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Flower Market Spring Dramatic Play

April 19, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Looking for a fun spring dramatic play idea? This flower market is a fun way to work on social skills through play!

Over the many years I’ve been teaching, our preschool has somehow acquired an abundance of artificial flowers.

When I open our gardening theme box, it’s full of them!

So, what to do with all those flowers?

Have a flower market, of course!

And that’s exactly what was in our dramatic play area during our gardening theme.

I’ve created some flower market signs and notepaper that you can use, too! Just scroll down towards the end of this post to find the link.

spring dramatic play

Spring is the perfect time to add a flower market to your toddler and preschool dramatic play area! I\'ve included some free printables to go along with the fun, adding some extra literacy and fine motor into the activity. #spring #flowers #dramaticplay #toddlers #preschool #teaching2and3yearolds

Flower Market Spring Dramatic Play

After I gathered all of the artificial flowers that popped out of that gardening theme box, I pulled out our puppet theater. Not for puppets, though. I chose it because I love the curtained window. It always creates a place to take orders. In this case, flower orders.

I hung our flower market open/closed sign in front of it.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Then I placed the flower bouquet sign in front of a container of flowers.

Oh, and our colorful butterflies were all around the flower market as well!

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

We also had gardening gloves and market bags.

Setting Up the Toddler and Preschool Classroom for the Gardening Theme

I knew these market bags would be a huge hit, because 2 and 3 year olds LOVE to pack anything into a bag.

Yep, I see you all nodding in agreement.

Setting Up the Toddler and Preschool Classroom for the Gardening Theme

My co-teacher and I decided to extend this spring dramatic play activity to the block area so the children would have more room.

Good call, because it made such a difference.

This is one of my biggest tips for teachers: you CAN move things around. You CAN remove some toys. Nothing is set permanently. Make it work for what’s going on that week.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

I love our train table for much more than holding trains. It’s a perfect height and size for other activities.

Like sorting flowers!

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

I cannot tell you how many times I was offered some flowers by my little friends.

Truly, that just melts my heart.

Throughout centers time, some little hand was offering me flowers, and their faces were beaming.

Oh, my heart! Reason #2,034 that I absolutely love my job!

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Flowers were gathered, dropped on the floor, placed in bags, handed to teachers.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

And that puppet theater?

It turned into a walk-up order window.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

I added some flower market notepaper (found in the printables link below) and clipboards.

They were ready to take flower orders!

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

This is a huge example of learning through play.

The children were moving things around. They were working together. Conversations were taking place.

And orders were written.

In 2 and young 3 year old style.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Okay, and now I have to share a reality photo.

So you all know nothing stays as I set it up.

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Yep.

A baby, a clipboard, gardening gloves, birthday hats, food … all tossed on the table. That’s actually clean compared to some days!

Make sure to grab your free flower market printables:

Flower Market Dramatic Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

spring dramatic play


 

Toddler and Preschool Spring Lesson Plans

We’ve done the work for you! We now have interactive thematic lesson plans for toddlers (16-35 months) AND preschoolers (3-5 years)!

Get ready for fun and learning with unit lesson plans for spring.

Explore a variety of themed hands-on activities!

Easy to follow lesson plans include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners.

For more information, click on the graphics below:

toddler spring lesson plans

preschool spring lesson plans

 

More toddler and preschool themes:

Community Helpers Theme

Farm Theme

Shapes and Colors Theme

Ocean Theme

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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