Here is a fun and reflective activity you can try with just the following materials:

• regular sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 in paper (or scratch paper as long as one side is blank)

• scissors

• crayons, color pencils, or markers

• Pen or pencil

Step 1:

What is an activity you are sad to miss, something that had to be cancelled or moved online, during this time? Perhaps it was a birthday party, a family trip, a day at the beach, etc. On a regular sheet of paper, take five minutes to draw an image of what that day was supposed to look. Be sure to use many colors and to cover the entire paper from side to side and up and down. 

Note: This is a quick drawing and so it doesn’t need to be perfect. The only thing it needs to do is cover the whole one side of the paper.

Some questions to think about:

How did it feel drawing out plans you can’t do? How did it feel to fold up those plans and cut them? At the end, were you still sad, or did you discover something new? What can we learn from this activity about change and art?

—Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo