Indoor Creative Areas

An effective ‘ Indoor Creative Area’ would include many features. This should be:

• Inviting, well-resourced, and where possible, positioned within a non-carpeted area
• Situated in an area near washing facilities, aprons, washing lines and drying racks
• Offer a range of resources which are well- labelled and accessible for independent use
• Provide a range of open-ended resources which encourage creative processes and products
• Modelled with attention drawn to any Health and Safety issues. For example, the holding of scissors and use of other tools
• Enhanced with photographs, books and creative stimuli to promote creativity
• In an area which includes display opportunities and washing lines for children and adults to share processes and products
• Regularly monitored to ensure that supplies do not run out
• Offer opportunities for large scale creative experiences, outdoors
• Make use of the natural environment, especially when outdoors
• Provide enhanced provision which builds on the children’s interests, possible themes and on-going observations.

Collaborative Creative Experiences Fun Farm Day Nursery, Lincoln	Indoor Creative Opportunities Busy Bees Day Nursery, Lincoln

Creative Table and Storage Seasiders Day Nursery, Skegness	An Idea for Creative Development Storage Busy Bees Day Nursery, Lincoln

A Movable Creative Area Theddlethorpe Primary School	An Indoor Mark Making Trolley Angels Childcare, Lincoln
Making use of Trays and Balls Lilliput Day Nursery, Boston	Manning the Space Station Control Box The Meadows, Little Learners Nursery, Lincoln

Images of Indoor Creative Areas within Lincolnshire Settings will be added to this page.