Jamstarcookie
Activities
CREATIVE PLAY
Play with blocks: Make a building or structure with blocks.
Make a toy town: use toy buildings or houses, toy cars, and toy people and animals.
Make a doll's room: make a bedroom for a doll and decorate it.
Make a doll fashion show: use store bought doll clothes or make your own doll clothes.
Create with playdough or clay: make an animal, flower, or object with playdough.
Play with sand: make a sandcastle, write your name in sand, or draw a picture in sand.
Play with snow: build a snowman, make a snow angel, or write in the snow.
Play with bubbles: blow bubbles with different size wands and watch them float in the air.
Play with felt: use a felt playset or make your own felt kit to create a picture.
Do art: draw or paint a picture of a person, landscape, animal, plant, or object.
Do science experiments: use your kitchen as a science lab.
ROLE PLAY
Play school: use dolls, stuffed animals, or people for students.
Play store: make a grocery store, clothes store, or toy store and label items with price tags and use a toy cash register and baskets for shopping.
Play library: organize books by subjects, make library cards, and invite people to check out books.
Play travel: pick a place to go and put together a suitcase and itinerary of what to do.
Play restaurant: make menus, set a table, have someone be the waiter/waitress to take the orders, use play food or have someone be the chef to make food.
Play kitchen: use toy food, pots, and plates and put together a meal.
Play office: use a desk and office supplies to make an office.
Play doctor: use toys for patients and use a toy doctor's kit.
Play dress up: use store bought costumes or make your own costume.
Act out a story: think of a book or movie, or create your own story and use people, toys, or puppets for the characters.