Encouraging creativity in early education plays a big role in children's further development as well as creating a positive self-image. Children express themselves artistically from an early age, and educators should know how and in what way to encourage the child's creativity, depending on the child's age. Therefore, in the theoretical part of this work, we find what is considered creativity, what are the developmental stages of creativity and how to encourage it. Great importance is also attached to the very motivation for crerativity. A description of art materials and art itself as such is also included. Art materials must also be guided by the age of the child and the accessibility of using certain materials. This paper also includes a practical part. In the practical part, the activity "Story from a bag" was carried out, on the basis of which the children depicted a motif, scene or character. The children used pencils for drawing and tempera for painting. Two works were created which were then additionally painted, but this time they were not painted by a child but by an adult. The aim of the paper is to compare children's creativity with the creativity of adults. In conclusion, based on children's creativity, the way a child and an adult work is significantly different. Children didn't need any big activity to create something new. In contrast, an adult would need much more encouragement and thought in order to get the same final product. Therefore, we must not neglect the constant stimulation of creativity through growing up, because then the creativity of each individual would be greatly reduced and society as such would forget what it is like to create as a child.