If you are looking for a fun drama game for young children, you made it to the right place! We put together a list of different ways to promote imaginative play, communication skills, and more. Here are 23 drama activities for preschoolers that are so much fun!

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We hope you enjoy these dramatic play activities!

Best Dramatic Play Ideas For Preschoolers

Dramatic play (or pretend play) is so important for younger and older kids alike. It’s a great way to develop a large variety of skills, such as social skills, social development, creative thinking, problem solving, literacy skills, conflict resolution and cognitive development. Did we mention that they are so much fun too?!

That’s why we are sharing various activities that you can do with a large group of children or individual children. They’ll get all of the learning experiences and valuable theatre skills through great games — they won’t even know they are learning.

So, gather your young actors, and your drama supplies (a stuffed animal or two can work as the audience), and get started!

Preschool Drama Activities

1. Big Fish, Small Fish | Drama Game For Concentration

This is a simple game that doesn’t require any planning, just a group of kids willing to play! It’s an excellent way to get your group to focus at the beginning of the class, and helps with pronunciation and hand gestures. From Silly Fish Learning.

Image shows a picture of two fish - a big fish and a small fish.
This game is great for kids of all ages.

2. 26 Best Dramatic Play For Toddlers And Preschoolers

Teach your children to express themselves and nurture their creative spirits with these original ideas! They also explain the benefits of dramatic play and how to encourage it. From Mom Junction.

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Enjoy these dramatic play activities!

3. Pillow Race | A Speedy Drama Game To Strengthen Collaboration

The Pillow Race drama game is a lot of fun for younger children. You can use it as warm ups or to strengthen collaboration by mixing the teams for different rounds. From Silly Fish Learning.

Image shows a group of kids playing with pillows in a classroom.
Such a fun drama game.

4. Drama Activities for K-3 Students

Teach Starter will show you how you can make simple adaptations to already familiar learning activities, in order to explore how voice, facial expression, movement and space can be used in daily life.

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Help kids express themselves better!

5. Garden Dramatic Play

Turn your dramatic play center into a garden in the spring lesson plan when all the flowers and plants are beginning to bloom. You can make it using inexpensive pool noodles and other simple supplies. From Pre-K Pages.

Image shows a dramatic play center with a spring theme made with pool noodles.
We love spring theme activities!

6. Dramatic Play Animal Shelter

This printable kit helps kids develop empathy and altruism from a young age. Besides that, they are so much fun and perfect for groups or individual kids! From Pre K-Pages.

Image shows a collage of a dramatic play animal shelter to teach altruism.
Let’s learn valuable life skills.

7. DIY Market Stand for Dramatic Play

Planning this activity is a big time-consuming and needs some designing, but we promise the result is so worth it, and your kiddo will play with it forever! From Little Lifelong Learners.

Isn’t this so cute?!

8. Pretend Play Vet’s Office With Free Printable

Let’s create a pretend play vet’s office at home for your kids to explore through pretend play. It is super easy to set up, and you’ll need very few simple supplies. From Mess For Less.

Image shows a collage of a little girl playing with stuffed animals in a pretend play vet center.
Who will be your first patient?!

9. Mailbox Pretend Play as This Reader’s Go-To Activity

This mailbox pretend play activity is super simple. Just tape some mailboxes onto cabinets or walls, get some index cards, scrap paper, pens, labels, etc., and let your little one create their own mail. From Hands On As We Grow.

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Your little one will love this activity!

10. Candy Shop: A Pretend Play Prompt

What could be more motivating and fun than a pretend play candy store with real candy? Do this before a movie night for some family fun! From Still Playing School.

Image shows a little girl doing a pretend play candy shop activity.
Yumm, so sweet.

11. Home Living Dramatic Play

Create an amazing kitchen dramatic play area for some hands-on learning! Children will enjoy playing all day long in it. From Play To Learn Preschool.

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A pretend kitchen is a great place for kids to play.

12. Flower Market Spring Dramatic Play

Looking for a fun spring dramatic play idea? This flower market is a fun way to work on social skills through play! It’s such a fun and colorful game. From Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds.

Image shows a little girl playing with flowers.
Sooo adorable and fun.

13. Zoo Animals – Dramatic Play Activity

Learning about zoo animals is a great spring theme for preschoolers or any time of the year. What kid doesn’t love zoo animals?! From Teaching Mama.

Image shows a monkey stuffed animal in a fake zoo cage.
Go grab all of your cute stuffed animals.

14. Movie Theater Pretend Play

Invite all the neighborhood kids to a movie night with this movie theater pretend play kit! It’s a great way to practice social skills, math, and more. From Research Parent.

Image shows two pictures of kids playing a movie theater pretend play with candy.
What movie are you going to watch?

15. Post Office Dramatic Play

While toddlers and preschoolers are sorting, transporting, and sending packages, they are building language skills while working and playing together. They’ll love it! From Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds.

Image shows two pictures of a little girl playing with a mailbox.
Let’s build those language skills.

16. Dramatic Play Bees

This preschool dramatic play centers pack is packed full of amazing science, math and literacy, fine motor, and other important preschool skills all through the magic of play. From Planning Playtime.

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Bees are SO important!

17. Setting Up The Toddler and Preschool Pet Theme

Children love to talk about their pets just as they love to talk about their families. This is why the preschool pet theme will be so meaningful to them! From Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds.

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Let’s pretend to be vets!

18. Dramatic Play: Spaghetti Shop for Kids

This spaghetti shop for kids pretend play activity is super easy to set up, inexpensive, and will have your kiddo playing for hours and hours. From Where Imagination Grows.

Image shows two pictures of a little girl playing with spaghetti.
Get your spaghettis bags!

19. Doll Diaper Station – Pretend Play for Toddlers

Here are tons of ideas to make your own pretend play nursery with your little one! It’s going to be a hit among kids of all ages. From Happy Hooligans.

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Isn’t this setup super cute?

20. Pancake Making Pretend Play

Make a fun invitation to play with pretend pancake making ingredients! Lots of imaginative cooking play and playful literacy learning at the same time with this easy to set up activity. From The Imagination Tree.

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Learning how to cook is important too.

21. Play And Learn Through Imagination: Grocery Store

Set up this pretend grocery store with items you already own and watch your kids have fun on their own while learning how to buy and sell! From Paper and Glue.

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This drama activity is great for older kids too.

22. Donut Shop Dramatic Play

Set up a donut shop with felt donuts or printed donuts – so you can create tons of different flavors without the real sugar. From Sara J. Creations.

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Here’s also a fun way to help your kid read.

23. Pet Grooming Salon Pretend Play Activity for Preschoolers

Set up a pretend grooming salon for your preschooler’s favorite stuffed animals, it’s easier than you think. From Sunny Day Family.

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Super cute!

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What was your favorite drama activity for preschoolers?



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