DIY attributes for the game “Confectionery”
We tidied up the old cake stand by covering it with self-adhesive tape and made sponge cakes.
One of the parents brought a fitness mat and it turned out that it makes excellent round puff pastries and square canapés. To make them, you need to cut out parts of the desired shape (for example, round) and glue several together with superglue. The top of the cake can be decorated with felt “icing” and beads or buttons in the shape of fruits and berries. The remnants of the mat were used to make waffles. Parts made of thick corrugated cardboard are glued to the top and bottom and “chocolate filling” is lined with wax chalk, almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
Children usually make cookies, bagels, and various crackers from salt dough. So we were no exception. Using real confectionery powder, coconut flakes and sugar, we were able to fashion attributes for the game “Confectionery”, which at first glance cannot even be distinguished from the real thing. Such gaming attributes are not suitable for children, but older preschoolers treat independently made equipment very carefully.
Attributes for the game “Confectionery” can be made using polyurethane foam. We made a Pancho cake and creamy ice cream. Here, preschoolers participated in coloring and decorating the cake, since working with foam is only possible in the absence of children.
To make such a cake, we will need the actual cake box and foam. Apply foam on the base in a circle, gradually giving the product a slide shape. Do not forget that when drying, the foam increases in volume, so the workpiece should be approximately 2/3 of the finished cake.
After drying, the cake will become larger, you can safely cut off the excess parts with a sharp knife (level the bottom). The same thing must be taken into account when making ice cream. Yogurt cups shaped like a waffle cone work great.
Of course, this is not all that can be in a confectionery shop. Attributes for the game “Confectionery” can be knitted, made from felt and other materials. Real pancakes are made from paper, which is usually found in boxes of chocolates, and the filling for transporting household appliances is very similar to marshmallows and nougat.
In general, there are a lot of ideas, if only we had time and help! Good luck.
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Handmade products from thread and fabric
If parents know how to knit, they will create most of the products for a toy store or cafe from threads. To make scrambled eggs with sausage, you will need: yellow, white, burgundy threads. Start knitting the fried egg from the center with yellow threads. Using a hook, create air loops, connect this chain to form a small circle. Next, you need to knit in the round. When the yolk of the desired size is created, change the thread to white and knit a circle with this yarn to the end.
The sausage is made using the same technology, but from dark yarn. Circles of fats are embroidered with white thread.
Cut out small circles from red fleece, fill them with filling, and sew the edges of the fabric on the back side. Place those drizzles of ketchup on the “pasta” and your game dish is ready.
With the help of such items, kids can imagine themselves in a cafe. Some will be waiters, others will be cooks, and others will be visitors. This way you will solve another problem, children will gain the skills to get acquainted with professions.
Look how wonderful these dumplings look, almost like real ones.
The cakes can also be tied or made as described in the beginning.
So, the children got acquainted with the profession of a seller, cashier, cook, waiter, learned to count better, express thoughts, and do needlework. Perhaps some of them will later want to become a farmer or start a farm; the following role-playing game will help with this. It will also give kids an idea about pets.
Role Play Store
You will find some attributes for it at home, others you can make together with the guys.
The role-playing game “Shop” is not only about creating similar assortment of products. To make everything for the game closer to reality, make products from the meat and fish department together with your child.
Now the child will paint this blank himself. Help him put the fish in the tray and wrap this product in cling film.
The same film will be needed to make another product. Together with your child, you will create toy meat from corrugated cardboard. Let the child then paint it the desired color.
The rest of the food for the store will come from empty packaging. To do this, take a box of juice, dairy products, yogurt, wash them well, wipe dry. Glue the price tags here with your child.
It is best not to include cereals in the game if they are in the original packaging, since there is almost a kilogram there, and the grain can spill out, because it is covered with a thin film. Therefore, it is better to take small plastic bags and put some cereal in them. You also need to put price tags on them.
Of course, you can’t include real chicken eggs in the game, because they break. They are easy to make from foam plastic, giving it the desired shape. You can leave these items as is or put a white crocheted mesh on top of them.
Also, for such a role-playing game you will need fruits and vegetables. You can use plastic ones or make them yourself.
To make detergents, you need to tear the sticker off the real ones or cut them out of their packaging. Let the child take glue and attach labels to juice boxes, milk boxes, and plastic jars.
To make the role-playing game Shop a success, look at how to make vegetables and fruits from various materials. These items will be durable. Children will play with them for a single day.
Role play country yard
Another goal of creating such crafts and games is to instill in children a love for their native land, so that they want to take care of birds and pets. The children will improve their speech by coming up with short stories on this topic.
Let the child coat the back of the sheets of paper with glue and attach them to the bottom and sides of the box. You can easily make a bench out of popsicle sticks. You will create a well from matches, gluing four in each row. Tie a thimble to a thread, and the bucket for the well is ready.
To make a house, cover a cardboard Christmas gift with popsicle sticks.
To make a barn for animals, you need to cover a base cut out of cardboard with straw. In this case, a blank for a bird feeder was used.
Finally, make a fence out of popsicle sticks, a bridge, put some hay on the side of the composition, and place toy people and animals. By moving them, children will be able to act out interesting stories or make up a fairy tale. Tell them how to feed animals and care for them, the children will put this acquired knowledge into play.
Another rural courtyard can be made using cardboard as a basis. If the sheet is large, then simply roll it twice to make 3 walls. If the sheets are small, then first connect them together with tape, why cover them with colored paper.
Animal figures can be cut out from magazines and glued onto thick cardboard so that you can play with them and not wrinkle them. Children will be able to draw a house, trees, grass or cut it out of colored paper and stick it on a base.
These role-playing games will help children learn about various professions and agriculture. By engaging with them in a playful way, you will help your children prepare for school. Visual video tutorials also contribute to this.
The first one tells you how to make a papier-mâché apple. It will be useful for a toy store.
The following shows how to make scrambled eggs in a jam. This craft can also be used to play store or children's cafe.
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