ABSTRACT
A child's movement from elementary to advanced forms of play is intertwined with the development of general abilities in children, such as: general creativity, motivation, imagination, volition and self-regulation, understanding of other person's point of view. In the Tools of Mind programme play is closely connected to the development of self-regulation. As part of a project on the development of self-regulation in children's play carried out at the Research Laboratory of Play in Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, a 'field experiment' was organized. Self-regulation skills before and after intervention showed changes, with a significantly increased number of children adjusting their actions to the actions of other children. Children develop complex narratives based not only on everyday life experiences but also on favourite games, stories, and TV programmes. A child uses play as a medium to create narratives about themselves and the world.
