Developing Creativity

Do you ever wonder what type of craft to do with your preschooler? Of course there are many websites with printable coloring sheets or complicated projects. Those are great for classrooms, but to truly develop your child's creativity, they need to be able to be creative. Most color and cut projects are great for following directions, but not so great on allowing a child to create what is in his heart!

The best way to do this is to give your child some materials and do not tell them what to do. This is difficult to do for most parents. We have been trained to want the "cookie cutter" projects that look beautiful, but are not really a representation of our child.

Gather together the crafts materials for home and pick a few to start with. Give them the liquid glue and don't worry if it becomes on big pile (that is a motor skill anyway). Give them some paper or old magazines and see what happens. Children will use what they understand developmentally and will use it how they understand it developmentally.

They may just surprise you!