The Great Bend Recreation Commission’s after-school art classes and the Kansas Wetlands Education Center’s upcoming workshop in making clay jewelry are but two examples. Barton Community College, private businesses and groups such as the Golden Belt Woodcarvers are all places to learn a new skill.
There are also opportunities to make things for people we may never meet. The crochet class at the Great Bend Public Library makes caps for babies, while sewing groups make quilts for veterans or blankets for newborns.
We can also use our talents to perform tasks for others. Great Bend United Methodist Church’s members pack fruit that goes into backpacks of school children so they will take home something to eat over the weekend. Other volunteers deliver Meals on Wheels or swing hammers for Habitat For Humanity projects. That may not seem as personal as making a sculpture, but it means a lot to someone.
So whether it’s learning a new language, playing guitar or standing next to a Salvation Army red kettle and ringing a bell, the possibilities for creativity are endless.
Yes, putting fruit in a bag or ringing a bell can be acts of creativity.
Picture this: An individual sees a person holding a package labeled “Happiness” and says, “I’ve been searching for that everywhere!” The Happiness holder smiles and replies, “I made it myself.”