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Creative Thinking Cards

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$9.6 $15 In stock

Category: Card Game

Nurture imagination, invention and play

For many of us, one of our strongest – yet vaguest – desires is to be more creative. But how can we achieve this? Creativity isn’t reserved for artists – it’s about how we think, explore and play. It’s a skill we can nurture and gently tease out of ourselves.

This set of cards is a tool to help us awaken the imaginative and original parts of our minds. Each prompt invites us to surprise ourselves, ask unusual questions and rediscover our longing to create something new.

Instructions

These cards are designed to be used either on your own or with a group of friends. They can be used as sources of inspiration, journal prompts or conversation starters.

  • Shuffle the cards and choose one at random
  • Read the prompt – either to yourself or aloud to a group of friends
  • Respond with honesty, curiosity and playfulness. Allow yourself to go off-topic if that’s where your imagination takes you

Example Prompts

  • Who is the most creative person you know? What have they taught you?
  • Invent a household object that solves a small but meaningful problem in your life
  • Were there any hobbies you loved in childhood but have since given up?
  • Complete the sentence: Creativity dies in me when …
  • Hold up or describe the most visually inspiring thing in your current space. What makes it beautiful to you?
  • What would you do if you had one week with no responsibilities?

52 cards | 91mm x 67mm x 20mm

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Eli J. ★★★★★

I brought these to a family dinner thinking we'd play one round, and we ended up going through half the deck. The prompts are vague enough to be weird but not so abstract that everyone freezes up, which is the sweet spot for getting quiet people talking.

Jason T. ★★★★★

My sister and I killed a whole rainy afternoon with these, and the prompts never got stale because every card pushes you somewhere new. I like that it's made for anyone, not just people who already draw or write. The invention prompts alone got us laughing harder than any board game has in months.

Scarlett O. ★★★★★

We pulled these out at dinner and ended up arguing about how to reinvent the toothbrush for twenty minutes. The prompts are open enough that nobody feels put on the spot, even the people who swear they aren't creative.