Creative Challenge 35

Good morning or afternoon,

I was reading some interviews in the book Caffeine for the Creative Mind. One interview features Brian Sack, one of the authors in the book. Brian is also the creator of a self-published website called thebanterist.com, which is fantastic and filled with photos accompanied by creative and witty captions that help spark inspiration. You should definitely check it out!

There's another fun creative challenge I found in the book, called "I'll take that double raptor meal deal, please." This challenge invites you to come up with a meal deal (similar to McDonald's Happy Meals) for kids from five different eras. The task is to imagine what a meal deal would consist of and what toy would accompany it from medieval times, biblical times, prehistoric times, the year 3000, and the Old West. I racked my brain trying to think like a kid from each era, considering what was popular and available during those times. Here’s what I came up with:

1) Medieval Times: A turkey leg with bread bites and a little knight action figure. 

2) Biblical Times: Fish and dried fruit with a toy flute.

3) Prehistoric Times: A lizard on a stick with dried fruit and a stone slate with charcoal for drawing.

4) The Year 3000: A virtual space burger with lunar Pop Rocks and a hovering toy car that really flies.

5) The Old West: Bacon and beans with cornbread and syrup, along with a toy gun and a sheriff star. 

I hope you find these ideas as fun as I did!