15 Pretend Play Ideas from Share It Saturday!

I have had done some wonderful reading this week thanks to all of your posts!!  Today I’m focusing on pretend play activities from last week’s Share It Saturday and Fun-A-Day!

In no particular order, kids can . . .

1. Act out ancient history after making a Roman leaf crown {Chestnut Grove Academy}

2. Be super heroes with a homemade jet pack {Just One Mommy}

3. Catch the gingerbread man as they retell the classic story {Fun-A-Day!}

4. Go on a zoo trip with a bevy of stuff animals {House of Burke}

5. Use tons of free printables while pretending to be police officers {Living Montessori Now}

6. Take a “camping” trip and catch some fish {Fun-A-Day!}

7. Open a vegetable stand and help customers make their choices {Fantastic Fun and Learning}

8.  Be plumbers and unclog pipes on a water wall {Life With Moore Babies}

9. Sell produce at a farmers’ market {Fun-A-Day!}

10. Create their own potions as if they’re characters in a Mercer Mayer book {Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails}

11. Run a pizza shop with homemade pizzas {Sugar Aunts}

12. Be plundering pirates delving into treasure chests {Fun-A-Day!}

13. Put out fires with a DIY fire tank {Crayon Box Chronicles}

14. Take fingerprints and solve crimes as a police officers {Life With Moore Babies}

15. Keep their friends safe as Marines and soldiers {Fun-A-Day!}

If you’re a blogger, come on over and share a few recent posts!  If you’re not, check out some of the great ideas that get linked up below!  I’d love to hear what you think.  🙂

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