Faefold Journal

How to Help Two Kids Play Together Without Running the Game

Two children can turn a pretend game into something one child could never have invented alone. They can also both decide they are the only doctor, the only driver and...

Pretend Play at Ages 3, 4 and 5: What Changes?

A three-year-old may serve you the same imaginary cup of tea ten times. A four-year-old may inform you that the living room is now a veterinary clinic. A five-year-old may...

How to Stop Taking Over Your Child's Play

You sit down to play for five minutes. Your child puts one block sideways. You straighten it. They draw a door in the wrong place. You show them where a...

What Makes a Toy Worth Keeping? A Guide to Replay Value

Parents often search for toys kids "won't get bored of." That is understandable. Toys take money, storage and floor space. Nobody wants a new purchase to be exciting for one...

Why Does My Child Play the Same Thing Over and Over?

The animals go to the same hospital. The blocks become the same tower. The playhouse is a bakery again. And the story follows almost exactly the same path it followed...

Too Many Toys? How to Make the Toys You Already Own Easier to Play With

There is a strange kind of parenting math that happens over a few birthdays and holidays. More toys come in. More storage gets purchased. More bins fill up. And somehow...