Comments on: Pretend Play Gone Green http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/ Green living and parenting with organic tips, green parenting, eco-friendly reviews to inspire and motivate. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Unroll Your Imagination | Green and Clean Mom ™ http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-9584 Unroll Your Imagination | Green and Clean Mom ™ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:34:13 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-9584 [...] love pretend play. I love when kids start using their imagination to build things, play house, chase fairies and act [...] [...] love pretend play. I love when kids start using their imagination to build things, play house, chase fairies and act [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3512 Michelle Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:07:09 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-3512 I gave my daughter a dress up box for christmas last year and she plays with it daily. I bought a cloth container and filled it with my old necklaces, scarves, shoes, and purses. I made a boa out of reminant fabric I had from previsous craft projects and made a tutu out of tule leftover from my sisters wedding. Parents need to foster creative play as much as possible in children. It is evident that no one else is going to do it. I gave my daughter a dress up box for christmas last year and she plays with it daily. I bought a cloth container and filled it with my old necklaces, scarves, shoes, and purses. I made a boa out of reminant fabric I had from previsous craft projects and made a tutu out of tule leftover from my sisters wedding.

Parents need to foster creative play as much as possible in children. It is evident that no one else is going to do it.

]]> By: Allison http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3508 Allison Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:15:20 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-3508 Great post. It brings me back to when my kids were smaller and played dress up and pretend. They would say they are too old for that now, almost 8 and 10. Now they want electrics and bikes. It gets harder to be green when they get to that stage. We have gotten hand me down bikes and rechargable batteries. I always instrust them to turn off any electronics immediately when they are finished. But the best way to be green is to not play with electronics so I make them turn them off during the week and limited on the weekend. Thanks for the memories. Great post. It brings me back to when my kids were smaller and played dress up and pretend. They would say they are too old for that now, almost 8 and 10. Now they want electrics and bikes. It gets harder to be green when they get to that stage. We have gotten hand me down bikes and rechargable batteries. I always instrust them to turn off any electronics immediately when they are finished. But the best way to be green is to not play with electronics so I make them turn them off during the week and limited on the weekend.
Thanks for the memories.

]]> By: Gidget http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Gidget Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:16:14 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-3504 Thanks for the tips! I love the idea of "donating" old clothes, scarves, etc to the kids' dress-up collection! Gidgets last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gidgetgoeshome/PSQN/~3/368079808/" rel="nofollow">Christmas Manifesto, Part 4</a> Thanks for the tips! I love the idea of “donating” old clothes, scarves, etc to the kids’ dress-up collection!

Gidgets last blog post..Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

]]> By: Stephanie - Green SAHM http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 Stephanie - Green SAHM Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:48:26 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-3500 My daughter loves it when I hand down a pair of old high heel shoes to her for dressup. Much better that the ones they sell now, which I think wouldn't fit her now anyhow. When my sister's kids wanted a kitchen playset, she found a short dresser at a garage sale and just painted the top appropriately. Her kids love it, and she didn't have to spend a fortune on it. Those sets are so expensive new! And then there's the friend that just gave my daughter lengths of material to play with. My daughter loves those! They just add on to anything to make it "fancier". Stephanie - Green SAHMs last blog post..<a href="http://www.greensahm.com/is-the-cost-of-going-green-worth-it/" rel="nofollow">Is the Cost of Going Green Worth It?</a> My daughter loves it when I hand down a pair of old high heel shoes to her for dressup. Much better that the ones they sell now, which I think wouldn’t fit her now anyhow.

When my sister’s kids wanted a kitchen playset, she found a short dresser at a garage sale and just painted the top appropriately. Her kids love it, and she didn’t have to spend a fortune on it. Those sets are so expensive new!

And then there’s the friend that just gave my daughter lengths of material to play with. My daughter loves those! They just add on to anything to make it “fancier”.

Stephanie – Green SAHMs last blog post..Is the Cost of Going Green Worth It?

]]> By: Laurin http://greenandcleanmom.org/pretend-play-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 Laurin Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:34:30 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=414#comment-3498 My son still wears his Halloween costume from 3 years ago. It's getting a little tight. Also, old t-shirts make the perfect cape. Just cut around the front of the neck band and then down the back on both sides at an angle. I love this tip that I got from Make and Takes. Reuse! My son still wears his Halloween costume from 3 years ago. It’s getting a little tight.

Also, old t-shirts make the perfect cape. Just cut around the front of the neck band and then down the back on both sides at an angle. I love this tip that I got from Make and Takes. Reuse!

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