Dress Up!
Box Prop Ideas:
Encourage more dramatic play with "Prop Box Play"
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Dramatic Play ( Dress Up) Ideas
Box Props
Children have great imaginations. Give them some simple props and they can disappear into an imaginary world for hours. Here are some ideas for you to give a try.
Some of these items can be found around your house or get them at garage sales or the Dollar Store. You may choose to purchase some of the main "theme" items to make the experience more authentic. To help you with this we have included links to these items.
It would be a practical suggestion to get together with several friends or neighbors and have each put together different boxes. Place items in clear stackable plastic bin’s. Print out list and tape it on the bin.Then, once a week or so you can trade boxes.
Grocery Store:
Empty food carton’s, boxes, soda bottles, rinsed out milk carton’s.
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Post Office:
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Restaurant:
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Veterinarian:
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Firefighter:
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Beach Day:
You can turn this activity into a great back yard or garage experience by simply getting a large plastic swimming pool and add some sand!
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Tourist/Vacation:
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Bakery:
- Apron’s
- Oven mitt’s
- Playdough
or Make your own
- Chef Costume
- Poster’s or pictures of baked goods
- Mixing bowls
- Cake pan’s
- Order pad’s
- Cake decorator’s
- Rolling pin’s
- Cookie cutter’s
- Cookie sheets
- Measuring spoons
- Baking Sets
- Muffin tin’s
- Spoon’s
- Plastic knife’s (safe)
- Recipes
- Cupcake paper’s
- Measuring cups
- Timer
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Camping/Forest Ranger:
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House Painter:
(Great time to paint those “Box" houses!)
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Optometrist:
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Shoe store:
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Office worker:
- Briefcase
- Phone
- Paper, pens, pencils
- Phone books
- Junk mail
- Stamps (old stickers)
- Old typewriter or computer
- Laptop
- Paper clips
- Desk nameplate
- Rolodex
- Old forms/files
- Pen holder
- Memo pads
- Stapler
- Calculator
- Chair
- Pretend and Play Office Space
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Car Wash:
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Doctor’s Office:
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Jewelry Store:
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School:
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Bank:
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Ice Cream parlor:
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Flower shop (Gardening):
- Plastic flowers (large selection at dollar tree)
- Ribbon
- Florist Smock and Aprons
- Seeds
- Vases
- Small garden tools
- Order book
- Garden gloves/garden hat
- Plastic pots
- Cash Registers
- Phone
- Sand or dirt for putting flowers into
- Water can
- Flower magazines
- Styrofoam
- Gardening Sets
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Fishing:
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Hair Stylist:
(sanitize all items after use)
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Gas Station/Auto Mechanic:
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Police Officer:
(can play along with Gas Station)
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Pizza Parlor:
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Other Prop Ideas:
- Carpenter: (hammer, blocks, play saw etc…)
- Music store: (Old cd’s, records…)
- Magician
- Clothing store (dress up clothes)
- Book store
- Dentist
- Pet store (everyone’s stuffed animals)
- Zoo (stuffed animals)
- Hat shop
- Repair shop (used old phones, calculators etc…)
- Train conductor
- Telephone repairman (old phones, screw driver, wire)
- Library (stamper, cards, money box, books)
- Movie theatre (“ticket’s,Video,snacks)
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