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January 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Best of 2009 #1

Pretend Play

https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/08/hospitals-dont-have-to-be-scary.html

Take two pills and call me in the morning.

The best part of having a blog is that I am the boss. Although only a few of you wrote into say these were your favorite posts , I am making them number 1 for a reason. For every craft and art project we do in my house we do 3 times as many pretend play activities, usually started and directed by my son but sometimes I am the one to make the props and get things started. Toddlers and preschoolers should be doing a lot of pretend play, and self directed exploration. I know in this day and age it’s hard not to feel like we need to keep up with the Jones who are sitting their kids down with flash cards and teaching them how to “read” at 10 months. Don’t do it, let them play it’s how they learn and if they need some help starting here are some super fun pretend play we did this year. Click on each picture to see the full post !

Check out all ourPretend play

Play Grocery Store!

Dont forget your list!

Don't forget your list!

Play Airplane!

Turn your foyer into an airplane!

Turn your foyer into an airplane!

Play Coffee Shop !

Double soy latte please !

Double soy latte please !

Play Mail Carrier

Rain or shine your mail will arrive in time!

Rain or shine your mail will arrive on time!

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8 Comments

  1. Cathy at nurturestore says

    January 1, 2010 at 8:33 am

    My philosphy too. Great to post to round off a great year. Best wishes to you for 2010. Cathy
    .-= Cathy at nurturestore´s last blog ..Child-friendly New Year’s resolutions =-.

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  2. Michelle says

    January 1, 2010 at 9:19 am

    This is great advice, and I love your posts on pretend play. This comes at the perfect time when I was just having a discussion with some folks about flash cards and teaching their baby to read. All of which, I do not do with my daughter, but when you hear folks talking about it, I sometimes wonder if I’m doing enough.

    Thanks for this great blog! Happy New Year.

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  3. The Activity Mom says

    January 1, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Great post! This is my favorite age because of all of the pretend play! So cute!
    .-= The Activity Mom´s last blog ..Interview Your Child =-.

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  4. Green Mama says

    January 1, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    Thank you for your top ten- you chose perfectly! Thank you too for a great year full of ideas I can easily apply with my cherubs. Have a fantastic 2010 as you welcome another addition to your family.
    .-= Green Mama´s last blog ..A new year… =-.

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  5. Lauren @ Hobo Mama says

    January 2, 2010 at 12:40 am

    I totally agree with you. I am so very excited that my 2-year-old is finally into the age of pretend play, because it opens so many doors in terms of what we can do together. And since playing make-believe was my very favorite thing as a child, it’s like stepping back into my own history.

    Your post on pretend shopping inspired us to set up our own little store here. We use a flip cell phone to “swipe” credit cards, and he just adores signing his name on slips of paper and then checking to see if the signature matches the card. (He always decides it does.)

    I will have to check out your other make-believe ideas. Thank you for this!
    .-= Lauren @ Hobo Mama´s last blog ..Best posts of 2009 =-.

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  6. Sandi says

    January 2, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    Great post!!

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  1. 2010 The Year of Play | NurtureStore says:
    January 1, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    […] of her most popular posts from 2009, and in number one spot she’s sent out a call to ‘Let them play‘. This got me thinking that letting children play is really the most important thing we can […]

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  2. 2010 The Year of Play « Mother Knows Best says:
    January 14, 2010 at 5:16 am

    […] a review of her most popular posts from 2009, and in number one spot she’s sent out a call to ‘Let them play‘. This got me thinking that letting children play is really the most important thing we can do to […]

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