YKNR 10-Day Creativity Challenge

A printable kickstart for kids (and their grown-ups)

I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not sure if it’s the 20+ years I spent writing ‘New Year, New You’ articles for magazines or newspapers, or the fact that every psychologist I spoke to for those articles had just one message – ‘Resolutions Don’t Work’ – but I tend to steer clear of any bombastic promises on 1 January.

Which is not to say that I don’t get halfway through January and start to think about what I might do differently this year.

When my boys were young and still at home, we’d be in that no-man’s land of the school holidays where the Christmas tree was packed away, everyone was sunburnt and it wasn’t yet time to go and buy school shoes because, no doubt, their feet would grow two sizes before 1 February… that’s when my mind would turn to looking for ways to make them think differently.

And so here we are, and I’m thinking you’ve probably hit exactly the same points I invariably do.

So, given that ‘creative thinking’ is one of the biggest ‘buzzphrases’ thrown about in regards to kids these days (along with ‘critical thinking’ and ‘screentime’) I’ve put together a 10-day Creativity Challenge.

It’s perfect for these last few weeks of the school holidays – but you can use it any time (and every time you do it, it will be different). And it’s not just for kids.