Create With Boo – join in with this mood-boosting creativity project!
Create With Boo – join in with this mood-boosting creativity project!
Our Kickstart placement, Saffron, has come up with an awesome interactive project to boost your creativity and your wellbeing. It will be launching in January and we’d love you to join in. Think you’re not creative? Think again…
Create With Boo is a project aimed at helping people out with their creativity by posting weekly themes that can be interpreted by the participant in any way they see fit. It is a common stigma when we talk about creativity that it means pulling out a pencil and paper and that’s it when really it could be anything from drawing on a piece of paper to creating music with an instrument or using clay to create a masterpiece, it really is up to the person.
Being creative is great for the wellbeing of a person whether it is something you are new to or someone who is more experienced.
There is always something to learn and that feeling of being able to consistently learn new techniques or a new medium to create something beautiful – whether it be for your own personal collection, a gift to a friend/family or as a portfolio piece, it is a wonderful thing that everybody should get to experience. Not only is it a great way to learn but it is also a great pastime, when was the last time you did something like this?
A lot of these types of activities are the stuff we do in our younger years and end up leaving behind as we grow older.
The past couple of years have been a struggle when it comes to my own creativity, tough times and university projects that have taken priority had taken over my time for myself and now I want to change that and bring others along too.
If you’re wondering what kind of media is out there to unleash that inner creativity, here are some that you can look up and maybe try out yourself:
Drawing, painting, candle making, baking/cooking, clay, pottery/ceramics, clothes designing/clothes making, sculpting, music, videos, photography, woodwork, knitting, needlepointing, sewing, Origami, jewellery, makeup, nail art, tattoos, murals, floral arrangements, Mosaic, glass, Kites … and many, many more.
Saffron x 
If you’d like to join in with Saffron’s mood-boosting creative project, just follow along with the inspiration prompts we’ll be posting on our social media platforms in January. Interpret them however you like and use whatever technique you choose. If feel like sharing the end result with us, tag us @boo_hq and use the hashtag #CreateWithBoo. We’d love to see what you come up with and hear how you felt whilst creating it!
