<![CDATA[Creative thinking skills are essential competencies in the 21st century that are fundamentally accommodated by the independent curriculum at the elementary school. These skills are crucial for problem-solving, innovation, and relevant to the learning outcomes of Pancasila Education. One local wisdom that can be integrated is Batik Gentongan, a cultural heritage from Bangkalan. The purpose of this research is to analyze and explore the ideas of creative thinking in the process of making, designing, and coloring Batik Gentongan that can be integrated with Pancasila Education learning. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that Batik Gentongan reflects four aspects of creative thinking that is fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality embedded in every manufacturing process. In the motif, aspect of flexibility used to combine natural elements into philosophical meanings, aspect of originality seen in the creation of unique visual symbols and the innovation of new motifs, while aspect of elaboration stands out in providing detailed philosophical meaning. In color processing, aspect of fluency manifested in the creation of various color compositions, while aspect of originality emerged in maintaining traditional methods with new natural ingredient compositions to produce green and blue colors. This finding implies that Batik Gentongan not only functions as a cultural product, but also as a source of learning ideas in the form of local cultural values to foster creative thinking in elementary school students in the context of Pancasila Education learning.]]>
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