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Thematic role play

Here are some suggestions for scenarios for thematic role play and how to resource them. Post office junk mail, recycled envelopes, address and telephone books, writing materials and a delivery bag

Post office junk mail, recycled envelopes, address and telephone books, writing materials and a delivery bag

Shoe shop boxes, shoes, an improvised foot gauge, polish, brushes, cloths and a mirror

Hairdressers chairs, brushes, rollers, mirrors, towels, old shower heads, telephones and appointment books

Bedtime boxes and cots, planks and blocks for improvised beds, blankets, cushions, baby bottles, hot water bottles, pyjamas and nightdresses and bedtime books

Parties hats, paper plates, birthday cake, tinsel, lights and decorations Holidays train and plane tickets, passports, postcards, suitcases, foreign coins and cameras

Camping pots, crockery, sleeping bags, wood for (pretend) campfire and a kettle

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