{"id":7997,"date":"2014-03-22T08:09:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T13:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=7997"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:38:50","slug":"encouraging-creativity-in-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2014\/03\/22\/encouraging-creativity-in-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Creativity in Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-FB.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cultivating Creativity in Children \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-FB.png?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-FB.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-FB.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After I published my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/age-appropriate-chores-for-children\/\">age-appropriate chore chart<\/a> several months ago, I had several people accuse me of robbing my children of their childhood by having them pitch in with household tasks. So to demonstrate that I don&#8217;t believe life should be all work and no play, I came up with this matching printable devoted to encouraging creativity in children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Encouraging-Creativity.pdf\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Encouraging-Creativity-e1394601727615.png?resize=750%2C969&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Encouraging Creativity in Young Children | free printable from www.flandersfamily.info\" width=\"750\" height=\"969\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7998\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" ><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Encouraging-Creativity.pdf\">click to print creativity ideas<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Encouraging Creativity in Children<\/h2>\n<h3>Indoor Activities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Work puzzles<\/li>\n<li>Play with play dough<\/li>\n<li>Read or look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2022\/06\/14\/50-picture-books-every-child-should-read\/\">picture books<\/a><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2022\/06\/14\/50-picture-books-every-child-should-read\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Best-Picture-Books-FB.png?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"50 Best Picture Books\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Best-Picture-Books-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Best-Picture-Books-FB.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Best-Picture-Books-FB.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Best-Picture-Books-FB.png?resize=600%2C401&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make construction paper chains<\/li>\n<li>Draw with washable markers <\/li>\n<li>Cut and paste magazine pictures to make scrapbooks<\/li>\n<li>Build words with magnetic letters<\/li>\n<li>Play dress-up<\/li>\n<li>Throw a quilt over a couple of chairs for a makeshift tent<\/li>\n<li>Have a tea party<\/li>\n<li>Make recycled crafts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/09\/27\/7-savvy-projects-to-make-from-recycled-cans\/\">tin cans<\/a>, shoeboxes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/08\/26\/9-ingenius-uses-for-toilet-paper-tubes\/\">toilet paper rolls<\/a>, popsicle sticks, etc.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/08\/26\/9-ingenius-uses-for-toilet-paper-tubes\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Toilet-Paper-Tube-Crafts-FB.png?resize=1024%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toilet Paper Tube Crafts\" width=\"1024\" height=\"844\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Toilet-Paper-Tube-Crafts-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Toilet-Paper-Tube-Crafts-FB.png?resize=600%2C495&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Toilet-Paper-Tube-Crafts-FB.png?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Toilet-Paper-Tube-Crafts-FB.png?resize=768%2C633&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sort beads or buttons by color<\/li>\n<li>Make pipe cleaner creations<\/li>\n<li>Turn a big cardboard box into a fort<\/li>\n<li>Cut out paper snowflakes<\/li>\n<li>Spread shaving cream on a table top and use fingers to draw in it<\/li>\n<li>Make crayon rubbings<\/li>\n<li>Build with blocks or Legos<\/li>\n<li>Punch holes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2022\/12\/14\/50-ways-to-recycle-christmas-cards\/\">recycled greeting cards<\/a> and use for lacing<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2022\/12\/14\/50-ways-to-recycle-christmas-cards\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Christmas Card Crafts - Lacing Cards\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Card-Crafts-Lacing-Cards.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make sock puppets<\/li>\n<li>Paint with water colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Outdoor Activities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Draw with sidewalk chalk<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chalk-Portraits.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chalk Portraits\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chalk-Portraits.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chalk-Portraits.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chalk-Portraits.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chalk-Portraits.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Blow soap bubbles<\/li>\n<li>Dig in a sandbox<\/li>\n<li>Build \u201cfairy huts\u201d from sticks, stones, and moss<\/li>\n<li>Jump rope<\/li>\n<li>Play freeze tag<\/li>\n<li>Pick dandelions<\/li>\n<li>Swing<\/li>\n<li>Ride a bike (or tricycle)<\/li>\n<li>Try walking on tin can stilts<\/li>\n<li>Make mud pies<\/li>\n<li>Practice cartwheels<\/li>\n<li>Lay in the hammock and think<\/li>\n<li>Play hopscotch<\/li>\n<li>Go on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2013\/10\/14\/family-camp-fun-outdoor-scavenger-hunt\/\">nature hike<\/a><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2013\/10\/14\/family-camp-fun-outdoor-scavenger-hunt\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Outdoor-Scavenger-Hunt-Cards-Facebook.png?resize=1024%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Cards\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Outdoor-Scavenger-Hunt-Cards-Facebook.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Outdoor-Scavenger-Hunt-Cards-Facebook.png?resize=600%2C379&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Outdoor-Scavenger-Hunt-Cards-Facebook.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Outdoor-Scavenger-Hunt-Cards-Facebook.png?resize=768%2C485&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paint on sidewalk with water<\/li>\n<li>Climb trees<\/li>\n<li>Hunt frogs or lizards<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/10\/07\/leaf-crafts-for-kids\/\">Collect leaves<\/a> or rocks<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/10\/07\/leaf-crafts-for-kids\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clever-Leaf-Crafts-for-Kids-FB.png?resize=1024%2C756&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Clever Leaf Crafts for Kids\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clever-Leaf-Crafts-for-Kids-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clever-Leaf-Crafts-for-Kids-FB.png?resize=600%2C443&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clever-Leaf-Crafts-for-Kids-FB.png?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clever-Leaf-Crafts-for-Kids-FB.png?resize=768%2C567&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Balance on one foot like a pink flamingo<\/li>\n<li>Chase lightning bugs<\/li>\n<li>Play in the water sprinkler<\/li>\n<li>Go cloud or star gazing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keeping a Balance as You Raise Your Kids<\/h2>\n<p>Asking a child to make his bed or set the table is not going to drain his upbringing of all wonder, joy, and merriment; however, I can think of another common practice that might: overindulgence in digital media.<\/p>\n<p>We are raising a whole generation of children that spend far more time propped in front of a computer or television screen than they do playing outdoors or reading books or becoming actively engaged in creative activities of any sort. Lots of little ones learn to use a tablet or smart phone long before they learn to ride a bike or climb a tree, some even before they learn to tie their shoes or keep their diaper dry.<\/p>\n<p>But life doesn&#8217;t have to be like this. There are countless ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/home-schooling\/keeping-toddlers-occupied\/\">keep little ones occupied<\/a> that don&#8217;t involve screen time &#8212; plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2012\/09\/02\/10-things-kids-can-do\/\">tech-free things kids can do<\/a> if we will be intentional about unplugging our children (and ourselves) and leading the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/product\/family-fun-bundle\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ad-Family-Fun-Bundle.png?resize=1024%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Family Fun Bundle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ad-Family-Fun-Bundle.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ad-Family-Fun-Bundle.png?resize=600%2C219&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ad-Family-Fun-Bundle.png?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ad-Family-Fun-Bundle.png?resize=768%2C281&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[NOTE: This post is linked with  <a href=\"http:\/\/livingmontessorinow.com\/category\/montessori-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montessori Mondays<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=1024%2C1023&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cultivating Creativity in Children \" width=\"1024\" height=\"1023\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=600%2C599&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cultivating-Creativity-in-Children-IG.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After I published my age-appropriate chore chart several months ago, I had several people accuse me of robbing my children of their childhood by having them pitch in with household&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"44 Ways to Encourage Creativity in Young Children. 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