In which we play creatively

I yammered on earlier this week about supporting my creativity through things like journal-keeping and reading about creativity. But there is another aspect of creativity that is just as important: creative play. Playing with thoughtfulness keeps us young and juicy in spirit, and I always find that when I am inspired in my play, my work only gets better. The queen of creative play, whether she realizes it or not, is Jane Brocket. She's an author and knitter and blogger and somehow manages to justify things like arranging her cupcakes by color. She plays with fabric and film and yarn and frosting and flowers and somehow manages to combine work and puttering into some wonderful Mobius strip of inspiration. My favorite book of hers is The Gentle Art of Domesticity--which I love so much I have in both the UK and US versions. When I get bogged and burdened by the "must-do" and "have-to" things in life, I can always rely on her to remind me to pick up the shiny colorful things and have FUN.

And I wonder, what do you do when you play?