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How to Setup a Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area

We setup this Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area in our house to pretend we’re selling donuts today! It’s such fun! I love seeing my kiddos’ imaginations work. Now, to make real donuts! There’s a recipe for that too!

My daughter loves to pretend she’s baking. She will get all the bowls and serving spoons out to pretend she’s whipping up a batch of cookies.

Then, she will go grab her blocks, pour them in a bowl, stir them up and ask me if I want soup. It’s really cute!

Since she loves baking and cooking so much, I thought it would be fun to make her a baker’s apron. You can see how to make that on Instagram. We made it out of a paper shopping bag, paint and ribbon! It was so fun to do together.

And to really help her creative thinking, I asked her if she’d love to play donut shop. I told her she could be the baker and I could be the customer. She said yes! So, we set out to make a donut shop in our play room.

Let’s get started!

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Tea Party Headband for Kids with Recycled Newspaper

We are making this Tea Party Headband today for tea party dramatic play! We got our pretend tea set out and our stuffed animal friends ready. It’s going to be so fun! Make one too!

My daughter loves to dress up and pretend she is having a tea party with all of her stuffed animals.

It’s so cute!

She goes around pretend pouring tea and asking her stuffies if they like it. I end up invited to her tea party all the time.

It really is so fun to see my daughter’s imagination at work. When I see moments like these, I want to make them even more fun for my kids.

I want to help the pretend play to last as long as possible (since play matters so much).

So, I asked my daughter if she would like to help me make a Tea Party Headband for her to wear. She said, “YES!”

If it involves paint, she is all in!

So, let’s get started making the Tea Party Headband!

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How to Setup a Taco Bar Dramatic Play Area

We setup this Taco Bar Dramatic Play Area in our house to pretend we’re having a taco party today! It’s such fun! I love seeing my kiddos imaginations work. Now, to prep a real family taco party for dinner.

We love dramatic play at our house! Hands down it’s one of our favorite things to do throughout the day. So, I try to come up with crafts and activities that keep the imagination at work.

My kids were introduced to the book Dragons Love Tacos last Summer (affiliate link for your convenience). And it’s still one of their favorite books to grab off the library shelf to read.

Dragons Love Tacos is such a cute book! The little boy walks you through how much dragons love tacos, how to get dragons to your taco party, and why to avoid putting spicy salsa on the taco bar. What will happen if you accidentally set it out?! The suspense!

That part is my son’s favorite part! Especially with my sound effects (lol).

Since we wanted to pretend we were having a taco party today, we made pretend play tacos. It took me less than 10 minutes to setup for the kids. I hope you have so much fun!

And for later, play this T is for Taco Matching Game! Simply, sign up for my newsletter, print the download, cut it out and match away! FREE T is for Taco Printable.

Let’s get started on setting up the Taco Bar for Dramatic Play!

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Star Wars Crafts and Activities to Do with Your Kids

I’m so excited about these 15 Star Wars Crafts and Activities to do with my kiddos! They’re perfect for Star Wars Day, a birthday party and pretend play! Have some Star Wars fun too!

We are big ole Star Wars nerds over here. I really didn’t become one until after my son got into it.

I  bought him the 5-Minute Star Wars Stories book and that’s when it all happened. We became Star Wars nerds (which is totally awesome). We have done some force-worthy crafts together. Last year, we made a millennium falcon out of a cereal box and cardboard tube. My son is still playing with it today.

We have made cardboard tube light sabers to have our own Star Wars battle. And just last week, we made a X Wing Fighter.

But, today, I wanted to share some other amazing talented bloggers who have joined the Star Wars Lover Club. These crafts and activities are perfect for May the 4th Be With You (Star Wars Day), a Star Wars birthday party, or for Pretend Play!

Have so much fun doing these Star Wars Crafts and Activities and, “May the force be with you!”

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Star Wars Craft for Kids – X Wing

We made this Easy Star Wars Craft for Kids! I love that my kiddos can play with an X Wing Fighter with their Star Wars toys. So fun! Make one too. Plus, enjoy a Princess Leia and R2D2 coloring page.

We are big Star Wars fans in our house.

Don’t believe me? We have done some pretty cool crafts on Instagram. We have made:

We build legos into Star Wars ships all the time. We have Star Wars books in our mini library. Movies. Puzzles. Toys. We love it!

So, of course, we had to make another Star Wars craft.

My son still is playing with the Millennium Falcon we made almost a year ago. So, he took pretty great care of it.  When I asked him what we should make, he said an X Wing Fighter.

I had to use some brain activity for this one. But, I came up with a simple solution. All you need is a cardboard tube, jumbo craft sticks, paint and a knife. BAM! X Wing Fighter.

Read on for the instructions and a FREE Star Wars Coloring Page.

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