What is dramatic play?
Dramatic play is a term that refers to the everyday make-believe games kids naturally enjoy.
Dramatic play is actually important to your child’s development, supporting intellectual and verbal skills.
Imagination and Intellectual Development
- Using play items to stand in for real things
- Imitating others
- Engaging in complex games with other children
- Practicing higher-level thinking
- Using creativity
Make Believe and Verbal Skills
- Talking out loud
- Talking more
- Making more and better associations among objects
What You Can Do to Encourage Dramatic Play
- Allow time and space to play independently and initiate dramatic games.
- Be willing to participate at least occasionally in make-believe play.
- Try to arrange times for children to interact together in play.
- Keep some key dramatic play props on hand.
Also Known As: symbolic play, imaginative play, creative play
FREE Farm Animal Puppets for Dramatic Play.
Cardboard Barn with Pillow Animals
How to Make a Barn from Cardboard
How to make a felt garden and farm market
Supplies For Farmer’s Market Play Center:
Baskets
Wooden crate from Target Bins
Flowers from our flower shop
Felt, or other toy lemons, limes and apples
Play vegetables & fruit from IKEA
Reusable bags for food
Play Table & Chairs
Chalkboard Easel
Farmers Market Open Sign – Download Here
Support Your Local Farmers Sign – Download Here
Printable chalkboard veggie labels – Download Here
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