12+ months

‧ Introduce your child to the First Friends play set by letting the characters and bed be handled and explored independently - if required, help them to discover the moving, clicking and squeaking parts
‧ Encourage your child to move the characters into different positions and lie the patient on the bed
‧ Ask your child simple questions such as 'can you make the head move?'
‧ Encourage your child to talk about his/her new friends - eg. what is wrong with the little boy?
‧ Encourage independent play time

18+ months

‧ Encourage your child to explore the characters independently and discover which features move and make a sound - if necessary point out all the moving, clicking and squeaking parts.
‧ Talk about the characters - what does a nurse do? where might you find one? what might be the matter with the little boy?
‧ Introduce simple vocabulary to younger children such as ‘sick’, ‘injured’, ‘hospital’, ‘doctor’, ‘help’, ‘kind’ etc
‧ Talk with your child about the characters - encourage your child to assign personalities to the nurse and her patient by asking questions about them