Abstract

Today our society needs intelligent and creative people more than ever and in the current situation, the matter of the creativity is one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed, therefore the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the ways of fostering creativity among 3-6-years-old preschool children. The context of this research includes all of the available written and digital sources related to the ways of fostering creativity that are appropriate for pre-school age. In order to review and analyze the planned studies and approaches regarding ways of fostering creativity, an integrative method (synthesis studies) was used. The instrument for collecting data was receiving and collecting 100 articles from information data base and the method of data analysis was through subject decoding. The results of data analysis showed that creative techniques for children can be classified into three categories: techniques of individual creativity, techniques of group creativity, techniques group-individual creativity. And one of the most important findings of this research is the design of pattern on the basis of creativity techniques during pre-school period.

Key words: Creativity, preschool, pattern design.