 And that's when creativity can permeate our brains and allow us to come up with all sorts of ideas. Nowadays, children are overscheduled. They don't have time to use their imaginations, be creative, to make up their own games, to play act, to explore a leaf or a bug or a branch that they've found. Children need to use their imaginations in their play. That's when they come up with their ideas, solutions to problems, and learn to work together together.