Just Add a Pencil – 50 No-Prep Creative Challenges

Print it. Hand it out. Just add a pencil.

A collection of 50 no-prep creative challenges designed to get learners thinking, drawing, designing and inventing.

Each activity includes Bronze, Silver and Gold challenges on one page, allowing you to easily adjust the level to suit your learners.

A reusable design sheet is included, so you can print each activity double-sided and have everything ready to go.

Flexible by Design

There is no fixed completion time. Use a challenge for 10 minutes, a full lesson or as the starting point for a bigger project.

Learners can sketch, label, improve, redesign, research or present their ideas.

Ideal for SEND/SEMH, alternative provision, EOTAS, cover lessons, tutor time, early finishers, 1:1 sessions, home education and creative activities.

The activities are deliberately low-demand and open-ended, with no single correct answer and minimal reliance on extended writing.

50 challenges. Three levels. One design sheet. Endless possibilities.

Print. Pick a challenge. Just Add a Pencil.