Pirate Small world

I thought I'd share with you the small world we set up recently. Tommy loves imaginative play - he becomes totally immersed in it and it's something that will occupy him for hours on end. 

When we set up a small world, we usually make it inside a tuff tray. This tends to keep all the materials, objects and "mess" pretty contained. It also means we can put it to one side to play with later or the following day if we so wish. We tend to keep our small worlds relatively simple, so they won't take long to set up or put away and use materials and objects that can be used time and time again.

Tommy has really been into playing pirates recently. Amongst other things, we've made a pirate sword, played a variety of pirate games (Pop-up pirate, Pirate Shapes and Yo Ho Ho!), made a treasure map and played in a storybook that turns into a pirate ship! Because we had quite a few pirate-related objects, setting up a pirate small world couldn't have been easier!

What we used:
- a variety of pieces of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets)
- yellow foam cut into island shapes
- a Mega Blocks pirate ship and pirate characters
- a variety of shells
- Melissa and Doug treasure chest that came with a telescope, pirate flag and golden coins
- blue and white water beads
- blue tissue paper
- Lego Palm trees and plants
- bath toy sea creatures