Creative Play
Creative Play, Puppets, Play Food, Blocks... for the Classroom
Play can be both fun and educational, and the objects in this category are designed to inform as well as entertain learners. Many items found here also lend themselves to developing motor skills. Combine classroom concepts with play time using costumes and props, toy everyday objects, magnetic kits, building blocks and other items that inspire and accommodate creative play.
Everyday Objects: Play Food, Animals, Vehicles, Cash Registers and More
Creative play can be brought into classrooms with toy everyday objects. Many of these objects develop motor skills and engage students with relevant topics. Play food and dishes can inspire discussion about nutrition and food groups, plastic animals can be organized by the regions they are found in, cash registers can accommodate estimation and other math activities, and so on.
Costumes and Props: Career Sets, Role Playing Items, and Puppets
Careers and citizenship are just a few of the topics that can be addressed using costumes and props. Encouraging role playing and theatre in the classroom can help students express themselves creatively while they think critically about human interactions.
The items available to inspire learning with creative play are nearly as unlimited as children’s imaginations. You’ll find building blocks, dolls, magnets and other toys in addition to the items mentioned above.
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Design T-Rex - EI-4137 - 005083
Educational Insights
$28.29Roar into STEM learning with this prehistoric preschool engineering and construction playset! Snap four pieces together to assemble your dinosaur and use the included screwdriver to add eight decorative bolts. Then dig into dinosaur pretend play with...$28.29 -
Design Bolt Buddies Plane - EI-4136 - 005083
Educational Insights
$42.85Soar into fine motor construction play fun with the Design & Drill Bolt Buddies Plane! Kids use a real, working, kid-safe drill to build their very own plane—and their fine motor skills! Snap five pieces together, then use the drill and seven decorative...$42.85 -
Reel Big Catch Game - EI-1708 - 005083
Educational Insights
$38.63Spark More Togetherness! Let's play – together! Educational Insights toys and games are designed to make the most of together time, helping kids learn to build positive relationships, work together, compromise and share, win and lose gracefully, and so...$38.63 -
Straws & Connectors Set, 705 Pieces - R-6090
Roylco®
$72.69Simple to use for endless hours of imaginative play! Make play houses and forts, design buildings, engineer spacecrafts. Appropriate for a wide age range. The most economical building set around! Includes idea guide. 705 pieces. Age 5+.Key Features : i :...$72.69 -
Tubes & Connectors, 422 Pieces - R-60882
Roylco®
$45.99Build a fort, rocket, boat, tower, tunnel or bridge! The tubes fit snugly onto the connectors but are flexible so you can build with curves and arches. This award winning set has 6 unique connectors that let you build up, down, sideways, diagonally and...$45.99 -
Straws & Connector Set, 400 Pieces - R-60881
Roylco®
$45.99Build a fort, rocket, boat, tower, tunnel or bridge! Design your own scientific model, or create a unique contraption. The straws fit snuggly on the connectors, but are flexible so you can build arches and tubes. 400 pieces.Key Features : i : Design your...$45.99 -
Structure Sticks Building Set, 400 Sticks - R-60765
Roylco®
$27.99If you've ever built structures with craft sticks, imagine what you might create with these bright and colorful twist and snap Structure Sticks! Each stick is uniquely designed with notches, slots and hexagonal keyholes that offer lots of options for...$27.99 -
Lock Blox, 32 Pieces - R-60330
Roylco®
$26.99Connect, twist and slide these fun fidget blocks together! 8 different peg-and-groove configurations glide smoothly, turn easily, and hold snugly. Build robots, castles, letter forms and numbers — or just fiddle with them. A handful of blocks will keep...$26.99 -
Bright Bowls, Pack of 10 - R-55193
Roylco®
$18.99Keep this set of classroom activity bowls handy for a variety of useful purposes. They're just the right size for little fingers to grab easily. The fun, bright colors are excellent for sorting craft supplies, or counting beads. At the art table, these...$18.99 -
Interactive Edgar An Emotion Puppet Kit - R-49600
Roylco®
$55.99Introducing, Edgar — the super-soft and snuggly therapy puppet! He's a brightly colored friendly monster with a silly, but gentle face, designed to help encourage children to share their feelings. Edgar has a bright green pouch fastened safely to his...$55.99 -
Giant Polydron Set, Pack of 40 - PY-707000
Polydron
$104.85Giant Polydron construction sets help children to understand spatial awareness from an early age, whilst having great fun. The product encourages children to make and recognize 2 and 3 dimensional shapes such as a rocket, star or a boat. The shapes are...$104.85 -
KinderMag Starter Set, Translucent, 48 Pieces
Polydron®
$89.00Explore the magic of magnetic construction and polarity with Polydron KinderMag. Introduce children as early as 12 months + to concepts related to polarity, shape and space with the easy to clip together magnetic pieces. Simply snap together to make a...$89.00 -
PowerClix Frames, Magnetic Building Set, 48 Pieces - GD-9200
Guidecraft
$85.95PowerClix® Frames have colorful, translucent plastics and geometric shapes that allow for open-ended, creativity-inspiring 2D and 3D constructions. Frames are for teaching and exploring wireframe geometry. A child may build unlimited 3D forms by...$85.95 -
PowerClix Frames, Magnetic Building Set, 26 Pieces - GD-9199
Guidecraft
$50.95PowerClix® Frames have colorful, translucent plastics and geometric shapes that allow for open-ended, creativity-inspiring 2D and 3D constructions. Frames are for teaching and exploring wireframe geometry. A child may build unlimited 3D forms by...$50.95 -
Community & Roadway Essentials, 36 Pieces - GD-6717
Guidecraft
$50.95The complete classroom block play accessory collection! Our 36 piece wooden block play set encompasses all the vehicles, signs and people necessary to complete this set. Includes 6 vehicles, 12 signs, 6 community worker and two separate 4-piece family...$50.95 -
Community Buildings, 6-Piece Set - GD-6716
Guidecraft
$90.95Our durable Community Buildings include six recognizable destinations: Fire Station, Police Department, Hospital, School, Grocery Store, and Service Station. Each plywood building has a minimum 3.5" high entrance and exit to allow vehicles to pass...$90.95 -
Jr. Rainbow Blocks, 40 Pieces - GD-3083
Guidecraft
$70.95An adventure in color and light! One-third smaller than unit block size, Jr. Rainbow Blocks are a new challenge in creating structures and extending traditional block play. Smooth hardwood frames with inset, colorful, transparent acrylic windows are also...$70.95 -
Sand Rainbow Blocks, 8 Pieces - GD-3014
Guidecraft
$40.95An adventure in color, light and sound! Indulge your child's appetite for exploration by combining blocks to form new colors and sounds, or stack the blocks in a different order each time to form new and exciting shapes. Smooth hardwood frames with...$40.95 -
Shimmering Water Rainbow Blocks, 8 Pieces - GD-3013
Guidecraft
$40.95A great addition to the block play family. Smooth hardwood frames with acrylic windows; choose from shimmering water, sand or crystal bead interiors. Sized to standard unit block measurements. Eight blocks per package: 4 rectangle and 4 half moon shapes...$40.95 -
Crystal Bead Rainbow Blocks, 8 Pieces - GD-3012
Guidecraft
$40.95A great addition to the block play family. Smooth hardwood frames with clear plexi windows and crystal bead interiors. Sized to standard unit block measurements. Eight blocks per package: 4 rectangle and 4 half moon shapes. Features plexi inner with...$40.95