The development of creative abilities is one of the most important problems of education. Today's education system of Kazakhstan is focused on the formation of an active, educated personality capable of creatively solving complex world problems of high self-efficacy. This article presents the relevance of the development of creative abilities. The ideas about this phenomenon formed in creative psychology are presented. The methods and techniques of developing the creative abilities of younger schoolchildren, the psychological significance of the general creative ability, its role in the personal development of the student are considered. Experimental and practical work was also carried out in order to develop the creative abilities of younger schoolchildren. The aim of the experimental work was to determine the level of creative abilities of children of primary school age, and this goal was solved with several tasks.

According to the results of the first ascertaining experiment of younger schoolchildren, it was shown that the vast majority of them have an average and low level of development of creative abilities. The influence of the formative program on the development of creative abilities of younger schoolchildren was positively assessed.