What do you get when you take long empty wrapping paper tubes and green tissue paper? Add some imagination and it is the beach, of course. I stuck these in the remnants of the cereal box fort but have also just slit an a X in a large mailing box and stuck in the palm trees.
We added a golf umbrella, two small suitcases, seashells, leis, a lawn chair, scuba gear, cameras, phones and lots of other miscellaneous beach items.
For most of our 'dress up' play, we use several things over and over. We have two small suitcases, several old cell phones and 35 mm cameras, the kitchen table and chairs, preschool magnifying glasses, preschool binoculars and a computer keyboard. You might want to consider a 'dress up' box for home. Dress up does not mean dresses. Our dramatic play area is an important part of our curriculum. It promotes imagination and creativity, encourages cooperative play, works on and increases vocabulary skills plus much more.
If your kids have cabin fever some beach play may be a temporary cure. Add a little Beach Boys music (hey, maybe they can play at the next Super Bowl) and dance, dance, dance.
