I have officially decided I am going to try to organize some pretend play activities. One reason is to clean up our pretend play supplies and keep them together. The other reason is to be able to switch out toys easily. Therefore, my goal is to organize one pretend play box a week using stuff […]
Make some of these homemade sock blocks for playtime. Great way to use up old or mismatched socks. Find out how at GrowingPlay.com.
Time for some imagination and pretending to be astronauts heading to outerspace. There is a cardboard box with a paper plate on it and another box with a few colored circles – green for go and red for stop. The kids loved playing in their rocket ship with their special suits on. Once they landed it […]
The other night the kids had loads of fun creating “remedies”. Not sure why they came up with this word but they concocted many recipes just using water, milk and spices. It was Dad’s job to taste test! He says he can still taste one that had too much cinnamon. They did this for an […]
Make a simple doll swing out of a cardboard box for a child to play with. Hang it from a door frame or outdoors from a tree branch. You could use it for stuffed animals as well. Check out Pretend Play – School to open a pretend doll school.
Recently on a weekend morning, the children thought up to play pretend shops. Each child created their own shop where they created prices for various services or items. They set up different stations in separate areas. I gave each child $0.50 to spend at the different shops. This lasted for hours. Here is what they […]
You can get a free download of printables to set up a great Santa’s workshop this week before Christmas. There are several signs, toy design sheet, reindeer testing and toy testing ideas to get children’s creativity flowing. Set up the space with a construction area (i.e. blocks, tinker toys and legos), invention area (loose parts, […]