Abstract
Children can teach us a great deal about being creative as most are born curious which is the beginning. They frequently ask the big ‘why’ questions, and they are usually ready to take risks, to explore their environment or a new situation through play. This conversation looks at how we as parents, caregivers and teachers can nurture children’s curiosity, creativity and imagination by encouraging their sense of wonder and making sure that we provide spaces and places for exploratory conversations through literature and other arts-rich experiences.
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Latham, G., Ewing, R. (2018). Conversation around curiosity and creativity. In: Generative Conversations for Creative Learning. Creativity, Education and the Arts. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60519-7_3
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