10 CREATIVITY DYNAMICS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS - ECONOMÍA

The dynamics of creativity are useful to train this capacity that we have and that many times, by not using it in our day to day, we have something rusty. Although some people have it more developed from birth, all can increase their creative level.

Creativity is a capacity that we can maximize, through training. On many occasions, we ourselves are the ones who cut this ability, sending us constant messages that we are not capable.

By doing exercises and activities we can show ourselves that we are capable and, even, we can know our own abilities that were unknown to us.

In order for you to train your creativity, individually or in a group, I suggest 10 dynamics that will help you to be a more creative and dynamic person.

List of creativity dynamics

1- The room

Goals:

Know the names of the classmates in the group.
Develop the processes of creativity and imagination.
Stimulate physical development and self-knowledge through movement.

Time needed: around 20 minutes, depending on the size of the group.
Group size:
Venue: a large space where participants can sit in a circle.
Materials needed: a chair for each participant.
Steps to follow:

The group facilitator asks the participants to take a chair and form a circle and sit in the chair, looking at each other.
A volunteer will begin by saying their name and asking to change places with another partner. For example: "My name is Carmen and I want my site to be occupied by Paco." This order must be accompanied by an action to be performed by the partner, that is to say: "and he has to come singing."
The dynamic ends when all the members have participated.

Note: it is important that they do not repeat the actions they must do in the transfers. In this way, creativity is encouraged.

2- With other eyes

Objective:

Develop dramatic and communication skills.
Stimulate creativity.
Promote disinhibition and relaxation.

Time needed: approximately 40 minutes. The time will vary depending on the degree of participation.
Group size:
Place: large space, free of furniture that can interfere.
Materials needed: two piles of cards, one of type A and one of type B (explained below).
Letters A: each of them will list a different activity. Examples: washing the dishes after a family meal, coming home from school / work, a rainy day without an umbrella, the day you get on vacation, when someone you don't understand speaks to you, when your favorite team loses a big prize…
Letters B: these will indicate the way in which the action should be represented. Examples: comic, lyrical, sad, euphoric, scandalous, scared, excited, etc.

* It is important that the letters are adapted to the group and age of the participants.

Steps to follow:

The facilitator presents the objective of the activity and motivates the participants to volunteer for the activity.
The person who leaves, in silence, will take a letter from each pile and will not show them to their companions. You will have to represent the action with the mode that you have played.
Your colleagues will comment on what they think. There will be a group reflection of the situation, the emotions that this action evokes in us, if it corresponds to the way in which it has been carried out, etc.

Variant: We can add some difficulty, giving the slogan that they cannot speak. They will have to do it with mimicry, with the added difficulty that they have to show emotion with facial and body expression. In this way, the companions will have to guess the situation and the mode.

3- Our own mural

Goals:

To promote teamwork.
Stimulate imagination and creativity.

Time needed: about 40 minutes.
Group size:
Venue: large space where participants can work together.
Necessary materials: cardboard or continuous paper (depending on the size of the drawing we want to achieve), paints (pencils, crayons, finger paint…)
Steps to follow:

The person who dynamizes the dynamics explains what activity is going to be carried out. For example, we are going to paint our logo, a mural for a specific event or else, we are going to draw a drawing together.
Then distribute the paints and paper. The time for the execution can be established or, that the activity ends when they have finished.
When they have finished, there is a group discussion to evaluate the final result.

Variant 1: the activity must be carried out in absolute silence, they can be left a few minutes before to decide what they want to do and how they are going to organize themselves.
Variant 2: each member will do their part separately or in subgroups. After the established time, all the parts are put in common and pasted on the paper.

4- I direct my own movie

Goals:

Develop the imagination without any limit.
Encourage active listening and the exchange of opinions among colleagues.

Time needed: about an hour.
Group size: medium, about 15 people.
Place: wide space where participants can sit in a circle and where they can lean on to write.
Materials needed: paper, pens, and a blackboard with marker or chalk.
Steps to follow:

The person who leads the activity explains to the group members that they should sit in a circle and hands out a sheet of paper and a pen to each one. She then explains that they are going to imagine that they are a famous film director and that they are thinking about their next movie. For this, they have to think about the genre (drama, musical, thriller, romantic, comedy, etc.) and which actors would star in it. They can even choose actors who have passed away and, also, people from that group.
They are allowed 10-15 minutes to develop the story. They can take notes on paper.
Over time, one by one, you should comment on what has occurred to you. It is important that, during this time, others are silent and listening to their partner. Also, the person who leads the activity can take notes on a blackboard so that everyone can see it.
When all the directors have talked about their film, it is about that, together, they choose the story they like the most. It can be a complete one or, elements and characteristics of each one of the exposed ones and make one in common.
If you have time, you can do a representation of the story as a theater.

5- Blocked creativity

Goals:

Encourage perseverance when you do teamwork in which you seek creativity.
Build resilience.
Strengthen the links and relationships between the participants.

Time needed: about 30 minutes.
Group size: between 10 and 15 people.
Place: wide space in which group members can sit in a circle.
Materials needed: none in particular.
Steps to follow:

The group facilitator will introduce a topic for discussion. It can be a real circumstance or a hypothetical situation. This will depend on the group and the objective.
The facilitator will encourage and motivate all members to participate and give their opinion.
Suddenly, when a person presents their point of view, another colleague (who is informing in advance) begins to refute the arguments of someone in particular.
After a few minutes, two things may have happened: that the conversation has stalled or that other colleagues have changed the drift.
After a while, the facilitator asks how he felt about his partner's interruptions.
The facilitator leads the debate and extrapolates this situation to circumstances of this type that occur in daily life.

