Pretend Play

Suggested Materials

  • career items: brief cases, work gloves, stethoscopes, microscope
  • child-size household furniture and multicultural accessories
  • clothing, rotated often, for a variety of roles and cultures
  • dollhouses, furniture, multicultural dolls
  • furnishings: phone, cash register, notepad, dishes, blankets
  • mirror (unbreakable, door size)
  • multicultural dolls and accessories
  • puppets and theater
  • recycled food boxes and containers

Close adult supervision is required to ensure safety of young children. Projects with small parts and scissors with metal blades are for children ages 4 and older.

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