You can make something without filming it, selling it or getting good at it. Here are seven ideas for an afternoon with no content plan.
Make a postcard-sized collage
Find a colour, a texture and a word. Arrange them on spare card. Stop there, or keep going if you feel like it.
Draw the same thing three ways
Choose something on your desk. Draw its outline, then its details, then try without lifting your pencil. The wonky version might be your favourite.
Start a notebook of things you notice
A funny sentence. A new word. A place you want to visit. Write down where borrowed ideas came from so you can find them again.
Write someone a letter
Tell a friend about something ordinary that made you think of them. Hand it over next time you see them. Envelope decoration is entirely optional.
Make a bookmark
Spare card, a pen, a colour you like. Add a ribbon if you already have one. Your library book has a new accessory.
Keep a paper memory
Save a ticket, a note or a scrap of wrapping paper. Add the date on the back. It can stay in an envelope until you want to use it.
Make a page about a book
Choose colours and shapes that match its mood. This isn’t a school review. You can leave the plot summary out.
Let the hobby be enough
Try it once. Do it all weekend. Change your mind. Enjoying the time is a perfectly good reason.