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A box, a cushion, and taking turns
One low box on the floor, a few big soft things, and players taking turns to add or move one.
What we want to find out: Do players ask for another round when the pile slides, or do they walk away?
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I'm still on top.
A little wobble. Another try. We're making room for the kind of play kids want to do again.
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DECLASSIFIED
Choose your kind of play
START WITH A TODDLEROne soft thing on top of another, on the floor, with you beside them. Gentle first balancing games.
BUILD WITH A BOXTurn the shipping box in the hallway into a game with rules, a reset, and room for a friend.
BALANCE SOMETHINGStack, place, and adjust big soft things on the floor, then try again when it slides.
GO PLAY OUTSIDEInvite one family, bring one idea, and get a game going in the first five minutes.
STAFF PICK
One real game you can try today
One Thing on Top
Your toddler puts one soft thing on top of one low, flat thing, and you both watch it stay there.
- You needHousehold objects, Fabric
- Time2 min setup, 5 min play
- AgesToddler, with a caregiver
- Players2 players
Why play matters
Pediatricians describe play with parents and peers as a real opportunity to practice social, language, and self-regulation skills. [AAP, 2018] The CDC says children ages 6 to 17 need 60 minutes or more of moderate-to-vigorous activity each day. [CDC, 2025]
That is research about play and movement in general. It is not a claim about any one game, and it says nothing about what we are building.
Read what the sources say, and what they do not
A family that plays together stays together: is it true? Read our research paper
THE PLAY LAB
Coming soon to the Play Lab
Field notes from real play sessions: what worked, what did not, and what we changed.
COMING SOON 0002
A stack that two people have to agree on
A low shared stack where each player places one piece and then hands the turn over.
What we want to find out: Does deciding together what counts as finished keep it friendly?
COMING SOON 0003
Chalk paths with more than one way through
A chalk path with choices at each step, drawn by one player and followed by another.
What we want to find out: Do children start drawing their own paths without being asked?
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