I agree with the other ladies. If I'm 'invited' in to play along then I'm all for it They always bring me what they cook in the play kitchen to eat/drink and every so often they ask me to play along. My job is more to guide them and allow them to play independently. I find they come up with so many other ways to play with toys. For example, I have a shopping cart that they push around and do their shopping...the other day the little 2.5 year old grabbed the tools from the toolbench, turned the cart over and starting to 'fix' what they decided was a broken wheel. Nothing was wrong with the wheel, but awesome to see them using their imaginations and incorporating other toys into their play.