Development of children's creativity in the educational process

Kreativnost je svojevrsni prirodni fenomen; sposobnost koja se kod djece može potaknuti tako da se uvažavaju njihove ideje i podržava ih se u nastojanju da se izraze. Kao takva, smatra se potrebnim kapacitetom izražavanja i stvaranja, posebno u procesu modificiranja nekog objekta ili ideje odnosno u procesu rješavanja problema - kreativne osobe često pronalaze alternativne načine rješavanja problema. Upravo stoga važno je prepoznati kreativnost i njegovati je na različite načine. Dječja igra jedan je od načina na koje se može utjecati na razvoj kreativnosti, tako da se, primjerice, kroz igru potiče maštanje. Kroz igru djeca istražuju i otkrivaju svijet oko sebe te usvajaju nova znanja i koncepte u odnosu s drugima - vršnjacima i odraslima. Vrlo je važno poticati razvoj kreativnosti kod djece, u čemu veliku ulogu imaju odgojitelji u dječjim vrtićima. Odgojitelj, ohrabrujući svaki djetetov pokušaj za stvaranje nečeg novog te uklanjajući ograničenja u odgojno-obrazovnom sustavu, koja trenutno postoje, omogućava djetetu razvoj njegove kreativnosti te pritom osigurava ozračje u kojem će se dijete osjećati sigurno i samopouzdano, što doprinosi izražavanju i razvoju kreativnosti. Roditelji kao i odgojitelji trebaju poticati kreativnost djeteta, prihvaćati dječje ideje bez intervencija i nametanja vlastitih ideja i mišljenja.Creativity is a kind of natural phenomenon; an ability that can be encouraged in children by respecting their ideas and supporting them in their efforts to express themselves. As such, it is considered a necessary capacity for expression and creation, especially in the process of modifying an object or idea or in the process of problem solving - creative people often find alternative ways to solve problems. That is why it is important to recognize creativity and nurture it in different ways. Children's play is one of the ways in which the development of creativity can be influenced, so that, for example, imagination is stimulated through play. Through play, children explore and discover the world around them and adopt new knowledge and concepts in relation to others - peers and adults. It is very important to encourage the development of creativity in children, in which educators in kindergartens play a major role. The educator, by encouraging each child's attempt to create something new and removing the limitations in the current education system, allows the child to develop his creativity while providing an atmosphere in which the child will feel safe and confident, which contributes to the expression and development of creativity. Parents as well as educators should encourage the child's creativity, accept children's ideas without intervention and the imposition of their own ideas and opinions