, wear and texture.
One-song dance
Dance seated or standing to a favourite song in a clear space.
YOUR RESULTA three-gesture dance sequence linked to the beginning, middle and end of your chosen song.
Online museum
Learn about an unfamiliar object in a free museum collection.
YOUR RESULTA museum object name, collection link and three facts rewritten in your own words.
Optional invitation
Invite a friend on a short walk and comfortably accept a no.
YOUR RESULTYour invitation wording and a proposed safe walking plan; no private messages or identities.
Ordinary awards
Give playful awards to objects around you with friends.
YOUR RESULTThree playful object awards, each with a title and a reason agreed by the group.
Ordinary symmetry
Frame the symmetry of a safe object or public structure.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your original symmetry photograph and identify the axis of symmetry in a short caption.
Other entrance
Enter a familiar public park by a different accessible entrance.
YOUR RESULTA small park sketch marking two public entrances and one detail noticed on the alternative route.