Pretend Play & Dress Up
- Create your own Cakey Cat clay cupcakes! Includes one collectible mini cat box, one project kit with three colors of air clay, two plastic cupcake molds, one decoration pack, one sheet of punch-out decorations, one mini Cakey Cat character charm, and an instruction manual. Mold and sculpt mini cupcakes to decorate with colorful confetti and toppers! Let your creations air dry to keep or store your clay to play repeatedly.
- Create your own MerCat mermaid slime! Includes one collectible mini cat box, one project kit with two bags of slime powder, two decoration packs, one slime shaker container, one mixing tool, one sticker sheet, one mini MerCat character charm, and an instruction manual. Add water to the cup and shake it to mix with your slime powder and decorations! Customize your slime cup with colorful stickers.
- Age group and grade: Ages 5 -9 and grades kindergarten+
- Subject: Pretend and Play
- Age group and grade: Ages 3 -6 and grades toddler -1st
- Subject: Early learning
- This set is a great way to encourage healthy eating habits
- Includes 18 pieces, Watermelon boat measures 8" L x 3" H
- Usage idea: Helps children develop fine-motor and pre-scissor skills and get ready for writing, cutting, and more
- Multicolor
- Subject: Early learning
- Usage ideas: This doctor kit features enough medical tools for a whole team of young doctors to play at the same time
- Age group and grade: Ages 18 months and up
- Encourages learning about the natural world
- Fireman, Police, and Doctor dress up set
- 3+ years/Grade PK+
- 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 1 - 5 years and grades infant - kindergarten
- Theme/design: Animals
- Free-standing sturdy wooden grocery store for playful shopping
- Includes hand-cranked conveyor belt, Beeping "Scanner," bagging area, card swipe machine, and cash drawer
- SO INTERACTIVE: With over 25 sounds and reactions, My Walking Penguin responds to touch. Pat Waddles' head and watch him perform a fun dance!
- CARE FOR WADDLES: Waddles loves being fed with his feeding fish. Listen as he makes the cutest feeding sounds - he may even burp!
- Breakfast basket
- Dimensions: 4"(H) x 7"(W) x 8 1/2"(L) basket
- 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
- Ages 3+ years and grades PreK+
- Assorted
- 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
- Work zone ahead!
- Also includes a tool belt, a yellow hard hat, goggles, a hammer, a saw, and a name tag for personalizing
- Set includes a bright red, machine-washable jacket trimmed with reflective material
- A fire chief helmet and a "fire extinguisher" are also included
- This Barbie It Takes Two playset inspires outdoor adventures with Barbie "Malibu" and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts dolls, plus everything the BFFs need to create the ultimate campsite!
- The extra-large fabric tent fits 4 dolls and features an awning and super-cool string lights.
- 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
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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.