Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) is a specific area of the EYFS curriculum. One of the ideas behind EAD is that the quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.
EAD encompasses a wide breadth of creative areas, such as listening and responding to music, singing, dancing and performing, experimenting with colour mixing and different textures, creating models (for example, junk modelling), small world play, building and construction, and role-play activities.