This article exposes the results of a survey of scientific research funded by the CNPq, entitled "in the world of the child: rescuing the real fantasy in the context of early childhood education". Starting in 2011, followed productively until the end of the school year of 2014. Held in some early childhood education – rooms I and II of a peripheral of a school municipality in the West, sought to stimulate children's imaginations-sometimes latent-and enlarge the playful and imaginative repertoire of children and teachers, through jokes; of songs; of imaginary characters; borrowed toy or made by the children themselves. Based on the Sociology of childhood, adopted the approach of qualitative nature and methodology of intervention research, with a view to raising the theoretical and practical reflections that could collaborate with changes in reality. Observations were carried out, notes in the field journal, pictures, dialogues with children and teachers, semi-structured questionnaires with parents. Emphasis on the recognition of the importance of research for paisresponsáveis of children; the contentment with the toys children's built in conjunction with the researcher; the greater participation and imaginative expression of the proposed games children; the relevance of social relations, mainly with the pairs.