You buy thisLanguage1½–4 yrsHome or out
Play scarves
Squares of light fabric that become anything.
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0 min
Mess
None
How to play
Throw them up and watch them float. Peekaboo. A cape, a river, a blanket for a teddy, food in a pretend kitchen. Follow whatever he decides they are.
What you need
A few large, light scarves or play silks.
What it secretly builds
LanguageAn object with no fixed purpose forces him to invent one — and inventing one means saying it out loud, which is where pretend play grows language.