ABSTRACT
This chapter explores some of the definitions of creativity that have been used over the years. Babies are born curious; they have a strong, almost intrinsic motivation to explore their world, the objects within it and most importantly the people they spend time with. Children need to be given time and quality engagement with others in order to develop their cognitive and creative abilities. Broadhead theorises that ‘what distinguishes early creative developmental learning from other types of play is the child's freedom to choose and control their activities without undue interference from adults’. According to Vygotsky, ‘art releases aspects that are not expressed in everyday life’. This suggests that children, even those of a very young age, have the creative ability to express themselves and how they feel through the marks and ‘art’ that they create, and the idea that it can give a child an outlet to express their emotions is a strong one.
