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Creativity in Children
Every child has creative ability
just waiting to be tapped!
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, early school age and older children
all delight in opportunities for expression through colors, shapes
and sounds.
At The Creativity Institute, we believe that every child will
benefit from accessing and developing his or her own creative
resources through the right educational toys. Creative ability
at any level can enhance life satisfaction and career success,
no matter what occupational avenue your child ultimately chooses.
And this is the advantage we all
wish for our children and why creative toys and activities are
so important throughout childhood.
INFANTS
 One of the
greatest wonders of creativity is how ageless it is. From a very
early age, babies respond to color, sound and movement. Blocks,
toys and cushions with bright colors, textures or interesting
sounds are designed to help stimulate an infant's natural curiosity.
TODDLERS
 What an exciting age of development! Toddlers
are a delight as they begin testing boundaries and flexing muscles,
especially those cognitive and creative. Everything is a wonderful
new experience for toddlers, and all you need to do is keep them
supplied with assorted tools for creative growth, and they amaze
you. Suggested tools include tables with unlimited paper and crayons,
paint, chalk and chalkboards, blocks, clay, construction toys
and lots of opportunities for make-believe.
PRESCHOOLERS
At pre-school age, children tend
to be bundles of energy with lots to say and lots more to discover.
 Some
chatter constantly, some run and play incessantly and some sing,
dance and perform, basking in the glow of attention. And even
if your preschooler is just as happy flipping quietly through
books, he's got creative energy just waiting to be unleashed.
Consider toys like puppets, hide-away tents, costume articles
for dress-up, easels and art supplies, as well as books that invite
imagery or rhythmic speaking.
EARLY
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
It is vitally important to continue
your efforts to nurture creativity in your child at the early
school age. As children start elementary school and begin spending
more and more time with a wider circle of people, it is not uncommon
for them to lose interest in certain activities. By nudging your
child toward creative play and the use of his or her imagination,
you offer a significant resource for excellence in everything
he or she pursues. Toys to consider at this level include lots
of puppets, dolls, costumes and other pretend items, more comprehensive
construction sets offering more complex structure opportunities,
and as always, lots of writing and drawing tools, so that expressing
feelings creatively is as simple as picking up a pencil.
OLDER SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
 Edging their way toward the teenage years,
older school-age children have frequently developed strong interests
and bonding friendships. Their school and social activities can
become more fraught with disappointments and emotional lows. Just
wait until high school! Now is the time to make sure that creative
self-expression of some kind is a coping resource your child can
depend on. Encourage him or her to write/sing/draw/paint/sculpt/mold
feelings that are difficult to verbalize, and should your child
honor you by sharing these feelings with you, never, never condemn
or belittle. The most important toys for children from this age
on are those that allow their minds to grow and their imaginations
to flourish.
MORE ON CHILD CREATIVITY
Make
your child
more creative for life.
Every child has creative
ability just waiting to be tapped. Even infants have budding creative
potential. The right educational toys can bring it out. and let
children enjoy the benefits of creative pursuits at many levels.
Infants,
toddlers,
preschoolers,
early
school age and older
school age children all delight in opportunities for creative
expression through colors, shapes and sounds.
At The Creativity Institute, we handpick each infant educational
toy, every creative plaything, each piece of furniture and every
toy musical instrument based on its potential for developing vital
creative resources in your child.
Toy
pianos, oversized
foam building blocks, puppet
theaters and puppet stages and people
and animal hand puppets, art
supplies and children's
easels, play
tents and more. The scale and durability of many of these
toys make them perfect for classrooms, homeschool,
day care centers and waiting rooms, too. The benefits of nurturing
creativity can be profound, offering children tools for success
in all endeavors athletic, artistic or academic. Let your baby
begin now.
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