Eric Carle Studio - Limiting choices to promote creativity

Eric Carle Studio - Challenges!

I love the idea of limiting choices at times to promote risk taking and creative problem solving. This could be putting out collage materials but no scissors, limiting the choice of colours, no pencils, etc. Sometimes our settings are all about offering a wide choice and allowing the child to choose freely but it is equally as important to offer times when choices are limited so that cooperation, team-work, problem solving and risk taking can begin to occur. Thank you to the Art Studio at The Eric Carle Museum for their inspiring work!!!