Here's a quick idea to get the creative juices flowing this summer: Three Minute Poetry. Good for adults too! Three minute poetry is a great way to help people break through the idea that they can't write, or that they are not creative writers. It works best (and is most often relevant) for late elementary age and older. For younger children, three minutes is just not enough time to write down a thought, and while many younger children struggle with the mechanics of writing, most of them have not yet judged themselves to be uncreative. Three minute poetry is particularly fun in a group.