More creative ideas: Dance, sidewalk messages and art made from nature

Go outside and make with leaves or leave a cheerful message in sidewalk chalk. Get started on our weekly creative ideas for challenging times.

Paint a poem and more mixed up ways to get creative

Combine poetry with painting, try improv and more creative fun during these challenging times.

Blackout poetry, face painting and more: Still more Creative Ideas in Complicated Times

In uncertain times, we need something creative to lift us up and give us hope. We need poetry and drawing and creative projects because they build us up. The Artists’ Way author Julia Cameron sees courage and conviction in taking up the pen or paint brush. “Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any …