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.

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Garage
adding machine, bills, blank booklet (for children to draw or write about experiences in centre), car
dashboard and steering wheel, car seats,
cars (toy ride-in size), car wash materials (sponge, hose, etc.), cash register and play money, chairs
(small), creeper, telephone and telephone directory,
tires, emergency kit, funnels, headlights, oil cans, paper, drawing and writing, tools (for work orders,
etc.), receipt book, scale, shovel, table (low), tools,
wires (plastic-coated are safest)

Garden
plastic flowers, dirt, gardening gloves, small trowel, plastic bugs, straw hat, knee pads, plastic pots,
shovel, rake, gardening gloves, watering can, oasis, vases, cash register, telephone, order book,
paper, pen (to take orders), aprons, spray bottle, play money & credit cards, paper bags, seeds or
bulbs, artificial vegetables, fruit, plants, books, reference plant book and magazines, photographic
activity cards, growing things magnet board with related magnets, pinwheels and garden decorations,
mini greenhouse, magnifying glass, florist smock, garden hats, potting soil,

As a group, make any of the following items to include in your Garden themed prop box:
1. Flower Shop Sign
2. Open/Closed Sign
3. Welcome Sign
4. Clock
5. “Today’s Special”/Price List Sign
6. Egg Carton Flower
7. Styrofoam Cup Flower
8. Paper Plate Sunflower
9. Hand Print Lilies
10. Foot Print Flower
11. Construction Paper Flowers
12. Muffin Liner Paper Flowers
13. Tissue Paper Flowers
14.  Kleenex Flowers
15. Coffee Filter Daffodil
16.  Coffee Filer Aster
17.  Coffee Filer Rose
18.  Pop up Flower
19.  Popsicle Flower
20.  Sculpted Flower
21.  Pop Bottle Print Flower
22.  Flower Clothes’ Pegs
23. Construction Paper Daisy
24. Construction Paper Geometric Flower
25.  Newspaper Plant
26. Seed Packets
27. Sensory Bottles with a variety of seeds
28.  Decorative Pots
29.  Money
30.  Garden themed dye cut matching cards
31.  Garden themed counting cards
32.  Garden themed classification game
33.  File Folder Game (Example 1)
34.  File Folder Game (Example 2)
35.  Calendar Puzzles
36.  “Thinking of you” Card
37.  “Congratulations” Card
38.  “Happy Birthday” Card
39.  “I Love You” Card
40.   Gift Tags
41.  Stepping Stones
42.  Decorative Rocks
43.  Wind Chimes
44.  Wind Sock
45.  Pinwheels
46.  Decorative Kite
47.  Bird House
48.  Coffee Filter Butterfly
49.  Laundry Scoop Gardening Cart
50.  Decorated Baskets
All the DAZE Productions
Endless ideas for "all the daze" you spend with children.
Prop Boxes
c. Marcia Arpin
www.alltheDAZE.com
established July, 1, 2002
Happy DAZE!
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