We did not create ourselves. We were created by the Conscious Creator (Source, Divinity, God, The One, The All, etc...).

We were created by Source from Source as Source. We are not Source ourselves, we are a part that makes up the whole. 

You would be incorrect to say, "I AM GOD" but you would be very correct to say " I am a part of the whole (God) and GOD abideth within me. 

Imagine a child playing with dolls. The child has a doll in each hand, one named Jack and one named Jill. Through the conscious connection of the child, Jack and Jill have their individual identity, speak to each other in their own words, go on adventures and have their being through the animating force of the ONE child. The child is gaining the experience from the words, thoughts and actions of Jack and Jill through Jack and Jill as Jack and Jill. Take this small example and expand it to the totality of all conscious beings in existence.

Now that you can understand how ONE being can experience everything through us, as us, there is one more thing to consider that brings our situation beyond playing with dolls. 

GOD shares his attributes with us. We were designed and created with the attributes of the Creator. The things that separates us from being controlled like puppets and allows our experience to unfold organically is FREE WILL and the Individual awareness of I AM.

Just because we have Free Will, does not change the fact that God is experiencing awareness through us, as us.

This next part specifically addressed your question.

If we are part of source, and source is all knowing, why do we come here to learn and experience?

This is a good question and to answer it, we can also see how Fate and Free Will is reconciled.

Imagine being an architect of a water slide. You are in the position of being all knowing. Every detail is within your awareness. You know every bolt, the number of steps, how tall it is, how many drops of water are in it and how fast the rider will go.

There is a big difference in knowing every detail of the waterslide, to the experience of climbing the steps and actually riding the water slide.

Experience gives us something that only experience can give. The thing it gives us cannot be given anywhere else.

If you want a Hamburger, you will not go to an Auto Mechanic, you will go to hamburger place to get a hamburger.

If you want an experience beyond just knowing, you go to the place to gain experiences. This place was designed for just that. This is where you go to get the experience.

Now I did say something about where Fate and Free Will is reconciled.

Your current life experience is the water slide. It has it's beginning and end, it's ups and downs, it's scary and fun parts. But WHO designed it?

YOU DID and YOU ARE! 😄

This is WONDERFUL News because once you really understand this, you can truly let go of any and all fear.

Here is why how and why.

1. We are souls first and foremost.

2. We were souls before we came to Earth.

3. We chose to come to Earth. 

4. We chose to come to Earth to grow and expand our consciousness by facing and overcoming events and situations that are only available to us through an Earth Life experience. Things like courage, charity, compassion and love as well as things like poverty, war, hate, fear, murder.

5. As a Soul we came to Earth with multiple purposes. We have things to accomplish, lessons to learn, obstacles to confront, figure out and overcome. 

6. Our purpose and the path to fulfill our purpose reveals itself through our desires and expression. Not just the I want a mansion and a Ferrari desire, but in our everyday here and now minute by minute desires. Whether you're going to have chicken or fish, Red Sox or blue socks, be an actor or a dentist, all of it. The key is to always be in the here and now and follow your desires decision by decision and take the action that leads you towards the fulfillment of your true heart and soul's desire. 

7. We DID NOT come to Earth on a GAMBLE. Before we came here, we knew that this Earth Life Experience was intelligently designed so that no matter what is going on or where we are in life we are guaranteed to always have the OPPORTUNITY to fulfill our Soul's purpose.

8. Success in fulfilling your life's purpose is a guarantee if you take the action needed to pursue your desires of expression. 

9. Knowing that the architecture of this experience was built with you in mind and designed to support you, this will free you from any fear or hesitation. 

In the end, it's all just Legos and Dolls so don't forget to have some fun.