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Café Day / Waiter Role-Play

Waiter Role-Play

Children take turns as wait staff and customers, taking orders on notepads and carrying trays, practising manners and communication.

How to run it

  1. Set up tables with menus and a pretend kitchen counter.
  2. Show how to greet customers, take an order and repeat it back.
  3. Have wait staff carry orders on trays to their tables.
  4. Swap roles so every child has a turn.

You will need

  • notepads
  • pencils
  • trays
  • menus
  • play food or plastic cups
Make it easier or harderUse picture menus for younger children; older children total bills and manage busy tables.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 5, Outcome 2Role-playing service builds clear communication and respectful interactions.

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Café DayDramatic Play DayCareers DayWhat I Want to Be Day

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