12+ months

??Let your child explore the toy and find out which features move and make a sound – if necessary assist and show them all the moving, clicking parts.
??Ask your child simple questions such as ‘can you make the head move?
??Show them pictures/photos of dinosaurs in books and encourage them to recognise the similar features of image and toy.
??Talk about the dinosaur in terms of size, colour, sounds they might have made and features like claws, wings, spines, tails etc
??Encourage imaginative play in combination with other items from the First Friends collection.

18+ months

??Introduce vocabulary such as ??sitting????running????roaring??etc according to the different actions and sounds the dinosaurs can demonstrate as you play together.
??Talk about dinosaurs and explain that we don’t see dinosaurs anymore but they once lived on earth before humans did!
??Talk about what the dinosaurs might have been like – share simple knowledge such as the T-Rex was very fierce, the Pterodactyl could fly and the Brontosaurus liked to eat leaves and trees.
??Ask your child if he or she has a favourite dinosaur and find out what he or she likes about that one. Encourage your child to talk about the dinosaur’s different features and abilities.
??Encourage lots of pretend play with the dinosaurs, letting your child take the lead, but assisting with ideas if necessary. “