Picnic Role Play Resource Collection 2-3yrs

Encourage early imaginative play and social interaction with the Picnic Role Play Collection 2–3yrs. Carefully curated by Early Excellence education specialists, this ready-made set offers a complete solution for enriching role play in your outdoor learning environment. Designed specifically for young learners aged 2-3yrs, this engaging set introduces simple role play scenarios that help children make sense of the world around them through meaningful, everyday experiences.

With realistic and detailed plastic play food and child-sized picnic accessories, this collection invites young children to share the familiar experience of packing and enjoying a picnic. With flasks, cups, plates and food items such as bread, fruit and sweet treats, children are encouraged to engage in pretend play, while also supporting the development of early vocabulary and communication. The addition of straw hats and baskets adds a rich sensory element, offering opportunities for dressing up, carrying, and exploring schematic behaviours such as transporting and enclosing.

Children can lay out the picnic blanket, unpack the baskets, pour drinks and share food with their peers, all of which promote early turn-taking, cooperation, and self-care skills. These simple yet rich experiences also help build confidence in group play and support children’s growing independence.

Explore the full range of Outdoor Role Play resources to enhance your early years outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.

Learning Opportunities 2-3 years

• Developing early language through imaginative and shared play
• Using familiar objects to build vocabulary and support communication
• Exploring self-care routines in a familiar, meaning context
• Supporting schematic play including transporting, positioning and enclosing

This Role Play Picnic 2-3 years Collection includes:

• 2 Straw Bags  
• 1 Picnic Blanket with weatherproof backing
• 4 Hats, including 2 straw hats and 2 panama straw hats  
• 4 Stainless Steel Plates
• 2 Drink Flasks
• 4 Enamel Cups
• Pretend Play Food, featuring 2 bread rolls, 2 slices of French bread, 2 cookies, 2 eggs, 2 bananas, 1 green apple, 1 red apple, 1 raspberry tart and 1 apple tart

Safety Information

For use with children 2-3yrs, only with appropriate adult supervision. For full safety information, please see Product Care & Safety Guidance Leaflet.

Variations

Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value. Secondary images used for representation purposes only.