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Here are places to store inspiration once you’ve
taken the time to dream, detect, and collect!

Find an empty notebook. It should be
small enough that you can carry it with
you. (That way you’ll have it whenever
you’re inspired.) Decorate the cover with
paint pens or stickers. Use an elastic
sports headband to hold it closed. Start with an empty bulletin

board or a large piece of poster
board. When you find pictures
you like, tape or pin them to
the board. Try having different
boards for different projects,
such as a board for fashion
design ideas and another for
architecture. You can also
ask an adult to help you make
an inspiration board on the
computer.

More inspiration
can be found in
Decorate a cardboard box. Fill it Spark: A Guide
with items that inspire you, such to Ignite the
as interesting rocks, seashells, or Creativity Inside
scraps of fabric or ribbon. You. s

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