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Daily Creativity #15: Write New Lyrics or Music for a Handwashing Song

by Jane Levi

Published April 10, 2020

Are you still singing the same old hand washing song? Are you tired of it, yet? Write some new words to fit with your favorite melody. Maybe it’s the tune you are tired of. If...

Daily Creativity #14: Poetry Charades

Published April 9, 2020

This is an activity to complete with one other person who you can see. So, that means a sibling, a parent, or other person in your home; or a friend or other family member over...

Daily Creativity #13: Focus on the Letter W

by Jane Levi

Published April 8, 2020

It’s Wednesday! Today, we are going to be guided by a letter of the alphabet: W! Really focus on the W in the What, Where, and Who of your Work. Create a drama that takes...

Daily Creativity #11 | Flash Contest: Write about how COVID-19 has affected your life

Published April 6, 2020

Daily Creativity #10: Create an Art Piece of One of Your Happiest Moments

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published April 3, 2020

Daily Creativity #9: Write a Letter to Yourself in 20 Years

Published April 2, 2020

Write a letter to yourself in 20 years. What would you like your future self to remember–about yourself, your family, your home, your country–about this moment in time, about how it feels to be you,...

Daily Creativity #8: Write a Story with a Twist Ending

Published April 1, 2020

It's April Fool's Day! Write a story with a twist ending that will totally surprise your reader.

Daily Creativity #7: Keep a Visual Diary

Published March 31, 2020

Begin keeping a visual diary of your time in quarantine. Take one photograph or draw one picture to add to it daily.

Daily Creativity #6 | Flash Contest: Write a Story in Dialogue

Published March 30, 2020

Write a story told completely through dialogue. How do you communicate the differences between characters? How can you make sure that the reader knows what is going on? Can you make action part of natural-sounding...

Weekly Flash Contest – final week August 24, 2020

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 29, 2020

Daily Creativity #15: Write New Lyrics or Music for a Handwashing Song

Post Published April 10, 2020 by Jane Levi

Are you still singing the same old hand washing song? Are you tired of it, yet? Write some new words to fit with your favorite melody. Maybe it’s the tune you are tired of. If you are musical, compose a new one, and write down your composition; if you can’t do that, choose a new tune and amend the words as required. Teach the song to the others you share a bathroom with.

Daily Creativity #14: Poetry Charades

Post Published April 9, 2020 by

This is an activity to complete with one other person who you can see. So, that means a sibling, a parent, or other person in your home; or a friend or other family member over Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp, etc: Both of you should take a few minutes to select a poem from this list but do NOT share it with your partner. Silently (no speaking or writing down words!

Daily Creativity #13: Focus on the Letter W

Post Published April 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

It’s Wednesday! Today, we are going to be guided by a letter of the alphabet: W! Really focus on the W in the What, Where, and Who of your Work. Create a drama that takes place on a Wednesday, in a place (or places) beginning with W, in which all the characters have names beginning with W, and which turns on something to do with a W.

Daily Creativity #11 | Flash Contest: Write about how COVID-19 has affected your life

Post Published April 6, 2020 by

How has COVID-19 affected your daily life so far? What has changed, and what is still the same? Which changes are positive, and which negative? What makes you most anxious when thinking about it? Most hopeful? Is there a particular experience that represents the change to your life most clearly? Write a 300-500-word blog post exploring these questions and examining your experiences so far.

Daily Creativity #10: Create an Art Piece of One of Your Happiest Moments

Post Published April 3, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Create a visual representation of one of your happiest moments. You could re-stage it for a photograph, paint it with watercolors, or use any other medium that you can come up with. Today’s project is an art project. You can approach this project by being literal–you depict in a painting, drawing, or photograph exactly what you are remembering.

Daily Creativity #9: Write a Letter to Yourself in 20 Years

Post Published April 2, 2020 by

Daily Creativity #8: Write a Story with a Twist Ending

Post Published April 1, 2020 by

It's April Fool's Day! Write a story with a twist ending that will totally surprise your reader.

Daily Creativity #7: Keep a Visual Diary

Post Published March 31, 2020 by

Begin keeping a visual diary of your time in quarantine. Take one photograph or draw one picture to add to it daily.

Daily Creativity #6 | Flash Contest: Write a Story in Dialogue

Post Published March 30, 2020 by

Weekly Flash Contest – final week August 24, 2020

Post Published March 29, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Contest based on Monday's Daily Creativity Prompt Every weekday morning from March to late August 2020, we published a Daily Creativity prompt. We decided to get everyone focused by turning every Monday's prompt into a Flash Contest! For this rolling weekly contest, all you have to do is pick up the Daily Creativity prompt published on a Monday, and submit your response to it via Submittable by ...

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