There are opportunities to learn in the most popular games preschoolers play. All little girls love a tea party, and because all kids love role playing so much, your little boy will be ready to host one too! Give your preschooler some practice at entertaining on her own, by helping her host a tea party for her dolls and teddy bears.

First up, let her take the initiative in planning for the party. Let her decide the number of “guests” she’s going to have.

Help her make some little sandwiches or cheese and crackers for her guests. Here are some cooking ideas for preschoolers, as well as a mini pizza recipe if you want to throw a party your guests will rave about!

Let her set place mats for each guest with matching fork, spoon, saucers, cups and plates. Help her make her own placements out of cardboard or thick construction paper which she can decorate with markers, and little place cards out of tags with the name of the guest on each.

Get creative – use her bracelets as napkin rings.

Let her set the table with the cutlery, place cards, and place mats.

What this teaches her: This game is ideal for teaching her to set a table on her own, and gives her good practice using sorting skills to sort out forks, spoons, cup and saucers for each guest. It also helps her learn the importance of organization and the value of planning ahead.

Bon Appetit!