Your selfconsciousness is one big hurdle in your being creative. You don't even try to do so many things in life because you are afraid of making a fool of yourself.

We try to project an acceptable image

You had no such inhibitions as a child and therefore you were naturally creative.

When you walk into something in spite of the fear, it simply vanishes because by then the unknown turns into the known.

When you let go of your selfconsciousness, you turn more creative.