From the author: Carefully observe the creativity of your children - every drawing or craft, every invented poem or story is primarily “about yourself.” Who does your child see himself as? (From the author’s program “The Diary of a Storyteller”, aimed at developing voluntary self-regulation and revealing the creative potential of a child) To get to know a person better, look into the world of his imagination. You don’t have to be an experienced psychologist to interpret your child’s creativity. Parental intuition works wonders! I offer a family leisure activity where all family members can participate. You will need drawing supplies. Let Mrs. Fairy Tale visit your home and want to see how the child draws a fairy-tale character whom, in his own opinion, he resembles (with whom he associates himself). This could be a hero already familiar from fairy tales, or maybe just invented (this fact already speaks of creativity). It’s good if parents, sisters and brothers, and maybe grandparents also keep the child company and draw who they see themselves as. Sometimes children ask: “Help! I don't know how to draw this! What color should I paint it with?” Your task is to gently encourage the child to become completely independent. Let him draw as he can, as he wants, as he sees. This is his creativity. “Right and wrong” don’t exist now. Just be there. Children need to feel the ability to create on their own. It’s good if the family also forms a creative company. When the work is completed, play with the presentation of your works. Participants should take turns standing up and introducing their hero, talking about him, his name, what he likes, what he does, who he is friends with, etc. This exercise is useful for developing communication skills, the ability to verbalize thoughts, and increasing self-esteem from the knowledge that you are being cared for listen that the product of your creativity is interesting. In addition, this story contains a lot of useful information for you, dear parents. After all, by telling about his hero, the child actually talks about himself, revealing his inner world. You can ask him leading and provocative questions, for example - what (who) is your hero afraid of, how old is he (the age may not coincide with the real age of the child), what does your hero dream of most? Pay attention to who the child associates himself with , on the colors that he used when drawing, on the size of the hero’s figurine and its location on the sheet. You can ask why it is so small (if so), why did you use such colors (etc.)? It would be good if all participants in the leisure time had “drawings of a fairy-tale self.” Don't be afraid to turn into children again for a while! By the way, the drawings of your heroes may quite surprise you. Such an unusual activity can also be carried out among your child’s friends who came to visit. Each performance (even adult participants) must be praised and said that Mrs. Fairy Tale was very pleased to be in your family. In conclusion, you can distribute sweet gifts from Lady Fairy Tales or pre-made “Good Storyteller” medals. Carefully observe the creativity of your children - every drawing or craft, every invented poem or story is primarily “about yourself.” Psychologist Natalia Lodeeva