CURATED COLLECTION
15 minutes
A pocket-sized change of scene.
Song swap
Exchange a song and explain your favourite moment.
YOUR RESULTTwo exchanged song titles and an anonymised reason each person chose their song.
Sound map
Listen at three safe public spots and name their different sounds.
YOUR RESULTA three-location sound map with two sounds labelled at each spot; omit exact addresses.
Sound postcard
Describe three city sounds from a safe place.
YOUR RESULTWrite a three-sound city postcard with a specific description of each sound and no precise location.
Spoon logo
Draw a ridiculous spoon logo and then improve it.
YOUR RESULTTwo versions of your spoon logo and a sentence explaining the improvement.
Squiggle character
Turn a random squiggle into a character and name its breakfast.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the squiggle character drawing with a name and its invented breakfast.
Star research
Learn a reliable astronomy fact and illustrate it.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your illustration, the astronomy fact it represents and the reliable source checked.
Street furniture
Choose your favourite public bench design and explain why.
YOUR RESULTA bench sketch or description plus three design details that explain your choice.
Street-name story
Learn a local street name's origin from a reliable source.
YOUR RESULTSummarise the street-name origin in your own words and give the reliable source used.
Table for one
Set a thoughtful place for your next ordinary meal.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a photo or drawing of your finished place setting with three items labelled.
Tea without scrolling
Enjoy a familiar drink without switching tasks.
YOUR RESULTThree sensory notes about your familiar drink and one detail you usually overlook.
Teach one trick
Exchange small harmless skills with someone you know.
YOUR RESULTThe two skills exchanged and a three-step explanation of one skill you learned.
Ten-minute wander
Walk or roll safely for ten minutes with stops whenever you want.
YOUR RESULTA location-free route sketch and three observations from your ten-minute wander.
Texture pause
Describe three safe objects using different texture words.
YOUR RESULTThree object descriptions using at least two distinct texture words for each.
Texture triptych
Take three close-ups of different safe surfaces.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a single collage of three original texture close-ups, with each surface labelled.
The last page
Revisit the ending of a book you already finished.
YOUR RESULTName the book and write three sentences about its ending and one detail you noticed on revisiting it.
Three angles
Photograph one object from above, beside and close up.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a single collage of your three original object photos: above, beside and close up.
Three horizons
Sketch the same view from three safe stationary viewpoints.
YOUR RESULTThree small sketches of one view, with the viewpoint difference labelled.
Three-ingredient plan
Plan a simple dish and check food safety before preparing it.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a three-ingredient dish plan with preparation steps and the food-safety guidance you checked.
Three-song theme
Build a short themed playlist with a friend.
YOUR RESULTA three-song playlist, its shared theme and why each song fits.
Three tiny questions
Ask a willing friend about a snack, a skill and a favourite place.
YOUR RESULTThe three questions and anonymised summaries of the answers about a snack, skill and place.
Three-word story
Pick three nouns from a book and write a six-sentence story.
YOUR RESULTThe three selected nouns and your original six-sentence story containing all three.
Time-zone detective
Research why your time zone has its current offset.
YOUR RESULTA short explanation of a time-zone offset with the reference you checked.
Tiny celebration
Write a note celebrating a friend's small achievement.
YOUR RESULTYour completed celebration note with personal names and sensitive details removed.
Tiny cipher
Encode a harmless five-word message using a substitution cipher.
YOUR RESULTYour five-word message, substitution key and encoded version; use no personal information.