Fostering Children's Creativity

Children have an endless well of creative energy. It shows up in the whimsical lyrics they sing, their imaginative play, and in their innate ability to make something out of anything. Because they don't fret over what anyone else will think, they are free to live an authentic life that reflects their unique style. More »

Children's Creativity Articles & Features

Children's Creativity Article Series by Abby Connors
Working with young children and their amazing creative minds is a joyous gift, a unique privilege, and an awesome responsibility.

Harnessing Children's Imagination for Positive Social Change
By Ashfaq Ishaq
How can we harness children's imagination and inculcate creativity and empathy for positive social change in the world? Plus interview with the founder of the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), Ashfaq Ishaq.

Five Tips For Encouraging Creativity In Children
By Tyler Enfield
It’s a common dream, shared by parents across the globe: To watch their child become the next Mozart, Shakespeare, Da Vinci, or Proust. But what exactly does it take to shape a child prodigy? And just as importantly: Is it even our job?

The Top Ten Benefits of Play
By Marianne St. Clair
Play is extremely important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of release and connection that can tap the creativity and can allow you the chance to connect with your inner child and the inner child of others.

Children Teach Creativity
By Linda Nowicki
Children have an endless well of creative energy. It shows up in the whimsical lyrics they sing, their imaginative play, and in their innate ability to make something out of anything.

Children's Art & Creativity Organizations, Websources

International Child Art Foundation (ICAF): Harnessing Children's Imagination's for Positive Social Change
Since 1997 the International Child Art Foundation has served as the national art and creativity organization for American children and the international art and creativity organization for the world’s children.

International Society for Education through Art (InSEA)
The International Society for Education Through Art is a non-governmental organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). InSEA has succeeded in establishing an international community dedicated to advocacy, networking and the advancement of research in art education using our website, Facebook and Skype, as well as regional and international congresses and journal publications. We have on-line and face-to-face meetings, virtual and on-site exhibitions of children’s art, research publications and symposia, and Internet portals to a vast range of teaching and learning resources often with access to museums and galleries world-wide.

Creativity Portal Playground Kid's Activities
Dozens of creativity-stimulating art, craft, writing, and creative thinking projects, puzzles, and activities for children and kids at heart.

Teach Creativity
Abigail Connors' "TeachCreativity" site is a collection from her 20 years of teaching, presenting and writing, of music and literacy activities to inspire creativity in young children.

Do Art! Make Stuff
Jacque Wadsworth's Website sharing ideas on art and teaching art, mostly for children's art.

Child Art Galleries
Devoted to the expression of children's art in all forms. Features links to online galleries and exhibits from MOCHA, PaPaINK, and ICAF.