the aim is to sit back and allow your child to explore on their own, without any interference or direction of play. it’s lovely to sit beside baby while they play and just observe how they explore the materials and what they make of them.
depending on their stage of development, they may enjoy the motor element of the basket as much as the contents, that is, simply taking each thing out one by one and putting them back in again! or rolling them, banging them together and generally discovering what they can make them do.
of course, having a good lick and chew of the edible items is at the top 