Keene, New Hampshire – Award-winning children's furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today introduced the Imagination Truck, a versatile play vehicle that transforms into a food truck, ice cream van, mail delivery truck or other fun use for young children to enjoy. for hours of imaginative role-playing.
The Imagination Truck's exterior is designed with realistic headlights, taillights, bumpers, wheels, a front grille, and other details that bring the vehicle to life. A dry-erase board can be customized on the windshield and on each side panel to identify the vehicle, list menus or services, announce daily specials, or display a message about the work in question. Children who look closely at the exterior of the vehicle will also find unexpected natural surprises.
Inside, the open layout offers plenty of space for the driver and passenger seated in front and a play kitchen, sink or refrigerator in the central work area (chairs and play kitchen items not included). Serving counters on each side panel allow multiple children to participate at the same time. Supervising adults will appreciate how the open design also provides important visibility of children inside.
Research shows that role-playing in early education enriches a child's learning experiences by fostering holistic development in cognitive, social, emotional, and physical domains.
Children develop cognitive skills through role-playing as they create scenarios, plan actions, and anticipate consequences. They learn to cooperate, share, take turns and resolve conflicts, enhancing their social competence and emotional intelligence. Through role-play, children can explore diverse cultural perspectives that help them develop a broader understanding of the world around them and appreciate cultural diversity. Role-playing situations often present challenges and dilemmas that require critical thinking and problem-solving skills, helping children learn to analyze situations, make decisions, adapt strategies, and improve their analytical skills and resourcefulness. Role play can also incorporate elements of literacy and numeracy, such as reading signs, writing lists, counting money, or measuring ingredients.
“We understand that imaginative play is critical to early learning,” said Mike Jablonski, president of Whitney Brothers®. “Our Imagination Truck is a unique interpretation of a product that supports imaginative play in an innovative way and better illustrates how our brand incorporates distinctive design, utility and value.”
The MSRP for the Imagination Truck WB1140 is $1,399.00 USD.
Availability is immediate through authorized Whitney Brothers® dealers and distributors worldwide.
For more details, visit whitneybros.com.
About Whitney Brothers®
Founded in 1904, Whitney Brothers® invented the early learning and institutional child care furniture category and pioneered its commercial distribution through educational distributors and dealers in schools, day care centers, Head Start facilities, churches, libraries, museums and residences throughout North America. and the world. The brand's rich 120-year heritage encompasses old-world craftsmanship combined with state-of-the-art CNC manufacturing technology to create award-winning products of uncompromising quality, design, innovation, safety, durability and value. Each product is UL GREENGUARD® Gold certified, qualifies for LEED credits, meets or exceeds applicable CPSIA, ASTM and BIFMA requirements, is proudly made in the United States and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
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