These types of props encourage actor play:
• Hats, belts, bracelets, old watches
• Old clothes, shirts, capes and raincoats
• Slippers and boots
• Blankets and sheets
• Boxes of all sizes
• Purses, wallets, lunch boxes, shopping bags and packs
• Toy phones and keys
• Notebook and pencil
• Dolls, stuffed animals and puppets
• Kid-sized pots and pans
• Old photos
• A special play space
These props encourage producer-director play:
• Playhouses, farms and playscapes
• Doll houses, toy villages and miniature railroads
• Small cars, trucks and planes
• Miniature characters and dolls
• Boxes of all sizes
• Sample squares of tile, linoleum and carpet
• Paper, crayons and markers
• Flannel board or color form sets
• A special play space
Real World Experience
Getting out in the real world and doing things provides the final key to unlocking a child's creativity. Going to the grocery store, stopping at the library and playing at the park provide the real world examples your child incorporates into pretend play.
With time and your support, your child can extend the boundaries of time and space, experience new powers and explore that inner creativity.
What's you and your child's favorite activity? How have they surprised you?
