2d • Play Ideas & Prompts
Build a Tiny World (Tabletop Version)
Today’s play prompt is one of my go-to resets because it works for so many ages… and it turns “I’m bored” into “I’m building.”
Welcome to: Build a Tiny World. 🌎✨
The Core Idea (5–15 minutes)
Tell your child(ren):
“Your mission is to build a tiny world where something interesting happens.”
That’s it. No fancy supplies required. Use what you have: books, cups, blocks, pillows, little figures, cars, paper scraps, tape, socks, whatever.
Version 1: Blanket Fort World (cozy + immersive)
Build: a fort or hideout.
Add: a flashlight, one stuffed animal, and one “rule” for the world.
Examples of rules:
- “Everyone whispers.”
- “You have to crawl to travel.”
- “You can only talk in silly voices.”
Story spark: “Who lives here… and what do they need today?”
Version 2: Tabletop World (quick + contained)
This one is perfect if you want less mess.
Build: a world on a tray, placemat, or one section of the table.
Add zones: “home base,” “forest,” “river,” “mountain,” “mystery spot.” (Paper labels optional.)
Story spark: “Something is missing… where do we search first?”
Version 3: Floor World (big body + big imagination)
Build: roads with painter’s tape, rivers with scarves, hills with pillows.
Add a challenge: “Your character has to get from A to B without touching the lava.” 😄
Story spark: “What obstacle shows up… and how do we solve it?”
If you try this today, comment TINY WORLD and tell me which version you did: fort, tabletop, or floor.
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Build a Tiny World (Tabletop Version)
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