Creativity's home (Part 2)
You are now at the second part of your creative project! If you have already finished the first part—Creative Conception—you can continue your quest with this activity. But if you haven't finished the first part yet, then start with that one, then you can come back here.
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| Objective: To create the amazing home of the concept of creativity! |
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
Material:
- A sheet of paper or a piece of cardboard
- Coloured pencils, markers, eraser
- Scissors, glue, arts and crafts materials
Instructions:
- Reread your sheet. Take a moment to reread your ideas and review your Creative Conception draft. This will refresh your memory and maybe even give you some new ideas before you get into the final part of your project.
- Create creativity’s home. Here we are! It's time for you to design the home you've imagined! On a new piece of paper or on a piece of cardboard—if you need more space to bring your ideas to life—draw the different rooms of creativity’s home with all your talent and care. Add colour, decorations and patterns to enhance the beauty and fantasy of your creation!
- Variation: If you want to, instead of drawing creativity’s home, you can make it! To do so, you can use recyclable materials, glue and paint to make a three-dimensional model of the home.
- Think about your creative experience. Finally, after you've had this creative experience, you can ask yourself: How did it go? Were you able to realize the vision you had at the beginning
- Conception: Does your creation represent what you think creativity is? How do your creative choices reflect your perspectives on the concept?
- Application: What lessons can be learned from your interpretation? Is creativity at home everywhere? Why or why not?
- Alternative: Imagine creativity in its new home: Would it want to live there? What could you have changed? Are there nuances that you did not include?
You can write your answers on the back of your conception sheet to keep track of your evolving thoughts.
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Bonus: If you're still in the mood for imagination, here's a special mission that you can create and then use as a game. Now that you've designed creativity’s home, you can invent its favourite board game! To do so, take inspiration from a board game you already know—maybe one you have at home—and imagine a different way to play it, like turning a competitive game into a collaborative one, or adding philosophical questions to a game that doesn't have any! Then, after you've written the instructions, invite a family member to try your game with you, explaining that it's a good friend's favourite game... creativity’s! |
| Tricks for tots: Do you have Lego bricks or blocks at home? Use them as your construction material! Build creativity's home with your own toys, to which you can add cut-out drawings of furniture and other decorations. |
| Tips for teens: To push your thinking even further, ask yourself what your creation would look like if you had a different definition of creativity. You can even try to imagine what creativity's home would look like if the definition was the complete opposite of your current definition. How does the opposite viewpoint affect your vision of your creation? Is it possible that your initial definition and its opposite definition are both reasonable and defensible? Why or why not? |
Share your creative reflections by sending them via email.
Include photos of your projects and notes of your thoughts, as well as your first name and your age!
