This kind of play requires zero imagination and nets HIGH excitement. She's trying to get the most fun and attention for little thought and creativity.

Very common in kids who don't know how to play and self entertain. Very common in kids who get to press buttons, point and click, and swipe and get HUGE response like loud music, loud sounds, bells and whistles.

Do a little... get a lot.

It's jack n the box play.

She needs to stop it completely and PLAY TOYS. Start her with infant and toddler toys and work her up to her age group. If she starts using them to create ROAR games then back to baby toys. She hasn't progressed from infant to school aged toys in learning to entertain herself. She just wants to do a little and get a lot. When she does a little she gets excitement, an adult involved, fear reaction from the kids and the nervous laughter and screaming from the kids because they want high excitement too if they can get it for free without work.

Her work is GO PLAY TOYS. No noise toys and no toys that DO anything. She needs to be expected to PLAY. With boredom self entertainment will be born. Give her nothing to do but play toys.

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