What's your creative outlet?

We all have a creative outlet, even if we don't realise. Do you dance, do you sew? Painting and drawing and even researching ideas for a party is a creative thing to do. Creativity is about allowing yourself to make mistakes. And learn from it. Our bloggers are realy quite creative and share their favourites this week. 


What sparks my creativity? 
I’m a very creative person, I love to find different ways to be creative through art, sewing, problem solving, tech and so many more creative outlets. I throw different ideas around in my brain and hope that it makes something beautiful or makes something work better. My creativity can also be really weird and may only make sense to me. That’s what’s magical about being creative you can create your own world through creating art or whatever it is you're creating. It doesn’t need to translate to others because they can create their own meaning from what you’ve created.  
Sometimes I’m not even thinking about being creative I just start doing and it’s wonderful because my brain does far too much thinking.  could power most of Australia with the power I’d generate from the amp of over-thinking I do. 
My first love was drawing. I’ve always loved drawing because I saw how good my mum was at drawing and it was something I wanted to also do. So I suppose my love for creativity started with my mum. Young Shan was inspired to be creative through admiring her mum’s drawing talents, and that’s a beautiful thing to think about. 
Sewing was born through a desire to learn something new and also because of COVID lockdowns. I love the endless possibilities for creativity and that I can create something from nothing. I use a sewing machine now but when I first started, I was hand sewing which takes a lot longer but is wonderful at keeping my brain quiet and it’s very relaxing for me. It’s super rewarding when I finish a sewing project and I get to appreciate my handiwork. I also really enjoy making things for people and I love that it makes people happy. Another thing that sparks creativity is a love for making others happy while bringing myself joy aswell, what a win-win. 
Honestly I could talk all day about the different forms of creativity I enjoy and what sparks them however, that would be a short novel not a blog. I believe the main thing that sparks my creativity is my own creative mind. I have always loved being creative and creating weird and beautiful things. 
What sparks your creativity and what is your favourite creative activity? 
Go be your awesome selves and choose kindness! 
Your friend always, 
Shan 

What’s sparks your creativity?
Usually my brain sparks my creativity, sometimes it sparks too much creativity for me, and I don’t know where to begin. 
I had an idea to start another blog but  I would do a puzzle and watch movies of the same theme. 
For example Disney puzzles, I would watch Disney movies. Superheroes puzzle, I would watch superheroes movies.  It went well, but then I had another idea of taking photos while I’m out in nature.  Im not a pro but it brings me joy, and im learning how to use filters and make more prettier photos. 
But I get into my head too much and I annoy myself and pick out things I don’t like about it or it not taking me anywhere. So I go into a down spiral and lack creativity, but it soon comes back to me with something different like drawing. I like trying to draw lyrics but in form of an illustration.
The other day I drew a skeleton hand with a halo and a human hand holding each other with  the lyrics from death cab of a cutie song “I will follow you into the dark”. But drawing kind of scares me due to all of the copyrights rules, so I just leave my artwork either in my portfolio or procreate. 
So really my brain is like a computer with many tabs opens and sometimes it freezes and then I get stuck but then I get re booted onto a different creative hobby.    
Haley.

When I am being creative I love it.  When working on my engine and when I cant get something undone, I use a big pole to jimmy the nuts off.  
Sometimes I have to crawl under the mower, but first I use a winch to jack it up.  I make sure the hooks are on tight and in the correct place.

I can look at a problem and figure out what tool I should use to solve it, like with engines. I love working on motors and figuring out how they work.
I have figured out that it's important to be safe, I always keep the winch on to support what I'm working on.  
Nick

Hi my beautiful readers, how are you? Today’s topic is what sparks your creativity. How I get creative is by knitting, karaoke, colouring-in and occasionally I do diamond art.

I am learning to knit and my plan is to make a poppy headband. It is relaxing but it’s very stressful while I'm learning how to knit and sometimes I have dropped a stitch, but that’s ok I can ask for help. When I first started learning to knit I was at blogging and Delia helped me and we did it during our break time. In a few weeks when it’s cooler we will start again.

