Imagine the scene. A role-play kitchen area is being used by a couple of four-year-olds. They are carefully creating some 'cakes' that they slip on to a tray and pop into the oven. A two-year-old who has been watching them grabs a spoon and pushes it into the oven and slams the door shut. A moment later, despite wails of protest from the older children, another random object is stuffed into the oven and again the door is slammed shut. The older children go off to tell an adult that the two-year-old is spoiling their play. So what do these little incidents tell us about two-year-olds and the way they play? And how we can we work to meet the play needs of two-year-olds?
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