The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the activity through natural materials on young children\'s creativity.
The subjects of this study were 49 five year old children(experimental group 25 and control group 24) attending two elementary school annexed kindergarten which is located in Daejeon. To obtain the data, Torrance of Creative Thinking and creative personality test Younghee Noh(2006) Attitudes Inventory were used. To analyze data, ANCOVA were executed.
The result of this study were as follow: When activity through natural materials was applied, there were significant differences in the degree of creativity in the experimental group. Children who were involved in activity through natural materials increased in creativity.
Key Words: activity through natural materials, young children\'s creativity