Dramatic Play

Over the last two months, we have had a few "dramatic play" projects, I guess as they're called on Pinterest, anyway. I like to call them "creative and imaginative play" projects. In May we had two and this past month we had two. I'm going to apologize, for those who are friends with me on Facebook there will probably be some repetitive pictures, but I realized I never did post them on here. I think we're done with our "play projects" for the summer now as we wind down towards the start of school - almost three weeks left! Though many of these projects I got from Pinterest, I've still added my own touch to them and spent a lot of time getting them all ready to do. I'm a little mentally exhausted! I have more luck getting Nate to use his imagination and play than I do getting him to do academics at home with me, so I've really just been concentrating on that aspect since the academics are going to come soon enough.

Enough babbling...here are our May projects !

Project 1 - "Cupcake making"/ Runny, slimy play

Made 'cupcakes' with paper, then mixed shaving cream and food coloring for 'frosting'

Added 'sprinkles' with paper

Slimy! Two Elmer's white glue and some liquid starch

Then some cornstarch and shaving cream - way cool texture

Poor Aaron always gets messy

Project 2 - Doctor Day Play

Waiting room

My prescription

Prepping Goofy for surgery

Checking on his patients in recovery

And now for June projects!

Project 1- Mr Flower Shop

We had flowers to order and you could even add on teddy bears or chocolate

Occasion cards

Project 2 - Indoor Camping

Picnic

Park hours and Beware of Bears!

S'mores bar by the fire! Chocolate, crackers, marshmellows, strawberries, bananas. Yum!

Fishing! I used a broken hanger and tape...

Putting our catch over the fire to cook

Bear!

...but the park ranger saved the day

Aaron is  too young to really grasp some of the activities, but Nate sure enjoyed all of it!