Use this quick and fun activity anywhere, anytime.
Try SCAMPERing in the car, while walking, or just sitting around!

Ready!

Find an everyday object such as a PEN.

Gather around your family and friends.

Set!

SCAMPER is an acronym for...

Substitute something for it.
For example: use a nail and some paint.

Combine: what could you combine with your object to make something useful?
For example: attach a spoon to your pen so you can eat breakfast while doing the crossword puzzle.

Alter or Adapt and Aspect: How could you change your object to make something new?
For example: The ink would glow in the dark for night reading.

Magnify or Minify an aspect: What aspect could you "blow up" or shrink to make something new?
For example: You could shrink the casing to the size of a finger, that way it would more easily fit into your pants.

Put some part of it to other use.
For example: use a ballpoint pen without the ink cartridge for a straw.

Eliminate some part of it.
For example: dispose of the nib to write with blotches.

Reverse or Replace some part of it.
For example: put an eraser instead of the ink in the tube.

Go!
Try to SCAMPER with these objects:

It's easy to get some crazy ideas. If you want, try to make the stuff you think up!