JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p class="item">443245</p>

CSS

div, p {;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background: #000;
}

JavaScript

$('p').on('click', function() {
	$(this).parent().append('<div>');
});

$('div').on('click', function() {
	alert();
});