The article is devoted to the results of empirical study of the relationships between non-verbal, verbal and semantic components of creativity and play activity of older preschoolers. Sample: 57 preschoolers of 5-6 years old (22 boys and 35 girls) from the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Educational Institution. Psychodiagnostic methods and playing process observation were used. The average level of non-verbal creativity and the level above the average of verbal and semantic creativity in children were reveale. Boys (compared to girls) have higher semantic creativity indicator in one of the tests and higher originality in the nonverbal test (statistical tendency level). The educators estimated the childrens’ play activity at the sufficiently developed level, whereas the observation of the playing process showed a low level of the play with the greatest problems in the “variety game” parameter (no gender differences). The correlations between more developed game and higher levels of nonverbal, verbal and semantic creativity were revealed. Wherein the boys’ play activity is linked with verbal component of creativity, and girls’ play activity – with non-verbal and semantic creativity components.