Toddlers play:

• Solitary play
  Toddler play on their own, independently of others
• Parallel play
  Become more aware of one another, begin to play side by side without interacting
• Associated play
  Involve social interaction, interested in each other play but without an agree-upon plan
• Cooperative play
  Children join force in an active way, they must work together to ensure the play can be done.

Types of play & play materials:

• Socio-dramatic play requires props and settings. For example, hats, stroller, medical kit, kitchen utensils and etc.
• Social play requires interaction among children. For example, rubber ducky, spades, buckets, containers, mud, earth, sand
• Physical play requires contacts such as friendy tickling, touching, stroking, cuddle and etc. to extend the affectionate bond between toddlers and adult
• Games with rules is for older children that can understand rules of a game such as football