Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Dramatic play is important to a child's development. Children need time to play make-believe and do open-ended play activities. The great part about dramatic play is that there are no specific directions for the activity. Just invite the child to play with costumes or props and let them use their imagination to … [Read more...]
I am a King – Dramatic Play Activity
Today, I am sharing with you our dramatic play activity all about Kings. We had a BLAST with this. My kids have been playing with the costumes ever since we made them! They love it! To start, I'll share with you how we made the crowns. Here's what you need: strip of cardboard spray paint acrylic jewels hot glue duct tape I started out by spray painting the strip of cardboard. I colored one gold and one black (because we were playing good vs. evil kings and I wanted 2 … [Read more...]
Zoo Animals – Dramatic Play Activity
Animals are just so much fun to learn about! Learning about zoo animals is a great spring theme for preschoolers. Today I'm sharing our zoo animals dramatic play activity for preschoolers. Before doing the dramatic play activity, we created zoo animal cages. I used the following materials: cardboard box wrapping paper (from Hobby Lobby) elastic stapler tape To make the cages, I took the flaps off the boxes so the box had one open side. Next, I stapled pieces of elastic … [Read more...]
Post Office Dramatic Play
My kids love imagining and pretending to do grown-up jobs. We had fun with our vet clinic last week, so this week we did a post office dramatic play activity. To set up, I placed writing utensils, envelopes, printable postcards, stickers, pretend mailbox, watercolors, and a white crayon on their desk. Then I explained to the kids how to do the activity. I gave them postcards they could write on and pretend to send to friends, family members, or even their stuffed … [Read more...]
Vet Clinic Dramatic Play Activity
One awesome way to encourage preschoolers play is with dramatic play activities. They can use their imagination and pretend to do a job. Today, I'm sharing our vet clinic dramatic play activity. For this play activity, I set out a bunch of stuffed animals, our doctor kit, and vet checklist sheet (see the bottom of the post for the free printable). My preschooler had a lot of fun pretending to be a veterinarian! I only wish I had a lab coat for him to wear. :) He really enjoyed filling … [Read more...]
Snow Hot Chocolate {Dramatic Play}
We've had a very "brown" winter so far. However, when had snow back in early December, my boys and I made snow hot chocolate! It actually wasn't a drink that we could drink, but it was a creation that my boys made themselves! They used imaginary play to have their own hot chocolate cafe. Here's what we used for our hot chocolate cafe: snow (or water if you don't have snow where you live!) squeeze bottles mugs or cups straws spoons cocoa cash register cafe menu … [Read more...]
