Dramatic play activities

Set up an ice cream shop dramatic play center and provide your preschoolers with hours of sweet, cool fun (and learning too!).

Set up an easy, mess-free ice cream parlor dramatic play for toddlers using common household items. Teach colors, counting, and work on fine motor skills.

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!

The students at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, Louisana had a fantastic time doing this operating room dramatic play as a part of their, Hospital Day. Students were given patien

Dramatic play centers are a huge hit in preschool. They also student to learn through play, use their imagination and creativity, and take a hands-on approach to learning. These dramatic play ideas for preschoolers help students with their language development and expand their vocabularies. They also help students learn how to self-regulate, share, and take turns with friends. Find grocery store dramatic play, airport dramatic play, and baby nursery dramatic play.

Check out this giant dramatic play round-up of my favorite pretend center ideas for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Transform the dramatic play center into a BEACH for a summer theme, ocean theme, or beach theme! Your students will LOVE to play at the beach dramatic play, and you will love it because you can sneak in tons of literacy, math, and STEM learning opportunities! Learning through play is powerful! Grab your lesson planner because I'm going to give you tons of ideas for your pretend beach.

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Get tips and tricks on how to set up a flower shop dramatic play center in your classroom! Perfect flower shop printables for your preschool class!

My Updated DIY Dramatic Play Center Guide Last summer, my husband offered to redo my dramatic play center stand so it was more sturdy so here is my