I just returned from watching my daughter’s school play - Cinderella. Rachel is the accompanist for this play and all the other musicals at the school. The actors were so creative, and this got me thinking . . .
What makes kids more creative? Without a doubt it has a lot to do with having creative a parent(s). If children grow up in an environment where they are allowed to think for themselves and do their own work, they will be more creative. Creativity is certainly suppressed in children who have parents who schedule so many activities for them that they have no time for their imagination to stir. Also, creative people like to laugh a lot and have fun often, and often say things that are a bit off the wall. So if children are part of a family that likes to laugh it up and be silly, they will be more inspired to create.
When I was very young, I loved to write poetry, and a lot of it was extremely crazy. I also recall being drawn to art in many different forms from a very young age, and taking long periods of time to look at paintings, sculptures, photographs and other forms of art (and then think about what they mean). My sister and I also loved to perform for family members, making up plays and putting together our own props and costumes. We’d have a fake stage and set up chairs and invite family and friends to come to our theater. Neither of us could hold a tune but we were always singing. (I still feel sorry for the family members who had to listen to our horrid voices all those years!) Those day were so much fun.
I am certain that everyone on earth is creative in some way or another. Each person must simply make sure his or her environment is conducive to creativity. Parents can do that for their children and for themselves. We can never have too many creative minds in this world!