Six Simple Creative Activities to Try (When You’re Not Feeling Creative and Your Mental Health Needs a Boost)
Research tells us that doing something creative — particularly making something — is good for your mental health; I know this to be true from personal experience.
If you’re doing a solo creative activity, such as knitting or embroidery, the rhythmic, repetitive motion feels like meditation after a while. It can be truly mindful.
Group activities, for example, attending an art class, are an opportunity to meet people while you learn; being creative and social can boost your happy hormones.
But what if you aren’t creative?
It doesn’t matter.
Focus on the process — be a process-driven maker. Focus on learning new skills — remember, learning is a creative process.
Here are six simple creative activities to try when you aren’t feeling particularly creative:
- Take a photo walk: be a tourist in your local area — take as many interesting shots with your phone as possible. Choose your favourites and then print and frame them.
- Doodle: if you don’t know where to start, hop over to YouTube and search “how to doodle”; perhaps start here.
- Build something with Lego: if you…
