Giving your time, materials and space to be creative is very important. Simple materials can stimulate your child’s imagination and encourage unstructured play. Books, CDs, drawing materials, sound makers, play dough and wooden blocks are all good examples. Creative activities that help child development. Visual art and construction : You don’t always need to give your child new play materials. Using everyday objects, and making it up as you go along, is a great way to encourage creative development. ✨Use an empty cardboard box to make a house, a robot, a truck, and an animal-whatever your child is keen on. You could cut up the box, glue things onto it or paint it. ✨Use empty toilet rolls or small plastic juice bottles to make a family. Draw on faces, stick on paper clothes, and use cotton wool for hair. Your child could use these new toys to make up stories. Make use of found and natural material. For example, in autumn collect fallen leaves for drawing, pasting onto ...