Young children enjoy acting out scenarios that are familiar to them: shopping is one of them. Some will enjoy preparing for a trip to the shops - filling up a handbag with purse, keys, store cards and telephone before darting off with a baby doll in the buggy. Others like to spend time setting up the grocery store, organising the boxes and the produce before hanging out the 'Open' sign. And some children will enjoy playing the role of shopkeeper, feeling in control as they direct customers to the cereal aisle or calling for assistance on the tannoy of the electric cash register.
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