ABSTRAK Fadhila, Ridha Ihsana. 2017. Upaya Mengembangkan Kreativitas Anak melalui Kegiatan Menggambar Bebas di TK Bunga Lestari. Skripsi. Jurusan Pendidikan Guru Anak Usia Dini, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Pembimbing: (1) Dra. Yuhasriati, M.Pd (2) Siti Naila Fauzia, S.Pd, M.Pd Kata Kunci : Kreativitas, Menggambar Bebas Kreativitas perlu dikembangkan agar anak dapat menciptakan pemikiran dan ide-ide baru yang berguna untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidupnya di masa depan. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini yaitu bagaimana mengembangkan kreativitas anak melalui kegiatan menggambar bebas di TK Bunga Lestari. Beberapa aspek kreativitas yang dilihat dalam pnelitian ini yaitu 1) ketangkasan, 2) fleksibelitas, 3) orisinalisasi dan 4) elaborasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan kreativitas anak di TK Bunga Lestari Kabupaten Aceh Singkil. Metode penelitian menggunakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Subjek penelitian adalah anak usia 5-6 tahun pada kelompok B2 TK Bunga Lestari yang berjumlah 8 orang anak. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi dari hasil unjuk kerja anak. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam 2 siklus, masing-masing siklus terdiri dari 2 pertemuan. Hasil penelitian siklus I menunjukkan kriteria penilaian Belum Muncul (BM) sebanyak 3 anak atau 37,5%, Berkembang Sesuai Harapan (BSH) sebanyak 2 anak (25%) dan Berkembang Sangat Baik (BSB) sebanyak 3 anak (37,5%). Hasil siklus II menunjukkan kriteria Mulai Berkembang (MB) sebanyak 2 anak (25%) dan Berkembang Sangat Baik (BSB) sebanyak 6 anak (75%) yaitu mencapai indikator yang ditetapkan. Sebagaimana data di atas disimpulkan bahwa mengembangkan kreativitas anak melalui kegiatan menggambar bebas di TK Bunga Lestari dapat dilakukan melalui metode bercerita singkat yang berisi benda-benda di sekitar anak dan metode tanya jawab dengan anak yang didukung dengan pemberian motivasi berupa pujian dan penghargaan kepada anak. Aspek kreativitas anak yang dikembangkan melalui kegiatan menggambar bebas berupa ketangkasan, fleksibelitas, orisinalisasi dan elaborasi berkembang dengan sangat baik. Guru disarankan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan diri dalam mengembangkan kreativitas anak. ABSTRACT Fadhila, Ridha Ihsana. 2017. Efforts to Develop Child Creativity through Free Drawing Activities in the Kindergarten of Lestari. Thesis. Early Childhood Education Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University. Counselor: (1) Dra. Yuhasriati, M.Pd (2) Siti Naila Fauzia, S.Pd, M.Pd Keywords : Creativity, Free Drawing Creativity needs to be developed so that children can create new thoughts and ideas that are useful to improve the quality of life in the future. The formulation of the problem in this research is how to develop the creativity of children through free drawing activities in kindergarten Bunga Lestan. Some aspects of creativity that are seen in this research are 1) agility, 2) flexibility, 3) originality and 4) elaboration. This study aims to develop the creativity of children in kindergarten Bunga Lestari Aceh Singkil district. Research method using Classroom Action Research (CAT). Research subjects were children aged 5-6 years in group B2 TK Bunga Lestari which amounted to 8 children Data collection was done by observation technique from child performance result. This research was conducted in 2 cycles; each cycle consists of 2 meetings. The results of the first cycle showed 3 (37.5%) Unbearable Appraisal (BM) criteria, Developed as Expectations (BSH) as much as 2 children (25%) and Very Good Developing (BSB) of 3 children (37.5%). The result of cycle II show's the Growth (MB) as many as 2 (25%) and Very Good Developing (BSB) as many as 6 (75%) growth criteria that reach the indicator. As the data above it is concluded that developing children creativity through free drawing activities in kindergarten can be done through a brief storytelling method that contains objects around the child and question and answer method with the child supported by giving motivation in the form of praise and appreciation to the child. Aspects of child creativity developed through free drawing activities in the form of agility, flexibility, originality, and elaboration develop very well. Teachers are advised to improve their ability to develop children's creativity.