Ikea market stand hack

DIY market stand for dramatic play by Little Lifelong Learners. We're sharing how to make a simple DIY market stand for kids using Ikea crates! This DIY Ikea playroom hack is easy, inexpensive, and can be used to transform your play space into a farmers market, grocery store, bakery, donut shop, coffee shop, pizza shop, lemonaide stand, and more. Your kids will love engaging in imaginative play and play-based learning using this DIY market stand! Read the blog post to learn more!

If you’re like me, you’re probably super passionate about dramatic play. But sometimes the materials and props can be a little expensive! I searched high and low for market stands but they were either out of my budget or didn’t really suit the image I had in my mind. I wanted something simple yet open […]

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After 3 years of vending at a variety of craft shows, I can confidently say that the way I set up and run my booth is vastly different than how it started out. To save you some of the trouble of figuring it out over time like I did, I wanted to share my favorite hacks and things I've learned over the years that have made my life easier!In this blog you'll find: • Links to my favorite products that have made my life easier during craft shows • Some hacks and DIY's for setup and displays and…

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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!

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After sharing some photos of Aggie's birthday party this week, I wanted to highlight the star of the show - the DIY pretend play stands. The idea for them is what convinced me this party theme would be perfect for the three year old set. The only problem was just how was I going to get all of this done? Enter the amazing Jamie of That's My Letter who so kindly offered to help design and build them out of the kindness of her extremely big heart. And the love doesn't stop there - she is kind…

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