Creative Play
Creative Play, Puppets, Play Food, Blocks... for the Classroom
Play can be both fun and educational, and the objects in this category are designed to inform as well as entertain learners. Many items found here also lend themselves to developing motor skills. Combine classroom concepts with play time using costumes and props, toy everyday objects, magnetic kits, building blocks and other items that inspire and accommodate creative play.
Everyday Objects: Play Food, Animals, Vehicles, Cash Registers and More
Creative play can be brought into classrooms with toy everyday objects. Many of these objects develop motor skills and engage students with relevant topics. Play food and dishes can inspire discussion about nutrition and food groups, plastic animals can be organized by the regions they are found in, cash registers can accommodate estimation and other math activities, and so on.
Costumes and Props: Career Sets, Role Playing Items, and Puppets
Careers and citizenship are just a few of the topics that can be addressed using costumes and props. Encouraging role playing and theatre in the classroom can help students express themselves creatively while they think critically about human interactions.
The items available to inspire learning with creative play are nearly as unlimited as children’s imaginations. You’ll find building blocks, dolls, magnets and other toys in addition to the items mentioned above.
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Veterinarian Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99The care of all the toy "pets" in the house will be in capable hands when your little animal doctor is suited up in a machine-washable blue jacket, mask and surgical cap. The set includes a stethoscope with sound effects, syringe, thermometer, mask, cap,...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Doctor Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99The doctor will see you now! With this set, your little doctor will be fully equipped with a jacket and face mask, a stethoscope with sound effects, a reflex hammer, an ear scope, a syringe, and a name tag to personalize.Details• Dress-up-and-play...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Chef Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99With a machine-washable chef jacket and hat, your little chef will be master of the pretend kitchen! This set comes complete with a set of measuring spoons, two wooden utensils, an oven mitt and a name tag for personalizing.Details• Chef costume...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Construction Worker Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99Work zone ahead! Your little construction worker will be ready for the job with this bright orange, machine-washable, vest high-lighted with reflective material and a tool belt, a yellow hard hat, "safety" goggles, a hammer, a saw, and a name tag for...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Police Officer Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99It's easy to enforce the law of the land when you have the proper equipment! Your little police officer will love this official looking, machine-washable, jacket and cap, and shiny police badge. Add the whistle, walkie-talkie with sound effects,...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Fire Chief Role Play Costume Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99Here is everything an aspiring firefighter needs in an emergency: a bright red, machine-washable jacket trimmed with reflective material, a fire chief helmet, a "fire extinguisher," a bullhorn with sound effects, a shiny badge, and a name tag to...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Painted Wood Blocks Set, 100 Pieces
Melissa & Doug
Now: $25.75Was: $27.99This favorite collection of 100 wooden blocks comes in four colors and nine shapes. Little builders will delight in stacking, building, and knocking down in countless colorful combinations, while gaining invaluable practice with fine motor skills and...Now: $25.75Was: $27.99 -
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Emergency Vehicle Carrier
Melissa & Doug
Now: $22.99Was: $24.99This giant two-level tractor-trailer comes stocked with four wooden emergency vehicles and delivers unlimited play possibilities! Lower the upper deck to extend the truck to nearly two feet long and to allow the vehicles to roll off and race to the...Now: $22.99Was: $24.99 -
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Let's Play House! Wash & Dry Dish Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $22.99Was: $24.99Set the perfect table for your play-food feasts and pretend parties! This sturdy play set comes with four plastic plates; four plastic cups, four plastic forks, spoons, and knives; a squeezable soap bottle; a mesh-covered sponge; and a metal drying rack...Now: $22.99Was: $24.99 -
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Let's Play House! Stainless Steel Pots & Pans Play Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99This play set features shiny stainless steel cookware Mom and Dad would envy! Generously sized (5 inch diameter) for a more realistic look and feel, the colander and three pans (with interchangeable lid) fit most play food items for exciting restaurant...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Stainless Steel Tea Set and Storage Stand, 11 Pieces
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99Turn playtime into a special occasion with this shiny polished steel tea service! The teapot with lid and two cups feature sturdy looped handles with riveted joints that won't weaken or wear. Serve tea for two using the two saucers and teaspoons, a...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Car Carrier Truck & Cars Wooden Toy Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $22.99Was: $24.99This fantastic truck is ready to spark the economy by picking up and delivering four colorful cars. Its "easy-load and lower" ramps provide two levels for the new vehicles. Your little trucker will love "hitting the road" with this wooden...Now: $22.99Was: $24.99 -
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My Own Mailbox Classic Toy
Melissa & Doug
Now: $22.99Was: $24.99Everyone likes getting letters! Sending and receiving "mail" is even more fun with this toy mailbox, complete with a bright red flag. The sturdy wooden box comes with letter and number stickers so kids can decorate it with their name, address or a...Now: $22.99Was: $24.99 -
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Grocery Cans
Melissa & Doug
Now: $15.63Was: $16.99Stock a pretend kitchen with this collection of lidded cardboard play-food cans and you'll have all the ingredients for colorful, imaginative play. Open and close, fill and stack, sort and match--this set has a pretend-play flavor for every taste!Key...Now: $15.63Was: $16.99 -
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Scoop & Stack Ice Cream Cone Playset
Melissa & Doug
Now: $36.79Was: $39.99The most "attractive" ice cream in your child's pretend kitchen or restaurant. Use both of the magnetic scoopers, four scoops of favorite ice cream flavors and wooden cones for hours of "positive" social interaction and fine motor play. All the ice cream...Now: $36.79Was: $39.99 -
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Slice and Bake Cookie Set - Wooden Play Food
Melissa & Doug
Now: $25.75Was: $27.99This colorful wooden set includes 12 wooden, sliceable cookies and 12 toppings, wooden knife, spatula, cookie sheet and a kitchen mitt for safe, "low-calorie" play! The cookies store in a durable dough tube.Dimensions: 10.5" x 13.5" x 3.25"...Now: $25.75Was: $27.99 -
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Fill & Roll Grocery Basket
Melissa & Doug
Now: $34.95Was: $37.99Load up on play kitchen and grocery store essentials and get playtime rolling with this durable rolling grocery basket filled with play food boxes and cans! Lift the basket handle to carry, or extend to roll. Mark the double-sided reusable shopping list...Now: $34.95Was: $37.99 -
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Metal Shopping Cart
Melissa & Doug
Now: $78.19Was: $84.99Fun on aisle five! With sturdy metal construction and pivoting front wheels, this kid-size metal shopping cart toy is the perfect addition to your play grocery store. Our mini grocery wagon is easy to maneuver, fun to fill, and built to last for years of...Now: $78.19Was: $84.99 -
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Cutting Fruit Set - Wooden Play Food
Melissa & Doug
Now: $25.75Was: $27.99Wooden set features a wooden knife and seven pieces of sliceable fruit that can be cut into a total of seventeen pieces. Food makes a fun "CRUNCH" sound when sliced. With so many pieces, it's also a great way to introduce the concepts of part, whole and...Now: $25.75Was: $27.99 -
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Bake & Decorate Cupcake Set
Melissa & Doug
Now: $25.75Was: $27.99Be sure your little baker uses the oven mitt to remove these 4 delectable-looking wooden cupcakes from their cupcake baking tray. This special set has 3 dry erase markers shaped like icing tubes to decorate the smooth, removable, wipe-off cupcake tops...Now: $25.75Was: $27.99