Pin Shop

Broaden their horizons when it comes to role playing games, and give them a taste of what it would be like to head out to work with the Pin Shop. Kids love to enjoy role playing games as it gives them the opportunity to explore what it means to grow up and what life as an adult might be like. Kids love to enjoy keeping house and playing elements they already know about - such as school or work - and giving them the chance to take different roles in these activities means they can see what roles they may want to take as they get older, all in a fun setting that can be enjoyed by children on their own or groups of friends.

The Pin Shop is a large shop designed to allow kids to set up selling anything they want to, to their legions of customers. The shop is a well designed green wooden stall which looks great, whether you set it up in the garden or keep it in the living room so kids can play all year round. The shop is large enough for two or three children to play at once, taking on all the different roles and switching round as and when they feel like it. The stall features a clock, chalkboard and paper roll, which will allow children to make what they want out of their shop. Perhaps they can use the paper roll to make posters and leaflets for their shop, to advertise its presence, or even just entertain themselves by writing and drawing.

The chalkboard is helpful for teaching kids how to draw and write properly, recognising letters numbers and shapes which can be wiped off easily if they don’t get it right first time. If they are more adept with writing and drawing, maybe they would like to write up prices and items on the chalkboard according to what they are selling that day - a really good way to get them interested in simple maths. The clock feature is great for helping kids to tell the time, and has a simple face that makes telling the time a little clearer and less frustrating for those trying to learn for the first time. Again, if they already know how, then the clock can be used to set up their opening and closing hours, adding that bit more to their shop.

With a market stall type design, the Pin Shop can really be used to sell anything, so get your kids to think up new types of stall they could be each week, creating the products to sell and coming up with prices to charge friends and family, or just getting super creative and role playing on their own to develop their own imaginations. There is no end to what you can come up with for the Pin Shop and kids will love it as much as you do!