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Build a City

J has been obsessed with going downtown since we took a train there a few weeks ago.  So, on an exceptionally rainy day, I decided that I needed to make him his own city.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

It was pretty simple really, even though it took a bit of time.  All you need is a roll of tape (I used blue painters tape), cars, some blocks or things to build with.

I started off by taping down double lines for roads and made a grid on the carpet in his playroom.  Then I cut out the places where the roads intersected.  This made squares that I turned into city blocks.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

I then filled a few of the blocks with a train station and a one building out of Legos.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

That is all I built for him and I left the rest of the blocks empty so that J and I could build his city together.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

And build he did!

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

We built a shop,

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

a park, a construction site,

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

a farm, and a zoo.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

There was also a parking lot,

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

an airport, and even a skyscraper!  He added a few more buildings, a gas station, hospital, rescue center (with police and firefighters), and a Zoo.

In the end, we had quite the city.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

We spent most of the morning building and the rest of the afternoon and the whole next day playing in the city.

Build a City:  A perfect indoor activity to keep kids engaged for hours!

I don’t usually do really big activities unless I know that they will have big results.   It took me half an hour to get this thing set up, but considering he played with it for two days, that thirty minutes was totally worth it.

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by Amanda 6 Comments

Filed Under: Play Tagged With: DIY Toys and Games, Invitations to Play, Large Motor Play, Preschool, Pretend Play

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  1. Jodie @ Growing Book by Book

    November 7, 2013 at 8:39 am

    Love it! We have used a shower curtain to draw out the outline of a town to drive cars on. But, both of my boys love unrolling tape so this will be a perfect project for them.

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  2. Kiim

    November 7, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    That is freaking awesome!

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  3. OneMommy

    November 9, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    This looks like so much fun!

    Reply
  4. Meredith @ Homegrown Friends

    November 10, 2013 at 6:03 am

    LOVE this! I usually only make roads, but the idea of a whole city facilitates so much more creativity! I am giddily awaiting our hardware store to open so I can run over and get tons of tape 🙂 Love your site!!!

    Reply
  5. Linda @ twin-mom.com

    November 16, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    What a fun idea! Looking forward to trying this with my twins. They both love trips to the “city” and my son loves vehicles. 🙂

    Reply

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