I love singing especially at Dinner with Friends once a month and my friend Amelia always supports me.
I have many songs I love to sing to myself and to my friends.
Do you have a favourite song?
I do colouring to help me calm down or to relax and I love any colouring books. We have lots at Umbrella to do on a Monday and I love it.
I sometimes do diamond art because it’s calming and relaxing and it’s really fun to do different themes and it feels satisfying when I finish it.

What do you do to be creative?
This is Bethany signing off until next week.


My friend Aly she is special, kind, She is good and support me. I like music and I like to sing with her.   
Hello readers, today I am very happy to see my friend Aly joining our blogging group we used to be at the same school together and she is special, kind, and she is a good friend to me. My creative way to express myself makes me feels happy when I dance and on Tuesday night at Dinner with Friends I got to dance with my beautiful girl friend Claire. 
I love watching YouTube videos about dancing and this is the way I learned dancing. My love of music has made me dream about becoming a DJ. Since I was a little boy I have been watching HR Puff and Stuff. I like to watch Home and Away. Thank you for reading my blog, Thomas 

Disney is my favourite.
love to dance and sing and Disney music is the best
Disney makes me dress up, my favourite dress is the blue one like Cinderella. I love to pretend and dance all the time.
Cooking is creative I love to cook with my mum, fish was so yum with all the veggies.
My other favourite things to make with mum are chicken schnitzel with gravy and lemon. I like to get creative with mum and do baking like cakes and banana bread with a nice cuppa tea.
Singing is creative too and every Monday at handmade I sing at the park with my Umbrella
friends. I like to make up my own dances and songs.
Tuesdays is a creative day for me and I made a bear for Thomas with a love heart. I have done paintings and drawings too.
I listen to music on my phone and like to have music playing all the time. I go dancing with my friends on Wednesday nights we practice together and it is a lot fun. I am good dancing and I have been doing it since a little girl. 
Thankyou for reading my blog, Claire. 

Dear readers, today topic is creativity. I like to cook or plan for my big birthday coming up in a few months.
With my cooking I research recipes for dinner that are quick and easy.
I use Google or my recipes books to look for delicious meals or sometimes I go back to my favourite recipes which are Leek Chicken, Leek soup, coconut chicken and rice and spaghetti bolognese just to name a few.

Regarding my birthday I’m using pinterest for ideas for the most perfect cake, the theme and decorations, nails, invites and outfits.
I like to use pinterest when planning big events for ideas.
Do you use pinterest or Google to research ideas 

Written by Charlotte 


Good morning readers, my name is Alyshia I am happy to start blogging again and I hope you will enjoy reading my blog. Today, we are writing about what sparks my creativity.

Art. I love doing my art work with paint brushes and tools to create my art with my mind and I love using bright colors to do my beautiful paintings. It makes it stand out a lot better and makes me feel so happy inside. I love to make shapes and patterns with tapes and I'm so proud of myself.

Cooking. I really enjoy my cooking every Tuesday with Jessy we make different dishes together and I love the taste of the different meals that I make with her. I have a few favorites that we make often for example taco bowl, lettuce cup and butter chicken. I love good food and it makes me happy when I prepare dinner for family. I also go out for dinner with friends and my family.

Music and dancing. I love to listen to country music, and sometimes I listen to rap music, I also love pop music as well. For me, music is so beautiful to listen to. I love all the different kind of music and it makes me feel so relaxed, calm and it amazes me.

Thank you for reading my blog kind regards Alyshia 


Hello, and welcome to my latest blog. Today we are talking about creativity and how we are creative in our own lives.  I love tie dye and how different colors mean different things. Tie dye looks awesome and it helps people express who they are. It was first invented in 4000BC in India although it dated back to the 5th century in the Sui dynasty in China. It returned to trend in the 21st century and I personally love it. I got a tie dye pillow case and doona cover for Christmas. I love bright colours as they get me thinking about happy things and happy memories. I also associate tie dye with Summer and that also makes me happy. I love how different cultures have different techniques and how it looks so different but expresses the same thing. I also love how baristas are creative with their coffee art. It’s cool how they have their own artistic ideas and how they maneuver the milk to make the art. The word barista originates from Italy. The founder of the barista was Rajat Agrawal and the first barista was Pascal Rosee. 

Keep being awesome

Ben