CURATED COLLECTION
15 minutes
A pocket-sized change of scene.
Other-hand portrait
Draw an object with your non-dominant hand.
YOUR RESULTYour non-dominant-hand object portrait and a note identifying the object.
Page of circles
Fill a page with circles and let a pattern emerge.
YOUR RESULTA finished page of circles showing a repeated pattern you developed.
Pantry palette
Plan a snack from three familiar safe ingredients of different colours.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your snack plan naming three familiar ingredients, their different colours and how you would arrange them.
Paper constellation
Invent and draw a constellation with a story.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your invented constellation drawing, its name and a three-sentence origin story.
Paper creature
Fold scrap paper into an imaginary animal and name it.
YOUR RESULTA photo or drawing of your folded paper animal, with its name and two defining features.
Paper horizon
Draw a horizon and three distant shapes, leaving space.
YOUR RESULTA completed horizon drawing containing three distinct distant shapes.
Paper welcome
Make a small welcome sign for your desk.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished desk welcome sign, including its wording and one visual detail.
Parallel doodles
Draw the same object with a friend and compare details.
YOUR RESULTTwo versions of the same-object drawing and three differences you noticed together.
Park border
Observe plant shapes along a public park path.
YOUR RESULTA field note with three plant-shape sketches or detailed descriptions from the path.
Photo caption
Write a private caption for a forgotten photo you own.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your newly written caption and describe the non-sensitive visual detail that inspired it; the private photo is not required.
Photo haiku
Tell a short wordless story in three object photos.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a collage of three original object photographs in story order, with no dialogue required.
Photo outside the frame
Tell a trusted friend the story behind a non-sensitive photo.
YOUR RESULTA location-free, anonymised summary of the photo story and one question it prompted.
Plant visitor
Observe a plant quietly and look for a new detail.
YOUR RESULTA plant observation drawing or note recording three details, including one newly noticed detail.
Plaque reader
Read a public historical plaque you usually pass.
YOUR RESULTA summary of one public plaque in your own words, including two facts from it.
Pocket zine
Fold a sheet into a tiny illustrated booklet.
YOUR RESULTA completed folded zine with a cover and at least three illustrated panels.
Posture break
Try two comfortable positions away from your screen.
YOUR RESULTDraw or describe the two comfortable positions you tried and one difference you noticed.
Public clock
Find a public clock and sketch its surroundings.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your public-clock sketch including at least two details from its surroundings.
Quiet cinema
Watch a short legally free film with comfortable lighting.
YOUR RESULTName the short film and its legal free source, then write three observations about what you watched.
Quiet corner
Find a nearby public spot with less noise and sit for a few minutes.
YOUR RESULTA three-point observation note explaining what made the public spot quieter.
Quiet page
Read one page slowly and choose a favourite sentence.
YOUR RESULTA brief summary of the page and an explanation of why one sentence stood out; avoid copying the page.
Rainbow explanation
Summarise a reliable explanation of rainbows in plain language.
YOUR RESULTA plain-language rainbow explanation with a labelled sketch or three clear steps and a reliable source.
Random postcard
Design a postcard for an imaginary visit to a map location.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished imaginary postcard with a drawing and two sentences about the invented visit.
Reading corner
Arrange a cushion or chair and read something short.
YOUR RESULTA reading-corner sketch or photo plus a two-sentence response to what you read.
Recipe archaeology
Research the origin of a recipe you know.
YOUR RESULTSummarise two facts about your recipe's origins in your own words and name the source you checked.