One of my summer goals was to refresh most of the play food, dishes and toys in the dramatic play center. Of all the learning areas in our classroom, the dramatic play center gets used the most. There is always something going on in that corner of the room, and the toys were beginning to show their age!
First up is our play fridge. I had to look long and hard to find baskets that would fit inside the shelves. I finally found them at the container store, and they are perfect! I added bright labels for each one with a matching label on the shelf. My fingers are crossed that we will be able to teach our kiddos how to sort and store the food when they're done playing with it.
Here is the cabinet under the sink where we're going to keep the dishes and utensils.
Finally, I ordered new appliances from Hape. There's a wooden mixer, an adorable coffee pot, and a fun toaster. A few of our old appliances still have some life left in them, so they will stay. The kids really love to play with these, so it's a good idea to have multiples!
Our Melissa & Doug pantry sets stay on the hutch above the appliances.
If you're looking to refresh your dramatic play center, feel free to use these labels. The font is from Kimberly Geswein, the frames are from Krista Wallden, and the clipart is from LittleRed and Whimsy Clips.
Just click on the picture above, and you can download the 5 pages that I used. Enjoy!
Be sure to follow Play to Learn Preschool on Pinterest to see all of our ideas:
I love it all! What a great space & materials! I have some Hape appliances, love them! I so wish I had this much space! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment! So far the Hape appliances have been a big hit. We are very lucky to have such a great space.
DeleteYour furniture is awesome! Your organization is dreamy! Makes me want to go to school tomorrow and re-organize my house center and buy new things! :)
ReplyDeleteKaren, thank you so much for your kind words! I absolutely love your site and your ingenious ideas. Your compliment made my day. :)
DeleteOh my...this is awsome! congratulations of idea ! :) Sorry for my english, I'm from abroad ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading the post and commenting! Have a great school year.
DeleteThanks for sharing the labels! My kids always struggle with keeping the kitchen area organized... I can't wait to get little bins and labels so the kids know exactly where to put things! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteTeaching them to keep everything organized is a big job, and definitely not one that we master in just a few days. It takes months of practice! I hope that these labels will help. Thank you for leaving a comment.
DeleteThank you so much! They are very helpful!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a downloadable copy of the home center visuals?
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