MCP Centers---Dramatic Play

Dramatic play, pretend play, imaginative play---whatever you want to call it, this type of play is an integral part of the growth and development of young children.  There are thousands of reasons of why dramatic play is a key learning tool for young children.  I don't have time to list them all but here is a good article on why dramatic play is important---
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/creativity-play/importance-pretend-play

How do we play at MCP? Well, we dig for dinosaurs.
http://www.metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/01/dinosaur-dig.html

We travel to outer space.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/03/to-infinity-and-beyond.html

We live in a castle.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/10/mcp-castle.html

We run a pet store and a vet clinic.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/11/mcps-littlest-pet-shop.html

We operate a pizza parlor.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2010/11/pizza-parlor.html

We visit the beach in the dead of winter.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2010/02/super-summer-seashore-safari-scuba-gear.html

We provide air tanks for our fire fighters, astronauts and scuba divers.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2012/10/firemen-scuba-divers-and-astronauts.html

In the spring, we will plant an indoor garden.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2015/04/my-secret-garden.html

Take some of these ideas and provide a space in your home for your child's imagination to grow!