Abstract: Using creativity test as task and 310 school students aged from 9 to 16 as subjects, this study explored the development of children’s creativity and the effect of family environment on creativity. The findings of this study were: (1) Children's creativity increase with their age. But the development of its three dimensions– fluency, flexibility and originality – is unbalanced. Compared with other age cohorts, the fluency and flexibility dimensions of creativity develop faster during the age of 9 to 11 years old; (2) Family environment has not only a direct influence but also an indirect influence on children’s creativity. The indirect influence is done via creative attitude.

Key words: children, creativity, creative attitude, family environment