From a pizza oven to a display counter, furniture like the Create-It-Station can be transformed into nearly anything with a few fun changes!

Dramatic Play is an important part of the education of young children. When children are in engaged in dramatic play they are pretending and developing essential social-emotional skills.

Do you have kids that love to pretend play? Pretend playing is good for their imagination, and develops vital social, language, thinking and emotional skills. Here are some great pretend play ideas for you to try.

Last week I mentioned our clothing unit study. (Read about it here!) We have started to use Creative Curriculum studies to help guide students and introduce them to new learning experiences. I like how Creative Curriculum provides many ideas for hands on activities in all learning areas! The curriculum is project based and provides excellent motivation and questioning techniques that lead students into higher thinking learning. Through provocations, bringing in real items, questioning, and…

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How does the mail get from the person who sent it to their door? This Post Office dramatic play center helps students learn all about the mail system.

Dramatic Play props taking over the classroom? Get organized with these six dramatic play storage tips from Play to Learn Preschool!

Encourage children to experiment with real-life roles and situations! Here’s all the furniture, props and costumes children need to role-play a variety of everyday situations—all specially developed just for toddlers. As children act out the social behavior they observe in everyday life, they develop stronger vocabularies, learn to think abstractly, practice solving problems, and develop their ability to empathize and work cooperatively with others. The All-In-One Toddler Kitchen measures…

This play stand can be anything your kids want it to be. It can be a lemonade stand, a post office, a market, a puppet theater and lots more! They will never get bored with this DIY play equipment!