The children's play is mainly categorized by symbolic play and manipulating symbols.

Some examples of symbolic play include playing house, or having a tea party.

Empirical research interests: symbolic play and metaphor production of childhood.

Social and object support for early symbolic play.

This new religion would have temples and rituals, and theatre with symbolic plays to induce religious feelings.

They need opportunities to engage in dramatic or symbolic play.

Parent- child symbolic play: Three theories in search of an effect.

Ms. Boddy argues that the cult does more, that it is the major form of symbolic play for these adults.

This play is marked as a symbolic play as well as a 'mystic play'.

This symbolic play is centred around a lady called Ellida.