Pretend Play & Dress Up
- Play set with 2 wooden cupcakes and a 4-piece wooden cake to decorate with colored cords and wooden toppings.
- Play set includes wooden cupcake pan, cupcake sleeves, serving plate, wooden birthday candles, sprinkles shaker bottle, invitation, activity booklet, tote, and more.
- Kids love helping with chores around the house with cleaning tools and accessories sized just for them
- The 11-piece play set includes wooden-handled broom, dustpan, sweeper-mop with removable cleaning cloth, lint brush, and duster, sponge, spray bottle, cloth towel roll, wooden storage stand, and reusable activity card
- Create colorful flat mosaics or work in 3-D to make more intricate builds. Mix and match any Plus-Plus set to bring more ideas to life!
- Plus-Plus empowers children with free explorative play as they encourage fine motor skills, logic, creativity and imagination all without the use of screens.
- Serve your own special recipe with this colorful tureen, bowls, and spoons
- Colorful veggies and jumbo noodles make a healthy dose of dramatic play
- This picnic shapes starter set lets kids play pretend and create their own play food sandwiches with fun activities
- Recommended for children ages three and up
- Cook it! - My very own chef set
- Dimensions: 4"(H) x 5 1/2"(L) pot
- Age group and grade: Ages 3+ and grades pre school -12th
- Subject: Early learning
- 16-piece salon and spa play set with pretend play toy accessories for hair care and spa services (does not contain real cosmetics)
- Includes shampoo bottle (no real shampoo inside), brush, comb, play scissors, hairdryer with working fan
- Commercial-grade kids' cabinet with microwave is a great addition to home or school playrooms
- Made of engineered birch plywood with a scratch-resistant UV finish in natural brown with red and orange elements
- Care for hair and an adjustable beard (sized to fit kids and most adults) with pretend play barber essentials and shaving accessories
- Includes vibrating trimmer, shaving cream can, play rolling razor, scissors, brush, comb, textured play pomade, wash cloth, adjustable mirror, reusable double-sided activity card; all supplies store in a zippered shaving kit
- Let kids feel the thrill of the drill as they learn about the powerfully cool world of circuits using real, working tools
- Choose from 20 different adventures that take kids around the world as they drill, bolt, and connect circuits to complete each mission
- Unicorn magic is great for children from seven to eight years old to develop motor, social, and communication skills, encourage creativity and imagination
- Comes in assorted colors and made of foam
- Age group and grade: Ages 3 - 5 and grades pre school - 2nd
- Subject: Early learning
- Ages 3+ years and grades PreK+
- Assorted
- Create made-the-way-you-like-it pretend pizza with 34-piece wooden play pizza-making set with counter/pizza oven.
- Ingredients include cheese shaker, felt sauce and cheese, wooden Crust, toppings; pieces stick with self-stick tabs.
- Commercial-grade kids' two-shelf kitchen cabinet is a great addition to home or school playrooms
- Made of engineered birch plywood with a scratch-resistant UV finish in natural brown with orange accents
- Breakfast basket
- Dimensions: 4"(H) x 7"(W) x 8 1/2"(L) basket
- Subject: Early learning
- Usage ideas: Tempting your children to try some delicious vegetables will be much easier once they have played with these realistically sized "fresh from the farm" veggies, there are 7 pieces packed in this crate of harvested seasonal favorites
- Encourage healthy eating habits from the start and teach the concepts of serving and sharing with this appetizing set
- Includes 38 pieces
- Commercial-grade kids' refrigerator with integrated storage is a great addition to home or schools playrooms
- Made of engineered birch plywood with a scratch-resistant UV finish in natural brown with multicolor elements
- Complete Play Food Set includes all of your child's favorite foods for tasty play that lasts all day
- Outfit your play kitchen with this deluxe set of premium play food that caters to every taste
- Age group and grade: Ages 3+ and grades pre school - 12th
- Subject: Early learning
- BOOST imaginations and build language and social skills while encouraging little ones to engage in hands-on role play
- Perfectly sized for small hands this set of 19 pieces allow for imaginative play that lasts all day
Dress up and pretend play are important activities for children. They help children to develop creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. Classroom dress up supplies can include items such as costumes, accessories, props, and scenery. Spread your dress up and pretend play resources out on the rug and watch your students learn!
Consider what work best for your classroom
When choosing dress up and pretend play classroom supplies, it is important to consider the age and abilities of the children. Make sure that the supplies are safe and appropriate for the children to use. Also, consider how the dress up and pretend play supplies will be used. Will they be used for individual play or group activities? Think about what materials the pretend play props are made of and if they can be cleaned easily.
Use play to learn
At Staples, we have a variety of dress up and pretend play supplies for your classroom. Pretend play and dress up can be a learning opportunity for your classroom. If you want to teach counting and simple math, then consider a pretend play cash register from Learning Resources. Students can learn fractions with a pretend play pizza set as well!
Grow and develop skills needed for the future
Students can learn life skill through pretend play and dress up. Dress up in the classroom can get students used to fastening buttons and using snaps to dress themselves. Pretend play sets can help younger students develop hand and eye coordination with elements like building blocks from Learning Advantage and tool sets. Building verbal communication is key to a young child's development and social skill, and dress up and pretend play supports that growth in the classroom by encouraging students to interact and communicate in way they don't normally get to at school.