The best movies inspire the imagination, long after the ending credits roll. Watching Kay act out scenes from Frozen (repeatedly!) I know that this is one movie that certainly does just that.
Still, it never hurts to have a little boost to that imagination, a prop here, a tiara there, and your preschooler can enter a whole new world. I love these ideas from around the web the spark the imagination and encourage pretend play!
One thing I discovered right away - there are a whole lot of ways to recreate Elsa's ice castle!
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Left Brain Craft Brain used salt cubes, which I thought was pretty smart (they don't melt!) while Childhood 101 used laminate sheets.
The Well Nourished Nest used blue-colored ice cubes to build Elsa her palace, and Kids Activities Blog gave new use to beach pails by filling them with water, freezing them, and using the ice chunks to build with! Munchkin and Bean used...snow (very fitting!)
But you don't even need to get that elaborate. B-Inspired Mama invited her kids to make up their own world with wrapping foil and cotton balls - imagination is a wonderful thing!
The Well Nourished Nest used blue-colored ice cubes to build Elsa her palace, and Kids Activities Blog gave new use to beach pails by filling them with water, freezing them, and using the ice chunks to build with! Munchkin and Bean used...snow (very fitting!)
But you don't even need to get that elaborate. B-Inspired Mama invited her kids to make up their own world with wrapping foil and cotton balls - imagination is a wonderful thing!
Epic Fun for Kids went above and beyond with, not only an icy scene, but a beach setting too. (Olaf would be pleased!)
Now you need someone to play in these fun small worlds! Feeling crafty and have a steady hand? You Clever Monkey made lovely peg dolls. And Kay has always liked to used story stones to act out tales, like these ones from Red Ted Art.
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Kay got a Frozen play set for Christmas (that's what set me on this hunt for Frozen activities to begin with!)
Amazon has a Disney Frozen Figure Play Set (affiliate) but I recommended getting the same exact one from the Disney Store, where it's significantly cheaper, even with shipping. Just a tip.
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But it's one thing to play with the characters, it's another to become the characters. With a fancy wand (like this one from ABC Creative Learning) and a beautiful Elsa-inspired cape fromFamily Days Tried and Tested, it's easy to get into character as the Ice Queen. Expect lots of pretend turning things to ice!
And I love how Mommy Testers turned a simple fort into her own Ice Palace! The same could be done with any couch fort as well.
 And finally, who can forget puppets when it comes to imaginative play? Red Ted Art has some free printables that you can easily turn into your own craft stick puppets. And Olaf is such a character of his own that he seems to deserve a special paper plate puppet to fit his large and friendly personality. Coffee Cups and Crayons even offers a template to help. |  |
Surprisingly, I'm not sick of all this Frozen stuff...yet. Ask me again in a month or so!
