Do you sit and Play with your kids?

I sit and play with the kids quite a lot - I find it heaps of fun. But they do often play by themselves as well, however this is usually after I have got something out for them and sparked their interest. They rarely go off and find something (apart fromo trouble )

I often sit and play with them, or they play alongside me while I do jobs etc ("helping" me). Otherwise I set them up with something fun, playdough, sandpit, etc. which occupies them for a while. But generally they need some entertaining, rarely Chloe will go off and have a play with dolls or something on her own. Ollie will usually sit next to the toybox and have a little play for ten-twenty mins if he is fed, not tired and in the right mood. Lol.

I do most of the time, although sometimes when the girls are playing really well together I like to leave them to it when they're clearly happy in each others company. Occassionally I listen in to Alyssa telling Kayla what to do like she's the mummy which is very cute

Luckily for me, I am able to spend a lot of time online in blocks of time here and there (which I need to do, for work) because my mum takes Alyssa most days for a few hours and Kayla naps.

yea totally. my baby isnt allowed near tv or anything though so i sit on the floor and play / read stories and everything else. we also have paydough, pens and paper, puzzles etc... for the older kids (family i used to look after) baby will play on his own while i cook food / do washing / study etc...i want to make sure he doesnt need constant attention but i dont do it for long periods at a time and i certainly wouldnt watch tv or anything while he is out of bed. i have family who dont play with their kids at all and i just dont get it aye. mack is only 8 months old and we go on a family outing every weekend too ie. muesem, swimming, pool, zoo etc.. we have a rule in our house that we do something as a family every weekend. i do know heaps and heaps of ppl who dont hang out with their kids though.

a bit of both here - i spend a lot of time playing with the kida but jack likes being independent too - he comes and tells me if i'm allowed to join in.

sorry one handed typing = baby feeding!

About 50/50 here, Jody will play on her own and half the time I will play with her. I like her to be able to entertain herself, but I also love joining in the fun

About 50/50 here too. Eg most mornings I leave C to it with a different bucket of toys each day while I have a cup of tea and catch up on emails and FB. Now that he's mobile and active he's quite into exploring (and destroying) things without my input. That said, he is really into pushing his car/walker thing around at the mo and keeps getting frustrated when it hits a wall so I have had to help out lots so far this morning!

We read loads of stories and sing songs/play with musical instruments, roll balls or cars around etc etc etc, but I love giving C the space to work things out for himself as well.

I think it's pretty fluid depending on their ages too, some weeks C needs/wants lots of interaction. Others he can entertain himself for an hour while I get chores or something done!

I almost feel like I'm not allowed to do anything else but join in the play. She either likes me to interact with her or at least be sitting close by. Most days she has quiet time for approx 1.5/2 hours in her room and most of the time plays happily in there by herself.
If I'm doing chores or trying to do something she plays up ans is naughty to get attention (grr). Hoping the sibling might change this a bit once it is old enough to "play" too.

I play with Milla quite a bit, but Im usually just cleaning up after her as she loves pulling all the pots , pegs, clothes, cups, toys out of what ever they are in .

She makes me go 'nonise' with her dolls in her wendy house and then just potters around me.
She is really into books and music so active playing with her is usually that.

Sometimes I cant be bothered and leave her to it but I have learnt quite quickly that if she is playing quietly she usually up to mischief

Its 50/50 here as well. H is very independent and will happily play on her own, but then likes it when I play too. At the moment her favourite thing to do with me is climb all over me like a jungle gym and gives me loud "MUAH" kisses, very cute.

H also likes to watch a bit of TV and I am so over feeling guilty about it, she enjoys a half hour of a singing DVD or an episode of Hairy Maclary and it gives me time out to get something done.

I must admit I love playing with her and building towers, colouring in (H just tries to eat the crayons) and playing pretend, I cannot wait to build huts and have tea parties, hopefully she still wants me to join in then.