We Built This City 🏙️ 🔧 🎨
Make a little city out of objects laying around your house.
What will I need?
Objects from around your space (books, stationery, kitchen items, etc.)
A flat surface
A timer or clock
Steps
Clear a space on a table, desk, or floor.
Set a timer for 10 minutes.
Using the objects you've gathered, start building your city. Think about what each item represents: is a stack of books a skyscraper? Is a pen a flagpole or monument?
When the timer ends, take a a few photos from different angles.
Click the “heart” button for this post to track your progress and let us know you did this one.
If you’re up to it, share in the chat or on other social media.
Tips, Guidance, Inspiration, and Science
Want to keep going?
Try building a city inspired by a real place or a fictional one.
Challenge someone else to build their own city and see how different they are.
Help! I'm stuck!
Don't overthink it. Start by placing a few items and let your creativity flow from there.
Remember, it's not about replicating an exact city, but creating something fun and imaginative.
Use varying heights and materials to add depth and dimension to your city.
What’s the science?
Creative play like city building can sustain the development of imagination. Canning, N. (2013).
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Big thanks to our friends at Another Limited Rebellion for this activity idea. If you’re looking to help your team be more creative at work, they’re here to help!
“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.”
— Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities