Pretend play activities

Pretend Play Ideas for Toddlers: A toddler's imagination is a brilliant thing and one of the ways that they learn is through pretend play (sometimes called dramatic play).

Pretend play ideas for kids

Do your kids love to pretend and make believe? When I taught Kindergarten, the dramatic play center was on of the most popular parts of the classroom and with good reasons. Kids could go in there and transform into a fire fighter, teacher, builder or anything they could dream up. Pretend play ideas help kids develop social and emotional skills and language skills. Best of all, they get to use their imagination while doing so. Setting up a pretend play activity can be intimidating, but it…

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.

Do your children love to play pretend? Pretend play activities can provide children with excellent opportunities to develop their cognitive, emotional, social, motor and creativity skills. Here is a list of 50 ideas for pretend play.

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Pizza shop pretend play meets fine motor skills in this fun activity for preschoolers! This project requires very little preparation, and it kept my 2 and 4 year olds happy and busy for a long time while their older brothers did their school work. I count that to be a total win! Scissors Salad It […]

A printable ice cream toppings printable for the pretend play center in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Dramatic Play.

Learn how to make a cardboard chicken coop out of repurposed cardboard box. Kids will love the ability to play pretend collecting chicken eggs.