The first thing that came to mind when I read this post was Marcia Gross's "Small Poppies", about highly gifted children in the early years. If you haven't already read this article, you might want to. I have also shared it with many a teacher.

http://giftedkids.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=giftedkids&cdn=parenting&tm=3&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10124.aspx

Keep encouraging the creativity!