Educational potential of decorative and applied creativity in the sphere of leisure

The article considers the features of the educational potential of decorative and applied creativity as a key dominant in the fi eld of leisure. It contributes to the creative and spiritual and moral development of the individual, regardless of age and social status. It also allows you to be interested in the history and traditions of your people, which leads to the modeling of value orientations and to an understanding of the value of folk art. Decorative and applied art allows a person to actively get acquainted with culture, develop aesthetic perception and thinking, form memory and motor skills. It contributes not only to the assimilation of knowledge, but also to the value orientations of folk art and culture, spiritual and moral education. All this knowledge, skills and abilities are formed and consolidated in various leisure activities (master classes, competitions, excursions, holidays). The educational potential of leisure is important both for children and young people, and for people in adulthood.