The Effectiveness of Clay Media to Enhance Creativity in Early Childhood: A Literature Review

At an early age, education is conducted through a play while learning approach, using educational play tools to stimulate and develop children's intelligence. Children's creativity, which involves the ability to generate new ideas and products, is considered important for their development and is part of the innovation that brings positive change. This research uses the literature review method to evaluate the effectiveness of clay media in improving early childhood creativity. The results of the literature review showed that playing with clay has significant benefits in developing children's creativity, improving their logical and imaginative thinking skills. Clay shaping activities allow children to experiment with different shapes and colours, increasing their sensitivity and flexibility of thinking. Environmental support and effective learning strategies are also important in developing children's creativity, preparing them to face future challenges with creative and adaptive thinking skills.