Playing store is not only fun, it's a great way to learn. We learned about math, taking turns, and even colors when we opened up our Red Store. It's perfect for Valentine's Day or any other day! While we were setting up, I sent the girls ...
Pretend Play
Let’s Pretend: Police Station
It's important for young kids to have knowledge of different community helpers that serve their city. We recently learned about police officers and the role they play in our city. After reading a few books and talking about the different roles ...
Let’s Pretend: Garden Center
I decided to surprise my girls recently with a pretend play garden center. All it took was a couple of dollars at the dollar store, some recycled items around the house, and a brand new batch of play dough. After I presented it to them, they ...
10 Ways to Explore Dramatic Play
Dramatic play (or pretend play) provides many benefits to your child. According to an article on Scholastic Parents, The Importance of Pretend Play, pretend play helps with cognitive development in such areas as social and emotional skills, ...
Pretend Play Jewelry Store
We like to play "store" around our house, so in honor of Valentine's Day, we set up a pretend play jewelry store. But, before we could set up the store, we had to make our inventory. We got out our bucket of beads, some string, and some pipe ...
Antarctica Fun
We just got back from an exhausting, but very fun trip to Antarctica. We even captured some incredible penguin pictures. Don't you like that little guy above? Well... we didn't actually go to Antarctica, but we did recreate it in our ...
A Pretend Snack Bar
I can't think of anything my girls like better than a pretend play setup, unless it's a messy craft project. We've made forts, stores, and even a zoo in our living room. Recently, we decided to create our own snack bar. We were following a ...
Snow Sensory and Small World Play
I've seen wonderful ideas for sensory play all over blogland, but up until now, I haven't set up a sensory bin for my girls. Last night, I decided it was time to do it, and I set up a small sensory bin for the girls. Instead of filling a large ...
The Zoo In My Living Room
Yesterday we worked hard. We decided that we really needed our own zoo and the living room was the perfect place for it. It was a day long project to put it all together... and boy, did we have fun! The first task was sending the girls ...
Farm Animal Charades
Things get a bit silly when you start imitating farm animals!We played a game of farm animal charades recently and had a blast. I found several clip art images of farm animals, then printed, laminated and cut them out. We borrowed a pot from the ...
