Place a high value on things your child does that might look or be different from the norm. This is called divergent thinking and is necessary for the creative process to grow. Help your child see unusual things or relationships that others see only as ordinary. Creativity can be fostered by using lots of storytelling and analogies to expand the child's world of firsthand experiences. Because children have great imaginations, they love adventure and fantasy through books and stories, as well as firsthand experiences.
Creative children enjoy being exposed to an abundance of language.
In school children should have a classroom with a wide variety of learning materials where freedom to explore and make choices is valued. Activities are child centered and hands-on, and the process of learning, not the final product, is valued. And a child is guided through his learning with open questions and encouragement to explore. Creativity does not flourish where chidren are passively waiting for teachers directions or asked to complete a craft that looks exactly like the sample made by the teacher.