Many of us can probably admit to using the well-worn excuse, “I’m just not the creative type” to get out of the school craft project or avoid that community cake sale. Yet, we are all naturally creative beings, practising our creative skills on a daily basis – from navigating a route around the traffic to whipping up dinner with what’s left in the fridge or even, simply, deciding what to wear each morning. What is creativity and why do we need it? “Much of creativity does not necessarily have to do with the arts. Activities in our everyday lives provide us with numerous opportunities for problem solving, lateral thinking and widening our thought patterns,” comments Liz Senior, Occupational Therapist and Founder of Clamber Club . “While creativity is a skill that should be nurtured from a very young age, it is something that we continue to develop throughout our lives,” she adds. Creative activities provide a number of benefits by: Enhancing the ability to visualise, Providi...