Nurturing Creativity: Using Old Baby Clothes for Pretend Play

Evgeniya Usmanova

CareLuLu Mom-In-Chief
(Co-founder & COO)

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his weekend as I cleared out the basement in hope of making some room, I found a box full of baby clothes. I was too attached to give it all away, but didn’t really want to continue to have it sit in the basement collecting dust. A brilliant idea came to mind: I decided to give my daughters, Eva (4) and Maya (2), some of the newborn clothes to play with and dress up their dolls. Seeing those sweet items around the house once again reminded me of when they were oh so tiny! It turned out to be a big success, the newborn onesies fit their Ikea dolls perfectly and were the highlight of the day!

What your child will learn:
– Fine motor skills: practicing to put on shoes, tying laces, buttoning onesies, buckling overalls, etc.
– Pretend play, which builds skills in many essential developmental areas.

If you’re expecting a baby, this may also be a great way to introduce the idea to the big sister or big brother to be.

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Evgeniya Usmanova

CareLuLu Mom-In-Chief
(Co-founder & COO)

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