Wondering how to best support your child’s creative passions? Looking for simple ways to nurture their artistic talents at home? Discover tips and ideas that make encouraging creativity easy and fun!
When it comes to your children learning, embracing play based learning as much as possible can help you all to support them in their creativity. Play learning is proven to be a good way of teaching children in their early years and it’s a reason that Finland won’t allow children to attend school until 7. Before then, all learning is play and doing based. Being able to empower your children to see the world through the lens of endless possibility helps them to be more creative in their learning as time goes on.
As parents, we work as hard as we can to develop skills that can help children to thrive. We hang up the two syllable words chart freebie we get in school packs, and we encourage children to go and attend hobbies they’re interested in. We do what we can to develop skills that help children to become well-rounded young adults one day. Supporting your children in being creative is not difficult either because creativity is so easy to foster in children who are so willing to learn. Learning doesn’t stop when a child leaves their classroom and in the first five years, their mind develops as fast as you could imagine. It’s important for us as parents to be able to consistently, consistently provide creative and educational opportunities for children in every setting. Let’s take a look at how you can do that.
Curiosity
Don’t forget they are watching you. Children are curious creatures. They will spend every moment of their waking life watching, learning and understanding the world around them. Sometimes they will copy the actions that they see and firstly, they’re going to be looking to you for all of their learning. As children interact with the world around them, they will add new knowledge and build upon existing skills by accommodating the information that you give them. Every time you dance like no one’s watching or sing without abandon or do something creative, they are watching what you do and learning to act out and explore their emotions via what you’re doing.
Spark Conversation
Why, Why, Why???
Children are great at asking questions, starting with why? Questioning language helps children to develop a lifelong passion for learning. If you are sparking that conversation as a parent, children are going to be taking a more nonlinear path to their education. Useful conversation starters include asking them their opinions and asking them why questions instead of them asking you.
Give them a chance to be in charge. Structure and routine is an absolute must when it comes to parenting because not only do children thrive in their routines, but they start to learn how to become a polite member of society. But the simple act of taking the alternative route on your walk home from the park, or allowing children to decide which park you go to, can make a big difference to them being creative in their world. You are showing your child respect and understanding as a result and that
Who’s In Charge Here?
Give them a chance to be in charge. Structure and routine is an absolute must when it comes to parenting because not only do children thrive in their routines, but they start to learn how to become a polite member of society. But the simple act of taking the alternative route on your walk home from the park, or allowing children to decide which park you go to, can make a big difference to them being creative in their world. You are showing your child respect and understanding as a result and that instills a sense of empowerment and self identity in your child. They will learn that their unique ways of viewing and being in the world will always be supported by you as a result.
Create Space for Curosity
For Your Free Child’s Personal Activity Book
We talked about two word syllable charts, but you can create more than just an educational space for your children. Children are always naturally curious and naturally creative, so they need a space to spread those creative wings. Flexing their artistic muscles with an easel and a palette of paint or spending time playing with glitter can make a big difference to your child’s curiosities. Not every child will want to get messy with glitter either. Some would like to knit or learn to sew. You can replicate so many different activities at home by presenting them with the right materials. As long as you have open-ended resources, your children will dive into creativity with gusto.
Keep it Interesting
Keep it interesting. If you want children to feel curious and creative, then you need to mix it up and allow them to interact with diverse groups of people. You need to show them that you are not the only person that can educate them and need your other teachers, but their peers of all ages can help too. The more you encourage learning in your children, the more that they will seek out opportunities to learn.
Creativity is born in children who are excited to learn, and that comes from you showing them that learning is exciting in the first place.
Conclusion
Encouraging your child’s creativity is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. By sparking their curiosity, engaging in meaningful conversations, and giving them the freedom to explore, you’re helping them develop skills that will last a lifetime. Whether it’s creating a special space for their creative pursuits or simply keeping things interesting, every little step counts. Remember, it’s not just about nurturing their talents—it’s about making memories together that you’ll both cherish. Keep fostering that creative spark, and watch them shine!
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