All children love to play kindergarten games. They are fun, engaging and develop motor skills. What about creativity? Do all these games involve the child in developing their creativity skills?

Children are packed with creativity but their potential to create remains dormant if it is not put into practice. Creativity requires exercise to grow and it is one skill which children can develop to varying degrees.

Kindergarten games which nurture and develop creativity skills in children must have the following attributes:

1. Foster use of imagination and make-believe
2. Encourage flexible thinking and problem solving
3. Empower the child to make choices and decisions and to do things on their own in their own ways.
4. Sharpen their observation skills
5. Learn to express themselves in art, music and dance
6. Develop abilities to create images and use symbols
7. Expose children to a broad and diversified range of artistic and intellectual pursuits
8. Show children how to be curious

We suggest several kindergarten games which can nurture children creativity skills.

· In this activity, allow the children ideas and imagination to run wild. Ask them on everyday common things which we use - washing machines, television, telephones. Challenge them to create or invent a better washing machine. List down the things which you like and dislike about the washing machine - the color, shape, features, functionality. Encourage them to draw out their ideas and most important to have fun in the process.

· Ask the children to choose their favorite cartoon character and make an enlarged stuffed copy. Draw it onto paper twice, color, cut and staple around the edges and stuff it with cotton or pieces of paper. Each child will then have to tell a short story about the character like what is its favorite food, color or toy and why is it their favorite.

· Provide children with open-ended toys as they are more conducive to develop creativity skills than closed-ended toys. Open-ended toys are sand blocks, play dough and building blocks as these toys allow the children to use them in creative ways, there is no one right or correct way to work and they have multiple outcomes. Closed-ended toys like a puzzle are designed with a single outcome and one correct way. Provide the children with multi-colored play dough and challenge them to make the most colorful and beautiful doll. After which the children come out and introduce their dolls.

The most important feature in choosing kindergarten games is that it must be fun for the children as they learn best when they are enjoying themselves, experiencing the freedom to explore and express their creativity. Visit http://www.gamesforfunkids.com for more creative games.

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