CURATED COLLECTION
15 minutes
A pocket-sized change of scene.
Recipe postcard
Write a simple known recipe on a small card.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a complete recipe card with ingredients and at least three preparation steps.
Reflection observer
Photograph a safe reflection without identifiable strangers.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your original reflection photograph without identifiable strangers or private details.
Repair research
Research a safe small repair, excluding electrical or structural work.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a safe repair plan with the problem, tools, steps and reliable source; exclude electrical or structural repairs.
Reverse interview
Interview a friend as the imaginary inventor of a spoon.
YOUR RESULTThree interview questions and three invented spoon-inventor answers.
Room geography
Sketch your room from above with playful place names.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a top-down room sketch with at least four playful place names and no identifying information.
Room palette
Choose five colours from your surroundings.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a five-colour room palette and name the object that inspired each colour; omit private surroundings.
Room token
Design a symbol for your favourite spot.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished symbol and explain two design choices inspired by your favourite spot.
Round or striped
Flip a coin and sketch something round or striped nearby.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished round or striped object sketch and state the coin result that selected it.
Route coin
Choose between two safe walking routes with a friend before leaving.
YOUR RESULTA location-free drawing of two safe routes and the route chosen together.
Sandwich sketch
Design a sandwich using available ingredients on paper.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a labelled sandwich drawing showing at least three available ingredients in their planned order.
Shadow theatre
Make hand shadows with a cool lamp away from fabric.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a sketch or photo of two hand-shadow characters and a short scene for them; keep the lamp clear of fabric.
Shadow trail
Follow a building shadow along a safe pavement and sketch its edge.
YOUR RESULTA sketch of the shadow edge with two landmarks showing where its shape changes.
Shared window
Each notice something different in the same window view.
YOUR RESULTTwo different observations of the same window view, without addresses or identifiable people.
Shelf memory
Associate five ordinary words with objects and recall them.
YOUR RESULTYour five-word object association list and the words you recalled without looking.
Shelf spectrum
Arrange a few objects by colour.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a photo or sketch of at least five objects arranged in colour order.
Shuffle scene
Sketch the scene suggested by a shuffled song.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the finished scene sketch, the song title and one detail inspired by its sound.
Sign redesign
Sketch a clearer version of a confusing public sign.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the original sign's wording and your redesigned sketch, explaining one clarity improvement.
Signed greeting
Learn a local sign-language greeting from a reputable deaf-led resource.
YOUR RESULTThe greeting, its language and context, plus the deaf-led teaching resource used.
Silent night comic
Draw a nighttime story with no dialogue.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a wordless nighttime comic with at least three panels and a recognisable ending.
Silent trailer
Film a private movie trailer using only household objects.
YOUR RESULTA four-frame storyboard or four stills from your original household-object trailer.
Six-line comic
Draw a three-panel comic with six lines per panel.
YOUR RESULTA completed three-panel comic using six drawn lines in each panel.
Snack ranking
Compare favourite snacks and explain surprising choices.
YOUR RESULTA ranked list of three snacks and two different reasons offered during the comparison.
Snack sculpture
Arrange a familiar snack in a new shape.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a photo or drawing of your finished snack sculpture and name its shape and foods.
Soft catch
Toss rolled socks gently between your hands while seated.
YOUR RESULTA diagram of your seated sock-toss pattern and two adjustments that kept it controlled.