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fantasy play  

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  • Imagine yourself walking into a restaurant and being seated by the hostess. Suddenly, the little boy at the table next to you jumps up in his chair and starts to point and shout “No, no, you can't sit there! That's where Curly Thomas is sitting!” The boy is outraged; his mother is visibly embarrassed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Fantasy Play]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fantasy_play

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