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How to share your work with the community using #NamaslayChallenge

The team at NamaSlay Crew loves a fun, creative challenge. Over the years, we have tried all kinds of them. A 30-day photo challenge where you follow a daily prompt and share something real. An art challenge where you make a small piece of art each day just to spark your creativity. A journaling challenge where you show up for ten minutes and get whatever is on your mind onto the page.

There is something special about a challenge that mixes personal growth with creativity. It gives you structure without pressure. It gives you a reason to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself. And most of all, it feels good. It reminds you that you are allowed to play, explore, and create something that is just for you.

For 2026, we wanted to take that same energy and build something you can follow all year long. Something supportive, simple, and flexible. So we created a monthly personal development and creative challenge you can join at any time. Each month has a theme and a set of tools that help you reflect, reset, and express yourself in a way that feels grounded and inspiring.

Throughout the year, we will share a free monthly email centered on that month’s theme.

It will include:

Preparing for the Creative Challenge

This is a personal journey, and we want the supplies to feel accessible. You can absolutely use what you already have. That said, this is also a creative challenge, so there are a few tools that can make the experience easier and help you express yourself more freely. Nothing here is required, but these are the items we recommend and use ourselves.

A Journal or Notebook

A Printer or Access to Printing

If you do not have a printer, you can still write the prompts and questions by hand. The only downside is missing out on the coloring pages and printable collage materials. If printing is an option for you, it opens up more creative possibilities. You can buy an inexpensive printer, use a print shop, or send files to an online printer to use in your projects.

Recommendations:

Craft Scissors

Tape and Glue

Pens and Markers

For the worksheets, you can use any pen you like. For the creative challenges, it helps to have a few fine-tipped pens or markers for detail work. Choose tools that feel comfortable and enjoyable to use. This is your space.

Some of my favorites:

Paints and Brushes

You do not need to paint at all unless you want to. But if you are interested in adding creative elements or joining future art challenges, a basic watercolor set and a small set of acrylic paints are great to start with. You can build your collection over time.

Recommendations:

Art Supply Organization and Storage

When I started taking an art class in 2024, I quickly collected more supplies than expected. I learned that I do not feel very creative unless everything is somewhat organized and easy to find. I highly recommend setting up a small space for your journal and keeping your tools in order. Clear, stackable storage containers are perfect for paints, brushes, papers, stickers, and scraps.

My favorites:

We might suggest other supplies for future creative challenges, but we will try to announce them in advance so you have time to collect what you need.

The Creative Challenge Details

This challenge is designed to support you throughout the entire year, one month at a time. It is personal, creative, and flexible, which means you can make it as simple or as expressive as you want. The goal is to give you a gentle structure that helps you focus, reflect, and create without feeling overwhelmed.

What is the challenge?

The 2026 Personal Development and Creative Challenge is a year long journey that follows a new theme each month. Instead of trying to “transform everything” at once, you get small, guided practices that help you grow, check in with yourself, and express your creativity in a way that feels natural.

How it works

Each month, we release a set of tools you can use in your journal or creative practice. You can work through everything at once, spread it throughout the month, or choose the parts that feel most supportive. There is no right way to do this. The intention is to help you stay connected to yourself as the year unfolds.

What you receive each month

When you join the challenge, you will receive a monthly email that includes a printable for your journal with:

As well as a creative challenge based on the theme.

These tools work together to help you reflect, reset, and build a personal practice that feels grounding and inspiring.

How you’ll work in your journal

Your journal becomes your home base for this challenge. Each month you will add your worksheet pages, write your reflections, create your collages, and complete your creative assignment. You can keep your journal minimal or go all in with color, art, and mixed media.

This is your personal space to explore.

Play along with the crew

We will also be sharing the monthly prompts and creative challenges on social media, so you can follow along with the community. You can post your pages, share your word, or simply check in with others who are doing the challenge. If you enjoy group energy, this is a fun way to stay connected and inspired.

Follow us on:

#NamaslayChallenge

Can I Join The Creative Challenge At Anytime?

Yes!

Even though we are starting this challenge with the new year, it is completely evergreen. The worksheets and prompts are not tied to specific dates. You can begin in January, or you can start during a moment of change, your birthday, a fresh chapter, or whenever you feel ready for a new beginning.

This challenge is designed to meet you where you are. There is no late start. There is no perfect timing. You simply begin when it feels right.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you are thinking about joining the challenge, here are a few common questions that might help you get started.

Join the Monthly Creative Challenge Emails

If you want the worksheets, prompts, and creative challenges sent straight to your inbox each month, join our email list. It is the easiest way to follow along and stay connected to the journey.

You will receive:

Everything arrives at the start of each month, so you can open your journal and begin whenever you are ready.

If you want to share your creative work or your journal pages throughout the year, use #NamaslayChallenge on social media so the crew can celebrate your progress and follow along with you.

Join the list and start your 2026 journey with us. We’re so excited to create with you!