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How to Make Taste-Safe Play Sand with Just 2 Ingredients

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This taste-safe play sand is a fun addition to your summer activities for preschoolers. Regular sand can be tricky with little ones who still have a tendency to put things in their mouths. This sand recipe is taste-safe, making it an ideal alternative to regular sand. We’ve been making this cloud dough “sand” for yearsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning, Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, Pretend Play, Summer

Lava Slime Perfect for Lego Star Wars or Dinosaur Play

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Learn how to make slime and then make this molten lava slime with the kids! It is perfect for exploring a variety of early science skills both in and out of the classroom. And once the slime is ready to go, the kids will have a blast with all of the sensory and imaginative play.Keep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Dinosaurs, Glitter, Legos, Pretend Play, slime, Space, Star Wars

How to Make a Super Easy Life Size Gingerbread House

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How to make an easy life size gingerbread house for preschool dramatic play

Here’s how to make a life size gingerbread house for the kids . . . the easy way! Have you seen those awesome cardboard gingerbread houses? The ones that the kids can play inside and act out the story of The Gingerbread Man? I absolutely love those big gingerbread houses! But they’re not always feasibleKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Dramatic Play, Gingerbread Man, Pretend Play

Dramatic Play Gingerbread Man Activity for Preschool

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Children can explore this Gingerbread Man activity after reading the classic tale of the cookie that came alive. Are you following my Pretend Play & Dress Up Pinterest board? So many preschool kids love the dramatic play center. It’s a place they can pretend to be almost anything they want to be. Moms, dads, kids,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Gingerbread Man, Pretend Play

Easy Robot Craft Made from Recycled Materials

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My preschoolers and I recently delved into a robot theme!  In addition to lots of books and science explorations, we made this simple robot craft.  Our robot vests let the children create their own dress up clothes using recycled materials! Robot vests are an easy and fun robot craft to make! MaterialsI may get commissionsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Pretend Play, Recycled, Robots

Recycled Art Projects for Kids – Cardboard Castles

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The All Things Kids mamas are sharing ways to craft and play with recycled materials today!  Be sure to check out Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, House of Burke, Sugar Aunts, Crayon Box Chronicles, and Mamas Like Me for more recycled inspiration. In preschool, we delved into some recycled art projects for kidsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Earth Day, Fairy Tales, Pretend Play, Recycled

A Fairy Tale Activity with Dragon Imaginative Play

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I love science fiction and fantasy — especially if it involves dragons.  Sharing my love for dragons was one of the reasons I was excited to plan for a recent fairy tale theme!  🙂  I started with a simple fairy tale activity involving a dragon small world.  I’m not sure I can call it “small”,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning, Sensory Tagged With: Fairy Tales, Pretend Play

Winter Pretend Play – Scooping Snowballs

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My preschool kiddos had a blast with this super simple winter pretend play idea.  It also served as a bit of sensory play and fine motor play.  So easy to set up, but it really packed a punch! A fun addition to your winter activities for preschoolers. Related: Snowball Winter Activities for Kids “snowy” winterKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Pretend Play, snow, Winter

Christmas Pretend Play – Wrapping Presents

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Kids get into the spirit with Christmas pretend play I am so very excited to be teaming up with  few of my favorite ladies for Christmas Play Days!  Fantastic Fun and Learning, Play Trains, My Nearest and Dearest, Buggy and Buddy, Nothing if Not Intentional, and Fun-A-Day!  will be sharing ideas for open-ended Christmas FUN for the kiddos.Keep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Christmas, Pretend Play

15 Pretend Play Ideas from Share It Saturday!

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Pretend play is one of my favorite activities for preschoolers at home or at school. Playing pretend is a great way to encourage curiosity and creativity in young children. And, not to mention, it’s a great way to learn about new topics! I did some wonderful reading over the week, thanks to all of yourKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Pretend Play, Share It Saturday

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