The grocery store is a very familiar place to all young children which makes it the perfect choice for a dramatic play center in preschool or kindergarten. A grocery store dramatic play center can provide many natural literacy, math, and writing opportunities that support early learning standards.
The grocery store center can also be used to enhance a spring or farm theme, or use it in November to enhance your Thanksgiving theme.
How to Set Up a Grocery Store Dramatic Play Area
I made this free printable for you to use in your grocery store center, keep reading to get your copy.
DIY Aprons for Grocery Store Employees
I created another apron similar to the one from the flower shop using printable transfer paper from the office supply store. This time I followed the directions more closely and it came out beautifully!
Printable Grocery Store Play Name Tags
No respectable grocery store would allow their employees to walk around without name tags so I created some free, printable name tags for you {see below}. Just print, cut, and place in plastic, clip-on badge holders from the office supply store. Students can write their names on the badges using vis-a-vis markers which wipe off easily with a baby wipe.
Grocery Store Cloth Shopping Bags for Pretend Play
With Earth Day just around the corner you definitely don’t want to use plastic bags in your grocery store so I also made reusable shopping bags to match this set with more transfer paper.
Grocery Store Dramatic Play Nametags
Click on the picture below to download your free name tags!
You can see more pictures or purchase the Grocery store dramatic play kit here.
More Dramatic Play Resources
Dramatic Play Doctor’s Office
Dramatic Play Camping Theme
Dramatic Play Apple Orchard
