Store bought toys, like plastic animals, are indeed loose parts. A green purchased plastic platypus is as much a loose part as a pine cone picked up off the lawn.

The variety of plastic animals available is huge, but quality varies. Opt for quality if you have a choice–low quality critters may be inexpensive, but they rarely stand up to the often harsh world of children’s play.

Plastic Animals At Play

Small World Play

Plastic cows, chickens, and other critters support the narratives children create in their small world play, where they often take on human traits. These anthropomorphic scenarios allow children to imagine unique to them human interactions or recreate things they have experienced.

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