Creativity and Making in Early Childhood

Mona Sakr is Lecturer in Education and Early Childhood at Middlesex University, UK. She is author of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood Art (Bloomsbury, 2016). Roberto Federici is an Early Years Practitioner at Mount Carmel Kindergarten, Hertfordshire, UK. Nichola Hall is an Early Years Practitioner at Merchant Taylors’ Prep Nursery, Hertfordshire, UK. Bindu Trivedy is an Early Years Practitioner at Rowland Hill Children's Centre and Nursery, London, UK. Laura O'Brien is an Early Years Practitioner at St Albert The Great RC Primary School, Hertfordshire, UK.

• IntroductionPart I: What is Creativity?1. Looking for Creativity2. Creativity and Identity3. Collaborative CreativityPart II: What Are the Conditions for Creativity?4. Time5. Choice6. Space and Materials7. Digital Creativity Part III: How Can Practitioners Support Children to Be Creative?8. Child-Adult Interactions9. Inspirations for Creative Activities10. Adult ExpectationsConclusionReferencesIndex

This energetic and engaging text offers practitioners new ways forward. Informed by research which is shared in an accessible manner, it is packed with rich examples of children playfully making and creating. It will not only prompt reflection and deeper understanding of children’s creative identities, it will also help shape future practice. An inspiring read.