TODDLER PLAY IS OPEN ENDED.
Toddler play is less rule-bound and more in the moment than it is for older children. Playing involves exploring and discovery, as the toddler drive is to make sense of the world. An object suddenly catches the toddler’s eye and soon the exploration starts, ‘What is this?’ ‘What can I do with it?’ She picks it up and begins to play.
Trying things out—“What happens if…”—is central to their play, illustrated by toddlers pushing, pulling, putting items inside of containers, and taking them out, over and over again. For toddlers, possibilities are endless, leading to inventive uses of materials.