This idea has been in my mind for a while, and I finally pulled all the pieces together yesterday. I set-up a Flower Shop and/or Gardening pretend play prop box for the girls. I was able to gather quite a few things from around the house, then added in fake flowers and plastic vases from the Dollar Store. It has been such a hit! They played with it for at least an hour yesterday, and it was the first thing they wanted to do this morning.
The box includes:
2 plastic “crystal” vases
2 fake potted plants
an assortment of fake flowers
some empty pots from herbs we planted
brown crinkle paper (from the gift wrap area) for soil
2 small watering cans
flower-shaped notepads for taking orders, writing receipts, etc.
flower fabric for a tablecloth
picture cards with flower and garden-related words
Still to add:
empty seed packets (after we do some planting this weekend)
gardening magazines & catalogs
gardening tools
ribbon
small gift cards
play money
The girls added their own touch with signs and price tags, too.
A fun way to bring a little bit of springtime inside!
Happy Spring!
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Looks like fun! I can’t wait until O is old enough to do things like this.
What a great idea! I have boys, but I bet they would like this too when they’re a bit older.
This is such a cute idea. I love the play through “work” idea. My two older boys went to a montessori based preschool and the pretend centers are just a fabulous idea. This I will definitely file away for my younger two.
thanks for sharing.
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Good for kids,Its a training ground if they want a flower shop business.Cool!
-Ashley
Hi, do you have materials like the pictures of the flowers that we can download. Thank you