Loose parts dramatic play

With online shipping for nearly everything, boxes are never in short supply. Why not use box play to add interest and fun to the block area?

Loose Parts Cake Play 🎂 We cant wait to see how our students use the loose parts to decorate their cakes. We hope that this invitation…

Young children love to order sandwiches at this adorable Sandwich Shop dramatic play center. Practice life skills, math, literacy, and more!

I first introduced loose parts play into my three-year-old classroom five years ago. There were already loose parts in my classroom, but not that I had brought in with the specific intention of children using them in open ended ways for their own purposes. The science shelves had baskets of rocks, acorns, and shells with the intention that the children would experience “science” by studying these natural objects with the magnifying glasses and mirrors neatly arranged next to them. They…

Here is a super fun sensory and pretend play activity that is super easy to clean up! Pretend Yarn Kitchen in a sensory bin!

Dramatic Play is not only a source of wonder and magic — it is good for cognitive development! Pretend play requires the ability to transform objects and actions symbolically; for example, pretending to be mommy or a doctor; pretending a bowl of nuts and leaves is oatmeal for Goldilocks. There is research that has shown […]

I love loose parts. and I love lists. It was only a matter of time before I combined everything into a loose parts list! I've been collecting for years and now have a lot of the basics stashed away for play and learning. That being said I am ALWAYS on the lookout for a new treasure to add to my loose parts lists. In case you are like me, I have compiled a loose parts list for all the best finds...and the list will continue to grow as I find more!

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