30 Dress Up Games and Activities For Imaginative Kids – Say Goodbye To Boredom!

30 Dress Up Games and Activities for Imaginative Kids! Stop hearing "I'm Bored"! Games for kids, kids activities, games for kids, girls games, boys games, activities for children, inside games, costume games, Halloween games

30 Dress Up Games and Activities for Imaginative Kids! Stop hearing "I'm Bored"! Games for kids, kids activities, games for kids, girls games, boys games, activities for children, inside games, costume games, Halloween gamesIf you are a parent or caregiver of younger children, here are 2 statements with which you’ll likely agree: 1) Kids have great imaginations.  2) Kids get can get bored easily.  If both are true though, wouldn’t we just need to tap into #1 in order to solve #2?  

Let’s see what we can do to spark your children’s imaginations so they can kick boredom to the curb, and have a great time playing all sorts of wonderfully creative games!

Here at Kids Love Dress Up, we are HUGE fans of role playing, dressing up fun, and of activities that encourage children to think outside the box, to put themselves into the shoes (and character) of another, to communicate and cooperate with their playmates, and to generally, say “good bye” to boredom.

Today’s post is all about fun dress up games and activities for kids! We’ve compiled a list of 30 games and activities related to dress up play that your child will enjoy! You can play WITH them, or just help them get started… and then peek in every now and then to smile at the fun your kids are having!

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Why Dramatic Play Is Important For Children – A Look At The Benefits of Dramatic Play

Why is dramatic play important? See here!
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Why is dramatic play important for children? Why encourage make believe? Why is having a nicely stocked dress up trunk with costumes and props more than just a fun and fantastic idea for any house with young children and every pre-school classroom? Let’s dig into these questions here today… and find out why dramatic play is important!

First we’ll look at the question “What Is Dramatic Play?”, then we’ll talk about “Benefits of Dramatic Play”, and finally we’ll look at what kinds of resources help encourage dramatic play!

What Is Dramatic Play? 

EarlychildhoodNEWS.com author Marie E. Cecchini writes the following about Dramatic Play, and I think it’s the best definition I’ve seen yet:

Why Encourage Dress Up Play?Dramatic play can be defined as a type of play where children accept and assign roles, and then act them out. It is a time when they break through the walls of reality, pretend to be someone or something different from themselves, and dramatize situations and actions to go along with the roles they have chosen to play.  (Full article HERE.)

Dramatic play can look like many different things! There’s no one defining way for your kids to “do dramatic play”.  It can, but doesn’t have to, include role playing real or make-believe personalities, dressing up and playing with props and costumes, assuming different names, ethnicities, genders, ages, and more… but it always means FUN, and always includes some form of pretending.

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Dress Up Games for Girls – The Non-Screen Kind

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Dressing Up GamesThis post is all about fun dress up games for girls, but not ipad or computer or play station type of dress up games. Not apps either.

What I’m talking about here is the non-screen kind of dress up play, where they are down on the ground, or sitting at a table, or running around, or interacting as they prance about.  Dress up themed games and activities – aimed towards girls, but honestly, boys would probably have just as much fun as girls with most of them.

Let’s get our girls playing. Playing hard, playing for long periods of time, playing solo, playing together… it’s SO important to get them actively engaged in play!

We’ll start with traditional costume types of dress up games for girls, and then go on to some dress up related games and activities.

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Kids Play Dress Up Clothes: Ideas from A-Z

Why Encourage Dress Up Play?

Kids Play Dress Up ClothesChildren love playing dress up, and there is really no end to the variety of characters and roles they can play.  But their dress up fun is limited somewhat by what’s in their dress up collection – and sometimes, as a parent, you start to get the feeling they are needing some new kids play dress up clothes for their collection.

New items = more play time. AWESOME!

Today we’re going to do a big general survey of kids play dress up clothes – I’m calling it “From A-Z”, as we’ll just go through the alphabet, listing and chatting about various costumes and activities that fall under each letter.

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Boys Dress Up – Because Role Play Fun Isn’t Just For Girls!

Knight Costume

Knight CostumeLittle boys usually love dressing up just as much as little girls do! There are just as many options out there too… they just don’t look as “pink or frilly”.

Here are a few of the different costume themes you as a parent or friend can explore in order to encourage your little man to have some fun stretching his imagination with dress up.

When I Grow Up…

There are a few popular dress up categories for little boys, but “when I grow up” is one of the ones as a mother I love. That I want to encourage.  I want my little guy to learn at an early age that it’s a GOOD thing to dream big. To explore options. To know that while it’d be wonderful if he follows in his father’s footsteps or does what his grandpa does when he grows up, that there are so many other fun things that he can do that might make him happy!  (See my “When I Grow Up” dress up page!)

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The Dress Up Accessories Your Children Need In Their Dress Up Collection

Dress Up Accessories

One of the best things about playing dress up for a kid, I think, is having OPTIONS.  Especially in the area of dress up accessories.

Dress Up AccessoriesThere’s nothing quite like the imagination of a child… it’s an incredible thing to watch as a parent.  Without any encouragement a child can turn a good wizard into an evil one by trading one wand for another.  A train engineer becomes a ship’s captain with a quick hat switch.  An apron over a pretty blue dress lets a little girl play the whole Cinderella story.  A Dino-Bunny is invented with a few creative pairings.  All because of great dress up accessory options!   

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How To Pick Dress Up Clothes Little Girls Will Wear Over And Over

Dress Up Favorites

Dress Up FavoritesThere are so many different dress up clothes little girls will love when they first are received. Some costumes, however, get worn over and over again. Day after day they are the first item pulled from the dress up box. They are worn even during non-play times!

What is that magical secret that makes that costume so wonderful? That makes a purchase worth the money?

After all, if your daughter is just going to leave a certain dress at the bottom of the box, or tucked at the back of the wardrobe, then why pay good money for it in the first place? How can you be sure of buying dress up clothes little girls will play with, basically until they grow out of them?

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Kids Dress Up Hats – Why The Dress Up Box Needs Them

Dress Up Hats For Kids

Dress Up Hats For KidsHats are an awesome part of dress up play! Kids from the youngest age to nearing (and into) adulthood love to pop one on their heads and get to work playing!

Thankfully, there are many kids dress up hats out there to choose from… and they are all fantastic additions to any dress up box.  (See also the “10 Fantastic Dress Up Hats For Kids” post.)

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The Favorite Little Girls Play Dress Up Clothes All Collections Should Have

Princess Dress Up Clothes

So your little girl is turning 2 or 3 soon, and you want to startPlay Dress Up Clothes introducing to her the wonderful world of dress up? Christmas is coming, and you want to add some awesome pieces of little girls play dress up clothes to a little girls dress up trunk?  Halloween is approaching, and you need some fresh ideas for costumes that will last past the one time use?  You’ve come to the right place!  Kidslovedressup.com will do our best to help you out with some great ideas!

Of course each little girl is different, but there are some over-arching dress up “themes” that will help you figure out what to select for her.  Let’s look at a few and pick out some favorite little girls play dress up clothes in each one.

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