CURATED COLLECTION
No money
Nothing to spend. Something to do.
City palette
Sketch five colours seen on a safe short walk.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a five-colour palette with a short label for the thing that inspired each colour.
Closing scene
Describe your room as a film's final scene.
YOUR RESULTWrite a final-scene description with a camera view, a sound and a closing image based on your room.
Cloud machine
Write instructions for an imaginary machine that sorts clouds.
YOUR RESULTWrite at least four numbered steps explaining how your imaginary cloud-sorting machine works.
Cloud names
Name three clouds from a safe comfortable spot.
YOUR RESULTThree cloud sketches or descriptions, each with an original name.
Coin creation
Flip a coin to choose between drawing a creature and a tiny vehicle.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished creature or vehicle drawing and state which side of the coin chose it.
Coin game
Invent a tabletop game using a coin and paper.
YOUR RESULTYour tabletop game rules: setup, allowed move, win condition and one example turn.
Collaborative magazine
Make a one-page magazine with willing friends.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the completed one-page magazine with at least three contributions and a title; contributors' identities are unnecessary.
Colour conversation
Photograph neighbouring colours that complement each other.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your original colour-pair photograph and name the two neighbouring colours.
Colour detour
Spot five examples of a chosen colour on a safe short walk.
YOUR RESULTA five-item colour collection naming each object and its shade.
Colour lottery
Choose a colour and find five examples nearby.
YOUR RESULTList five different objects you found and their shared colour, or submit a labelled collage.
Continuous line
Draw an object without lifting your pen.
YOUR RESULTYour completed continuous-line object drawing, with the object identified.
Cookbook roulette
Find a technique on a random cookbook page to learn later.
YOUR RESULTName the cookbook and technique you found, then explain three steps you would follow to learn it.
Cooperative story
Take turns adding a sentence to a ten-sentence story.
YOUR RESULTThe complete ten-sentence cooperative story; credit participants only with their consent.
Country postcard
Learn a country's capital, language and geographic feature.
YOUR RESULTA country postcard containing its capital, a language, one geographic feature and your sources.
Craft compliment
Send someone you know a specific compliment about their work.
YOUR RESULTThe specific compliment you composed and why it fits the work; omit recipient details.
Creature guide
Write a field-guide page for an imaginary bookshelf creature.
YOUR RESULTA field-guide entry with a creature drawing, habitat and three invented behaviours.
Crossing design
Observe a pedestrian crossing safely from the pavement.
YOUR RESULTSketch or describe three crossing-design features observed from the pavement and explain one safety function.
Daylight rediscovery
Photograph an object you normally see in artificial light.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your original daylight photograph and describe one difference from the object's usual artificial lighting.
Decorative knot
Learn a simple decorative knot, never for climbing or safety.
YOUR RESULTA photo or diagram of your decorative knot with its steps; it must not be used for safety.
Desk expedition
Walk or roll to a nearby accessible outdoor spot and pause.
YOUR RESULTA location-free sketch or three-detail description of the outdoor spot you visited.
Desk museum audio
Record a private museum-style introduction to a desk object.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the script of your recorded desk-object museum introduction, including two observed features and an invented exhibit title.
Dice story
Write one to six sentences about a lost umbrella based on a die roll.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your umbrella story and die result; the number of sentences must match the roll.
Different-room reset
Do a few comfortable movements in another room.
YOUR RESULTA three-movement sequence and a description of how you made space to try it safely.
Discovery awards
Award your favourite sound, colour and fact of the weekend.
YOUR RESULTWrite three discovery awards for your weekend's sound, colour and fact, with a concrete example and reason for each.