Dramatic Play Garden and Farm Stand
Do you struggle to find time to change out the props in your dramatic play center? These printable props will help you easily transform your dramatic play center into a garden and farm stand.
This packet also provides research that explains how dramatic play supports academic learning in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. The garden and farm stand play kit is infused with literacy and math opportunities that support current learning standards.
Contents
The 36 page Dramatic Play Garden and Farm Stand Kit includes the following printables:
- Open and Closed Signs {large and small}
- Farm Stand Pennant Banner (one pre-printed, one blank)
- Basket Labels (16 labels, with and without pictures plus one blank set)
- Garden veggie Labels (14 to choose from)
- “No Rabbits” Sign (2 colors to choose from)
- Hours of Operation Sign
- 21 Pocket Chart Picture Cards
- “Fresh” Signs (4 types to choose from plus 2 blank)
Pool Noodle Garden and Flowers
Learn how to make a pool noodle garden plus these super cute flowers on the blog HERE.
Pretend Play Farm Stand
This little farm stand was super easy to make; I used a wooden fruit crate that I had in my garage to create the base. I used this crate as an end table in college!
I chose to use only one wood crate because it takes up very little space, it’s approximately 16 inches wide and 12 inches high as pictured here.
I attached two thin pieces of wood to the sides of the crate with a staple gun. You could probably use paint sticks or cut a yard stick for these too.
Next, I attached some burlap ribbon I had leftover between the two pieces of wood. I attached the pennant banner flags from the printable kit to the ribbon with mini clothespins.
The baskets were on sale after Easter at my local craft store for a dollar each.
The wooden eggs were also on sale at the craft store after Easter- score!
The fabric inside the baskets is cut from scraps I also found at the craft store for a dollar. I used pinking shears to cut the fabric because I don’t sew- at all!
The fabric veggies and fruit pictured here are a mixture of some I found at IKEA and some I purchased from Etsy.
Dramatic Play Garden and Farm Stand
The garden and farm stand dramatic play kit makes a great companion for a spring or farm theme when kids are learning about seeds and how they grow, or where food comes from.
Your kids will love planting, tending, watering and harvesting the veggies in their very own garden! They will also adore selling those veggies in the farm stand.
Fresh Corn
Add a scale to your farm stand for measurement and math practice. Kids will love learning concepts like heavy and light, more and less while they have fun weighing corn and other items from the farm stand!
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Dramatic Play Garden and Farm Stand
Printables to help you easily create a garden and farm stand theme in your dramatic play center for spring.
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where did you get the baskets for the strawberries?
They have those plastic baskets in the Target Dollar Spot often.
You are so talented, Vanessa! I love all of these dramatic play themes you’ve created. I have a question, however. I imagine it is expensive/ uses a lot of ink to print out each theme. How many themes can be printed out with a regular cartridge? Do you have any tips on saving money on the printing? Thank you!
Thanks Elisabeth! Yes, I have HP Instant Ink which is a teacher’s dream come true. You never have to worry about ink again and everything you print looks amazing. You can find out more about HP Instant Ink here https://www.pre-kpages.com/best-teacher-printer/