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Age Characteristics of Play

Exploratory Stage
Age: Approximately 3 to 12 months
Activities: Grasping, holding, and examining articles
Exploration via creeping or crawling

Toy Stage
Age: 1 to 7 or 8 years
Activities: Imitating adult behavior with replicas of adult tools

Play Stage
Age: 8 to 12 years
Activities: Interest in toys diminishes
Interest in games, sports, and hobbies increases

Daydreaming Stage
Age: Characteristic of older children and pubescents
Activities: Playing the martyr misunderstood and mistreated
mistreated by everyone or the hero or beauty
admired by everyone

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