Three two-year-old children on a play date at their local park play together in the sandbox. One builds sandcastles with some plastic toys, while another runs a car over a sandhill. The third child makes handprints in the sand. The children do not attend to what the others are doing. In what type of play are these children engaged?

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This scenario describes parallel play, where children play next to each other but do not interact or play together, each engaged in their own activity.

Three Two-Year-Old Children on a Play Date at Their Local