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Vet Clinic Dramatic Play Activity

by Angela Thayer 6 Comments

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.

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 out the vet sheet for his patients. I loved that he enjoyed practicing his writing.

vet

Lion Heartbeat

We also put name bands on the stuffed animals. Gotta keep track of all the animals!

lion checkup

We did this activity with animals that are pets and some that are not. Troy has the special lion “Leo” from his preschool class this week, so he was really excited for Leo to be his first patient. On the Vet Sheet where it asks what type of pet it is, there’s a blank box where the child can draw the type of animal.

Sample Vet Sheet

On the printable, the child writes the pet’s name and circles the type of animal it is. They also do a check-up on the animal’s eyes, nose, mouth, ears, paws (if applicable), and heart. They circle a smile face if it is good and a sad face if it is not. At the bottom of the sheet, they circle if the patient needs a bandage, medicine, shot, or x-ray.

This activity can be done at home or in a classroom. You can download the vet sheet here —> Visit to the Vet

This was day 13 of the 31 Days of Play. To see all the play ideas, visit here. Happy Playing!

 

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Filed Under: Imaginary Play, Indoor Activities, Preschool Tagged With: dramatic play, pets

Comments

  1. Missy says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    Played this today with my boys and they LOVED it! Thank you so much for the printables!

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  2. Kristin says

    January 14, 2015 at 4:43 am

    Love this! Thanks!!

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  3. Crystal @ Castle View Academy says

    January 18, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    That’s a great way to learn about health and vets. Thank you for linking up with Mom’s Library, I’m featuring you this week at Castle View Academy.
    Crystal @ Castle View Academy recently posted…Games From Around The World on the CKCBH #23My Profile

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  4. pouss says

    January 4, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    From France
    thanks a lot from my pupils and I! I made my own vet sheet from my class inspiring from your work!
    🙂

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  5. hamishfinnis says

    October 26, 2018 at 4:34 am

    Hi,

    Played this today and I love this.

    Reply
  6. Annie says

    December 19, 2018 at 9:51 am

    This is coming to the rescue while we are home sick! Thank you!

    Reply

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