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Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area

If you asked my friends and family to tell you something that I’m OBSESSED with, they would 120% tell you that I loooove donuts. So I decided to set up a donut shop in my house ready for some donut dramatic play! Let’s just say that my toddler wasn’t the only one that LOVED this play space!

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Doctor Themed Imaginative Role Play

Imaginative Role Play is an important part of early childhood development. As children engage in imaginative and dramatic play, they are developing a range of skills including oral language, cooperation and problem solving. Today I’d like to share a really engaging doctor themed imaginative play corner that I set up for my toddler!

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  • Totally engaged in her small world play! We've started setting some of our small worlds up on our dining table away from small hands. This means our eldest can play quite happily without our youngest stealing bits and pieces. So long as I set something up for him at his little table, I have two content little people! 🎉
  • This afternoon we found another roll of the $2 road tape from @kmartaus so I added it to the top of our table. The kids added some blocks and cars and made their own little town. One child was completely engaged and the other just wanted to knock everything down like a baby T-Rex 🤦🏻‍♀️
  • After our Australian themed sensory tub yesterday, we searched through our books for some favourite Aussie themed stories and books! Do you see your favourite story on our shelves? 🐨
  • Today we set up a little Australian animal small world! We went foraging for gumnuts and native plants and added them to a bed of lentils (from the soup aisle at the supermarket) all set up in our Kmart tray! Then we just had to add our animals from @australiazoo and we were ready for some sensory play! We had so much fun chatting about the different animals that we're going to do some more Australian themed activities over the next week or so!
  • A bit of an African theme on the small world table! These are our @schleichofficial animals on our train table which I hacked and turned into the most perfect small world table! See more of my small worlds over on the #llltraintablehack hashtag! These small worlds are fantastic for developing early language skills, creative thinking and even problem solving! They are one of my favourite ways to play 😍 Do you love small worlds? What's your faaaavourite theme?!
  • Oh my goodness, look at those delicious baby thighs! Yesterday I blogged about this super simple sensory tub that I set up for my 7 month old. I'd love for you to head on over to and have a read! This one is perfect for the warmer weather, especially if you're a fellow Brisvegas friend 'cause we're in for a epic heatwave this week! 💦
  • A huge thank you to all of the amazing people who have entered my brand rep search! That response has been so overwhelming! I cannot wait to take a good look through all the responses and pictures! 🌟 This morning I wanted to pop in a share another post featuring our Vet Clinic Dramatic Play Set! This is our little reception area where owners can check in with their little pets! 🌟I'd love to know what Dramatic Play set you'd like to see added next! Let me know in the comments below! 🌟
  • Our very first brand rep search has started and I couldn't be more excited! 🎉 If you're a teacher, parent or homeschooler who loves to take photos, I would love to have you as one of my very first brand reps! I'm looking for FOUR reps to help spread the word about my printables and passion for playful learning! 🌟 ✖️ WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR ✖️ - Brand reps with an active Instagram account featuring bright and simple photography. - A minimum of two photos per week posted to their feed for a 10 week period. ✖️WHAT YOU'LL GET ✖️ - A selection of 5 products for FREE from my store. We can work together to select products that suit your little learners the best! You'll also receive a copy of any new products I launch during your 10 week brand rep spot! - A special 20% off coupon for you and your followers to use for the period of your brand rep spot! ✖️ HOW TO ENTER ✖️ - Tag 4 previous photos that showcase your photography style to the #littlelifelonglearnersBRsearch hashtag - Leave a comment below telling me why you'd love to be a brand rep! ✖️ FINE PRINT ✖️ - Brand reps will be selected on the 28th of September and their time as a Little Lifelong Learners brand rep will begin on the 1st of October for a period of 10 weeks.