Operation Playtime 8 of 12:Kitchen Grocery Store

January 27th, 2009

Posted by Melitsa in Articles, Homemade, Operation playtime, play activities, Sites to visit

Yesterday we looked at unstructured pretend play. Pretend play is such a huge part of unplugged play. Today the focus is on a structured pretend play scenario.

Kitchen Grocery Store

This is a guest post from Allison of No Time for flashcards

Imaginative play is crucial, it allows your child to test out and use skills they observe all day long. They also learn new words, use math skills , tap into their imagination and so much more. Our grocery store took me 5 minutes to set up and we played with it for ages! Using real food seems to make it extra special, but play food will work just fine.

Gather your materials. You will need some food from your pantry and /or fridge, a cart or basket, a bag to put your purchases in, some play money and something that can be turned into a register. We used a stool, with a plate and some red paper to make a “scanner”.
Get your money and grab a basket!
Start Shopping !
Time to Pay!

Have fun and remember how important play is!

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Melitsa Avila is a former teacher, mother of three boys and military wife who talks about living an intentional play lifestyle using practical and everyday play activities to do with the under 5s. She publishes related ebooks & newsletters. Melitsa is the host and producer of a weekly Early Childhood radio show: Raising Playful Tots bringing parents and carers together with Early childhood practitioners. Thanks for reading!

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