AnonyMouse_2821 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 We have been given some money to buy new role play equipment for our twos room. I am excited but don't want to rush and waste it. What do you have in your twos room for role play and which company do you buy from? Any recommendations great fully received.
AnonyMouse_1469 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) well.............................I know of this little company that sells wonderful wooden furniture and toys..........and wooden blocks......... Edited September 8, 2015 by narnia 3
AnonyMouse_2821 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Narnia.........???? Edited September 8, 2015 by skippy
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 community playthings xx Your spiritual home! 1
AnonyMouse_23964 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 Our 2 year olds love playing in the home corner. We are always being offered tea and coffee! We have the usual cooker, washing machine, sink, fridge freezer and microwave. We bought natural wood last time as the painted stuff got scratched and scuffed. Lots of language used!
AnonyMouse_35577 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 I would definitely use it for kitchen based items-this is the thing that this age children know and understand. I get really annoyed when I hear about opticians etc for toddlers as they have little understanding of it 1
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 I agree! The one that bugs me is travel agents! Who uses them these days and what do they mean to children?
AnonyMouse_23964 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Sadly, when you think of the lives of some of our 2 year olds now, where are they taken??? In the virtual world - shopping is delivered to the door, even fast food is delivered. Lots of ours spend time in doctors waiting rooms and a few may visit a dentist or hairdressers. I agree with others, it is difficult to introduce role play areas when children have not had those 'real' experiences. Things that we may all take for granted?
AnonyMouse_73 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Just a couple of pleas from observations I make when Im out and about. Be generous in what you buy. Its frustrating to see half sets of things all cobbled together in the home corner because bits do go missing, go into pocket, get hidden in the sand etc. I hate watching toddlers searching high and low for a teaspoon because they have all gone from 'the set'. Always worth buying some reserves. Second, storage. I often see piles of home ware stuff piled into huge deep boxes which not only young children cant carry, but they can't see whats in them. So sometimes I see one huge box which contain pots pans, clothes, cutlery, food items, plates etc. Consequently what do toddlers do? Yep, tip them out all over the floor. Well organized resources, in smaller boxes, not only help toddlers to see where things are but also where to put them away...plenty of sorting and classifying for maths going on there. Obviously much will depend on how much you have to spend and whether you are cooking for large items such as furniture or the smaller stuff. Id also perhaps think about what is is you want to achieve. For example if you're thinking about extending language, have you got stuff that encourages talk..telephones for example? If you're wanting to develop certain physical skills, what are you doing to enhance that through role play etc? Enjoy spending. 4
Guest Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 I really like using read items - saucepans, plates, children's cutlery, dustpan and brush etc. I think they relate to it much better as plastic stuff looks nothing like the things in their kitchen at home
AnonyMouse_64 Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Another plea from me. If you do go the route of buying 'real' items think about how the children are going to play with them. I have been in settings where they had full sized plates and pans but child sized tables and cookers. The items could not be used properly as they didn't fit. 2
AnonyMouse_2821 Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 Thank you, thank you, thank you for wonderful responses for reflection. I have been asked about having a shop - I know that's an everyday experience but personally feel the gain of a home corner which has endless adaptations form each child's experience would out way going to the shop? What do you think is a shop too old and complex?
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Try Myriad toys role play....some beautiful items on there! we are currently purchasing the alder kitchen. sorry cant post links at the mo!
AnonyMouse_23964 Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Role play resources for outside???
AnonyMouse_22993 Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 We brought this role play kitchen for our toddlers http://www.tts-group.co.uk/shops/tts/Products/PD2394282/ Its lovely because it is just the right height for them unlike the "preschool" one we've made-do with for years. The only down side is that it is flat pack so I had to build it before we could play! FF
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