Welcome to Winter! The year is winding down, and this can be a busy season. I know I’m always looking for anything that helps make planning and creating easier.
I put together this social media prompt list to spark design and creative ideas all month long. I’m especially excited about the palette and swatch days—color therapy is so soothing this time of year!
Below the graphic, you’ll find a simple text-only list if you prefer that format. Feel free to save, use or share the graphic with a nod to Little Squid Press.🦑
Tag me on Instagram—I’d love to see your interpretations and ideas.
How to use these prompts
There are no rules!
Use these prompts however you like. Do them all, choose just a few, follow them in order, or hop around the list. They’re meant to give you structure when you want it, and room to play when you don’t. 🙂
Prompt list
Week 1
1. It’s December! What are your art and design plans?
2. What’s your opinion on handmade gifts?
3. When do you put up your decorations?
4. Cookie Day! For the love of cookies, post a cookie photo!
5. Do you still do holiday cards?
6. What’s your holiday aesthetic?
7. Outdoor time. Share a picture of any winter adventure.
Week 2
8. Your favorite winter design trend is…
9. Mitten mayhem? Or golden gloves?
10. Favorite winter palette or Grinch version — which one are you done with?
11. Truth time: the holiday trend you don’t love.
12. Hot cocoa day! Are you in?
13. Candy cane: delicious or diabolical?
14. Soup season. Share a picture or recipe of your favorite cozy soup.
Week 3
15. Pets: winter mode! Share a pic of your pet in winter mode.
(No pet? Show your winter “comfort companion”: plushies, books, blankets.)
16. What is your favorite local (or online) December event?
17. Winter essentials: what are the items that make December complete?
18. Holiday swatch time! Any colors, any media.
19. Your go-to holiday beverage is…
20. Holiday hunter — share 5 photos & explain why you picked them.
21. The longest night of the year… draw a picture.
Week 4
22. Holiday playlist: movie score? Jazz, classical, or campy?
23. Art supplies wishlist: a) Money’s no object, b) Your budget
24. So bad it’s good: what holiday movie or TV show is so bad it’s good?
25. Ghosts of designs past… what piece did you learn the most from?
26. Holiday disaster: share your holiday disaster story.
27. Which design style do you want to try next year?
28. Warm drink & cozy blanket or long walk in fresh snow?
Week 5
29. Planner time! Gearing up for 2026? Show off your planner gear!
30. Five favorite creations in 2025.
31. What are your top 5 moments for 2025?
More prompts please!
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