Hairdresser Dramatic Play

As a mother of 2 little girls, brushing, styling and plaiting hair is a big part of our daily routine. My girls love to request different hairstyles each day, and they also like to try to style my hair, so I knew a hairdresser dramatic play setup would be right up their alley.

I designed these printables last year and we have used them so much since then that I wanted to show them in more detail here on the blog.

Ikea Play Kitchen Hack

As with our other dramatic play scenes, I set this one up using our Ikea Play Kitchen as a base. I just turn the kitchen around and add a sign to the top back panel, in this case a personalised Hair Salon sign. My printable dramatic play kits always include a sign that will fit this panel of the Ikea play kitchen, but also an A4 size that you can use instead if you don’t have one.

Setting up a Hairdresser Dramatic Play Scene

After attaching the Hair Salon sign to the back of our Ikea play kitchen, I added a pricelist, some themed signs like the “please pay here” next to the cash register, and an open/closed sign. I also improvised a little bow display with a piece of ribbon that I clipped some bows into. I think it gave it a bit of charm!

Hairdresser Dramatic Play Signs and Forms

My hairdresser dramatic play printables include a variety of signs and forms for the kids to use in their play, to practice writing and letter recognition, communication and language development.

This kit includes a price list, a sign with the different hairstyles for boys and girls, and my favourite – a customer order form that I laminated for the kids to use with a whiteboard marker.

My girls have the the wooden hairdressing kit toy from Kmart and it goes with these printables perfectly!

I hope this post inspired you to create a new play experience for your little ones.

If you’d like to set up a play space like this one, you can grab our Hairdresser Dramatic Play Printables that include all the signs, labels and forms shown in the photos. Or check our Dramatic Play section for other imaginative play printables!