Toddlers horrible at indoor free play!

[SongSparrow]

We do a lot of free play here, I would say we spend a total of 1 hr a day or less doing adult-led activities. Some kids I've had are better at playing than others but they have all caught on eventually I have always had mixed ages in my group which really helps.
I also rotate toys but only the bigger ones....but I do use our everyday toys when I'm doing activities with the kids so it will spark their imaginations and give them new ways to use our same old toys. Like if we are learning about ponds we will dig through our animal bin and pick out all the creatures that live in a pond and use them for counting, games, sensory bins, etc. Something as simple as cutting out a piece of blue paper in the shape of a pond and adding it to the play area will suddenly make those animals that were forgotten in the bottom of the bin seem super exciting.

[Dreamalittledream]

I have quite the opposite problem...my little ones love free play so much that they are hard to corral fro any extended period for most adult led activities; the younger they are the less attention span they have. Good for you for really getting them to engage; a valuable thing that they do need to learn for school.