As soon as babies are born they explore the world around them using all of their senses. Children are often surrounded by plastic and other man-made materials; by introducing natural materials you can encourage their interest in the natural world and awareness of their surroundings and the outside world.

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As soon as babies are born they explore the world around them using all of their senses. Children are often surrounded by plastic and other man-made materials; by introducing natural materials you can encourage their interest in the natural world and awareness of their surroundings and the outside world.

When offered access to new objects, babies immediately demonstrate their natural curiosity by 'playing' with the objects. Playing, as well as giving them a great deal of pleasure, is an exciting and stimulating way to spend time and learn. Babies should have opportunities to play in as many different ways and with as wide a variety of objects as possible.

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