Creativity Matters
November 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Nurturing Gratitude
November’s Creativity Matters theme is “Nurturing Gratitude.” We’ll explore how creativity can both express and deepen our sense of gratitude through art that celebrates the everyday and handmade offerings that carry appreciation beyond words. Together, we’ll reflect on how creative practice helps us notice abundance, transform small moments into gifts, and let gratitude move through our hands and hearts.
Project Options
We will have supplies for Project Options B, D, and E from the monthly Creativity Matters packet*:
- A Sketched Gratitude List: Begin creating a visual gratitude list. Use images, drawings, or collage instead of words. Then, take it home and keep adding to it each day for a week or two, letting your sense of gratitude grow through what you create.
- Finding Your Favorite Color: Instead of heading outdoors, take a “color walk” through our magazines and art materials. Choose your favorite color and look for it in images, textures, and patterns as a way to honor and tap into your gratitude for that color. Then use what you find to create something new, like a collage or color wheel.
- Artistic Thank You Cards: Create a set of five handmade thank-you cards that express your gratitude through art as well as words. You might send them to friends and family, or think beyond your circle and thank someone who rarely hears it, like a neighbor, librarian, or mail carrier.
Don’t have a copy of this month’s Creativity Matters guide? Sign up to be part of the mailing list or reach out to our Director of Religious Education for a copy!
What is Creativity Matters?
Creativity Matters is a drop-in small group for teens and adults to slow down, connect, and explore monthly spiritual themes together through art and imagination.
It’s less about skill and more about play, allowing intuition, reflection, and creativity to guide us. Think of it as a gentle space where your right brain gets to dance with your left.
Each gathering offers time for sharing, creating, and simply being together. No experience is needed. Just bring your curiosity and a playful spirit.
