All the DAZE Productions: Prop Boxes - Themes that begin with "A"

Include the following collections of objects and materials for children to create, discover, and use for
imaginary play. Store collections in boxes or baskets to be accessible at any time (indoors or outdoors)
for children to enhance their dramatic play.

Click Here for Alphabetical Prop Box Directory

A
Airport
(Pilot) - Cap, airplane, badge, tickets, steering wheel, suitcase, headsets, microphone, crew hats

(Airport Traffic Controller) - toy planes, toy binoculars, play microphone, cardboard, draw instrument
panels

Alphabet
Fill a basket up with 26 small things representing different letters of the alphabet (i.e., an apple for A, a
ball for B, a piece of candy for C, etc.), use puffy paint to write ABC's on card stock (children can feel
with their fingers, trace with their fingers and then practice writing them), write alphabet with a
permanent marker on cardboard, Laminate and then add dry erase markers to practice printing,
stencils, journals, spiral notebook, pencil, crayon, marker, colored pencil, play dough with alphabet
cookie cutters

Arctic
stuffed polar bear, toy or puppets, cotton balls, Styrofoam packing peanuts, books about snow, ice or
arctic animals, white modeling clay, small arctic animals, books on weather, blocks to build igloos or ice
cube trays to freeze ice for "real" igloos, mittens, knitted hats, parka, snowshoes, collect empty bottles
(wash and peel off labels) then use for arctic bowling, photographs of arctic animals, a variety of
shimmery, snowflake patterned, white, and/or ice blue fabric pieces

Extended Ideas : Add a Song
(Sung to: "twinkle, twinkle little star")
Polar, polar, polar bear
do you wear long underwear?
Way up north in the land of ice
where the weather isn't nice
Polar, polar, polar bear
do you wear long underwear?

Artist
(Paint Shop) ROLLERS, BRUSHES HATS, BUCKETS, PALLETS, EASELS COVERALLS, APRON,
ROLLER PANS, COLOR SAMPLES, BIG BOXES TO PAINT, PAINT STIRRERS, TARPS, CHALK, PAINT
TO MIX, TAPE

Astronaut
activity guide,helmet, costume, moon rocks, space ship (painted boxes), flag, space blanket (silver
emergency blanket works nicely), pictures of astronauts, galazy and constellation posters, dried food
packets (granola), oxygen tanks (2 litre plastic pop bottles with aquarium air hoses, taped together; add
loops of string so it fits over a child's shoulders); moon boots, earphones ,globe, "control panel", "moon
rocks" , walkie- talkies, "rocket ship", star decals, "food" in plastic bags, space ship toys, moon boots,
lunar lander, aliens (stuffed), photographs and magazine pictures, glow in the dark stars, star projector
with pieces, children's books, puzzles, miniature astronauts, lunar rovers, flashlight, earth ball, moon
ball, spacecraft stencils, space shuttle beanbag, lacing stars with strings, solar system figures, stamps
with pad, folder game, spaceship puppet, flannel board with pieces, globe beach ball