write 30-second songs about your friends,

learn a new rope knot,

practice an instrument,

work on a quilt,

make a tiny sculpture,

draw a picture,

cast a ceramic cup,

make the bed,

take a photograph,

make up a word,

make a gif,

sing a song,

have a solo dance party,

letterpress a word,

draw your friends’ noses,

eat pancakes,

write a letter,

bake a cake,

write a short story,

make costumes for your new baby,

make outfits for your old dog,

do yoga,

stretch,

go on a walk,

write a poem,

add a new move to sweet dance routine,

work on your arduino,

add a layer to a screen print,

make up new constellations,

make a short animation,

knit a bit,

go on a hike,

turn a desk phone into a meowing machine,

write poetry,

make a zine,

embroider,

identify and draw a different human muscle,

make gummy worms,

alter a book,

fold origami,

create a tiny terrain,

learn to woodburn,

create fabric dyes from plants in your yard/home,

dive deep in some self-portraits,

create collages,

draw local flora and fauna,

turn a wooden bowl,

sketch mid-century furniture,

draw new tarot cards,

practice your penny whistle,

free associate a color,

mold soap,

take a polaroid,

take apart a plant and rearrange it,

paint 31 different small paintings on one canvas,

wood block print zodiac signs,

write in a journal,

doodle,

learn how to make bobbin lace,

lino-cut print flowers,

paint botanicals in all four seasons,

design & fold a paper box,

edit a scuba-diving video,

create a generative AI creative prompt,

watercolor still lifes and landscapes,

draw bugs,

create pom poms,

write a haiku…

Take from these suggestions or come up with your own! Share your creative idea and let us know what you’re up to. <3

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Looking for more inspiration?  Check out these other Fun-A-Day projects from years past: Pittsburgh 2016 or Boston 2016