16mo–2.2y5 minFree playFamily timeQuiet time
Make It Happen Again
Your child freely explores a familiar toy with a safe button, switch, turning part, or pull-back action and sees what their action makes happen.
What you'll need
Essentials
- A familiar age-safe toy with a large button, switch, turning part, or pull-back action
Movement level: low
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
What it practices
- Seeks to acquire basic skills in turning on and operating some ICT equipment.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Operates mechanical toys, e.g. turns the knob on a wind-up toy or pulls back on a friction car.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Remembers where objects belong.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Provide safe equipment to play with, such as torches, transistor radios or karaoke machines.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)