It is through play that kids begin to learn how to do things. These categories overlap, and any one activity may fall into several categories. It's good to set up a home environment that allows for and encourages a wide variety of play activities. Reading picture books, stringing beads, using pegboards, putting puzzles together, playing with dolls and coloring with crayons are examples of quiet play activities. Creative play includes activities like painting, drawing, problem solving, music, dancing, getting along with others, using modeling dough, sand, collage or simply using one's imagination.
Cooperative play requires more than one person.
This includes ball games, see-saw, playing dolls or house, block building, some swings and hide and seek. Play with others emerges slowly. Your relationship with a child early in life predicts how well he or she will get along with others later. Dramatic play and creative play may also be called social play. Children try out different roles and occupations such as firefighter, dancer, mom, dad and singer.