Fostering Creativity – an approach to support Children and families to flourish

Leigh Tesch, Project Consultant

Rosie McKeand, Lead artist, Fostering Creativity Project

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Fostering Creativity

Children

“Look I made light orange!” “I liked being with mum”

Parents and carers

“....It’s given me lots of ideas.”

“It’s opened up a different way of

doing things and different things to use..”

“Given me a different perspective of

how to be with my son when he draws”

Shared experience

“I had never thought of drawing a story and using this as a way to communicate“

Early Years practitioners“More ideas to help bring new activities to play group”

“Practical ideas that won’t intimidate parents”

“Gaining knowledge about how to use different pencils and art materials”

“Learning the use of language in creativity, how to extend an idea”

“. Feeding the creative soul and giving

permission to play”

“I have discovered that my drawings don’t have to be perfect.”

Professional development

“..really extended my thinking about the processes of being creative and the potential for storytelling”

• For your listening and participating

• To our funders and the Child and Family Centres and the Child Protection workers who have supported our programs.

• To the families and staff who participated in our Creative Connections programs and agreed to be photographed.

Images from Creative Connections team, Centre staff, Sarah Foley Photography, and Suze van der Beek.

Thank You