Creativity Conversation

Creativity Conversations...With a six year old!

This week in first grade, I had the pleasure of engaging in conversation regarding creativity with Olivia. Olivia is a lovely six year old girl with beautiful freckles and red hair. She is spunky, sweet, and FULL of things to say! I asked Olivia a few questions regarding creativity in the classroom and she had wonderful answers to share with me! A few things about Olivia: Art class is her favorite, and she loves reading and having her nails done! What's not to love about Olivia?  See below for our conversation:

1. What does creativity mean to you? Creativity means that I get to use my brain to make things. 

2. Are you creative? Yes! I love to go to Art, I love to color and I love to draw. 

3. Why or why not? I always try my best and I love to use different colors, AND I color inside the lines. 

4. What helps you be creative at Milton Hershey School? Well, I-pads help me draw on SeeSaw and paint helps me make cute photos. Is it snack time yet?

5. Do you like using the computer or i-pad to be creative? Yes! I think that drawing and recording on the I-pad helps me be creative. Easy bake oven is fun too because we can bake things. 

6. What apps do you think help you be creative? Ms. Book! I just told you! SeeSaw and Easy Bake Oven. 

7. What else do you think we need in our classroom to be creative? More i-pads, new markers, and maybe some glitter. 

I am sure that you can tell that Olivia is a funny little girl. She has wonderful responses to think and is very much a girls girl. I found that her responses were very typical to what a child would say to such questions. I found it interesting that she equates creativity to coloring, art, designing, and creating. I think that for children, creativity is seen more as using colors, working hard, and expressing yourself. I really enjoyed my time with Olivia and laughed quite a bit at her answers. I hope that you enjoyed reading it, too!