Playdough, rice and natural elements form a child-created small world with a collection of miniature figurines.
March is Playful Learning month at Childhood 101 and today I am sharing a collections of interesting imaginative play links by inspiring bloggers from around the world…
About Imaginative Play
Is imaginative play just a waste of time? : Childhood 101
Enchanted Learning – The Benefits of Fantasy Play for Children : Not Just Cute
The Case for Imaginative Play- Emotions & Fears : Childhood 101
Imaginative Play – Why It’s Great for Parents : Picklebums
Living with an Imaginative Child : Childhood 101
Small Worlds & Invitations to Play
The Benefits of Small World Play : Adventures at Home with Mum
Elements for Creating Play Scenes & Invitations to Play : Childhood 101
Mermaid’s Lagoon : Small Potatoes
Fairy House Kits : Momfluential
Frog Pond Small World Play : One Perfect Day
Create a Fairy Garden : Go Explore Nature
An Invitation to Play- Adventures with Goldilocks : Childhood 101
Imaginative Play Scene – Desert Island : Be a Fun Mum
An Outdoor Invitation to Play : Childhood 101
Role Play
Boy Mama – Jet Pack : Boy Mama Teacher Mama
Dramatic Play – Hairdressers : Paint on the Ceiling
Fort with Fairy Lights : Lessons Learnt Journal
Imaginative Play Ice Cream Shop : Learning 4 Kids
Cooking Play – Our New Mud Kitchen : Paint on the Ceiling
Learning Numbers. Pretend Shop : Learn with Play at Home
Other
Imagination Towers : Indirect Observations
Open Ended Play with Duplo : Triple T Mum
Queen Bee and the Dragon- Child Led Art & Story : Happy Whimsical Hearts
Looking for even more ideas? If you are on Pinterest, check out my Imaginative Play board.
Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.
What a brilliant collection of posts. Can’t wait to explore them some more.
Oh that looks like fun ;-P
Great list!
Thank you for linking to my small world post, now I’m off to check out all the others 🙂
Thanks so much for including us!! Great list!
I love this! Thank you so much for sharing our fairy garden. This year we’re looking to create a dragon kingdom. Should be interesting!
Fabulous collection full of great ideas. Love imaginative play. Pinned away!
Oooh this is a great list to explore for Spring Break coming up. How fun! I love the pic above with the makings of a small world.
A brilliant list and a great resource for me when I build a resource table in my new backyard!