Play market stand

This play stand can be anything your kids want it to be. It can be a lemonade stand, a post office, a market, a puppet theater and lots more! They will never get bored with this DIY play equipment!

Vivi has been loving her little tea cart and playing shop, so I thought it would be fun to make a little grocery stand for her. I wanted to …

DIY market stand

After sharing some photos of Aggie's birthday party this week, I wanted to highlight the star of the show - the DIY pretend play stands. The idea for them is what convinced me this party theme would be perfect for the three year old set. The only problem was just how was I going to get all of this done? Enter the amazing Jamie of That's My Letter who so kindly offered to help design and build them out of the kindness of her extremely big heart. And the love doesn't stop there - she is kind…

Encourage dramatic play in kids with an awesome DIY market stand. 3 ways to make a kids grocery store using IKEA furniture.

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This mini sized farmer's market stand can create hours of pretend play! Customize, accessorize, or paint any color! It's an easy build with free step by step plans and diagrams. Built by Jaime Costiglio for Handbuilt Holiday 2021.

How cool is that for your kids?

A magnificent market stall with shelves and 2 inter-changeable mini platforms so that it can be adapted to any kind of store. A pretty striped canopy can be lowered to protect your fresh produce from the beaming sun, and at night we have 3 cute light bulbs, metal hooks to hang your fruit and four blackboard price markers. This set also includes a pretty printed tote bag.

Do you have kids that love to pretend play? Pretend playing is good for their imagination, and develops vital social, language, thinking and emotional skills. Here are some great pretend play ideas for you to try.