Restaurant Dramatic Play

Restaurant Dramatic Play Theme

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 restaurant.

Pretend Play Restaurant in Preschool

Dramatic Play Restaurant

This packet also provides research that explains how dramatic play supports academic learning in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. The restaurant play kit is infused with literacy, math, and writing opportunities that support current learning standards.

Contents

The 40 page Dramatic Play Restaurant Kit includes the following printables:

  • Open and Closed Signs {large and small}
  • Seating Signs
  • Hours of Operation Sign
  • Menu
  • Pocket Chart Picture Cards
  • Order Forms
  • Place Mats
  • Table Tent
  • Pennant Banner
  • Name Tags

Printable Menu for Pretend Play Restaurant

Printable Restaurant Menu

The blank order form, menu, place mat, and table tent are all included in the printable Dramatic Play Restaurant Kit. The plastic vase and flowers were purchased from the dollar store.

Word Cards for Dramatic Play Restaurant

Printable Word Cards

The printable word cards can be placed in a pocket chart in your pretend play restaurant. Only some of the 24 word cards are pictured here. There are 24 word cards included in the kit- a set with prices and a set without. Also shown is the open and closed sign, just print on cardstock, cut, and glue the signs back to back with a piece of string in between the pages.

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Printable Restaurant Banner

The “staff” of Cafe Play is hard at work, don’t forget to leave a tip! Here you can see the super cute banner for the restaurant at the top. Just print the banner on cardstock, cut out, and hang the pieces from a string in your center using clothespins or tape.

Pretend Breakfast for a Restaurant Theme
Of course, both breakfast and lunch are served at Cafe Play! What would you like?

Printable Restaurant Order Forms with Pictures

Printable Order Forms with Pictures

There’s also a full-page order form with picture cues for non-readers. Kids can use tally marks or numbers to record customer orders. This order form also has the words directly below the picture to help children understand that print has meaning.

Printable Food Labels for Dramatic Play

Printable Food Labels

These free printable labels will help your kids clean-up the dramatic play restaurant quickly. Download these labels on the blog HERE.

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Restaurant Dramatic Play for Preschool and Kindergarten

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