A few months ago, I tried my hand at acrylic painting. It was fun and relaxing. The paintings did not turn out exactly the way I envisioned but it was an overall success. The true reward was allowing myself the freedom to be creative and uninhibited.

Being a very serious person, I am fascinated by what sparks creativity in people.  What makes some of us think in terms of black and white and others swirl with tye dye?  If you were wondering, I am the black and white voice of reason and practicality in my family and the “boys” are both 100% tye dyed!

If you are having trouble sparking your creativity or breaking out of the day-to-day routine, try some of these fun suggestions from Doug Hall author of Jump Start Your Brain and Jump Start Your Business Brain. These suggestions will help you get in touch with the uninhibited person you were as a child.

• Inhale the contents of a helium balloon.
• Buy a joy buzzer, pepper gum, black soap, and fake dog poo and learn how to use them properly.
• Climb a tree.
• Fly a kite. Pretend you are the kite.
• Hang by your knees from the monkey bars.
• Roll down a hill.
• Swing as high as you can.
• Write a letter in crayon.
• Visit a fun house.
• Play catch in the office or in the hallway.
• Go wading.
• Make a dart board of negative thoughts and throw darts at them.
• Throw water balloons, shoot squirt guns, get wet.
• Spin until dizzy.
• Hold a pie-eating contest with yourself.
• Assemble a company kazoo band.

Just thinking about these things gives me a different perspective. I know you are thinking that some of these suggestions could cause some trouble but what if…they didn't!  Imagine how much fun you, your family, and your co-workers would have. Go buy some kazoos and hand them out at work, go on the ‘slip n slide’ with your kids, or do all of your work in crayon.

Be creative and have fun today!

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