6- reverse inventions

Goals:

Encourage imagination
Spend some time relaxed.

Time needed: about 30 minutes.
Group size:
Place: room or large classroom.
Materials needed: paper, pens, and a blackboard with marker or chalk.
Steps to follow:

The facilitator explains that today everyone will be an inventor. For example, inventions that have changed the human being's day to day can be explained. Something as simple as a stick with a mop on the end has saved a lot of back trouble for scrubbing the floor.
The handicap is that these inventors will have to invent non-useful things. For example, a hairbrush that produces more knots. A few minutes are allowed for each participant to think separately, and then they will have to explain it to their colleagues.

Note: it is important to applaud the achievements of all participants and encourage them to be as creative as possible. In this activity, laughter is guaranteed.
Variant: if the group size is very large, instead of individually, it can be done in pairs or small subgroups.

7- The group in plasticine

Goals:

Analyze the moment the group is in
Stimulate creativity individually.

Time required: about 60 minutes.
Group size: about 20 people.
Place: large room or classroom where you can work in a group, with tables and chairs.
Necessary materials: 20 kilos of plasticine, approximately and a board that supports that weight.
Steps to follow:

The facilitator introduces the dynamics by explaining that the group goes through a series of situations along its journey. This presentation can be illustrated with concrete situations that have happened and moments that the group has gone through. At that moment, they will represent the moment the group is going through through a plasticine sculpture.
At that time, they will be given the playdough in a block on the table.
They then have 30 minutes to shape the sculpture, but they should not speak during that time. They can carve the plasticine in a group or, taking a piece and working it individually, to later join it to the rest. Also, they can undo what another partner has done, etc. The important thing is that they bring out all their creativity.
Over time, they will analyze the sculpture obtained and a debate will be held in which the members express how they have felt doing the activity and if they are satisfied with the final result. Also, if they carried out the work individually or coordinated with other colleagues, if they felt that their work has been respected by others, etc. For this discussion, it is very important that the person leading the activity is aware of and takes note of the things that seem most significant to them so that they can address them during that time.

8- Common poem

Objective:

Create a poem or story that identifies the group.
Encourage respect among colleagues.

Time needed: about 30 minutes.
Group size: It is important that they get to know each other.
Place: room or classroom in which they are comfortable.
Materials needed: blackboard with chalk or marker and music player.
Steps to follow:

The person who leads the activity explains that they are going to create a poem or a common story. To do this, put some words on the board that will be more or less, depending on the participants. If it is a very large group, the participants will be chosen at random.
Each participant is assigned a word, but is told what it is when their turn comes. When it is a person's turn, the word is spoken and relaxing music is played for about half a minute.
After this time, the music stops and he is asked what phrase comes to mind with that word. The sentences are written down on the board as they are produced.
When the poem or story is finished, it is recited among all and recorded so that it becomes one more element of the group's identity.

9- Greetings

Goals:

Produce a creative greeting, different from the ordinary.
Losing your sense of shame.
Spend some time relaxed.
Encourage peer relationships.

Time needed: approximately 40 minutes.
Group size: medium, between 15 and 20 people.
Place: large room or classroom, without furniture in between. Also, it can be done outdoors.
Materials needed: none in particular.
Steps to follow:

Everyone standing and forming a circle, the facilitator explains that they are going to greet each other. Examples of greetings can be made at first, like hippies, boy scouts, etc.
They then take a few minutes to greet each other however they please, being creative and without fear of being judged by others.
Then, and after the established time or when the facilitator concludes the activity,

Alternative: the participants come out, one by one, to greet their classmates and the rest follow suit.

10- Looking for a solution to a problem

Goals:

Find solutions in a group and creative way.
Promote the proper functioning of the team.

Time needed: about 40 minutes.
Group size: medium, approximately 20 people.
Place: room or large classroom in which they can work seated.
Materials needed: papers and pens.
Steps to follow:

The animator of the dynamics explains that they must seek the creative solution to a problem and that it must be taken in consensus. All group members should pay attention to the discussion process because they will analyze it later. Subgroups are formed.
Next, the problem that must be solved by the subgroups and for which they have ten minutes is exposed:

“Years ago, a London merchant owed a large sum of money to a person who made him a loan. This person fell in love with the young and pretty daughter of the merchant. She proposed, then, an agreement. She said she would cancel the merchant's debt if she married the daughter. Both the merchant and her daughter were terrified. The person who had lent him the money, proposed to leave the solution to chance. To do this, she suggested placing a white stone and a black stone inside an empty money bag; the girl should take out one of the two stones. If she removed the white stone, she would remain with the father and the debt would be forgiven. Otherwise, if she took out the black one, the merchant would be imprisoned and she would end up starving. They ended up accepting and the creditor bent down to pick up two stones and, in doing so,he hid two black stones and put them in the money bag; but it was seen by the girl. He then asked the girl to take a stone that would be the death sentence for her and also for her father ”.

By subgroups, they must find the solution that the girl devised to be able to continue in the company of her father and cancel the debt. They allow a few minutes to think about it in subgroups and then a debate takes place among all.
When the facilitator deems it appropriate, they will go on to tell the solution, which is the following: “The girl reached into the bag and removed a stone. However, before looking at the careless one, she dropped it on the path, losing herself among the others.

Other dynamics of interest

Group dynamics for young people.

Assertive communication dynamics.

Motivational dynamics.

Dynamics of self-esteem.

Dynamics of emotional intelligence.

Group integration dynamics.

Trust dynamics.

Leadership dynamics.

Dynamics of conflict resolution.

Dynamics of values.

Presentation dynamics.

Teamwork dynamics.

10 CREATIVITY DYNAMICS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS - ECONOMÍA - 2025