| Prop Boxes |
| 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. I Ice Cream Truck - paint a box white for the truck, bells on a pipecleaner, white jacket, white hat/visor, coin changer/fannypack, money, a variety of "ice cream treats" (construction paper Popsicles on real Popsicle sticks, cones from rolled brown paper), scoop, paint a large box (with a lid that can be opened like a freezer door) white and attach to the inside of a child size wheelbarrow. Attach a bell to the handle - to create the sound of the ice cream truck. As a project for the kids have them make "popsicles & fudgsicles" out of heavy cardboard and paint and attach to a popsicle stick! Make cones out of heavy paper or use the dispenser type cone shaped paper cups. For "scoops" of ice cream purchase colorful large pompoms, money, ice cream scoops, paper "cones", empty ice cream tubs , play money, cash register, apron and hat, order pads, pencils , wipe-off board "menu", empty whipped cream spray cans Ice Cream Parlor (NEW 2008) - ice cream scoops,paper "cones", empty ice cream tubs, play money, cash register, apron and hat, order pads/pencils, wipe-off board "menu", empty whipped cream spray cans Insects - bugs for sorting, displayed insects (also see: The Bug Collector) Indians of Long Ago - Indian costume, tipi, logs for fire, mortar and pestle, corn drum Inventor's Kit - Explore technology by allowing children to take apart and indentify parts of old machines. Remove eletrical cords. Provide screwdrivers, wire cutters, and other simple tools (no hammers) to discover the following items: telephone, clock, camera, toaster, hair blower, wind-up toys, lamps, television, computers, adding machine, eletronic games, calculators, watches, other old machines to take apeart & appropriate tools, pulley, wheel, lever, stapler, telephone, tape recorder, typewriter, scale, model building kits, model railroad construction |
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