ZURU Slime Mart Shopping Bag Series 2 Cinnamon Rolls

Bring the fun of a bakery into playtime with the ZURU Slime Mart Shopping Bag Series 2  Cinnamon Rolls! This creative DIY slime kit lets children mix, swirl and create their own cinnamon roll-inspired slime treats. Featuring golden dough-style slime, glossy icing-inspired textures and decorative sprinkle mix-ins, this set delivers a delightful combination of creativity and sensory fun.

Children can combine the different ingredients to create their own miniature cinnamon roll designs, experimenting with textures and shapes along the way. The stretchy, squishy slime provides an engaging tactile experience while encouraging imaginative play, creative thinking and hands-on exploration.

Packaged in a fun mini shopping bag, this bakery-themed slime kit is perfect for young slime enthusiasts who enjoy making, decorating and playing with their own creations. Whether following the included guide or inventing their own designs, children can enjoy hours of screen-free creative entertainment.

Features:

• Cinnamon roll-themed DIY slime kit
• Includes dough-style slime, icing-inspired textures and decorative mix-ins
• Mix, swirl, mould and customise slime creations
• Stretchy and squishy textures for sensory exploration
• Encourages creativity and imaginative play
• Supports fine motor skills and hand coordination
• Promotes experimentation and creative thinking
• Convenient mini shopping bag packaging
• Suitable for children aged 6 years and over

A fun bakery-inspired sensory activity that combines the satisfaction of squishy slime with the creativity of pretend baking.

Safety note: Slime is not edible. Follow the manufacturer’s safety instructions and supervise children during play.

MTOP Learning Outcomes:

• Outcome 1 Encourages individual choice, self-expression and confidence during child-led play.
• Outcome 2 Supports collaborative bakery games and conversations about food, shops and community experiences.
• Outcome 3 Provides opportunities for supervised sensory exploration, enjoyment and creative expression.
• Outcome 4 Encourages curiosity, imagination, experimentation and problem-solving through role-play.
• Outcome 5 Promotes descriptive language, storytelling, discussion and social interaction with peers.

Developmental Milestones:

6–10 years

• Explores the slime’s texture through supervised sensory play; practises describing colours and pretend bakery items; develops imagination through simple café and shopping games.
• Creates imaginative bakery scenarios; practises storytelling and descriptive language; develops cooperation, sharing and turn-taking through collaborative role-play.

10–15 years

• Plans pretend shopping activities, sorts items and solves simple problems; practises counting, comparing prices and basic budgeting through bakery-themed games.
• Develops more detailed stories and creative scenarios; practises planning, decision-making and communication through collaborative bakery or café activities.
• Can extend the theme into creative challenges, pretend business planning, budgeting and teamwork; practises organising ideas and communicating plans with others.

Links to Theorists:

• This learning experience can be linked to Jean Piaget’s theories:
• Cinnamon roll-themed pretend play encourages children to use imagination, explore ideas and develop problem-solving skills through hands-on experiences.
• This learning experience can be linked to Lev Vygotsky’s theories:
• Playing with peers or educators in pretend bakery and shopping scenarios can support language development, cooperation and learning through social interaction.
• This learning experience can be linked to Maria Montessori’s theories:
• Exploring the slime’s texture provides opportunities for sensory discovery, tactile exploration and fine motor practice.
• This learning experience can be linked to Friedrich Froebel’s theories:
• The cinnamon roll theme encourages child-led exploration, creativity and imaginative bakery or café games.
• This learning experience can be linked to Albert Bandura’s theories:
• Children can observe and imitate familiar behaviours, such as serving customers, shopping and communicating in a pretend bakery.
• This learning experience can be linked to Erik Erikson’s theories:
• Creative and collaborative play gives children opportunities to make choices, express ideas, contribute to group activities and develop confidence.

Learning Through Play:

• Children explore the slime’s texture through supervised hands-on play, encouraging tactile awareness and sensory curiosity.
• Children create pretend bakeries, cafés and shopping scenarios, developing imagination and storytelling skills.
• Children take on roles such as baker, shopkeeper or customer, practising communication and social interaction.
• Shared activities encourage cooperation, turn-taking, listening and sharing ideas with others.
• Children describe the cinnamon roll theme, invent bakery stories, create pretend menus and practise food-related vocabulary.
• Older children can count pretend orders, compare prices, calculate totals and practise simple budgeting through bakery games.
• Children invent bakery themes, develop imaginative scenarios and create their own stories around the cinnamon roll concept.
• Planning a pretend bakery encourages children to organise ideas, make decisions and solve simple challenges during play.
• Encourage child-led exploration, ask open-ended questions and provide age-appropriate challenges to extend learning.