Make Something: Half & Half
Traveling homebody. For the next few days, that’s what I will be. A trip—part business, part relaxation—will take me far from home. And that makes me anxious. I love adventure, experiencing new places, […]
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Make Something: Candy
What timing! On the eve of Easter, the make something prompt instructed me to “work only with candy or chocolate.” And can you believe it? The little girls were happy […]
Make Something: Gold
During date night at Target, while my husband waited for me to just finish already, I assembled a few gold items from the jewelry department, arranged them on a counter, […]
Make Something: Uniform
“Design a uniform for a job that doesn’t normally have one.” My third grader and I discussed this prompt today after school. Emma suggested that I create a writer’s uniform where […]
Make Something: Winged
Today’s make something assignment was to add wings, fur, or a tail to something. I guess I’m feeling good about building people’s confidence through my coaching relationships and the classes I […]
Make Something: Finish Someone’s Work
“Have someone else start something and then complete it yourself today.” I gave my 11-year-old daughter broad instructions: “Start something that has to do with words.” I expected she would write […]
Make Something: Appetizing
Today’s creative assignment is to making something unappetizing seem appetizing. I could disguise some disgusting food or substance as edible. Desirable, even. To honor my theme of “words,” I could draft a description of this nasty item, making […]
Make Something: Disposable Cup
For today’s creation, the instruction was to work with a disposable cup. So this evening, when the server returned to our table to offer dessert, I said, “No thanks, but do you have […]
Make Something: With a Face
Today’s make something prompt invited me to give a face to something that normally wouldn’t have one. I love typography and am always fascinated by the clever fonts designers invent […]
Make Something: Repeating
“Make a repeating image by folding paper and cutting out the shape …” I planned this creation quickly, and it shows. When I unfolded the cut paper, I shook my […]
Make Something: From My Desk
“Only work with the objects that are already on a table or desk near you today.” By Thursday evening of a busy work week, my desk bears plenty of objects. Scanning […]
Make Something: Planet-Inspired
“Use stars, planets, and other things found in outer space as your inspiration today.” How about a mnemonic device for remembering the order of the planets, in terms of distance […]
Make Something: Boring Seem Exciting
Cleaning the house is boring. Unless, perhaps, you have a bit of backstory and some anticipation of things to come. Suddenly, a simple to-do list becomes a lot more exciting … […]
Make Something: False Evidence
“Create evidence of an event that didn’t happen.” Oh, how I wish a letter like this would land in my mailbox …
Make Something: Mobile
Make a mobile? Seems simple enough. And yet I spent half the day engineering this thing. Ah well. It’s Sunday, and the only other pressing item on my agenda was […]
Beth Nyland 