Cultivating Curiosity

The Paper Mouse is all about curiosity. Our motto is “Little Wonders for the Curious Heart.” One reason we love stationery so much is that it facilitates learning and discovering, and we love exploring and testing the differences between products.

We’re starting the Cultivating Curiosity project with the goal of helping you get in touch with your own feelings of curiosity. Each week on this blog, we’ll post a new prompt to help you reflect on your daily habits or consider a topic you may not spend much time thinking about, to inspire you to stay curious about the world and perhaps discover a new interest. We hope you’ll join us for this journey!

Dec 20, 2021

Getting Curious: Wintertime

This week we’re getting curious about wintertime. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: This week, think about your experience of wintertime. Do the seasons change dramatically in your region during winter? How do you feel about this season,...

Dec 13, 2021

Getting Curious: Other Countries

This week we’re getting curious about other countries. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: This week, look for news about another country that you don’t usually read about. What do you know about that part of the world?...

Dec 06, 2021

Getting Curious: Community

This week we’re getting curious about the communities we’re part of. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: This week, think about what communities you belong to. Are they organized communities, or less formal groups of people? What do...

Nov 29, 2021

Getting Curious: Furniture

This week we’re getting curious about the furniture we use every day. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Pick a piece of furniture to examine today. Do you know where it came from? Did you buy it, find...

Nov 22, 2021

Getting Curious: Annoyance

This week we’re getting curious about the things that annoy us. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Notice something that annoys you today. Is it a sound, a smell, a sight, something someone says? What about it was...

Nov 15, 2021

Getting Curious: Writing a Note

This week we’re getting curious about note-writing. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: This week, write a card or postcard to a friend whom you usually speak to on the phone or in person. What did you write...

Nov 08, 2021

Getting Curious: Where You Live

This week we’re getting curious about the places we live. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: What region, town, or city do you live in? See if you can learn something new about its history this week. Does...

Nov 01, 2021

Getting Curious: Morning Drinks

This week we’re getting curious about our morning drinks. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Take a moment to notice your cup of coffee (or your preferred beverage) this morning. What does your cup look like? Do you...

Oct 25, 2021

Getting Curious: Handwriting

This week we’re getting curious about handwriting. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Take note of when you write things down this week. Do you usually write by hand or type? What kinds of things do you handwrite?...

Oct 19, 2021

Getting Curious: Recommendations

This week we’re getting curious about where we get our recommendations. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Ask a friend to recommend a favorite artist, author, or musician. What does your friend like about them? Look up the recommendation and...

Oct 06, 2021

Getting Curious: Vocabulary

This week we’re getting curious about the words we use. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Each day this week, write down a word you hear or read that you like. Why do you like it? Is it...

Sep 28, 2021

Getting Curious: Cooking

This week we’re getting curious about the food we eat. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Try a new dish this week. Make a point of cooking or ordering a dish with an ingredient you don’t usually eat....

Sep 21, 2021

Getting Curious: Textiles

This week we’re getting curious about the place of textiles and sewing in our daily lives. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Get hands-on. Find a piece of clothing that you don’t often wear because it’s torn, missing...

Sep 14, 2021

Getting Curious: Plants

This week we’re getting curious by observing nature and thinking about our place in the living world. Here are our prompts for cultivating your curiosity: Create an herbarium. Collect leaves, flowers, or small plants that you see in your neighborhood....