Imagination play

Pizza is a favorite food for many preschoolers. Setting up a pizza parlor in your learning space is a great way for preschoolers to develop important math, literacy, and social skills while having fun!

Imagine you give a set of random objects to your child and she plays with it for a good amount of time. Long enough you could get things done or long enough to keep her quiet while the baby naps. And what if … you can get the same effect every time you need your

This dramatic play focus on a flower shop in the children will be able to pretrend that they are in a flower shop. I'll buy plastic flowers for safety and imagination to bright their flower shop to life.

Pretend play ideas for kids

Make some gorgeous DIY coloured sticks for counting, creative picture making, dominoes games and more! They’re such a fun, open-ended loose part for free play and learning and would make a great gift or addition to the classroom or home learning shelves. I love making things for the kids that are low to no cost,...Read More »

Some not-so-extravagant pretend play ideas that you can do to help engage your child's imagination!

Simple tips and ideas for getting started with imaginative play

Why pretend when you can be? Kids want to be so many things. They imagine themselves in every possible way with unlimited potential, and that’s why these 25 pretty cool pretend play ideas for preschoolers are going to be perfect for them. Whether they want to be a doctor, or a baker, or any number of […]

I completely underestimated how much the girls would enjoy playing with shadow puppets. Whenever something so simple makes them so happy, I can’t help but smile!! And this was SUPER simple. Added bonus — the perfect entertainment for whenever a power outage occurs. Our little shadow puppet theater was made from an empty cardboard box […]

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Celebration play dough... A gorgeous, glittery dough that begs to be played with!

Pretend play ideas for kids including dramatic play, props, costumes and more!

Your Ultimate Guide to Imaginative Play Ideas for kids of all ages. Includes over 85 different pretend play activities to stimulate your child's imagination. Themes covered include Animal Imaginative Play, Cardboard Box Pretend Play, Doctor and Vets Dramatic Play, Playing Shops, Pretend Food, Outdoor Pretend Play and Puppets,

Dramatic play is so much more than playing make believe. Dramatic play can provide enormous benefits to young children. So break out the dress up box and encourage your littles to expand their imagination. Playing pretend is not only fun but a powerful tool in child development.

Add some snowy winter fun to your dramatic play area, from ice skating to a snowy winter cabin. #winter #dramaticplay #preschool #toddler #pretend #printable #2yearolds #3yearolds #teaching2and3yearolds

Looking for some examples of imaginative play ideas to get your kids having more fun, with less "stuff" - check out these 31 great starting points.

Set up a Post Office Dramatic Play space for your little ones and watch them learn social skills, numeracy and literacy through play!

Make a magical sensory tray for mark making and early writing using homemade fairy dust and exciting added extras! Exciting early literacy activity for kids

These dramatic play centers are a super fun way for kids to engage in pretend play and develop their social skills! Below are some ideas of dramatic play

Make a River - imaginative play in the sand pit!